Originally Posted by
enfield2band
We have been down this road before.
I believe the general term "detonation velocity" is a measure of how fast an explosive releases its gases. Gunpowder was preferred in the mines as it was considered a "soft explosive" because its slow release of pressure, compared to other explosives, rendered the rock rather than shattering it.
Semtex has a detonation velocity of 5 mile per second.
Detonation velocity is only used correctly for explosives which detonate. Such explosives are "High Explosives" BP is not.
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