Freedom and Responsibility
Today is Tannerite® Appreciation Day
Nothing wrong with having some fun, but……..eighth-grade-level physics induced perception seems to be lacking nowadays.
Tannerite® is the brand name of a simple binary compound consisting of a fuel and an oxidizer. When the two parts remain unmixed, it’s relatively inert. When mixed, it becomes an explosive that is shock sensitive enough to initiate with a rifle bullet—from a safe distance.
After what I’ve seen on Youtube, I’m surprised that more people haven’t blown themselves up with the stuff. This guy almost did!
I’ve seen several other Youtube video’s showing people with questionable judgment who are apparently trying to achieve the Youtube honor of igniting the “largest” Tannerite® explosion.
Problems arise when the stuff is packed in or near any kind of fragmenting substance or container—which people are doing in several of the video’s that I've seen. One of them shows a guy who lost a leg because he was standing too close to an old lawn mower that had been so packed.
I’m old enough to remember when a person could buy dynamite by the stick, over the counter in any hardware store—even after potent fireworks had been outlawed in the state. That changed when too many people started misusing dynamite. Now it’s just another addition to a long list of bureaucratic regulations, and It’s just a matter of time until Tannerite® is added to that list.
That’s the way liberty and freedom are lost, not to mention arms and legs.
Stay safe!
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