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Old 14th Oct 2020, 07:48
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Originally Posted by Beamr
plus aluminium powder (which based on what I read is rather significant element).
I forgot that one, Al powder increases the heat of reaction thereby increasing blast wave pressure... it's also used in flash powder for creating huge booms that everyone loves during a fireworks display. Don't try this because there's many safety precautions and rules that must be followed but Flash powder ( the safest one) is 70% Potassium Perchlorate and 30% Dark pyro aluminum.

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