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Substance which explodes when exposed to small amounts of energy
A contact explosive is a chemical substance that explodes violently when it is exposed to a relatively small amount of energy (e.g. friction, pressure
Contact_explosive
Substance that can explode
An explosive is a reactive substance that contains a great amount of potential energy that can produce an explosion if released suddenly, usually accompanied
Explosive
Chemical compound
inorganic compound with the formula NI3. It is an extremely sensitive contact explosive: small quantities explode with a loud, sharp snap when touched even
Nitrogen_triiodide
Variety of plastic explosive
variety of the plastic explosive family known as Composition C, which uses RDX as its explosive agent. C-4 is composed of explosives, plastic binder, plasticizer
C-4_(explosive)
Ammunition type
the base fuze detonates the explosive, creating a shock wave that, owing to its large surface area and direct contact with the target, is transmitted
High-explosive_squash_head
Type of volcanic eruption in which lava is violently expelled
phreatic eruption which does not. One mechanism for explosive cryovolcanism is cryomagma making contact with clathrate hydrates. Clathrate hydrates, if exposed
Explosive_eruption
Expression of danger in substances
flammable/explosive vapour-air mixture EUH019: May form explosive peroxides EUH044: Risk of explosion if heated under confinement EUH029: Contact with water
GHS_hazard_statements
Topics referred to by the same term
contrast to artificial insemination Nitrogen Triiodide, a sensitive contact explosive Natural intelligence, a term used to contrast intelligence found in
Ni
Unconventionally produced bomb
An improvised explosive device (IED) is a bomb constructed and deployed in ways other than in conventional military action. It may be constructed of conventional
Improvised_explosive_device
Small explosive device used to trigger a larger explosion
small explosive device or small quantity of explosive, which can be combined with a fuse, used for detonating a larger charge of high explosive. Detonators
Detonator
Device that detonates bomb on contact with hard surface
The simplest form of artillery contact fuze is a soft metal nose to the shell, filled with a fulminating explosive such as lead azide. An example is
Contact_fuze
Device producing a high-temperature explosion
vacuum bomb, is a type of explosive munition that works by dispersing an aerosol cloud of gas, liquid or powdered explosive. This allows the chemical
Thermobaric_weapon
Chemical compound
1,2,3-trinitroxypropane, is a dense, colorless or pale yellow, oily, explosive liquid most commonly produced by nitrating glycerol with white fuming
Nitroglycerin
Soviet anti-personnel land mine
explode later upon contact. The mine consists of a polyethylene plastic container containing 37 g (1.3 oz) of VS-6D or VS-60D liquid explosive. The two wings
PFM-1_mine
Active volcano in Hawaii
were prolonged and effusive. The geological record shows that pre-contact explosive activity was common; in 1790 one such eruption killed more than 400
Kīlauea
Impact-resistant high explosive
explosive was not recognized for three decades, mainly because it was so much less sensitive than other explosives known at the time. Its explosive properties
TNT
Explosive chemical compound
RDX (Research Department Explosive or Royal Demolition Explosive), or hexogen, also known by other names, is an organic compound with the formula (CH2N2O2)3
RDX
Chemical compound
Cl2O7 is a strong oxidizer as well as an explosive that can be set off with flame or mechanical shock, or by contact with iodine. Nevertheless, it is less
Dichlorine_heptoxide
Soviet and Russian bombs for aircraft
usually have a non-contact (hydroacoustic, barometric, remote, or more often combined) fuse, and hit the target with a high-explosive effect (hydrodynamic
Soviet and Russian aerial bombs
Soviet_and_Russian_aerial_bombs
Naval mine
detonating the explosive. The Mark XVII came into use in the interwar years. These were triggered by switches in the horns making contact with ships and
Mark_XVII_contact_naval_mine
Japanese naval shell-filling adopted in 1893
coming into contact with the metal shell. Because it was undiluted, the explosive generated more heat and blast speed than any other high explosive available
Shimose_powder
Compound of nitrogen with a formal oxidation state of –3
nitride (Cu3N) and zinc nitride (Zn3N2): dry silver nitride (Ag3N) is a contact explosive which may detonate from the slightest touch, even a falling water
Nitride
Explosive weapon that uses exothermic reaction
A bomb is an explosive weapon that uses the exothermic reaction of an explosive material to provide an extremely sudden and violent release of energy.
