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Could an airborne swarm of small insects explode? [closed]
I know that fine-grained organic matter such as flour or pollen can be quite explosive if ignited. It also seems logical to me that the explosiveness of such an organic powder is determined by many ...
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Can we tell if a compound is explosive by just looking at its chemical structure?
If I showed you a compound's chemical structure will you be able to tell if it can be used as an explosive or we can only know that by conducting chemical experiments?
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Can a table salt + vinegar mixture be explosive?
I remember having read in a book, Ask Me Anything (Dorling Kindersley), that a combination of copious amounts of table salt and vinegar is explosive.
Now this was a really long while back, and I can'...
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How can I Create an explosive with everyday used chemicals? [closed]
I would like to know How can i create a simple (Maybe Complex) Chemical that can be used as an explosive.
I would like to use it to blast A regular cardboard box.
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How ‘lively�� would this ‘health’ potion be?
I’ve stumbled across a rather peculiar recipe for a allegedly ‘health’ potion in a computer game, composed of an unspecified amount of each of the following:
rust (iron oxide)
saltpetre (potassium ...
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Homemade Rocket Fuel and Engine [closed]
I want to put an action figure in orbit but I need to know how to make a secure yet not too expensive rocket fuel engine. The design of the engine must very primitive and not too complicated.
I've ...
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