There's always nitroglycerin. I've heard it reacts well to vibration. -- Mike
On Nov 3, 2010, at 5:55 PM, William H. Fite wrote: > 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. _______________________________________________ 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.
