Dozens of Hezbollah members said to be seriously injured as devices explode

Re:Dozens of Hezbollah members said to be seriously injured ... by water-data-dude on Tuesday September 17, 2024 @05:21PM (#41572895)

I don’t think they’re saying you’d need to change the chemistry though, they’re saying they could have altered way it was packaged so that when it started burning there was nowhere for the gas to go.

Similar to how firecrackers work. If you take a firecracker apart and light the powder, you’ll get a flash and a lot of smoke, but no bang. The explosion comes from the pressure building up in an enclosure.

Disclaimer: not a chemist. Just a former unwisely curious kid

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Re:Dozens of Hezbollah members said to be seriously injured ... by Beijinger on Tuesday September 17, 2024 @11:01PM (#41575341)

"If you take a firecracker apart and light the powder, you’ll get a flash and a lot of smoke, but no bang. The explosion comes from the pressure building up in an enclosure."

True. But if you open enough firecrackers and put the powder in a small plastic container you will not get a bang but a buff and a fireball the size of a car.

Disclaimer: I am a chemist and a former very unwisely curious kid

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