Yet when the flame of the torch was placed on the Teflon, it did not burn and it did not melt, it remained unmarked and straight. And no one was gased.
Just food for thought....
A metal reacts readily with an acid (which is chemically speaking H3O+) or an excess of protons or Hydrogen if you will. The funny thing is, it does not reacts with plastic beakers or glass (mostly). Case in point, the radicals created in HHO gas are just like the Acidic or Alkaline components in water (there is always a little bit even in pure water). so it is in my mind not surprising at all there is a huge difference in reaction to exposure of HHO gas between plastic like stuff and a metal...
So this can easily be explained with a chemical mindset, nothing fancy about it. It is a very interesting thing though and worth researching IMHO.