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8/11    Just an FYI.  Those explosive gels in the gatorade bottles:  it's not
        enough to take down a plane, but it would injure immediate neighbors.
        http://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=415365
        Funny how a small-time media outlet gets the facts right, but two
        articles in the big papers don't seem to mention it. -Your Chem 1A TA
        \_ He's "doubtful" it can bring a plane down.
           \_ I doubt it as well.  I came to the same conclusion independently.
              \_ What if the explosive was detonated under a seat that was
                 positioned above the central fuel tank?
        \_ I heard Gatorade cause testicular cancer. -Lance Armstrong
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jpg Explosives Researcher Explains Danger of Liquid Explosives August 10th, 2006 @ 4:57pm Ed Yeates Reporting An explosive researcher at the University of Utah says, unfortunately, it's very easy to make liquid explosives these days. That's why containers that can hold them are now off limits at airports. Unlike solid fuels, liquid fuels are easier to disguise. In toothpaste and sports drinks containers, inside carry on luggage, they can escape detection. He heads up the University of Utah Center for the Simulation of Fires and Explosives. Researchers here and around around the country model different kinds of explosives in containers and bombs to see exactly what they do. While the so-called shoe-bomber had about 100 grams of a common solid explosive in his shoe , Wight says it most likely would have only punched a small hole in the plane - not enough to bring it down. Instruments at airports also can now detect fumes given off by his choice of an explosive. But this latest plot would have pirated LIQUID explosives inside everyday airtight containers -- perhaps escaping detection. Charles Wight, U of U Center for Simulation of Fires and Explosives: "If you have something that looks like, on the x-ray, like water or soda pop or something like that, it should go directly through." Once on board, terrorists could collect the fuels from various containers into one, increasing the potency. Wight: "It won't be as powerful as solid explosives because they're not as dense, but they'll make a mess." Wight says, since you can make a variety of liquid explosives by mixing any liquid fuel with specific inorganic salts, on board, in the hands of terrorists.... Wight: "Before it's mixed, then each of the materials itself would not be explosive, but when mixed together, it would form a liquid explosive." Wight says it's doubtful the amount of liquid explosives we're talking about could bring a plane down. EEO Public File Report A Division of Bonneville International 2 KSL's public inspection files, including the Children's Television Programming Reports, are available for viewing during regular office hours at the KSL Broadcast House.