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Well maybe someone could make a factory that had a nitrogen atmosphere in the production area that contains the Black Powder ? Would that work for a temporary Nonexplosive situation ? Might be a good idea to have workers wearing O2 breathing apparatus for breathing safety I guess just don’t breathe on the product.

Any opinions ?


13 posted on 04/29/2023 11:30:56 PM PDT by mabarker1 ( (Congress- the opposite of PROGRESS!!! A fraud, a hypocrite, a liar. I'm a member of Congress!!!)
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Absurd. Black powder is it’s own oxidizer. It would explode in a vacuum.


14 posted on 04/29/2023 11:33:02 PM PDT by Chad C. Mulligan
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Black powder is self-oxidizing.


46 posted on 04/30/2023 6:00:05 AM PDT by GingisK
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The fact that it blew up without fatalities tells me they have a handle on the safety stuff. Obviously taking oxidation out of the equation would be the perfect environment. It’s probably not practical in scale.


47 posted on 04/30/2023 6:00:30 AM PDT by Vermont Lt
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Nitrogen atmosphere wouldn’t make any difference, it’s the charcoal that provides the initial oxygen content for the explosion.


77 posted on 04/30/2023 9:44:23 PM PDT by 5th MEB
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