Boric acid

[shooter3]

(I think this is the right section for this).

An artical on the Drudge report says a truck load of Boric acid was hijacked in California. It goes on to say that the authorities ar very worried because it is a component of high explosives.

What are they talking about. Does anyone know how this stuff is used?

Is this just another bunch of crap?

[vulture]

Bullshit.
Boric acid is just poisonous, the only use I could see in explosives is to stabilize nitrate/Aluminium mixes.

[Anthony]

I concur...

Moving to Chemistry Related.