pinecone Posted June 25, 2020 Report Share Posted June 25, 2020 2 minutes ago, Lord Liaden said: Amusement factor aside, dynamite is supposed to be very stable. Impacts aren't normally enough to set it off. I wonder if the mule's shoe struck sparks or something. Dynamite can "sweat" Nitro, so maybe ...TNT is super stable, and replaced dynamite for the reason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cygnia Posted June 25, 2020 Report Share Posted June 25, 2020 That article was from the 1920s...how stable was dynamite back then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted June 25, 2020 Report Share Posted June 25, 2020 Well, sweaty dynamite is not stable, and I would expect a stick just found lying around might be old and separating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeropoint Posted June 26, 2020 Report Share Posted June 26, 2020 8 hours ago, Lord Liaden said: Amusement factor aside, dynamite is supposed to be very stable. Impacts aren't normally enough to set it off. I wonder if the mule's shoe struck sparks or something. Dynamite, specifically, is an explosive composed of nitroglycerin absorbed in diatomaceous earth. It's actually well known for being unstable and subject to shock detonation. According to Wikipedia, "Dynamite is moderately sensitive to shock. Shock resistance tests are usually carried out with a drop-hammer: about 100 mg of explosive is placed on an anvil, upon which a weight of between 0.5 and 10 kilograms (1.1 and 22.0 lb) is dropped from different heights until detonation is achieved.[8] With a hammer of 2 kg, mercury fulminate detonates with a drop distance of 1 to 2 cm, nitroglycerin with 4 to 5 cm, dynamite with 15 to 30 cm, and ammoniacal explosives with 40 to 50 cm." This is a huge improvement over raw nitroglycerin, and is enough to make dynamite "safe enough" for peacetime use, especially with the lower workplace safety standards of the past. If you think that dynamite is very stable and shock-INsensitive, you're probably thinking of TNT, which popular culture commonly confuses with dynamite since they're both high explosives available in stick form. TNT is so stable that . . . well, here, let me quote Wikipedia again: "TNT was first prepared in 1863 by German chemist Julius Wilbrand and originally used as a yellow dye. Its potential as an explosive was not recognized for three decades, mainly because it was too difficult to detonate and because it was less powerful than alternatives. Its explosive properties were first discovered by another German chemist, Carl Häussermann, in 1891. TNT can be safely poured when liquid into shell cases, and is so insensitive that it was exempted from the UK's Explosives Act 1875 and was not considered an explosive for the purposes of manufacture and storage." TNT and dynamite are considered synonyms by Looney Tunes, but they're different substances with different characteristics. Now you know, and knowing is half the battle! Lawnmower Boy, Lord Liaden, slikmar and 1 other 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinecone Posted June 26, 2020 Report Share Posted June 26, 2020 On 6/25/2020 at 12:02 PM, Cygnia said: That article was from the 1920s...how stable was dynamite back then? Same as now. Dynamite is basicly clay, infused with Nitro...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Lord Liaden Posted June 27, 2020 Report Share Posted June 27, 2020 On 6/25/2020 at 11:16 PM, Zeropoint said: TNT and dynamite are considered synonyms by Looney Tunes, but they're different substances with different characteristics. Now you know, and knowing is half the battle! Are you calling us looney-tunes?! Thank you for the clarification. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted June 27, 2020 Report Share Posted June 27, 2020 42 minutes ago, Cygnia said: The late Jeff Porcaro cited John Bonham as one of three prime influences for the shuffle groove in Rosanna. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmjalund Posted June 27, 2020 Report Share Posted June 27, 2020 On 6/26/2020 at 1:16 PM, Zeropoint said: TNT and dynamite are considered synonyms by Looney Tunes, but they're different substances with different characteristics. Now you know, and knowing is half the battle! The other half is violence Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted June 27, 2020 Report Share Posted June 27, 2020 That's the problem with America today. Too little knowledge, too much violence. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted June 27, 2020 Report Share Posted June 27, 2020 And far too little knowledge of how to use violence correctly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Pariah Posted June 28, 2020 Report Share Posted June 28, 2020 This is in the Ikea catalog, right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmjalund Posted June 28, 2020 Report Share Posted June 28, 2020 30 minutes ago, Pariah said: This is in the Ikea catalog, right? I have no ikea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Lord Liaden Posted July 1, 2020 Report Share Posted July 1, 2020 I think I see Cthulhu in there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted July 1, 2020 Report Share Posted July 1, 2020 I figured it was a map some stone giant had thrown away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmjalund Posted July 1, 2020 Report Share Posted July 1, 2020 6 minutes ago, Lord Liaden said: I think I see Cthulhu in there. but does he see you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted July 1, 2020 Report Share Posted July 1, 2020 1 hour ago, Lord Liaden said: I think I see Cthulhu in there. 56 minutes ago, dmjalund said: but does he see you? If you gaze too long at Chthulu..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slikmar Posted July 1, 2020 Report Share Posted July 1, 2020 I am sure it somehow leads to Oak Island. Everything else does. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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