Re: Liquid explosives



Ian Stirling wrote:

Paul Burke <paul@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Eeyore wrote:

I can't see anything that could be mistaken for *water* though !

It's easy to test for nitroglycerine.. just give it a good shake..

AIUI - if you completely fill the bottle, and degass it, then it doesn't
explode - it's the sloshing which generates enough velocity within the
liquid to detonate.

Of course, getting it to this stage is almost impossible.

Nobel's factory claimed plenty of lives.

Graham


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