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To: LonePalm
Hah! That's what I get for not reading all the way down the word list before posting.

Fulminate of Mercury used to be the primary ingredient used in blasting caps. It has largely been replaced with less toxic and more stable compounds.

Garde la Foi, mes amis! Nous nous sommes les sauveurs de la République! Maintenant et Toujours!
(Keep the Faith, my friends! We are the saviors of the Republic! Now and Forever!)

LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)

5 posted on 01/30/2007 4:35:08 AM PST by LonePalm (Commander and Chef)
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To: LonePalm
Now are you going to make me take back what I said about you? I don't know anything about blasting caps.

A++++ for you!

8 posted on 01/30/2007 4:38:25 AM PST by Slip18
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