• @realitista@lemm.ee
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    14 hours ago

    Do they actually use TNT as the explosive though? I thought TNT was just the igniter for something more powerful like C4 or something.

    • @warbond@lemmy.world
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      13 hours ago

      I don’t think TNT is used at all, I’m pretty sure it’s some explosive compound, as you said. However, explosives are still measured in terms of TNT, called Net Explosive Weight (NEW).

      For example, one pound of C4 has a NEW of about 1.25 pounds.