04-03-2010, 04:58 AM
Hi,
Sure, PETN is a neat explosive. When the federal government mandated the elimination of lead based explosives (mostly lead azide), PETN was used as a replacement in a number of devices, like explosive bolts and through bulkhead initiators. But it usually takes a pretty good jolt to set it off. Like C4, if ignited in the open it will burn. Unlike C4 (which we used to burn to make coffee and heat meals), PETN can do something called deflagration to detonation transformation (DDT). Basically that means it goes from a fast burn to an explosion under certain conditions. But it still needs a pretty good jolt to set it off.
So, OK, PETN doesn't show up in metal detectors, etc. But the igniter does, as do the batteries, the capacitors, etc. needed to make the igniter work. Yeah, it can all be subcutaneous, like a pacemaker, but it will still trip a metal detector.
So, it's a toss up. April fool or attempt to sell airport detectors?
--Pete
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Sure, PETN is a neat explosive. When the federal government mandated the elimination of lead based explosives (mostly lead azide), PETN was used as a replacement in a number of devices, like explosive bolts and through bulkhead initiators. But it usually takes a pretty good jolt to set it off. Like C4, if ignited in the open it will burn. Unlike C4 (which we used to burn to make coffee and heat meals), PETN can do something called deflagration to detonation transformation (DDT). Basically that means it goes from a fast burn to an explosion under certain conditions. But it still needs a pretty good jolt to set it off.
So, OK, PETN doesn't show up in metal detectors, etc. But the igniter does, as do the batteries, the capacitors, etc. needed to make the igniter work. Yeah, it can all be subcutaneous, like a pacemaker, but it will still trip a metal detector.
So, it's a toss up. April fool or attempt to sell airport detectors?
--Pete
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