Class is in session. Professor Gly Coolness will be your instructor. He's fixin' to school us. Pay attention. There will be a test after. No cheating. Thanks for yet another great episode and information. I appreciate it.
Brilliant explanation of explosives! I'm a Sapper (Retd) so an ex combat engineer and demolition/explosives were our thing. We used to use an obnoxious nasty called PE 808, which penetrated your skin and gave you the hangover from hell! Eventually, we got PE4, (CE4 to you Americans) which was much nicer. But great to learn about all the older stuff miners used, have to say, the idea of nitroglycerine scares me! Great series Gly!
Your PE 808 is nitroglycerin the nitro is what seats in your skin and gives you that really bad headache from hell.. if you are a combat engineer and you like this kind of stuff blowing stuff up there is a TH-cam series called the blow down.. it's basically a backstage pass to the best blasters in the world.. out of Phoenix Maryland. Controlled demolition ink. There's a scene where they're packing like 3,500 lb of nitroglycerin base explosives into an old bridge support I believe in the Hudson River and they were 20 years away from an active highway..
👍👍 Great shorts and I appreciate the explanation on the explosives and how they used it. I will be watching Saturday for sure. Hate to miss any episode as they are all Great . Thank you again for what you do to document and Explain.
And the small wooden crates with the cable handles made great flower boxes, too! Dad had to "get rid" of some old dynamite from our mines (he's also a Navy munitions expert) so it was an event for friends and family, and in the end we created 2 new watering holes for our animals on the ranch. Loving these "info shorts"! thank you!
Hi, The modern tube you are talking about that transfers the shockwave from first cap to the various charges is called shock tube. It contains a light dusting of HMX & Aluminium powder & is way more energetic than tnt. The detonation speed the tube transferres is something like 2km per second 1.25 miles per sec from memery. Anfo needs about 3-4 km per sec so needs primary charge. The gas pressure in the bore hole can be momentarily 1.5 million psi. Cheers Daniel.
You have expanded more in the past few episodes than I thought possible. My life is better now than before because of your efforts. I am grateful for all you do. And a YEE HAA.
My dad during ww2 had to dispose of a whole lot of explosives. They were stationed on LI sound so he decided the place it under a huge bolder at low tide and when he set it off, it completely flipped the huge bolder. That bolder is still there and perfect to dive off of.
Just a fun fact: Solid Rocket motors generally have an empty cylindrical hole in the middle of the cast propellant(this is where fire goes). The propellant itself is cast, a bit like you would with acrylic or concrete.
The stick with the cap went into the hole first, then any more sticks went in after. We always tamped the charge with Bentonite over the rest of the hole. Thanks Gly! Dean
You are such a natural born teacher Gly !! And going back to your “ Dating” episode last weekend ,,,,, If I wasn’t 13 years older ,,, I’d give ya a run for your money 😀 Stay safe 🌸
Gly - another huge thank you for educating me on mining processes; this time on black powder, dynamite and blasting caps. I’ve learned such a lot from you - and I must have well over 100 of your videos all saved on TH-cam. REALLY looking forward to viewing your next video scheduled May 27.
Well thanks for that great explanation Gly of the progression of explosives. I almost Googled Fulminate of Mercury but then I thought better of it case anyone could monitor my internet usage ha haa. Don't want the authorities knocking at my door.
Hi friend Gly, top notch episode and so glad to see you are looking better , l was a bit of a concerned after your last episode, pushing you limits . Keep cool and take it down on notch . stay well
From what i remember they used a material called Kieselguhr (a silica material) to absorb nitroglycerin and make the first dynamite. Sawdust was probably cheaper and more easily available.
Thanks Gly for a little mining history and explanation of the evolution of mining explosives. I was a combat engineer in the US Army and we did things a little differently but explosives were a frequent tool we used. C-4 (Composition 4) was our go-to stuff and it was easy to work with, fairly safe (as explosives go) and did a good job of doing what we needed. Keep giving us occasional history lessons, always like to learn things.
I Gly, Check out the name William Bickford. He invented safety fuse in 1831 and exported it to the world from his factory here in Cornwall UK, Just 3 miles from my home. Have fun and Stay safe
There was a mine collapse a few years ago in southern AZ. My sister said the people who saw the dust rise said they were sure there was a secondary explosion as the dust resembled more of a mushroom cloud. Some folks thought that when the mine collapsed that it may have set off some old dynamite causing the collapse to be worse. I wasn't able to confirm that but the possibility seems there after you explained the stuff they used in the old days. I was actually surprised to see how many people have died here in AZ exploring old mines. When I watch your videos I find myself searching the floor looking for these little hidden dangers. Cant wait to see this next video. From your excitement I can tell we are in for a real treat. Thanks
G'day Gly Love the videos! Keep up the amazing work I had an idea for a short for you, I'd love to know why they went from tunneling mines (I know they still do) and then went to open pit mines, are there pros and cons to each? Cheers from down here in Aus!!
