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Old 01-06-2011, 05:13 PM
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i have always wondered what it was made of. does anyone klnow?
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Old 01-06-2011, 05:15 PM
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The same stuff thats in a percussion cap or bullet primer...
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most random thread for an rc forum...
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Old 01-07-2011, 03:23 PM
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yeah i know. besides its the off topic section
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Old 01-07-2011, 04:31 PM
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umm Sulfur?
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I would think super fine particles of burnt carbon and sulfur from the gunpowder in the cap going off.
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yeah i thought carbon.
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yeah i thought carbon.
Carbon would be whats left after the chemical reaction... carbon by itself is a non-flammable element.
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Third sentence in


http://www.ask.com/wiki/Gunpowder
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Old 01-08-2011, 05:16 AM
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well that answered my question

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