Tannerite

[theplat]

what, do people shot at it and its explodes? kind of like a can of gas and a open flame next to it, just no flame for the tennerite?

yes it's a very stable binary agent, so much so that it will not catch fire, and can infact put OUT a fire.

BUT ... if you hit it with a high powered rifle round (read, not 22LR) This happens -> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXONItsEU7E

[Ronsse610]

yes it's a very stable binary agent, so much so that it will not catch fire, and can infact put OUT a fire.

BUT ... if you hit it with a high powered rifle round (read, not 22LR) This happens -> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXONItsEU7E

whoaaaa, thats a crazy shockwave!

[basic_drill]

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[Skip4Play]

ammonium nitrate is saltpeter and is a low order oxidizer. I thought Id chime in, available at any drug store

Isn't potassium nitrate saltpeter? Is there a difference

[computermike]

Ammonium Nitrate can be found in the instant cold packs

[onetwentyish]

Ammonium Nitrate can be found in the instant cold packs

All it is is fertilizer. That said, it is illegal to manufacture your own Tannerite and if you are cought purchasing for any means other than to farm, you will likely end up on some sort of watch/no fly list.

[stang]

All it is is fertilizer. That said, it is illegal to manufacture your own Tannerite and if you are cought purchasing for any means other than to farm, you will likely end up on some sort of watch/no fly list.

OMG No. I used a bag of it in my septic drain field. It's the turd time I used it. What will they do to me?

[rem74283]

OMG No. I used a bag of it in my septic drain field. It's the turd time I used it. What will they do to me?

pun intended?

I had the understanding that it was ammonium nitrate, charcoal and reactive aluminum powder. The later only used in explosives and hard to come by. Also I've seen ammonium nitrate in large quantities easily accessible and being used as a salt alternative for snow melting.

[computermike]

A few house hold chemicals in the proper proportion...

[CZgunNUTZ]

Nope. Saltpetre is Potassium Nitrate. Ammonium Nitrate is a strong oxidizer and NOT an explosive on its own. To clarify - Tannerite was not an importable explosive in Canada until April 2013 - so it has been reclassified by NRCAN