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Originally posted by Griff
How about this?
How's this?
Abstract : A major problem of explosives is their accidental thermally initiated catastrophic decomposition. Most bulk military explosives, such as RDX, HMX, and TNT have such hazards. Even somewhat safe explosive materials, such as ammonium nitrate, when combined with fuels, such as wax or other hydrocarbons can overheat with catastrophic results. Additives can make explosives resistant to burning or catastrophic decomposition. Cure-castable, melt-castable, and pressable compositions were made with additives. Several types of flame retardants and other inhibitors were incorporated into these compositions to inhibit the thermal initiatory reactions and yet retain energetic potential when initiated by a strong shock. Explosive compositions were tested by DSC, Flame Test, Hot Wire Test, Cook Off Test, Plate Dent Test, Drop Weight Impact, as well as compatibility tests. The results indicate that these explosives should be safer in accidents or combat-induced thermal events. Keywords: Explosives, RDX, HMX, Cookoff tests, Polymers, Thermal decomposition, Flame retardants, Binders, Inhibitors.
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Originally posted by Soloist
Ok, this is better. However, I have questions that this doesn't answer. How high of a temp do the additives allow the material to handle?
Originally posted by bsbray11
Now you're just moving the goal posts. There would be no wires to burn (unless a total idiot was employed to engineer the event). Explosives can effectively be insulated (and these sorts of precautions would be taken, again, unless we are dealing with a total idiot engineer).
Originally posted by bsbray11
You can throw C4 directly into a fire and it will not detonate if enough plasticizers have been added.
Originally posted by Soloist
We were not discussing detonation. We were discussing ignition.
Originally posted by Griff
Why would they do this?
Originally posted by bsbray11
Originally posted by Soloist
We were not discussing detonation. We were discussing ignition.
How many goal posts can you move? I don't really like this game.
Take a deep breath, sit and think for a minute, and tell me what exactly it is that you do not understand regarding how an explosive device could withstand heat. What specifically is so problematic here? Because every time I respond, you try to tell me you were talking about something else.
Please, clarify for once and all.
Originally posted by Soloist
"Also, isn't C-4 extremely flammable? I seem to remember stories of our troops in Vietnam using chunks of it to heat their canned rations, etc.
Originally posted by bsbray11
Originally posted by Soloist
"Also, isn't C-4 extremely flammable? I seem to remember stories of our troops in Vietnam using chunks of it to heat their canned rations, etc.
This is just proof that fire does not set it off. High explosives going off will not cook your beans, they will destroy them and kill you if you're even sitting within a few feet.
In other words it would have to be pretty damned stable for people to light it and actually use it as a heat source without worrying about it being set off (which is different than catching it on fire, completely different chemical reaction).
[edit on 29-5-2008 by bsbray11]
I also realized that these space based laser satellite systems could also be used directly as weapons to destroy military facilities and major operations centers on the Earth’s surface, and automatic laser beam adjustments would be made to compensate for any atmospheric diffusion of the laser beam. It seemed that laser beams of 4-inch thickness were possible.
Originally posted by bsbray11
Why would you even ask me this after I already said I don't even think C4 specifically was used?
Originally posted by Griff
And it would be easy to place some C-4 (which BTW can be thrown directly into a fire and not explode) on ONE column.
What do you think happened to WTC7? Because no matter what you think, you have just as much evidence as I do. Who does that make right or wrong?
Originally posted by dunwichwitch
Anyway... I'm almost reluctantly starting to look at some of the information John Lear has presented about the destruction of WTC7 and the twin towers.
If you seriously think about it, he can't be too far off base... at least about the DEWs. These are space based energy weapons that leave no trace and no physical evidence at the scene of the crime. What a perfect backup plan, at least.
It seems quite cleat that WTC 7 suffered far less damage, than those buildings closer to the footprint of Towers 1 and 2.