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To: DJ Taylor

Tannerite requires an projectile impact by an object traveling approx. 2000 ft/sec or faster to detonate.

Will it detonate when combined with another explosive? Don’t know.

Also, the reaction is endothermic.


19 posted on 09/19/2016 5:52:00 AM PDT by heckler (wiskey for my men, beer for my horses, rifles for sister sarah)
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To: heckler
Will it detonate when combined with another explosive? Don’t know.

Any explosive can be used to set off another if the "primer" produces enough energy for the secondary. If a charge of Tannerite produces the same shock as a blasting cap, then off you go, so to speak.

Military grade explosives require powerful primers. C4, for example, cannot be detonated by shooting it. A military blasting cap or detonation cord must be used.

50 posted on 09/19/2016 11:36:28 AM PDT by GingisK
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