nothing. if the powder fails to fire off you will have to load another round. however, wait a short period of time to make sure you powder does not 'cook' off as you are removing it.....
The hammer itself doesn't cause gunpowder to ignite. In modern smokeless powder firearms, it typically works one of two ways. Either the hammer will directly make contact with the rim (in rimfire cartridges) or the primer (in centrefire cartridges), which causes the propellant in either the rim or the primer to ignite. This causes a chain reaction which ignites the gunpowder. What's more common in modern centrefire firearms is that the hammer will strike a firing pin, and the firing pin will strike the primer.
Yes, it does still happen
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If the burner was to accidentally flare up, or be knocked over, the flame could ignite the flammable nylon most modern tents are made of.
No, because science has improved.
I happen to be a materials scientist, and I think that by answering this question I'm contemporaneous, if not modern.
Greek Fire is a nitrate-based compound that the Byzantines used in a sort of grenade When the compound caught fire, it would explode and set a raging fire because of the nitrate, which is also a component in gunpower.
Three things are needed to make fire:fueloxygenheatThe heat source can be a flame, but it doesn't have to be. Many modern ovens, stoves and barbecue grills ignite the fuel with an electrical spark.
the first modern Olympics occurred in 1896
In older times and in developing countries earthquakes would frequently knock over wood and coal-burning stoves. In modern communities fires can start when earthquakes rupture gas lines.
They never died out. Modern Europeans are descended from Cro-Magnons.
They never died out. Modern Europeans are descended from Cro-Magnons.