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cactusflinthead t1_iu7c98p wrote

Reply to comment by Javorsky77 in Revisiting the great exploding trousers epidemic of the 1930s by marketrent

Yeah and they very pointedly made sure not to say Sodium Chlorate.

So take that corporate lawyers.

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WhatamItodonowhuh t1_iu7e5nk wrote

They didn't say it to avoid people doing the same or to avoid big chlorate and their high powered lawyers?

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cactusflinthead t1_iu7hajn wrote

Some of both I expect. I don't blame them. The recipe for gun cotton they kept quiet too. Because well warranted reasons.

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rapaxus t1_iu87ipu wrote

That I don't understand, as creating gun cotton is basically just a nitration which is one of the more basic chemical reactions out there.

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War_Hymn t1_iugec00 wrote

Kind of wierd, as I believe you could buy the stuff in the US without any kind of permit.

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