[Palladin]

“Some bomb components are more odoriferous than others. C-4 has an incredibly strong scent; it’s followed in decreasing order of smelliness by dynamite, TOVEX, detonating cord, and TNT.”

And then there are the explosives that only sensitive dog noses can detect.

Anyone see any hound dogs sniffing around near the bridge?

[AndyJackson]

And then there are the explosives that only sensitive dog noses can detect.

That is before they are used. After they detonate it is a very different matter. The combustion products of any nitrogen based explosive are immediately detectable, the force of the explosion disperses them widely, and the original chemical composition is only a secondary effect.

[EndWelfareToday]

“Some bomb components are more odoriferous than others. C-4 has an incredibly strong scent; it’s followed in decreasing order of smelliness by dynamite, TOVEX, detonating cord, and TNT.”

And then there is Gasoline, Diesel Fuel and fertilizer. Seen any tractor trailers burning?

Oakland Bay Bridge in San Francisco

A freeway interchange that funnels traffic off the
San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge collapsed onto
another highway ramp in Oakland, Calif., Sunday,
April 29, 2007, after a gasoline tanker truck
overturned and caught fire. (AP)

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