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Politics : Formerly About Advanced Micro Devices
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To: AK2004 who wrote (208837)10/27/2004 10:51:00 AM
From: TigerPaw  Read Replies (1) of 1572637
 
is not RDX widely used in civilian applications?

Rapid Detonation?
No, I saw on the E! channel how they used it to blow apart miniatures for movies.

There was another article in our paper a while back on the limestone quarries near here. They use a lot of explosives, but as it turns out they use the same kind of fertilizer/fuel mixture that Timothy McVeigh liked. The interview with their explosive expert mentioned a variety of possible explosives but maintained that his mixture was much more cost effective. World wide, TNT is still the explosive of choice.

Apparently RDX is useful for precise applications because it releases most of its energy in a shock wave and not through expanding gasses. This makes a cleaner picture for hollywood, and the shock effect is highly desired by the military.

TP
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