Re: Liquid explosives

Ian Stirling wrote:
Paul Burke <paul@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

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.

As is tightening down the lid on a thin film of it.
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