A web search turns up a mixed bag about the explosive properties of
Nitrocellulose billiard balls, some seem to think that the paints used
to color them might have acted as a primer...
Anyone interested in experimenting?
graywolf wrote:
As a note, unless it is deteriating, or chopped up into fine particles
nitrocellulose is not as bad as it sounds in this thread. You would
probably have a hard time igniting that billiard ball mentioned for
instance. But once burning it would be almost impossible to put out.
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Mark Roberts wrote:
Paul Sorenson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
graywolf wrote:
LOL! Nitrocellulose, AKA, gun cotten is classified as an explosive.
BTW they use it for paint too. Gives a much nicer look than
Acrilics paint does. It is still the preferred finish for guitar
and other instrument sound boards as it give a much mellower sound.
The "dope" used to stiffen the fabric on early airplanes was
cellulose nitrate and highly flammable. Many a WWI aviator chose to
jump to his death sans parachute rather than burn to death in a
flaming aircraft.
Yep. This "dope", mixed with powdered aluminum, was what the painted the
exterior of zeppelins with. The dope is highly inflammable and when
mixed with powdered aluminum it's basically rocket fuel! This, rather
than the hydrogen, is now acknowledged as what was responsible for the
Hindenberg disaster (it was ignited by stat electric discharge from the
mooring tower to the airframe).
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