06-19-2011, 11:16 PM
(06-19-2011, 06:47 PM)--Pete Wrote: It's hardly a challenge, unless they use nitro-glycerin as the explosive.No, I don't think they wanted to dance that close to death. Being perfectionists and engineering types, they worked diligently on formulating the optimal mix for their version of the silver salute. They'd number each salute, and test them by measuring how high they would blow a steel cauldron. I remember they quickly moved up to perchlorate, picric acid and aluminum powder to maximize the oxidation, and acceleration. They used a glue gun to seal the tubes, and being federally licensed, they were able to build pretty walloping salutes. Ah, memories. One moved away, and one died... from natural causes, not explosives.
I always felt that with friends like these, who needs an untrained militia.
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