Maybe that person shouldn’t write for popular mechanics then? This isn’t about Joe Average this is about someone who’s their job is to do research and write com

Maybe that person shouldn’t write for popular mechanics then? This isn’t about Joe Average this is about someone who’s their job is to do research and write compelling stories. And there is nothing pedantic about mixture vs compound a compound has chemical bonds which is what allows the explosion to occur as the breakage of those bonds is what releases the energy. And as far as explosives go then a mixture again has a very specific meaning it means that there is an external oxidizer or a secondary explosive involved which changes the characteristics of the explosives considerably.