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  2. Contact explosive - Wikipedia

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    A contact explosive is a chemical substance that explodes violently when it is exposed to a relatively small amount of energy (e.g. friction, pressure, sound, light). Though different contact explosives have varying amounts of energy sensitivity, they are all much more sensitive relative to other kinds of explosives.

  3. Category:Explosive chemicals - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Explosive chemicals" The following 142 pages are in this category, out of 142 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Acetone peroxide;

  4. Acetone peroxide - Wikipedia

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    Acetone peroxide (/ æ s ə ˈ t ə ʊ n p ɛr ˈ ɒ k s aɪ d / ⓘ also called APEX and mother of Satan [3] [4]) is an organic peroxide and a primary explosive.It is produced by the reaction of acetone and hydrogen peroxide to yield a mixture of linear monomer and cyclic dimer, trimer, and tetramer forms.

  5. How hazardous are these household items?

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  6. Explosive - Wikipedia

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    A wide variety of chemicals can explode; a smaller number are manufactured specifically for the purpose of being used as explosives. The remainder are too dangerous, sensitive, toxic, expensive, unstable, or prone to decomposition or degradation over short time spans.

  7. Chlorine bomb - Wikipedia

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    Usually, such a device is not made on a large scale, often being manufactured from common household objects. Such a device is a more toxic and acidic alternative to a dry ice bomb , but likewise typically made by young people for amusement and recreational use rather than with any intent to harm. [ 1 ]

  8. 5 Common Household Hazards & How to Safeguard Against Them

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    Have Fire Extinguishers Throughout Your Home. Fire prevention is a key element of home safety. In 2020, more than 356,500 fires broke out in U.S. homes.

  9. Should you throw out your black plastic cooking utensils? - AOL

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    "They measured the amount of chemicals in black cooking utensils by literally melting them down and running them through a machine," Alan says. "We aren’t doing that when we are using these items.