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.
Primary high explosives
8) Which of the following are used to detect high-yield explosives?
Have worked with explosives for 40 years, have not heard that term. There are high and low explosives and blasting agents.
8) Which of the following are used to detect high-yield explosives?
high explosives, low explosives, explosive mixture and explosive compounds.
A Matter of High Explosives - 1914 was released on: USA: 9 December 1914
Low explosives (black powder) High explosives (nitroglycerine) Blasting Agents (ammonium nitrate/ fuel oil)
A Good Test of High Explosives - 1901 was released on: USA: May 1901
Modern Marvels - 1994 High Explosives 12-63 was released on: USA: 2006
Convulsions.
When high explosives decompose supersonically.
Melvin A. Cook has written: 'The science of high explosives' -- subject(s): Explosives 'Prehistory and earth models'