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Mercury(II) fulminate, or Hg(CNO) 2, is a primary explosive. It is highly sensitive to friction, heat and shock and is mainly used as a trigger for other explosives in percussion caps and detonators. Mercury(II) cyanate, though its chemical formula is identical, has a different atomic arrangement, making the cyanate and fulminate anionic isomers.
Before this episode, Jamie, Adam, Kari, Tory and Grant had busted two Breaking Bad myths from Season 1 on a Breaking Bad special in 2013: The use of hydrofluoric acid to completely dissolve a body and eat through a bathtub and a floor (from Cat's in the Bag) and the use of mercury fulminate to incapacitate attackers without harming the user ...
He began his research into the use of fulminates of mercury or silver in 1805. [10] He patented his scent-bottle lock in 1807; this was a small container filled with fulminate of mercury [ 11 ] During the Napoleonic Wars around 1806, Forsyth worked on his design at the Tower Armouries .
The cast of the television series MythBusters perform experiments to verify or debunk urban legends, old wives' tales, and the like.This is a list of the various myths tested on the show as well as the results of the experiments (the myth is Busted, Plausible, or Confirmed).
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Fulminates were discovered by Edward Charles Howard in 1800. [1] [2] [3] The use of fulminates for firearms was first demonstrated by a Scottish minister, Alexander John Forsyth, who patented his scent-bottle lock in 1807; this was a small container filled with fulminate of mercury.
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