Bomb
Organic chemical compound
and air, tending to form explosive peroxides. Ether peroxides have a higher boiling point than ether and are contact explosives when dry. Commercial diethyl
Diethyl_ether
Technique in metalworking involving an explosive charge
Explosive forming is a metalworking technique in which an explosive charge is used instead of a punch or press. It can be used on materials for which
Explosive_forming
Device detecting tiny amounts of explosives
Explosive trace detectors (ETD) are explosive detection equipment able to detect explosives of small magnitude. The detection is accomplished by sampling
Explosives_trace_detector
Payload-carrying projectile
a modern military context, is a projectile whose payload contains an explosive, incendiary, or other chemical filling. Originally it was called a bombshell
Shell_(projectile)
Chemical compound
explosive chemically related to RDX. The compound's name is the subject of much speculation, having been variously listed as High Melting Explosive,
HMX
Weapon for use in waters, triggered by the target's approach
A naval mine is a self-contained explosive weapon placed in water to damage or destroy surface ships or submarines. Similar to anti-personnel and other
Naval_mine
Chemical compound
Tetrazene (1-(5-tetrazolyl)-3-guanyl tetrazene hydrate) is an explosive material used for sensitization of priming compositions. It is a derivative of
Tetrazene_explosive
1996 film directed by Jonathan Frakes
Star Trek: First Contact is a 1996 American science fiction film directed by Jonathan Frakes in his feature film debut. It is the eighth movie of the
Star_Trek:_First_Contact
Standardised phrases specifying risks associated with substances
sensitive explosive metallic compounds R5 Heating may cause an explosion R6 Explosive with or without contact with air R7 May cause fire R8 Contact with combustible
List_of_R-phrases
Methods used by military, police, firefighters to forcibly enter a structure
explosives in contact with door). The explosive breaching charges used can range from highly focused methods, such as detcord, plastic explosives, or
Door_breaching
Automatic fuze that detonates an explosive at a predetermined distance
fuze (also VT fuze or "variable time fuze") is a fuze that detonates an explosive device automatically when it approaches within a certain distance of its
Proximity_fuze
Electrical switch using magnetic field
elements to make direct contact with the switch, such as in explosive environments, submerged in liquids, and where repetitive contact with a mechanical switch
Magnetic_switch
Type of shell construction
'mine shot'), or high capacity high-explosive (HCHE) in British military nomenclature, is a military explosive shell type characterized by thin (usually
Mine_shell
Electrical component that can break an electrical circuit
electrical contacts connected to external circuits. When a pair of contacts is touching, current can pass between them, while the contacts are separated
Switch
Ammunition type designed to penetrate armour
high-explosive SAPHEI – Semi-armour-piercing high-explosive incendiary SAPHEI-T – Semi-armour-piercing high-explosive incendiary tracer High-explosive anti-tank
Armour-piercing_ammunition
Natural material created during volcanic eruptions
produced when magma comes into contact with water during phreatomagmatic eruptions, causing the water to explosively flash to steam leading to shattering
Volcanic_ash
Burning within well-defined lower and upper bounds
potentially explosive gas or vapor include use of sweep gas, an unreactive gas such as nitrogen or argon to dilute the explosive gas before coming in contact with
Flammability_limit
Nigerien convicted murderer
providing and attempting to provide material support to al-Qaeda; and use of explosives in connection with a felony offense. He was sentenced to life in prison
Ibrahim Suleiman Adnan Adam Harun
Ibrahim_Suleiman_Adnan_Adam_Harun
Chemical compound
silver nitride is a contact explosive which may detonate from the slightest touch, even a falling water droplet. It is also explosive when wet, although
Silver_nitride
Maximum-intensity explosive exercises
cycle. While commonly associated with jumping, plyometrics can include explosive upper-body movements, such as plyometric push-ups and switch-ups, with
Plyometrics
Chemical compound
produce ozone, oxidizes iodide to iodine, and upon contact with acetylene forms the contact explosive silver acetylide. It is light-sensitive, very hygroscopic
Silver(II)_fluoride
U.S. law enforcement agency
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF; unofficially abbreviated as BATFE) is a federal law enforcement agency under the United States
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
Bureau_of_Alcohol,_Tobacco,_Firearms_and_Explosives
contraction from chilling on contact with water, causing phreatomagmatic eruptions In terms of activity, there are explosive eruptions and effusive eruptions
Volcanic_eruption
Safety practices related to explosives
Explosives safety refers to the practices taken during the use of explosives to prevent injury or death. Explosives include chemicals such as TNT or dynamite
Explosives_safety
Device which initiates munition explosion
a small amount of primary explosive to initiate the detonation. Fuzes for large explosive charges may include an explosive booster. The word derives from
Fuze
Standard set of hazard warning images
Pictogram Usage Unstable explosives Explosives, divisions 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6 Self-reactive substances and mixtures, types A, B Organic peroxides
