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N6 (Hexanitrogen) Synthesized for the First Time - Twice As Energy Dense As TNT
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| August 3, 2025
| Editor David
Posted on 08/03/2025 5:51:22 PM PDT by Governor Dinwiddie
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Surprised it took them so long.
To: Governor Dinwiddie
In other news, Golden Apollo has announced its new slim N6000 Ruggedized Pager.
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posted on
08/03/2025 5:53:01 PM PDT
by
Dr. Sivana
("Whatsoever he shall say to you, do ye." (John 2:5))
To: Governor Dinwiddie
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posted on
08/03/2025 5:53:38 PM PDT
by
Lurker
( Peaceful coexistence with the Left is not possible. Stop pretending that it is.)
To: Lurker
>> How stable is it?
You wouldn’t want to horse around with it.
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posted on
08/03/2025 5:58:46 PM PDT
by
Nervous Tick
(Hope, as a righteous product of properly aligned Faith, IS in fact a strategy.)
To: Governor Dinwiddie
A kiloton of N6 is a whole lotta molecules.
I wonder what it takes to detonate it. Does it need an oxidizer of some kind?
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posted on
08/03/2025 5:59:57 PM PDT
by
Nervous Tick
(Hope, as a righteous product of properly aligned Faith, IS in fact a strategy.)
To: Nervous Tick
Apparently not according to the excerpt.
Probably just a high energy initiator.
Similar to other nigh explosives.
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posted on
08/03/2025 6:04:27 PM PDT
by
sjmjax
To: Governor Dinwiddie
I guess it would depend on The cost and amount of energy needed to synthesize it.
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posted on
08/03/2025 6:07:14 PM PDT
by
P.O.E.
(Pray for America.)
To: Nervous Tick
From the article it appears to release energy as it reverts to its lazy form, N2. (Our chemistry professor told us “matter is lazy”)
To: packagingguy
I always liked nitrogen tri-iodide. Used to let it dry on walkways. Just little bits.
To: NewHampshireDuo
“I always liked nitrogen tri-iodide. Used to let it dry on walkways. Just little bits.”
Hey me too. It really rattled a couple of guys so I stopped.
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posted on
08/03/2025 6:18:01 PM PDT
by
dljordan
(The Rewards of Tolerance are Treachery and Betrayal)
To: NewHampshireDuo
Very unstable.
I asked my high school teacher how to make it. He said if I aced my final he would show me.
I did and he did.
Unfortunately very expensive to make.
To: Nervous Tick
-I wonder what it takes to detonate it. Does it need an oxidizer of some kind?-
No oxidizer is needed. You have to keep N6 at super low tempatures (77 Kelvin) of it will spontaneous explode with natural N2 will be the result.
Keep it very very cold or it will explode.
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posted on
08/03/2025 6:29:33 PM PDT
by
bosco24
To: Governor Dinwiddie
TNT would make a terrible rocket fuel. Even gasoline has a much higher energy density.
To: Dr. Sivana
#2:
"Golden Apollo has announced its new slim N6000 Ruggedized Pager." Coming to an Iman near you!
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posted on
08/03/2025 6:34:59 PM PDT
by
Governor Dinwiddie
( O give thanks unto the Lord, for He is gracious, and his mercy endures forever. — Psalm 106)
To: Nervous Tick
To: marktwain
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posted on
08/03/2025 7:19:00 PM PDT
by
E. Pluribus Unum
(Democrats are the Party of racism, anger, hate and violence.)
To: packagingguy
“(Our chemistry professor told us “matter is lazy”)”
Everything we call matter is actually a form of lazy energy.
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posted on
08/03/2025 7:23:19 PM PDT
by
TexasGator
(There is no Sharknado system)
To: Nervous Tick
“I wonder what it takes to detonate it. Does it need an oxidizer of some kind?”
Article: “given its superior energy density and that its reaction product is just N2,”
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posted on
08/03/2025 7:28:03 PM PDT
by
TexasGator
(There is no Sharknado system)
To: Governor Dinwiddie
And in that air exist happy little monogamous pairs of two nitrogen atoms per molecule, also known as N2. Is the author trash talking the deadly thruple dihydrogen monoxide?
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posted on
08/03/2025 7:53:27 PM PDT
by
KarlInOhio
(I refuse to call the left "progressive" because I do not see slavery to the government as progress.)
To: Governor Dinwiddie
Explosive new technology.
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posted on
08/03/2025 8:11:51 PM PDT
by
Jeff Chandler
(The issue is never the issue. The issue is always the revolution.)
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