im sure everyone has seen sticks on dynamite in movies and history documentaries. they even used it in myth-busters a few times i think, but how much force would it really take to set it off?
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Nitroglycerin is an oily, colourless liquid, but also a high explosive that is so unstable that the slightest jolt, impact or friction can cause it to spontaneously detonate. Since the molecule contains oxygen, nitrogen and carbon, when it explodes a lot of energy is released as the atoms rearrange to form new molecules with strong, stable bonds, like N2 and CO.
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