01-20-2011, 03:57 AM
Hi,
OK, I have to be a bit careful here.
Trivial, today. Run of the mill SCRs (silicon controlled rectifiers) have a turn on time of 1.5 to 2.0 µs. Much better than what they had at Los Alamos in '45.
Comp C and HMX appear to be relatively easy to get in the arms market. I've made my own PETN, nitroglycerin, and trinitrotoluene (and that was when I was in high school). With a little care and a little knowledge, some combinations of those (or mixtures of those) can be used to generate a spherical wave. If you know what you're doing, you can get consistently uniform and pure material.
That movie scared the crap out of me. There were a few errors, but they came damned close (too damn close) to getting it right.
--Pete
OK, I have to be a bit careful here.
(01-19-2011, 08:34 PM)Lissa Wrote: high grade switches
Trivial, today. Run of the mill SCRs (silicon controlled rectifiers) have a turn on time of 1.5 to 2.0 µs. Much better than what they had at Los Alamos in '45.
(01-19-2011, 08:34 PM)Lissa Wrote: high grade explosives
Comp C and HMX appear to be relatively easy to get in the arms market. I've made my own PETN, nitroglycerin, and trinitrotoluene (and that was when I was in high school). With a little care and a little knowledge, some combinations of those (or mixtures of those) can be used to generate a spherical wave. If you know what you're doing, you can get consistently uniform and pure material.
(01-20-2011, 01:14 AM)LochnarITB Wrote: Bah, it only takes C-4, photo strobes and a metal salad bowl. I saw it in a movie!
That movie scared the crap out of me. There were a few errors, but they came damned close (too damn close) to getting it right.
--Pete
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