From:	P Ward <P.Ward@**.CF.AC.UK>
Subject:	Re: RENEGADE'S EXPLOSIVES
Date:	Wed, 2 Aug 1995 08:55:12 BST

> Nope: you soak kielsguhr (a diatomaceous clay, according to the book)
> in nitroglycerine to make it safe to handle. The dynamite is only 25%-40%
> nitro by weight, so is less powerful: but it's a stick rather than a
> greasy liquid, and much more stable.
Hey, look ma, I was right without even knowing it :-)


> One small point: don't get dynamite hot or it "sweats" droplets of
> nitroglycerine... and then it's very, very touchy! :-)

The semi-legendary 'sweaty' dinamyte, so beloved of old
movies set in the jungle, etc. Just the thing for the runner
with nowhere else to turn....

Phil (Renegade)