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Sun, 12 Nov 2000 13:59:47 -0800
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-gundam@1u.aeug.org [mailto:owner-gundam@1u.aeug.org]On
> Behalf Of Chaos025@aol.com
> Sent: Sunday, November 12, 2000 12:11
> To: gundam@aeug.org
> Subject: Re: [gundam] Railguns: Was: I-Fields..
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> Surprisingly, not really. You can burn most explosive with little to no
> harmful effects (other than the release of a few toxic gases). Dynamite burns
> very nicely, much hotter than dry wood. C4 also burns quite nicely, but
> release a very pungent odder, Kind of like burnt soap. Come to think of it,
> the only explosives I remember that are detonated through combustion are all
> black powder and cordite derivatives.
Just so. Nitroglycerine, dynamite (which is basically a porous material infused
nitroglycerine and occasionally seasoned with ammonium nitrate or cellulose
nitrate), and all of the so-called "plastic" explosives are detonated by extreme
pressure, usually in the form of concussion, not heat. They're usually
triggered by a separate device, such as an electrically operated detonator. The
"blasting cap" commonly used with dynamite, for example, is a small tube filled
with mercury fulminate, which can be set off by a spark from either a cordite
fuse or an electric spark plug. Cordite is a smokeless powder composed of
nitroglycerin, guncotton, and a petroluem substance usually gelatinized by
addition of acetone and pressed into cords resembling brown twine. Both
Dynamite and Cordite were originally copyrighted brand names.
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