GHS_hazard_pictograms
Chemical compound with formula NH4NO3
explode through two mechanisms: Shock induced detonation. An explosive charge within or in contact with a mass of ammonium nitrate causes the ammonium nitrate
Ammonium_nitrate
Anti-personnel mine
attaching a pair of "A" frame support legs. The mine contains a plastic explosive charge to propel 500 steel ball fragments to a range of 50 meters in a
MAPED_F1
Type of welding that makes use of chemical explosives
the components at extremely high velocity through the use of chemical explosives. This process is often used to clad carbon steel or aluminium plate with
Explosion_welding
Class of explosives
Sprengel explosives are a generic class of materials invented by Hermann Sprengel in the 1870s. They consist of stoichiometric mixtures of strong oxidisers
Sprengel_explosive
Detonation of an explosive above a target for increased pressure wave damage
the detonation of an explosive device such as an anti-personnel artillery shell or a nuclear weapon in the air instead of on contact with the ground or
Air_burst
Charge transfer due to contact or sliding
tribocharging) describes electric charge transfer between two objects when they contact or slide against each other. It can occur with different materials, such
Triboelectric_effect
Heavyweight torpedo
Homing: active/passive sonar and wire guidance Warhead: 450/557 kg high explosive Propulsion: Probably gas-turbine powered by high-test peroxide, kerosene
Type_65_torpedo
Section of a device that contains the explosive agent or toxic material
A warhead is the section of a device that contains the explosive agent or toxic (biological, chemical, or nuclear) material that is delivered by a missile
Warhead
Explosive device hidden in a body cavity of a person or animal
carrying the device has to be in direct contact with the target while detonating it), and Like other explosive devices, BCBs have higher effectiveness
Body_cavity_bomb
High explosive used in bang snaps
remain explosive after 37 years under water. It explodes upon contact with concentrated sulfuric acid or chlorine or bromine, but not when contacting iodine
Silver_fulminate
Pyrotechnical composition
Armstrong's mixture is a highly shock and friction sensitive explosive. Formulations vary, but one consists of 67% potassium chlorate, 27% red phosphorus
Armstrong's_mixture
Electrical switch operated by an applied magnetic field
consists of a pair of ferromagnetic flexible metal contacts in a hermetically sealed glass envelope. The contacts are usually normally open, closing when a magnetic
Reed_switch
U.S. Army veteran granted the Legion of Honour
of German airplanes, and if the planes pulled the balloons into contact, explosives on the helium balloons would destroy the aircraft. On D-Day, three
William_G._Dabney
Imbalance of electric charges within or on the surface of a material
conductor. A static electric charge can be created whenever two surfaces contact and/or slide against each other and then separate. The effects of static
Static_electricity
Device that initiates sudden release of heat and gas
In an explosive, pyrotechnic device, or military munition, a fuse (or fuze) is the part of the device that initiates function. In common usage, the word
Fuse_(explosives)
Royal Navy torpedo deployed in 1992
during the attack. It has a powerful blast warhead, triggered by either contact detonation (against a submarine hull) or an acoustic proximity fuse (for
Spearfish_torpedo
Self-propelled underwater weapon
surface, self-propelled towards a target, with an explosive warhead designed to detonate either on contact with or in proximity to the target. Historically
Torpedo
is a list of volcanic eruptions in the 21st century with a volcanic explosivity index (VEI) of 4 or higher, and smaller eruptions that resulted in fatalities
List of volcanic eruptions in the 21st century
List_of_volcanic_eruptions_in_the_21st_century
Organic compound containing an –NO2 group
water. The explosive power of this redox reaction is enhanced because these stable products are gases at mild temperatures. Many contact explosives contain
Nitro_compound
Chemical compound
with the formula C2N14. It is a highly reactive and extremely sensitive explosive. 1-Diazidocarbamoyl-5-azidotetrazole was produced by diazotizing triaminoguanidinium
1-Diazidocarbamoyl-5-azidotetrazole
1-Diazidocarbamoyl-5-azidotetrazole
Type of explosive reactive vehicle armour
Kontakt-5 is a type of second-generation explosive reactive armour (ERA) originating in the Soviet Union. Due to the shortcomings of Kontakt-1, NII Stali
Kontakt-5
chemicals mixed, and later were detonated by a contact fuse. "Re: Panclastite". Newsgroup: alt.engr.explosives. 1998-06-30. Usenet: 6natdc$sqa$1@news01.btx
Panclastite
Former British Army soldier and terrorist
engineer and soldier. It is alleged that in January 2022 he left a fake explosive device on his desk, illegally accessed personal information about British
Daniel_Khalife
Topics referred to by the same term
a science fiction drama film Proximity fuze, a fuze that detonates an explosive device automatically when the distance to the target becomes smaller than
Proximity
Thermonuclear warhead
It had a true contact-burst capability along with a barometric fuze option for airbursts that could be chosen in flight (with the contact-burst serving
Mark_39_nuclear_bomb
Type of munition fuze used with artillery munitions
