one security expert said it could explode if a detonator was heated.
Well UW, heat is one element required, but sudden pressure is the other.
Like yourselves, we used to fool around with the stuff (when we had access to it), and I once did the same thing, heated up a canteen cup full of coffee (just to say I'd done it.. :0). But the 12B instructor who was showing us how to do it HIGHLY CAUTIONED us not to drop anything, or step on it, while lit.
As an aside, I had this buddy who ran our 4.2 mortar track (I was a Cavalry Track commander at the time), and since I had AIT'd as an 11C, we used to hang out. Anyway, we were out on ops one year doing firing tables and he was telling me how was taking the left over "cheesecloth" increments from his mortar rounds and using them to heat up his C-rats (which I preferred over the early MREs).. Said they burned much hotter and faster than C-4, but were more dangerous to use.
I drew the line there.. :0)
But same concept, let it burn for god's sake and don't try and stomp on them trying to put 'em out. And I can imagine that the first reaction would have been to stomp on the flaim to put out the fire. Very Dangerous!!
Obviously this guy didn't really know what he was doing if he didn't have a blasting cap or some kind of bursting charge to set off the C-4. The Det cord wouldn't suffice alone unless he had something to cause it to ignite.
That is unless he was planning on stomping his foot down after he managed to like that C-4(?) on fire.
I would have just stuffed some time fuze in my foot with a non-metallic blasting cap at the other end. Light it up with a 15 second fuze and "KABOOM!!"..
What a sick world we live in...
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