I’ve always been a little curious about how well the TSA detects tannerite (a binary explosive typically used for target shooting at ranges where you can’t see holes in paper).
I don’t think it’s particularly potent, but a pound of it will blow a hole in the dirt and a bucket of it will demolish a car (thanks for that tidbit, Moonshiners and FPSRussia).
No idea how much it takes to be problematic on a plane, and I don’t intend to Google it lol.
I was curious because it’s pedestrian as far as explosives go. Bass Pro Shops and Cabellas both sell it, and are happy to sell it in fairly large quantities. I think I bought 10 pounds last time I was there (20 explosive targets iirc) and no one batted an eye.
Tannerite's oxidizer, containing AN and AP, are both easily identified in airports because they contain ammonium which contains nitrogen.
Alkanes like butane, propane, gasoline, and other naptha-like products would also be pretty bad on an airplane too because they could incapacitate people and create a catastrophic explosion if quickly dispersed at a high enough concentration and ignited. It would take probably a kilo or more and lots of energy to vaporize it bring down a plane from a vapor explosion.
I don’t think it’s particularly potent, but a pound of it will blow a hole in the dirt and a bucket of it will demolish a car (thanks for that tidbit, Moonshiners and FPSRussia).
No idea how much it takes to be problematic on a plane, and I don’t intend to Google it lol.
I was curious because it’s pedestrian as far as explosives go. Bass Pro Shops and Cabellas both sell it, and are happy to sell it in fairly large quantities. I think I bought 10 pounds last time I was there (20 explosive targets iirc) and no one batted an eye.