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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.
Shelter-in-place recommendations and evacuation orders have been lifted Monday after a fire at a Georgia industrial plant caused a chemical reaction that prompted around 17,000 people to evacuate ...
A 37-year-old acid attack victim from Tabriz, Iran. An acid attack, [1] also called acid throwing, vitriol attack, or vitriolage, is a form of violent assault [2] [3] [4] involving the act of throwing acid or a similarly corrosive substance onto the body of another "with the intention to disfigure, maim, torture, or kill". [5]
Slow motion videos are great with extreme sports and hilarious effects of pranks, but this technology can also turn plain chemical reactions into beautiful art. The project Beautiful Chemistry ...
In technical terms, the reaction zone (chemical combustion) is a self-driven shock wave where the reaction zone and the shock are coincident, and the chemical reaction is initiated by the compressive heating caused by the shock wave. The process is similar to ignition in a Diesel engine, but much more sudden and violent.
In 2009, the University of California Regents approved a 32% (compounded for the year) tuition hike for the 2009–2010 school year. [23] The following years saw several large protests and actions across California in response to tuition hikes and other complaints against the UC administration, including 52 arrested on November 19, 2009 [24] and an attempt to block the local interstate on ...
Get ready for all of today's NYT 'Connections’ hints and answers for #552 on Saturday, December 14, 2024. Today's NYT Connections puzzle for Saturday, December 14, 2024 The New York Times
As of 2021, violent corrosive fluid attacks have been on a steep decline in the United Kingdom, particularly in London.In 2012, 78 attacks were reported in London. The number rose rapidly and ultimately peaked at 472 attacks in 2017, before falling to 310 attacks in 2018, 123 attacks in 2019, [2] and ultimately just 74 in 2021. [3]