News reports said Adair used about three hundred forty kilograms of nitroglycerine explosive material to pull the oxygen out of the fire.

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The suit is made of fire retardant material capable of withstanding temperatures as low as -90 degrees Farenheit.

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And the final version will be made from some, as yet unspecified, fire-retardant material.

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Remember, this is from a mattress, which the CPSC estimated as being 18, 200 centimeters squared of material covered in fire retardant for an adult, and 7, 900 centimeters squared of material for children.

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