• Nitroglycerin is a high explosive, with an incredibly unstable nature. (bbsdocumentary.com)
  • The remaining acid only make the nitroglycerin more unstable than is normally is. (bbsdocumentary.com)
  • Not only was it unstable and likely to explode at the slightest provocation, but when detonated it did not explode reliably. (docslib.org)
  • ln its pure form, nitroglycerin is a contact explosive, with physical shock causing it to explode, which degrades over time to even more unstable forms. (steadfastloyalty.com)
  • HOW TO MAKE NITROGLYCERIN Almost all modern explosives are a derivative of a nitric acid base. (bbsdocumentary.com)
  • The best analogy I can think of: the body has carefully stored the Gadolinium in various tissues, all tissues, but especially bone and skin, like an explosives expert carefully storing test tubes of nitroglycerine in a van, so there is no movement that can set off an explosion. (richardsemelka.com)
  • Nitroglycerin has been used as an active ingredient in the manufacture of explosives. (steadfastloyalty.com)
  • The kitten in a chef's hat laughed maniacally as the pot he was stirring promptly exploded. (rpgmakerweb.com)
  • The first of these crates arrived in a postal centre in San Francisco, and upon being accidentally dropped, promptly exploded, killing all 15 people present. (practicepteonline.com)
  • On April 3, 1866, 70 crates of nitroglycerin exploded onboard the California-bound steamship European in Aspinwall, Panama, killing 50 people. (lindahall.org)
  • They encountered particularly hard rock, and ordered three crates of the only blasting explosive that could do the job: nitroglycerine. (practicepteonline.com)
  • A simple example is nitroglycerine, which is the explosive component of dynamite, as well as a drug for a heart condition called angina. (acsh.org)
  • Nitroglycerin can be mixed with sawdust or similar materials to make a less volatile explosive known as dynamite. (dandwiki.com)
  • Nearly every explosive that is used - TNT, nitroglycerin - contains nitrogen," says Martyn Poliakoff , a chemist at the University of Nottingham, UK. (newscientist.com)
  • Nitroglycerin is an explosive substance. (academic.ru)
  • Yet nitroglycerine always remained in demand, being the first practical mining explosive produced. (practicepteonline.com)
  • In addition to nitroglycerin produced on-site, crews used as many as 500 kegs of black powder a day during the construction phase through the Sierra Nevadas. (lindahall.org)
  • The Old Spice commercials with Terry Crews usually end with Crews exploding in some way. (tvtropes.org)
  • Discovered by Italian chemist Ascanio Sobrero in 1847 and perfected as a blasting agent by Alfred Nobel in the early 1860s, nitroglycerin was not widely known by the general public until accounts of accidental explosions like the one in San Francisco were printed in newspapers. (lindahall.org)
  • Historical cases of fertilisers detonating include one on 16 April 1947, when a boat carrying ammonium nitrate fertiliser in Texas accidentally exploded , killing almost 600 people. (newscientist.com)
  • It forms a highly volatile liquid, exploding with little or no provocation and making a substantial explosion. (dandwiki.com)
  • Evil is like nitro glycerine - sometimes even the slightest disturbance will cause it to explode! (grinsane.com)
  • Two weeks later the nitroglycerin explosion at the Wells Fargo office in San Francisco killed fifteen people. (lindahall.org)
  • Following the San Francisco explosion, the California legislature banned the transport of liquid nitroglycerin, forcing Central Pacific workers to exclusively use black powder as their only blasting agent. (lindahall.org)
  • The more nitrogen, oxygen, etc. atoms that are packed into a molecule, the more likely it will be to explode. (acsh.org)
  • It forms a somewhat volatile, purple crystal that explodes into a cloud of foul smelling, staining gas with a loud bang when thrown. (dandwiki.com)
  • It forms a somewhat volatile solid, exploding with a light shock or a small amount of fire (at least 2 electric or fire damage). (dandwiki.com)
  • It can be mixed with a more volatile substance to explode simply by being fired on an arrow or thrown, or primed similarly. (dandwiki.com)
  • In the course of cleaning up after the accident, Nobel discovered that by mixing the nitroglycerine with a local variety of very fine, porous sand (called kieselgur, the skeletal remains of ancient amoebas), he formed a putty-like substance that could not be detonated by dropping it or by heating it. (docslib.org)
  • The clear liquid was field tested as was a white powdery substance found in a small, black aluminum tube which revealed they were most likely nitroglycerin and Hexamethylene triperoxide diamine (HMTD), respectively, according to the charges. (steadfastloyalty.com)
  • It can explode for the most minute reasons, such as a change of one or two degrees in temperature, or a minor shock. (bbsdocumentary.com)
  • CAUTION: Nitroglycerin is EXTREMELY sensitive to decomposition, heating, dropping, or jarring, and may explode even if left undisturbed and cool. (bbsdocumentary.com)
  • About f*cking time…When the nWo evolved and came to be, that fuse that was already lit hit nitroglycerin and it exploded the business in a way that, other than what Vince McMahon and [WWE] did by launching WrestleMania and bringing a lot of mainstream attention to the industry when they did. (fightful.com)
  • Although it doesn't blow up as easily as nitroglycerine, when it does, you don't want to be around. (acsh.org)
  • As such, it requires either two Minor Creations to provide 100 recipes worth of nitroglycerin, or an additional 100 gp and +5 to the craft DC to make. (dandwiki.com)
  • The Human Bomb and Gambit each have the ability to make things they touch explode . (tvtropes.org)
  • Q: I heard that if you put AED pads on a nitroglycerin patch, it will explode. (cprseattle.com)
  • A: No. Although any medicine patches should be removed before using an AED, the likelihood of a nitroglycerine patch exploding is close to impossible. (cprseattle.com)
  • It is people getting kicked, and then exploding. (tvtropes.org)
  • In a normal reaction, the nitroglycerin will form as a layer ontop of the acid solution, while the sulfuric acid will absorb the excess water. (bbsdocumentary.com)
  • During this time Nobel looked for a safer form of nitroglycerine, but nothing worked. (docslib.org)
  • A hole was drilled into rock and then filled with either black powder or nitroglycerin. (lindahall.org)
  • The Central Pacific used black power during most of the construction phase of the railroad, but the Summit Tunnel through the highest point of the Sierra Nevada range proved a formidable obstacle that necessitated the use of nitroglycerin. (lindahall.org)
  • For anyone confused by the plot of this elaborate comic - yes, the little old church lady caused the black metalhead's black metal head to explode simply by blessing his sneeze. (grinsane.com)
  • Ok…there was one worthwhile head-exploding scene, but that's it. (wegotthiscovered.com)
  • When our hero finds his ex (covered from head to toe in nitro), he has to instruct her in precise detail how to take off all her clothes and the poor thing has to do everything very slowly so she doesn't explode. (wegotthiscovered.com)
  • During this time Alfred began experiments with nitroglycerine. (docslib.org)
  • Luckily for her, he misses the car and she doesn't die a violent death from being inside an exploding car. (tarstarkas.net)