Blasting caps are nasty when I was 12 I was making fishing sinkers melting lead. I had a can of lead from my grandpa and was melting it I didn't know there was a blasting cap mixed with the lead . When it went off hot lead flew every where burning my eyes!! I still have spots on my eyes that move about but I was lucky it didn't blind me stay away from all that there no joke.
I really enjoyed hearing about dynamite. I am guessing there were lots of experimental injuries, in the early days. With the black powder, I guess they just used less, if they wanted a smaller charge?
Nitroglycerin was also mixed with Kieselguhr a diatomaceous earth. Priming I believe is lead styphnate today. I want to see Gly blow off a box of dynamite; ALL at one time.
Good morning,, Gly,,, Gly besides your shorts going BOOM what else is there🤣🤣👀??. Thank you for clarifying the use and wonders of dynamite and it’s useage we take for granted. Rock density also has a lot to do with it. Very educational.
Gly's new channel, fireworks that can injure you. I want a entrepreneur video of a shoe stepping on a blasting cap! Thank you for all your knowledge as we never know who we can teach now. I learned this, never step on spilled diesel fuel on asphalt, only on concrete is safe. Ex driver here, it can ignite under your feet.
Hi, me again, i can't stand factcheckers so i really hate being one, but couldn't resist😂 The safety in the safety fuse came more from being wrapped in a way that caused the flame front to be on the outside and visible when an older firework type fuse could be burning on the inside while your still trying to light the end😳. The vent on the Powderhouse was also there to get rid of fumes that gave you a massive headache from the dilation of blood vessels in the brain, nitro heart medication is the exact same stuff. Its the nitro that crystallizes from it's liquid oily for and gets WAY more sensitive, the Mercury fulminate(silver now) is already crystallized. The Mercury corroded gun barrels because it's what's in a cartridge primer. And lastly, the black powder used in paper firework fuse varies widely. Have fun.
You have some of the explosives development out of order. Black powder, nitro, making of dynamite was in the 1860s. You skipped the electric caps. The % was the amount of nitro in the stick or charge. The Hoosack Tunnel was started with black powder and finished with nitroglycerin. It was discovered that if nitro is frozen, it won't go off and is easy and much safer to transport.
Gly, I've long been meaning to ask. in most all movies and TV dramas I've seen with dynamite, the sticks are always wrapped in red paper. Yet all of the old sticks I've seen you come across in your explorations the sticks are wrapped in grey or tan paper. Does the color of a dynamite stick indicate a time period?
@@AbandonedandForgottenPlacesI'm blanking on the color of the dynamite we use, however, we use a different dynamite product called Xactex (also known as Trim-Shot) that is wrapped in red-orange paper. It's about 3/4" in diameter and is useful for removing small knobs/protrusions and taking samples. The holes can be drilled with a battery hammer drill, which saves us the effort of needing to string utilities for a jackleg. Other dynamite I've used has had yellow wrapping. The term you were looking for at the end is Nonel. We use it in conjunction with detcord, and initiate the detcord with an old-school crimped cap and safety fuse.
Thanks Gly, you certainly know your powders and other things that go boom. I've heard of people maimed and killed just by miss handling all kinds of Fireworks, M80's and things bigger like mortars, tragic loss of life.
“Gly”: It’s pretty much like anything else. If your mishandle something or use it in a way that it wasn’t intended for there’s a likely chance you’ll get hurt. I worked in professional display fireworks for 20 years and I still have all my fingers.
“Gly”: Unfortunately, I no longer own one of those but here’s and excerpt from Wikipedia: Its mechanism consisted of a T-handle that was pushed down; the lower end of the handle was a rack that drove a pinion, which in turn drove a high-voltage magneto, which generated the high voltage that is required to detonate the blasting cap.
Coulda just lit a match as your “ Shorts exhaled “ at the beginning of today’s video to show a graphic example of things that go boom ….😆. Anyway thanks again for another mid-week episode here , and from the sound in your voice from talking about the latest mine is any hint , then that one on the 27th should be one to see for sure . Stay safe & see ya soon Gly 👍
You never fail to amaze me, Gly. QUESTION, and maybe you can't answer it, but listening to your dissertation just now, it brought back a - somewhat unpleasant(???) memory........... In the central highlands of Vietnam, when you heard that ominous "Whistling sound," you sought cover!!! It was an incoming Soviet 122mm rocket. First, the old saying is true, you'll never hear the one that gets you. OK, if it's a ways away you'll hear the whistle, followed immediately by the BOOM! If it's close, you'll hear the whistle, an instant of dead silence, and then the BOOM! IF it was waaay too close - like right outside the bunker - you heard the whistle, followed by the instant of silence, followed by a 'snap' (kind of like splintering a piece of dry wood), and then the BANG! Was that 'snap', the igniter in the head of the rocket, setting off the explosion of the rocket? I've always wondered about that.... Carl 366th ASD, DakTo, 1968-69
“Gly”: I was never in the military Carl and I never did work with military explosives so I wouldn’t know other than what I’ve seen on TV, etc. I’ve been watching videos of what is going on in Ukraine and it amazes me that wars are still being fought in trenches like in WWI. I can’t imagine how terrifying that must be to be in that situation.