and naval), howitzers and mortars. A fuze is a device that initiates an explosive function in a munition, most commonly causing it to detonate or release
Artillery_fuze
1905 naval battle of the Russo-Japanese War
the explosive in the shell. However, Panpushko died in an accidental explosion in an experiment due to the instability. Consequently, high explosive shells
Battle_of_Tsushima
Chemical compound
slowly, accelerated by exposure to sunlight. It is dangerously explosive upon contact with organic materials. When it detonates, it releases xenon and
Xenon_trioxide
Most powerful nuclear weapon ever tested
design principles for high-yield thermonuclear charges, allowing nuclear explosives "of practically unlimited power". The bomb was dropped by parachute from
Tsar_Bomba
Type of electrically fired detonator
not come in contact with the explosive, which reduces the risk of corrosion of the foil or chemical reactions between the foil and explosive producing unstable
Slapper_detonator
Change of minerals in pre-existing rocks without melting into liquid magma
Earth's surface. Various forms of metamorphism exist, including regional, contact, hydrothermal, shock, and dynamic metamorphism. These differ in the characteristic
Metamorphism
Chemical compound
Erythritol tetranitrate (ETN) is an explosive compound chemically similar to PETN, though it is thought to be slightly more sensitive to friction and
Erythritol_tetranitrate
List of large explosions
intentional, caused by modern high explosives, boiling liquid expanding vapour explosions (BLEVEs), older explosives such as gunpowder, volatile petroleum-based
Largest artificial non-nuclear explosions
Largest_artificial_non-nuclear_explosions
Detonator fired by electric current
the primary explosive to detonate. Imprecise contact between the bridgewire and the primary explosive changes how quickly the explosive is heated up
Exploding-bridgewire detonator
Exploding-bridgewire_detonator
Explosives that have not fully detonated
may separate or shift over time, leading to the release of volatile contact explosives such as nitroglycerin into spots in the casing or leaking outside
Unexploded_ordnance
American football player (born 2002)
2023. Linder, Brian (December 5, 2022). "Penn State makes the cut as explosive former South Florida WR names his favorites". The Patriot-News. Retrieved
Jimmy_Horn_Jr.
Defensive alliance against 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
The Ukraine Defense Contact Group (abbr. UDCG, also known as the Ramstein group) is an alliance of 57 countries (all 32 member states of NATO and 25 other
Ukraine_Defense_Contact_Group
Anti-ship missile
or an explosive warhead. The active radar homing system took control at about 15 km (9.3 mi) from the target, diving into a ship where a contact fuze would
Saab_Rb_08
British spy thriller TV series (2022–present)
an airfield, where he finds him and Katinsky preparing an improvised explosive device. Duncan's wife Alex arrives and incapacitates River with a stun
Slow_Horses
The Fido explosives detector is a battery-powered, handheld sensory device that uses amplifying fluorescent polymer (AFP) materials to detect trace levels
Fido_explosives_detector
Non-nuclear device that creates an electromagnetic pulse
An explosively pumped flux compression generator (EPFCG) is a device used to generate a high-power electromagnetic pulse by compressing magnetic flux
Explosively pumped flux compression generator
Explosively_pumped_flux_compression_generator
Full-contact hybrid martial art and combat sport
Kickboxing is an umbrella term for different styles of full-contact hybrid boxing type, combat sports, and martial arts based on punching and kicking
Kickboxing
American kickboxer, boxer and mixed martial arts fighter (born 1966)
first encounter. The vacant ISKA Full Contact Light World title was on the line, while Piotrowski's PKC Full Contact Light Heavyweight World title was also
Rick_Roufus
US air-dropped anti-personnel land mines
required because the explosive became shock-sensitive after dispersal, i.e. able to be detonated without a fuse on contact. The explosive lumps came in wedge
Gravel_mine
American action film directed by Rob Cohen
revolver with special ammunition, binoculars that can see through walls and explosives disguised as bandages. As Cage attends the car deal he made with Yorgi
XXX_(2002_film)
High explosive nuclear effects testing comprises large scale field tests using conventional high explosives as alternatives to atmospheric nuclear testing
High explosive nuclear effects testing
High_explosive_nuclear_effects_testing
rocket falls to the ground, explosives also fall to the ground at the level of a rope and explode when they come into contact with the ground. As a result
MKE_TAMGEÇ
Chemical compound
may pose several risks, the main one being that it forms explosive mixtures upon contact with organic compounds. Distillation of hydrogen peroxide at
Hydrogen_peroxide
Mechanical device
operations involving hermetically sealed barriers. This can be an advantage in explosive or otherwise hazardous environments where leaks constitute a real danger
Magnetic_gear
Australian rock singer (1947–2026)
my pain... I was a very angry boy... When he was around he was a very explosive person." Anderson used his uncle Ivan as his role model: a cigarette-smoking
Angry_Anderson
2025 American film by James Hawes
under the guise of selling him missiles and traps him with an improvised explosive, forcing him to reveal that Schiller operates from a ship on the Baltic
The_Amateur_(2025_film)
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