> It seems like ammonium nitrate is more unstable Bloomberg, I think, used the word 'stable' incorrectly in the excerpt. It's not unstable — i.e., it doesn't

> It seems like ammonium nitrate is more unstable Bloomberg, I think, used the word 'stable' incorrectly in the excerpt. It's not unstable — i.e., it doesn't just go off without being ignited — it's unpredictable. I.e., what should be a relatively slow explosion instead is a very fast one, increasing pressure & thus brisance, leading to shrapnel.