Why does dynamite sweat and why does it make it more dangerous when most explosives become more reactive as they dry?

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Why does dynamite sweat and why does it make it more dangerous when most explosives become more reactive as they dry?

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If it isn’t kept at a low temperature, nitroglycerin will leach out of the dynamite.

There’s a scene in Lost where Dr. Arzt explains this pretty accurately, right before he explodes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l4a-X-basC4

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