oce 🐆@jlai.lu to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoTIL the difference between deflagration and detonation. Deflagration is subsonic combustion (ex: gunpowder), while detonation is supersonic combustion (ex: dynamite).en.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square9fedilinkarrow-up1142arrow-down10
arrow-up1142arrow-down1external-linkTIL the difference between deflagration and detonation. Deflagration is subsonic combustion (ex: gunpowder), while detonation is supersonic combustion (ex: dynamite).en.wikipedia.orgoce 🐆@jlai.lu to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square9fedilink
minus-squareFireTower@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·1 month agoIf you’ve heard the term ‘high explosives’ that refers to thoses that are supersonic while ‘low explosives’ are subsonic.
If you’ve heard the term ‘high explosives’ that refers to thoses that are supersonic while ‘low explosives’ are subsonic.