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hinkley 3 months ago | parent | context | favorite | on: Diatom Arrangements

I was yesterday years old when I learned that dynamite is nitroglycerin stabilized by diatoms. The little pockets keep the nitro from getting surly.

trebeljahr 3 months ago [–]

Damn. That's an interesting fun fact.

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