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12/26/08(Fri)18:40:57 No.2561633Explosives are the rapid expansion of gases. TNT actually releases gases that contain Nitrogen, Oxygen, and Carbon. Explosives
don't 'Store oxygen'. They don't combust, they explode. Petrol, when
burnt, produces liquid water, but because it is highly exothermic, it
is vapourised, causing expansion, and somewhat explosion. However,
explosives work by exploding against something. You get a glass of
petrol and set light to it, and it'll probably burn like a candle. My
main point is that I'm annoyed that OP said that explosives store
oxygen. They do, but that's not why they are explosive. They don't even
fucking burn. They release gases exothermically. No oxygen needed. Expansion
of gases. TNT is actually detonated by breaking the molecule. This can
be done with a little explosive cap or something. Dynamite is the same,
but you can detonate it with heat as well. Not burning it, you're heating it until it breaks and explodes. |