🇨🇦 Thank you for the class lesson...opps forgot to give the teacher an apple lol.😆😆😆 You got me all excited about the 27th dammit. Now I want to watch it now but can't...☹️
Those fuses in mortar shells that is made from meal D packed into a tube is called a “spollette”. It’s the proper way to do it. Although you can buy time fuse. A real, true pyro technician like myself rams his own Spollettes.
Dynamite the great historical irony, Nobel same as the peace prize wanted to make explosives safe to handle anf found mixing nitroglyierin with clay made it much safer to handle. Later itterations added waxes and other componds to make it less likely to explode in a fire. Id suspect by the 50s they were using TNT and other seconday high explosives that won't explode except with a blasting cap, the later versions swaped mercury fulmanate with lead azide which doesn't corrode the copper jacket as much forming very unstable copper fulmate, the fulmates are easy to make accidently during metalographic etching but as you already said they aren't necessarily stable or safe to make or handle and something you try to avoid at all costs.
Would I be right in saying dynamite gives a pushing force to lift and move the rock as opposed to something like plastic explosive that can be shaped and concentrate its force to cut through things? It's been I while since I looked into explosives.
@@AbandonedandForgottenPlaces Shaped charges can used in the perimeter holes when drilling & blasting when smooth walled opening is required by the engineers. Then there are shaped charges that slice through steel beams used in building demolition.
@@AbandonedandForgottenPlaces Actually, Ive heard some people say 1 thing good about the old black powder was that it burned slower & so pushed the rock out without doing as much shock damage to the tunnel walls, less cracks & later collapses.
Don't blow up your shorts! The anticipation of your next video is getting ready to explode! Sorry, couldn't help it. Sounds like we're going to have a great Saturday!
Gly, Im 50 years old, WAY outta shape, too fat, and just generally eat like crap. I'm trying to make some changes to all of that but its slow-going. I too get pretty damn winded when climbing hills or working hard, but I've had several tests recently including stress tests and a heart flow scan and everything checks out fine. My blood pressure is med controlled. Out of breath doesn't always mean heart problems... it could just mean you're older, overweight, and out of shape. BUT, old/fat/out of shape is a bad combo for future heart problems, sooo.... keep a sharp eye my friend. I'll do the same. Maybe we should have a competition-- who can lose the most weight over the next year? If you win, I'll make a considerable donation to your channel. If I win, you promise to take me along on a future episode of A&FP. 😃
“Gly”: Well, last Saturdays episode was filmed roughly four weeks ago and since then I’ve lost 10 pounds just by cutting carbs and cutting out sugar from my diet. I can’t promise you a mine exploration but I do encourage you to stay with your weight loss because you’ll feel so much better after knocking off some of those pounds.
@@AbandonedandForgottenPlaces Eat the wrong stuff, your whole system will be affected fighting it, the body is fooled into believing you're in a famine situation and will store, so you gain weight for that rainy day, your endocrine system gets affected and brain function is diminished. Spectrum individuals are way more sensitive to this, explains why all these info links when used are so effective!
Tom from the Explosions & Fire channel has a video about fulminating metals and how to make them while giving you a history lesson. I believe most people aren't going to make gold, silver or platinum explosives... He tries to make fulminating mercury (he explains the difference between fulminating mercury and mercury fulminate) and fails.
