Yep. Makes life interesting. [?]
On Wed, Nov 3, 2010 at 6:02 PM, Joseph M Gwinn <[email protected]> wrote: > [email protected] wrote on 11/03/2010 05:55:16 PM: > > > From: > > > > "William H. Fite" <[email protected]> > > > > To: > > > > Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement > <[email protected]> > > > > Date: > > > > 11/03/2010 05:55 PM > > > > Subject: > > > > Re: [time-nuts] Why .30 cal holes can't be seen at 800 yds... > > > > Sent by: > > > > [email protected] > > > > Nitrogen triiodide is safer, cheaper, and you can make it > > yourself. Put on > > the target wet, hang it while still wet, let it dry... > > But it's too sensitive - a fly landing on the dry crystals will do. > > Joe Gwinn > > > > > > 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. > > > _______________________________________________ > 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. >
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