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Tannerite is a brand of binary explosive targets used for firearms practice and sold in kit form. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The targets comprise a combination of oxidizers and a fuel, primarily aluminium powder , that is supplied as two separate components that are mixed by the user.
The mixture is often referred to as Tannerite, which is a brand of ammonal. The ammonium nitrate functions as an oxidizer and the aluminium as fuel. The use of the relatively cheap ammonium nitrate and aluminium makes it a replacement for pure TNT. The mixture is affected by humidity because ammonium nitrate is highly hygroscopic. Ammonal's ...
A Maryland law intended specifically to ban the sale or ownership of consumer products containing binary explosive components (such as Tannerite brand rifle targets) became effective on October 1, 2012, and expanded the definition of an explosive to include, in addition to "bombs and destructive devices designed to operate by chemical ...
Alumnus Anudeep Revuri, 23, of New Brunswick, allegedly developed the closed network used by the group to sell narcotics to other Rutgers students.
The suspect in the New Orleans attack that killed 14 people on New Year's Day is believed to have acted alone in a "premeditated and evil act," the FBI has said. The latest information is counter ...
Tannerite in a plastic jar exploded by a bullet produces a loud boom, smoke and plastic shrapnel that is light and does not travel far. I and my son have used Tannerite in plastic jars as recommended by the manufacturer, including using it to launch plastic water drums into the air (we had 112 acres private land to play in). That's fun.
Manhattan-based dermatologist Dr. Brendan Camp, M.D., said that toasted skin syndrome, officially known as erythema ab igne (EAI), is a "pattern of discoloration that occurs in areas of skin after ...
Tannerite (ammonium nitrate/aluminum) Kinepouch; Kinepak; Boulder-Busters; Marine Pac; ASTRO-PAK; The historical but now uncommon Astrolite explosive is also a binary explosive. This category is somewhat unusual in that a single explosives researcher, Gerald Hurst, was responsible for inventing and developing most of the explosive mixtures now ...