Gly shock tube contains the same thing as detcore, p.e.t.n. and it burns at a rate of about 30000 feet per second.. gly Mercury fulminate.. fun stuff. You chukled when you said it was easy to make.. here's one you for nitric acid and benzene.. 50/50 mix.. fun stuff.. I have like 30 seconds left of the video but gly hasn't really got to the point of the percentage of what it means.. and the old days they took pulp find round sawdust with nitroglycerin with it to make it stable. Because nitroglycerin and it's purified form above 77°tends to explode at a temperature of 65 degrees it starts to boil.. the first time you see that and you're growing here making some in your home kitchen yeah that's scary.. nowadays Dupont makes all of military and mining explosives.. it's made with bentonite clay or dead Earth,,, or unscented kitty litter.. and the percentage applies to how concentrated the nitroglycerin is mixed with the bentonite clay.. see when they mix it the clay is dry and extremely absorbent.. and after it's mixed it comes out almost like a pudy or wet mud.. in the old days they wrapped it in wax paper.. now they pack it into a sealed plastic tube crimped on each hand. Pretty much the same way that sausage is made.. say that a 1in by 10 inch long stick contains 8 oz of bentonite and then they might add 3 oz of nitroglycerin.. well that would be 30% the amount of clay in each stick is the same.. whether they add 3 oz or 6 oz which would be 60% is the number that changes.. if you actually are able to obtain a blasting license from the ATF.. a case of dynamite is sold with 48 sticks in a case.. and provided you have the proper licensing a case cost about $230.. I'm at comes to mining explosives it's fairly cheap. Compared to if you wanted to buy a case of c-4 plastic explosive.. which I believe is 12 3x3by 18 in Long bricks.. that will cost about $3,200.. if you have the proper licensing and a federal firearms license with your tax stamp.. an m67 grenade cost $45 each.. which is one of the coolest grenades ever because it contains RDX also known by the military is composition - B.... A frag grenade will make some holes in the walls and make your ears ring for little while.. and I'm 67 will displace your house all over the neighborhood.. PS final words of wisdom.. make sure you have the proper licensing and you do things the legal way before messing around with any of this.. do not be like me and do things without a license.. even if I wanted to do things the right because I didn't do things the right way the first time it is illegal for me to even obtained or try to fill out the proper weight paperwork to do things the right way in this country.. you will get screwed over you will go to jail they will tell you that not knowing the law is not an excuse.. and they will make you out to look like the biggest terrorist on the face of the planet and destroy your life.. when it comes to this country they do not mess around they do not care about your personal life and his my comes to explosives there is no legit reason that you would ever have to ignore the proper licensing and permissions you need to have in order to use it.. and it's a great tool.. but make sure you have your paperwork in order before messing around with any of the stuff.. the government will ruin your life they won't care that you just had a hobby.. and everybody including your own family will think of you is a criminal and a terrorist for the rest of your life..
“Gly”: Thanks for the great comment! I didn’t want to go that far into the specifics as this video was simply meant for the layman but it’s good others can read what you wrote. Thank you.
@@AbandonedandForgottenPlaces no thank you I think that's the first time you thank me for my comment normally I get a lecture from you.. why that wouldn't work.. remember the two-wheel drive off-road motorcycle that you can take apart and put in a bag.. and you live in A RV.. but anyway thank you very much for replying back and saying thank you I appreciate..
One more, don't just blame the winter bad habits for getting so winded last week, kept thinkinkg about it, go to your doc and get your numbers checked, you're too far out in nowhere too often not to, blood pressure doses that are working fine sitting around, can work TOO well when you're exercising and eating well. Take care and have fun.
Now it's time for the wishey>Washey New Blue you Laundry Soap and hang em high on spin it dry clothes clothes line for all the world 🌎 to see no skiddey's Here!!!; )😅😂😂😂😂
“Gly”: For dinner tonight eat a bowl of chili over steamed broccoli. Then, later when you’re in bed… pull the covers over your head. It’s pretty much the same experience. 💨
G ly send me an email Some of what you said is not exactly right I will send you the history of dynamite and Alfred Nobel. Which you can post. No I am not going to tell them how to make it Yes we have exchanged email before and we exchanged information on dynamite. Just want the people to know the truth about explosives since it could save their lives Thanks
Class is in session. Professor Gly Coolness will be your instructor. He's fixin' to school us. Pay attention. There will be a test after. No cheating. Thanks for yet another great episode and information. I appreciate it.
Brilliant explanation of explosives! I'm a Sapper (Retd) so an ex combat engineer and demolition/explosives were our thing. We used to use an obnoxious nasty called PE 808, which penetrated your skin and gave you the hangover from hell! Eventually, we got PE4, (CE4 to you Americans) which was much nicer. But great to learn about all the older stuff miners used, have to say, the idea of nitroglycerine scares me! Great series Gly!
Your PE 808 is nitroglycerin the nitro is what seats in your skin and gives you that really bad headache from hell.. if you are a combat engineer and you like this kind of stuff blowing stuff up there is a TH-cam series called the blow down.. it's basically a backstage pass to the best blasters in the world.. out of Phoenix Maryland. Controlled demolition ink. There's a scene where they're packing like 3,500 lb of nitroglycerin base explosives into an old bridge support I believe in the Hudson River and they were 20 years away from an active highway..
Yes Grimsmith1, explosives do absorb through the skin and the effects can be bad to worse in that they can effect heart rhythm.
👍👍 Great shorts and I appreciate the explanation on the explosives and how they used it. I will be watching Saturday for sure. Hate to miss any episode as they are all Great . Thank you again for what you do to document and Explain.
And the small wooden crates with the cable handles made great flower boxes, too! Dad had to "get rid" of some old dynamite from our mines (he's also a Navy munitions expert) so it was an event for friends and family, and in the end we created 2 new watering holes for our animals on the ranch. Loving these "info shorts"! thank you!
