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Old May 2, 2012, 09:57 AM   #13
Jbar4Ranch
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Quote:
Originally Posted by B.L.E.
I think if you measure by volume, charcoal and not saltpeter becomes the dominent ingredient. Charcoal is feather light compared to the other two ingredients.
How so? If one cubic centimeter of a given substance weighs a ton, or a fraction of an ounce, it's still a cubic centimeter. Seventy five cubic centimeters of saltpeter is going to be be five times as much as fifteen cubic centimeters of charcoal every single time, regardless of how much each one weighs.
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