09-10-2014, 11:07 AM
C4 is used because it's a very stable explosive; it's virtually impossible to set it off by accident. Nothing short of a blasting cap will do the job. Blasting caps contain explosives that have heavy metals (mercury or lead) in their chemical structure.
If it's shear explosive power that one is after, nothing beats hydrogen reacting with oxygen per unit of mass. Per unit of volume, it's diamond (in colloid form to aid combustion) with oxygen.
If it's shear explosive power that one is after, nothing beats hydrogen reacting with oxygen per unit of mass. Per unit of volume, it's diamond (in colloid form to aid combustion) with oxygen.