shaig%humus.Huji.AC.IL%CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU (Shai Guday) (01/19/89)
In article <3124@cbnews.ATT.COM> you write:
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%>3). How does one detonate Plastic explosives, and with what kind of
%> detonation system? Can this system be universally used with other
%> explosives, or does C-4 require a special method of being set off?
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%Much of the idea of plasticizing the stuff was to make it impossible to
%set off without blasting caps. Blasting caps are easy to set off, but
%small, while plastique is hard to set off but highly distructive. Keep
%apart until ready. Blasting caps are sized, but I don't know whether
%you need a bigger or smaller one for C-4 than for, say, TNT.
I have used a unit called an "accelorator" for detonating plastic explosive.
This unit is a hollow cylinder which houses a blasting cap ( regular size )
within. The unit is then embedded in the plastic. Use of such a unit promises
a thorough explosion.
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