Gly, I bet the gals will lining up to meet you after seeing this exciting episode of "Dynamite in Gly Shorts". Kbang!💣
Looking forward to Saturday..............👌
Gly was so excited about the mine, he forgot to take his gear off!😂
Hi, The modern tube you are talking about that transfers the shockwave from first cap to the various charges is called shock tube. It contains a light dusting of HMX & Aluminium powder & is way more energetic than tnt. The detonation speed the tube transferres is something like 2km per second 1.25 miles per sec from memery. Anfo needs about 3-4 km per sec so needs primary charge. The gas pressure in the bore hole can be momentarily 1.5 million psi.
Cheers Daniel.
You have expanded more in the past few episodes than I thought possible. My life is better now than before because of your efforts. I am grateful for all you do. And a YEE HAA.
My dad during ww2 had to dispose of a whole lot of explosives. They were stationed on LI sound so he decided the place it under a huge bolder at low tide and when he set it off, it completely flipped the huge bolder. That bolder is still there and perfect to dive off of.
Just a fun fact: Solid Rocket motors generally have an empty cylindrical hole in the middle of the cast propellant(this is where fire goes). The propellant itself is cast, a bit like you would with acrylic or concrete.
Man, you clearly LOVE what you doing! I hope you never run outta mines! Thanks for keeping us SO entertained!
“Gly”: Thanks! Yep! It’s my passion.
The stick with the cap went into the hole first, then any more sticks went in after. We always tamped the charge with Bentonite over the rest of the hole. Thanks Gly! Dean
You are such a natural born teacher Gly !!
And going back to your “ Dating” episode last weekend ,,,,,
If I wasn’t 13 years older ,,, I’d give ya a run for your money 😀
Stay safe 🌸
Glad Gly’s shorts don’t go BOOM! 😂
Never let that happen! Lol
That was a blast!
Great stuff Brother ❤
Good Morning Gly.....Looks like you have a great day, Weather wise, for Exploring .....Enjoy........JB...
Ahhh Gly - you are a major Mine Teaser! Can't wait for Saturday now.
“Gly”: Saturday, May 27th is the awesome episode. 👍
When I was an Army combat engineer we use to cut down trees with det' cord.
Great explanation of how the blasting works
Gly your such a tease 😂😂 See you all this Saturday ❤
Gly - another huge thank you for educating me on mining processes; this time on black powder, dynamite and blasting caps. I’ve learned such a lot from you - and I must have well over 100 of your videos all saved on TH-cam.
REALLY looking forward to viewing your next video scheduled May 27.
“Gly”: Thanks David!
Well thanks for that great explanation Gly of the progression of explosives. I almost Googled Fulminate of Mercury but then I thought better of it case anyone could monitor my internet usage ha haa. Don't want the authorities knocking at my door.
Hi friend Gly, top notch episode and so glad to see you are looking better , l was a bit of a concerned after your last episode, pushing you limits . Keep cool and take it down on notch . stay well
“Gly”: there’s still one more episode where you get to watch me, huff and puff but after that things get better and better.
Thank you my friend for sharing your adventures
Great explanation! Can't wait to see this episode.
Me too
From what i remember they used a material called Kieselguhr (a silica material) to absorb nitroglycerin and make the first dynamite. Sawdust was probably cheaper and more easily available.
Thanks Gly for a little mining history and explanation of the evolution of mining explosives. I was a combat engineer in the US Army and we did things a little differently but explosives were a frequent tool we used. C-4 (Composition 4) was our go-to stuff and it was easy to work with, fairly safe (as explosives go) and did a good job of doing what we needed. Keep giving us occasional history lessons, always like to learn things.
“Gly”: Thanks Greg!
I Gly,
Check out the name William Bickford. He invented safety fuse in 1831 and exported it to the world from his factory here in Cornwall UK, Just 3 miles from my home.
Have fun and Stay safe
Beautiful day and great information
There was a mine collapse a few years ago in southern AZ. My sister said the people who saw the dust rise said they were sure there was a secondary explosion as the dust resembled more of a mushroom cloud. Some folks thought that when the mine collapsed that it may have set off some old dynamite causing the collapse to be worse. I wasn't able to confirm that but the possibility seems there after you explained the stuff they used in the old days. I was actually surprised to see how many people have died here in AZ exploring old mines. When I watch your videos I find myself searching the floor looking for these little hidden dangers. Cant wait to see this next video. From your excitement I can tell we are in for a real treat. Thanks
You don't go charging around in an old mine, danger lies waiting in the back, the ribs and from sausages on the floor.
We are now in Virginia City at a museum explaining all the terms you use.
Thanks for the educational video. Can't wait for the mine explore.
Sounds like a Hell of an adventure...
Thanks for the lessons, keep up the good work !
All right! Looking forward to May 27th. Sounds great!
G'day Gly
Love the videos! Keep up the amazing work
I had an idea for a short for you, I'd love to know why they went from tunneling mines (I know they still do) and then went to open pit mines, are there pros and cons to each?
