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Depending on the circumstances, that can also make it a more powerful bomb.
by tyingq 2y ago
Depending on the circumstances, that can also make it a more powerful bomb.
- metadat 2y agoHrm :-/ okay, please disregard.
- tetris11 2y agowhat if you house it in a pool of acid, and place it near a baby for safety
- jvanderbot 2y agoAgain - neither of these are much more than moderately held opinions.
- tyingq 2y agoThat strengthening a pressure vessel with tape might raise the pressure at which it fails? Does that really need a citation? One example: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/texas-teen-gravely-injured-by-homemade-sparkler-bomb/ https://www.cbsnews.com/news/texas-teen-gravely-injured-by-h...
- jvanderbot 2y agoWell there's two of many possible outcomes, which are covered under your "depending on the circumstances", which make your comment universally true, and therefore not so informative: 1. We strengthen the pressure vessel enough so that it gives way at higher pressure, making a "stronger bomb" 2. We strengthen the pressure vessel enough so that it doesn't give way, making it not a bomb at all. It's not at all clear if the duct tape will do 1 or 2 or something else, and this first-order logic / first-impressions design doesn't smell to me like a rigorous solution.
- tyingq 2y agoSo I'm aware that wrapping a pressure vessel in tape has the possibility of making things worse. I thought, for safety reasons, it was worth replying to the comment suggesting to wrap "a ton of" tape around it. At the time I replied there were no other replies. Not trying to win a debate with you. Just trying to share that it could be a bad idea. Rather than just assuming that making the shards less sharp or fragmented was the only possible outcome.
- jvanderbot 2y agoFair! You're replying reasonably and I'm dragging that into my top-level comment about rigor. Impedance mismatch.