Wow...[h=1]640 pounds of high explosives stolen in Pennsylvania; ATF offers reward[/h]640 pounds of high explosives stolen in Pennsylvania; ATF offers reward | Fox News
Hopefully just some guy wanting to blow up tree stumps...
I am old enough to remember grandpa blowing some stumps out when I was a kid. I remember being SHOCKED at the amount of dynamite required to dislodge a 5' diameter, white oak. And then grandpa being mad because he didn't use enough to blow it into manageable size pieces. It basically jumped up out of the crater and landed, in one piece right next to it. We didn't have a tractor big enough to move it.
If he wanted to break it up, he'd have needed to drill holes, insert charges, and tamp the holes. The effect of an explosive can vary immensely based on how the pressure is contained, shape of the charge, etc.
He bought his farm and cleared 150 acres of woods with a hand saw, Cat D4 dozer, and a whole lot of dynamite. His answer to most problems when blasting was, use more dynamite.
He bought his farm and cleared 150 acres of woods with a hand saw, Cat D4 dozer, and a whole lot of dynamite. His answer to most problems when blasting was, use more dynamite.
Sounds like a party!!
Rumspringa!!!
He bought his farm and cleared 150 acres of woods with a hand saw, Cat D4 dozer, and a whole lot of dynamite. His answer to most problems when blasting was, use more dynamite.
There are VERY few problems that an appropriate amount of explosives can't solve!
Dynamite is a “high explosive”?
hrm, maybe it’s a generic term like “Kleenex”
update: it’s a low bar. If reaction goes faster than speed of sound it’s considered “high”