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2. Ice pack - Wikipedia

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   An instant cold pack is a single-use device that consists of two bags; one containing water, inside a bag containing ammonium nitrate, calcium ammonium nitrate or urea. When the inner bag of water is broken by squeezing the package, it dissolves the solid in an endothermic process. This process absorbs heat from the surroundings, quickly ...

3. Ammonium nitrate - Wikipedia

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   Ammonium nitrate is used in some instant cold packs, as its dissolution in water is highly endothermic. In 2021, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology in Saudi Arabia conducted experiments to study the potential for dissolving ammonium nitrate in water for off-grid cooling systems and as a refrigerant. They suggested that the water ...

4. Calcium ammonium nitrate - Wikipedia

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   Calcium ammonium nitrate is used in some instant cold packs as an alternative to ammonium nitrate. Calcium ammonium nitrate has seen use in improvised explosives. The CAN is not used directly, but is instead first converted to ammonium nitrate; "More than 85% of the IEDs used against U.S. forces in Afghanistan contain homemade explosives, and ...

5. ANFO - Wikipedia

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   ANFO (/ ˈ æ n f oʊ / AN-foh) [1] (or AN/FO, for ammonium nitrate/fuel oil) is a widely used bulk industrial high explosive. It consists of 94% porous prilled ammonium nitrate (NH 4 NO 3 ) (AN), which acts as the oxidizing agent and absorbent for the fuel, and 6% number 2 fuel oil (FO). [ 2 ]

6. Calcium nitrate - Wikipedia

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   The fertilizer grade (15.5-0-0 + 19% Ca) is popular in the greenhouse and hydroponics trades; it contains ammonium nitrate and water, as the "double salt" 5Ca(NO 3) 2 ·NH 4 NO 3 ·10H 2 O. This is called calcium ammonium nitrate and often the name calcium nitrate prill is used as it always comes in a prilled (granular) form.

7. 3 Winter Sleep Problems & How to Fix Them - AOL

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   Winter brings less daylight and colder temperatures, which can disrupt sleep. Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) is more common in winter due to the lack of sunlight, causing sleep disturbances.

8. 9 Canned Mocktails That Are So Good, You Won't Miss the Booze ...

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   Here are the best canned mocktails, from a margarita-inspired beverage to a spritz that packs a punch. (Note: Some of the mocktails contain adaptogens , which are a class of herbs that may impact ...

9. A man and his mailbox: How a dispute over rural mail delivery ...

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   On a cold December afternoon, standing next to the empty wood frame where his mailbox used to be, Chuck Klein tried to explain why he’s spent so much time the past few years sending emails to ...