Cheers from down here in Aus!!
Educational! Thanks Gly. Enjoy the shorts.
Great Episode!
“Gly”: Thanks!
Blasting caps are nasty when I was 12 I was making fishing sinkers melting lead. I had a can of lead from my grandpa and was melting it I didn't know there was a blasting cap mixed with the lead . When it went off hot lead flew every where burning my eyes!! I still have spots on my eyes that move about but I was lucky it didn't blind me stay away from all that there no joke.
Boom, thanks for the dynamite lesson of the day. Nice little rock cabin to cool down in on a hot day in paradise.
this video was a "Blast" 🧨
I really enjoyed hearing about dynamite. I am guessing there were lots of experimental injuries, in the early days. With the black powder, I guess they just used less, if they wanted a smaller charge?
“Gly”: Yes, that’s correct. 👍
Nitroglycerin was also mixed with Kieselguhr a diatomaceous earth. Priming I believe is lead styphnate today.
I want to see Gly blow off a box of dynamite; ALL at one time.
Nah, lay them out with short delays, many booms rather than just one sneeze.
Oh thanks for making us wait once again gly lol be safe!
Hello there. Sounds good.
Good morning,, Gly,,, Gly besides your shorts going BOOM what else is there🤣🤣👀??. Thank you for clarifying the use and wonders of dynamite and it’s useage we take for granted. Rock density also has a lot to do with it. Very educational.
Question is what’s initiating glys shorts explosion 💥? 😳 🤔 powder & safety fuse, cap, tube 🤷♂️ … 😂 ✌️🤙
Broccoli = safety fuse, beans = cap? 🤦♂️🤷♂️ Chilli just recklessness? just food for thought ! 😝
Oops! Where’s my manners? ☕️ morning Tina 🙋♂️
@@rawbsworld6604 all the above
“Gly”: Thanks Tina! If you want to see my shorts go boom just pour a can of Hormel Chili over steamed broccoli. Talk about a mushroom cloud! Lol
Definitely looking forward to May 27th! In the meantime, May 13, 17, 20, 24, Great videos Gly, thanks as always for sharing your adventures! 😎👍
Thanks for the lesson. Like a lot of us, I really knew very little about dynamite or how it is used.
Love u GLY ! U r the best !
Thank you for the "Boom" science.
Stay safe out there. ❤
Gly's new channel, fireworks that can injure you. I want a entrepreneur video of a shoe stepping on a blasting cap! Thank you for all your knowledge as we never know who we can teach now. I learned this, never step on spilled diesel fuel on asphalt, only on concrete is safe. Ex driver here, it can ignite under your feet.
Hi, me again, i can't stand factcheckers so i really hate being one, but couldn't resist😂 The safety in the safety fuse came more from being wrapped in a way that caused the flame front to be on the outside and visible when an older firework type fuse could be burning on the inside while your still trying to light the end😳. The vent on the Powderhouse was also there to get rid of fumes that gave you a massive headache from the dilation of blood vessels in the brain, nitro heart medication is the exact same stuff. Its the nitro that crystallizes from it's liquid oily for and gets WAY more sensitive, the Mercury fulminate(silver now) is already crystallized. The Mercury corroded gun barrels because it's what's in a cartridge primer. And lastly, the black powder used in paper firework fuse varies widely. Have fun.
“Gly”: Yep, I had a career in professional display fireworks for 20 years and I’ve seen everything. Today was just intended to be a brief overview.
It's great fun having to go to work each day knowing by coffee break your head is about to explode and then you got to work the rest of your shift.
Powder fumes will get ya! I spray down the muckpile and wear a respirator for reentry/clearing after a shot.
You have some of the explosives development out of order. Black powder, nitro, making of dynamite was in the 1860s. You skipped the electric caps. The % was the amount of nitro in the stick or charge. The Hoosack Tunnel was started with black powder and finished with nitroglycerin. It was discovered that if nitro is frozen, it won't go off and is easy and much safer to transport.
“Gly”: This was only intended to be a brief overview.
COOL!!!!🎸🎸
Gly, I've long been meaning to ask. in most all movies and TV dramas I've seen with dynamite, the sticks are always wrapped in red paper. Yet all of the old sticks I've seen you come across in your explorations the sticks are wrapped in grey or tan paper. Does the color of a dynamite stick indicate a time period?
“Gly”: No. As you said, red was used for TV and movies. I’ve never in my life found a stick of dynamite wrapped in red paper.
@@AbandonedandForgottenPlacesI'm blanking on the color of the dynamite we use, however, we use a different dynamite product called Xactex (also known as Trim-Shot) that is wrapped in red-orange paper. It's about 3/4" in diameter and is useful for removing small knobs/protrusions and taking samples. The holes can be drilled with a battery hammer drill, which saves us the effort of needing to string utilities for a jackleg.
