Nitrogen triiodide is safer, cheaper, and you can make it yourself. Put on the target wet, hang it while still wet, let it dry...
On Wed, Nov 3, 2010 at 5:40 PM, Bill Hawkins <[email protected]> wrote: > Actually, some old dynamite that is leaking an oily liquid > is a sure-fire way to get a flash. Just don't drop it. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Bill Hawkins [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Wednesday, November 03, 2010 4:39 PM > To: 'Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement' > Subject: RE: [time-nuts] Why .30 cal holes can't be seen at 800 yds... > > Group, > > I haven't been following this thread that won't die, but I've > contributed to others :^) > > If the problem is that it is expensive to detect when a bullet > hits a target half a mile away, then have I got a solution for > you! > > Visit any friendly neighborhood terrorist supply store and buy > a small quantity of PETN, or any other explosive that can be > detonated by the impact of a bullet. Smear a coating of this > over the area of the target that you intend to hit. > > When you hit the target, there will be a very bright flash > with a very fast propagation velocity, which should be adequate > for the average 10X scope and photosensor. > > No, I don't know where to find a terrorist supply store. Perhaps > you can make do with the PETN in blasting caps, or brew up a > batch of nitrogen tri-iodide, as any college freshman could do > in the fifties. Or try the powders from a Very pistol flare. > > Yours for more creative solutions, > > Bill Hawkins > > > > > _______________________________________________ > time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] > To unsubscribe, go to > https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > and follow the instructions there. > _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.
