# Wakley 2026: Chemists think they know what happened on board the Mary Celeste

> Mason Wakley, 2026. 1 records on Mysteries Department cite it. The most recent experimental form of the explosion theory.

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# Chemists think they know what happened on board the Mary Celeste

Mason Wakley, 2026. _Chemistry World_.

Reports a Channel 5 test by Jack Rowbotham and Frank Mair of the University of Manchester: cold ethanol vapour in a 1:18 model hold would not ignite, but warmed vapour exploded, blew the hatch off and buckled the deck without leaving burn marks.

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The most recent experimental form of the explosion theory.

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Wakley, M. (2026). Chemists think they know what happened on board the Mary Celeste. Chemistry World. https://www.chemistryworld.com/news/chemists-think-they-know-what-happened-on-board-the-mary-celeste/4023228.article
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