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Fire Breathing Dragons
G has a theory an animal could if it created a compound that ignited into fire when it hit the air. Diathal ether already exists in something as humble as a beetle. A build up of sulphuric acid could be poisonous too, right? Ye. Any creature capable of breathing fire this way would need a gland that prevents itself from self poisoning. But what about burns? Well, ye, dragon skin would have to be fireproof, but g says that could be fixed by having scales that contain borax - which we use in our own very real fire retardant clothing.
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