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Why are high explosives unpredictable?

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That is not an accurate statement. Commercial and military explosives are VERY predictable. A good part of my work was PREDICTING what a blast would produce. However, homemade explosives can be VERY dangerous and unpredictable, since they lack any form of quality control in their making.

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