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cactusflinthead t1_iu7hajn wrote

Reply to comment by WhatamItodonowhuh in Revisiting the great exploding trousers epidemic of the 1930s by marketrent

Some of both I expect. I don't blame them. The recipe for gun cotton they kept quiet too. Because well warranted reasons.

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rapaxus t1_iu87ipu wrote

That I don't understand, as creating gun cotton is basically just a nitration which is one of the more basic chemical reactions out there.

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