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Bombs and Explosive Materials
Bombs are explosive weapons that are detonated by a timing mechanism or other means to release a destructive material. Explosive materials, or simply explosives, are substances containing huge amounts of stored energy that produce explosion.
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What state has an explosives factory?
There are multiple states with explosives factories. There are about 174 companies in the US that make explosives. Businesses in the US use about 12 million pounds of explosives each year for mining, construction and manufacturing. I won't try to list all 174, but there are several in Utah, California, Texas, Ohio and Virginia.
Depending on the distance between you and the exploding grenade, the effects range from very little to devastatingly lethal. There is a pressure wave that can cause injury and death. This wave can pick up pebbles and small debris and project it into you. The lethality of this shock wave diminishes the further you are from the blast.
Most grenades have a metal shell that can fragment into hundreds of small piece of shrapnel. These jagged pieces of metal can shred human tissues and penetrate quite deeply into the body. Again, if one is close to an exploding fragmentation grenade, they will be hit with many of these fragments. If one is further away, they will be hit with fewer fragments, maybe even none.
Some people will throw themselves on a grenade, in order to protect other people around the grenade. Although this is usually lethal, one British soldier did this recently and survived by wearing body armor.
Yes, buildings have been destroyed with nuclear weapons (find some photos of Hiroshima or Nagasaki Japan). Conventional explosives were used in WW 2 to bomb cities. Commercial explosives are used today in demolition to bring buildings down.
What common explosive is used in IEDs?
The term IED stands for IMPROVISED Explosive Device. Key word- improvised- means that whatever explosive is available. is used. Frequently it is a reused military munition, such as an artillery shell. Those are typically filled with TNT, or products such as Composition B or Octol, being a blend of TNT, HMX, and RDX.
It's the first type of bomb made with iron casting. They were first used by the Chinese in 1231 vs the Mongolians in a naval battle. It was basicly an iron container with gunpowder in it.
"consisted of gunpowder put into an iron container...then when the fuse was lit (and the projectile shot off) there was a great explosion the noise whereof was like thunder, audible for more than a hundred li, and the vegetation was scorched and blasted by the heat over an area of more than half a mou. When hit, even iron armour was quite pierced through."
When Nedeljko Čabrinović threw the bomb and it delayed how many people did it kill?
It didn't kill any - But it injured about a dozen spectators and some of the passengers two cars behind Ferdinand's car. It also badly injured the driver, Merizzi.
How does dynamite make an impact on peoples lives?
No dynamite (and related explosives) no mining. No miing means no metals or crushed stone. No cars, no roads, no computers, no electricity, no airplanes, etc. Kind of bleak, huh?
Which country exploded first its nuclear device?
All countries that have exploded nuclear devices have exploded their first devices.
The USA was the first to detonate such a device and the only country to use nuclear warheads in combat.
The most recent countries to test nuclear devices are India, Pakistan, and North Korea.
Who made the first explosives?
The ancient Chinese were the first to make gunpowder - we have no record of who actually invented it.
All u do i get a can of axe and tape down the part of the can that u press to spray normally and then throw it and it should keep spraying continously
Generally an off-white material, the color may vary slightly towards an ivory color depending on the plasticizer used. Your spelling of colour may indicate that you are British- the British military uses a similar material to C4 know as PE-4. It is also an off-while, slightly higher energy than C4.
Does plastic look shiny when polished?
Many plastic can be polished to a high shine- but not all of them. There are hundreds of different chemical combinations known as plastics.
How many bombs can the b-2 stealth bomber hold?
Depends on which bombs are loaded on the aircraft. All are carried in 2 internal rotary racks. The B2 has a total payload of up to 40,000 lbs. The maximum NUMBER of bombs could be as many as 80 smaller bombs.
The JagerBomb started in Germany. In Germany it is known as a TurboJager and was Retrieved 16 August 2008 by Phillip Johnston.
Phillip Johnston is a Glasgow born professional football player currently playing for Airdrie UFC. Whilst in Germany playing for Celtic against St Pauli, the rapid winger made a concoction of energy drink and Jagermeister.
Glass of energy drink with a shot of Jagermeister dropped in.
What could 500 tons of TNT destroy?
500 tons of TNT could potentially destroy a large building, cause significant damage to a small neighborhood, or create a crater several meters deep, depending on how it is detonated and other surrounding factors.
How can you buy a Stealth fighter plane?
Models are available through most hobby shops, but the real thing is not for sale. To anyone. At any time. For any price.
What is the purpose of a breaching charge?
Literally, to make a hole. A breaching charge would be shaped and designed to push on a concrete or masonry wall, breaking a hole through the wall.
