Re: Naplm- for a mini-nuke simulator design

From: Uncle Al (UncleAl0_at_hate.spam.net)
Date: 02/24/05 

Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2005 07:46:23 -0800

edddy wrote:
>
> (This come from a US NAvy website)
> What Is Napalm?
>
> What Is Napalm?
>
> Napalm is a mixture of benzene (21%), gasoline (33%), and
> polystyrene (46%). Benzene is a normal component of gasoline (about
> 2%). The gasoline used in napalm is the same leaded or unleaded gas
> that you put in your car.
[snip crap]

Idiot. Polystyrene as thickener is Napalm II. The hydrocarbon
fraction is adjusted with different volatility cuts to meet target
needs - low boiling to suck out oxygen, higher boiling for enhanced
incendiary effects.

Those who know nothing should reply in kind. Hey idiot, cribbing

<http://www.efdsw.navfac.navy.mil/environmental/NapalmInformation.htm>

is not the same as reading

<http://www.emedicine.com/emerg/byname/cbrne---incendiary-agents-napalm.htm>
http://tchester.org/fb/issues/napalm.html 

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