[net.games.trivia] Alfred Nobel discovered tri-nitro-toluene

markp@sri-unix (10/23/82)

And TNT made him a huge fortune because it requires *electricity* to
detonate, and can therefore be transported safely (unlike, say,
nitro-glycerine).


Mark R. Paulin
...decvax!teklabs!tekmdp!markp

wapd (11/01/82)

	I thought that TNT needed heat and pressure (not electricity)
to detonate. Doesn't the electricity just set off a detonating cap,
which then sets off the TNT ?  Just curious.

					Bill Dietrich
					houxj!wapd