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B.L.E. · March 16, 2012, 10:34 PM

Cordite, smokeless, or nitro powders all burn slowly in open air if lit with a match.
So will most high explosives, as the "underwear bomber" learned the hard way.
or so I have heard

March 16, 2012, 10:34 PM	#12
B.L.E. Senior Member Join Date: December 20, 2008 Location: Somewhere on the Southern shore of Lake Travis, TX Posts: 2,603	Cordite, smokeless, or nitro powders all burn slowly in open air if lit with a match. So will most high explosives, as the "underwear bomber" learned the hard way. or so I have heard