06-20-2011, 04:41 PM
Hi,
It's actually the salts of picric acid that are highly unstable (although still more stable than nitroglycerin, or than lead, silver, or mercury fulminate (IIRC)).
I would never use any of them in fireworks.
--Pete
(06-20-2011, 09:54 AM)eppie Wrote: Picric acid is pretty dangerous, especially when dry. I would never use that in fireworks.
It's actually the salts of picric acid that are highly unstable (although still more stable than nitroglycerin, or than lead, silver, or mercury fulminate (IIRC)).
I would never use any of them in fireworks.
--Pete
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