 Sorry, it's really not funny. You really want fuels to be stable, right? As the chief chemist on the project, Jack Parsons was in charge of fuel mixtures. Following GALSAT-27, which wasn't particularly stable, they created a mixture called GALSAT-53, which was a mix of asphalt and potassium perchlorate, which worked really, really well. It was stable at a range of temperatures, and it allowed the team to retool the rocket's motor.