One also needs to be carefull with amonium perchlorate, it can destablize and explode on it's one as well, even more so if it's contaminated.
is potassium nitrate highly dangerous when pure?
Started by pritch, Jul 05 2005 03:42 PM
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Posted 21 September 2005 - 08:03 PM
yes indeed, a spondiferous bang of almost biblical proportions after 2 ships collided and the one with amm. nitrate floated around on fire in the harbour until it went up killing over 1000 onlookers and reporters who gathered at the quayside to watch the fun!
Yes but according to research, the ship also had rather large shells on board, they were set off by the heat from the fire which in turn set off the AN, info from National Geographic IIRC.
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