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  2. Black powder substitute - Wikipedia

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    Therefore, the same cleaning lay regimen used on black powder fouling must be employed when Pyrodex has been used. Hodgdon also makes "Triple Seven", a sulfur-free black powder substitute containing potassium perchlorate and 3-Nitrobenzoic acid, and "Black Mag3". [10]

  3. Gunpowder - Wikipedia

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    The development of smokeless powders, such as cordite, in the late 19th century created the need for a spark-sensitive priming charge, such as gunpowder. However, the sulfur content of traditional gunpowders caused corrosion problems with Cordite Mk I and this led to the introduction of a range of sulfur-free gunpowders, of varying grain sizes ...

  4. Smokeless powder - Wikipedia

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    Finnish smokeless powder. Smokeless powder is a type of propellant used in firearms and artillery that produces less smoke and less fouling when fired compared to black powder. Because of their similar use, both the original black powder formulation and the smokeless propellant which replaced it are commonly described as gunpowder.

  5. Cordite - Wikipedia

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    Gunpowder, an explosive mixture of sulfur, charcoal and potassium nitrate (also known as saltpeter), was the original propellant employed in firearms and fireworks.It was used from about the 10th or 11th century onward, but it had disadvantages, including the large amount of smoke it produced.

  6. Meal powder - Wikipedia

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    The powder has occasionally been used as a synonym for Serpentine powder, which it physically resembles. [2] 'Mill meal' powder is a mixture of potassium nitrate, charcoal and sulfur in the correct proportions (75% potassium nitrate:15% charcoal:10% sulfur) which has been ball-milled to mix it intimately. It is used in the same way as ...

  7. Princess Diana Once Gave Prince William a Racy Gag Gift for ...

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    The royal family might be known for giving gag gifts, but it would be almost impossible to top the extremely awkward present that Princess Diana gave to her son Prince William one year—even Kate ...

  8. Pyrotechnic composition - Wikipedia

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    gunpowder – burns slower than flash powder, produces large amount of gases solid propellants – produce large amount of hot gases, used as sources of kinetic energy for rockets and projectiles pyrotechnic initiators – produce large amount of heat, flames, and/or hot sparks, used to ignite other compositions

  9. DJ Alfredo, Ibiza Club Legend, Dies at 71 - AOL

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    Influential Ibiza club legend DJ Alfredo has died. He was 71 years old. News of his death was confirmed by Club Amnesia, where he had a residency DJing in the 1980s, on Tuesday, Dec. 24. "Dear ...