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truonggiang_male90
October 26th, 2007, 01:45 PM
I've watched a clip on Youtube about the demonstation of a very powerful explosive. they said that is was Cr2O3 (the green powder) and Fe2O3 (the dark powder), was Al used? any one can help me? thanks
this is the link to the clip:http://youtube.com/watch?v=5n2FI9b6FNc
http://img.youtube.com/vi/5n2FI9b6FNc/default.jpg
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ex1ge
October 26th, 2007, 03:15 PM
"Oh, by the way, it's totally fake. Technically, though, nothing I wrote is untrue, just misleading.

I never actually ignited the powder shown, but it does indeed release a lot of energy when ignited. It is thermite - iron oxide and chromium oxide thermite. The explosive is indeed used by terrorists. It's ammonium nitrate, with a small amount of nitroglycerin to sensitize it, which was then shot with a rifle. Pure AN is very, very difficult to detonate.

A little careful editing puts together a video of a fuse burning and going out, and another video of the explosive inside the box being detonated with a rifle."
Here is your answer.

hatal
October 26th, 2007, 03:30 PM
Are you familiar with the abbrevation BS?

Hinckleyforpresident
October 26th, 2007, 04:12 PM
Read the description. It clearly states that it is not thermite, but rather ammonium nitrate/nitroglycerin. It was sort of a joke video i think, seeing if people will believe it and get excited about a fake explosive. Seems like it worked :p.

The_Duke
October 26th, 2007, 05:49 PM
This thread is going nowhere.

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