Other dynamite I've used has had yellow wrapping.
The term you were looking for at the end is Nonel. We use it in conjunction with detcord, and initiate the detcord with an old-school crimped cap and safety fuse.
Very interesting indeed mate.
"More beans Mr. Taggert?"
Things that go boom, are we talking about dynamite, or Glys shorts? 😂
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You re a talented and knowledgeable man Gly. I learned a lot about dynamite in a brief amount of time. Be careful out there mighty mine man! 🎆
“Gly”: Thanks Sandie!
Ahhhh! I have to wait that long!? Ur killing me Gly! 😉
“Gly”: I’ve been a busy guy… documenting 2 - 3 sites a week.
Thanks Gly, you certainly know your powders and other things that go boom. I've heard of people maimed and killed just by miss handling all kinds of Fireworks, M80's and things bigger like mortars, tragic loss of life.
“Gly”: It’s pretty much like anything else. If your mishandle something or use it in a way that it wasn’t intended for there’s a likely chance you’ll get hurt. I worked in professional display fireworks for 20 years and I still have all my fingers.
I was hopin you talked about the plunger type ignighter i know electricity is used but how do they get the right charge? Thanks💥💥💥
“Gly”: Unfortunately, I no longer own one of those but here’s and excerpt from Wikipedia: Its mechanism consisted of a T-handle that was pushed down; the lower end of the handle was a rack that drove a pinion, which in turn drove a high-voltage magneto, which generated the high voltage that is required to detonate the blasting cap.
Coulda just lit a match as your “ Shorts exhaled “ at the beginning of today’s video to show a graphic example of things that go boom ….😆. Anyway thanks again for another mid-week episode here , and from the sound in your voice from talking about the latest mine is any hint , then that one on the 27th should be one to see for sure . Stay safe & see ya soon Gly 👍
More beans Mr. Taggert?
You better grease those gears, your head was vibrating in a rather alarming manner. You looked like C-3PO after he was reassembled.😉
“Gly”: Haha! Sometimes you gotta rattle the marbles up in there.
Bing bada BOOM! What a way to blow up a topic Gly! Can't wait for 27th!
Next we can talk about the different velocities of explosives ans how they are used to move objects in predictable directions lol 😅
“Gly”: Hahaha! Sure!
You never fail to amaze me, Gly. QUESTION, and maybe you can't answer it, but listening to your dissertation just now, it brought back a - somewhat unpleasant(???) memory........... In the central highlands of Vietnam, when you heard that ominous "Whistling sound," you sought cover!!! It was an incoming Soviet 122mm rocket. First, the old saying is true, you'll never hear the one that gets you. OK, if it's a ways away you'll hear the whistle, followed immediately by the BOOM! If it's close, you'll hear the whistle, an instant of dead silence, and then the BOOM! IF it was waaay too close - like right outside the bunker - you heard the whistle, followed by the instant of silence, followed by a 'snap' (kind of like splintering a piece of dry wood), and then the BANG! Was that 'snap', the igniter in the head of the rocket, setting off the explosion of the rocket? I've always wondered about that.... Carl 366th ASD, DakTo, 1968-69
“Gly”: I was never in the military Carl and I never did work with military explosives so I wouldn’t know other than what I’ve seen on TV, etc. I’ve been watching videos of what is going on in Ukraine and it amazes me that wars are still being fought in trenches like in WWI. I can’t imagine how terrifying that must be to be in that situation.
🇨🇦 Thank you for the class lesson...opps forgot to give the teacher an apple lol.😆😆😆 You got me all excited about the 27th dammit. Now I want to watch it now but can't...☹️
Iron Man GLY!!! WWWWOOOO!
Those fuses in mortar shells that is made from meal D packed into a tube is called a “spollette”. It’s the proper way to do it. Although you can buy time fuse. A real, true pyro technician like myself rams his own Spollettes.
Dynamite the great historical irony, Nobel same as the peace prize wanted to make explosives safe to handle anf found mixing nitroglyierin with clay made it much safer to handle. Later itterations added waxes and other componds to make it less likely to explode in a fire. Id suspect by the 50s they were using TNT and other seconday high explosives that won't explode except with a blasting cap, the later versions swaped mercury fulmanate with lead azide which doesn't corrode the copper jacket as much forming very unstable copper fulmate, the fulmates are easy to make accidently during metalographic etching but as you already said they aren't necessarily stable or safe to make or handle and something you try to avoid at all costs.
Would I be right in saying dynamite gives a pushing force to lift and move the rock as opposed to something like plastic explosive that can be shaped and concentrate its force to cut through things? It's been I while since I looked into explosives.
“Gly”: Yes, that’s correct. You want a slower pushing force that’ll build up pressure over a longer period of time after detonation.
@@AbandonedandForgottenPlaces Shaped charges can used in the perimeter holes when drilling & blasting when smooth walled opening is required by the engineers. Then there are shaped charges that slice through steel beams used in building demolition.
