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Contact Explosive - Detonating Nitrogen Triiodide

Nitrogen Triiodide is an extremely sensitive explosive compound that, when dry, can be detonated by the lightest of touches or vibrations. For this reason, it should never be contained or transported and we are not aware of any industrial uses. A quantity of NI3 was prepared in the Ri Prep Room before being laid out to dry in the famous Lecture Theatre. This process to

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  • Originally Aired March 29, 2013
  • Runtime 4 minutes
  • Production Code cWMlUDT2sK8
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