https://www.isegoria.net/2024/05/it-is-an-umbrella-term-covering-everything-from-detonators-to-incendiaries-to-rocket-fuel/ From the ancient Greek for equality in freedom of speech; an eclectic mix of thoughts, large and small Wed, 29 Apr 2026 21:58:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6.1 https://www.isegoria.net/2024/05/it-is-an-umbrella-term-covering-everything-from-detonators-to-incendiaries-to-rocket-fuel/comment-page-1/#comment-3688976 McChuck Fri, 31 May 2024 09:38:56 +0000 https://www.isegoria.net/?p=51085#comment-3688976 Those cutting rods have been commercially available for decades. Among other uses, locksmiths use them to cut open safes.

]]> https://www.isegoria.net/2024/05/it-is-an-umbrella-term-covering-everything-from-detonators-to-incendiaries-to-rocket-fuel/comment-page-1/#comment-3688650 Doc Wed, 29 May 2024 20:02:38 +0000 https://www.isegoria.net/?p=51085#comment-3688650 Um, thermite, aluminum powder and iron oxide, has been known for a lot longer than the 1940s. The thermite reaction was discovered in 1895. The general category (reactive metal powders and metal oxides) has been expanded since then, and no question thermite grenades were used in WW2. Regardless, this source, Hambling, should be regarded as questionable (assuming he’s accurately quoted) since this dating of thermite is easily disproved.

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