@@AbandonedandForgottenPlaces Actually, Ive heard some people say 1 thing good about the old black powder was that it burned slower & so pushed the rock out without doing as much shock damage to the tunnel walls, less cracks & later collapses.
Is that a bald eagle in the upper left-hand corner sitting on the ridge?
“Gly”: No, that’s a raven and he wasn’t very happy when my drone got near her nest that day.
Don't blow up your shorts! The anticipation of your next video is getting ready to explode! Sorry, couldn't help it. Sounds like we're going to have a great Saturday!
“Gly”: It’s the one that’s going to come out on the 27th that you’re really going to enjoy.
@@AbandonedandForgottenPlaces, it's on the calendar!
Gly, Im 50 years old, WAY outta shape, too fat, and just generally eat like crap. I'm trying to make some changes to all of that but its slow-going. I too get pretty damn winded when climbing hills or working hard, but I've had several tests recently including stress tests and a heart flow scan and everything checks out fine. My blood pressure is med controlled. Out of breath doesn't always mean heart problems... it could just mean you're older, overweight, and out of shape. BUT, old/fat/out of shape is a bad combo for future heart problems, sooo.... keep a sharp eye my friend. I'll do the same. Maybe we should have a competition-- who can lose the most weight over the next year? If you win, I'll make a considerable donation to your channel. If I win, you promise to take me along on a future episode of A&FP. 😃
“Gly”: Well, last Saturdays episode was filmed roughly four weeks ago and since then I’ve lost 10 pounds just by cutting carbs and cutting out sugar from my diet. I can’t promise you a mine exploration but I do encourage you to stay with your weight loss because you’ll feel so much better after knocking off some of those pounds.
@@AbandonedandForgottenPlaces Eat the wrong stuff, your whole system will be affected fighting it, the body is fooled into believing you're in a famine situation and will store, so you gain weight for that rainy day, your endocrine system gets affected and brain function is diminished. Spectrum individuals are way more sensitive to this, explains why all these info links when used are so effective!
Tòurniguite is your last result. Direct pressure is number 1
Tourniquet. Sorry.
see you 27th .. my birthday on the 28th
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Tom from the Explosions & Fire channel has a video about fulminating metals and how to make them while giving you a history lesson. I believe most people aren't going to make gold, silver or platinum explosives... He tries to make fulminating mercury (he explains the difference between fulminating mercury and mercury fulminate) and fails.
Where's Mr M 🤔
“Gly”: I haven’t worked with Mr M in nearly two years.
Gly shock tube contains the same thing as detcore, p.e.t.n. and it burns at a rate of about 30000 feet per second.. gly Mercury fulminate.. fun stuff. You chukled when you said it was easy to make.. here's one you for nitric acid and benzene.. 50/50 mix.. fun stuff.. I have like 30 seconds left of the video but gly hasn't really got to the point of the percentage of what it means.. and the old days they took pulp find round sawdust with nitroglycerin with it to make it stable. Because nitroglycerin and it's purified form above 77°tends to explode at a temperature of 65 degrees it starts to boil.. the first time you see that and you're growing here making some in your home kitchen yeah that's scary.. nowadays Dupont makes all of military and mining explosives.. it's made with bentonite clay or dead Earth,,, or unscented kitty litter.. and the percentage applies to how concentrated the nitroglycerin is mixed with the bentonite clay.. see when they mix it the clay is dry and extremely absorbent.. and after it's mixed it comes out almost like a pudy or wet mud.. in the old days they wrapped it in wax paper.. now they pack it into a sealed plastic tube crimped on each hand. Pretty much the same way that sausage is made.. say that a 1in by 10 inch long stick contains 8 oz of bentonite and then they might add 3 oz of nitroglycerin.. well that would be 30% the amount of clay in each stick is the same.. whether they add 3 oz or 6 oz which would be 60% is the number that changes.. if you actually are able to obtain a blasting license from the ATF.. a case of dynamite is sold with 48 sticks in a case.. and provided you have the proper licensing a case cost about $230.. I'm at comes to mining explosives it's fairly cheap. Compared to if you wanted to buy a case of c-4 plastic explosive.. which I believe is 12 3x3by 18 in Long bricks.. that will cost about $3,200.. if you have the proper licensing and a federal firearms license with your tax stamp.. an m67 grenade cost $45 each.. which is one of the coolest grenades ever because it contains RDX also known by the military is composition - B.... A frag grenade will make some holes in the walls and make your ears ring for little while.. and I'm 67 will displace your house all over the neighborhood.. PS final words of wisdom.. make sure you have the proper licensing and you do things the legal way before messing around with any of this.. do not be like me and do things without a license.. even if I wanted to do things the right because I didn't do things the right way the first time it is illegal for me to even obtained or try to fill out the proper weight paperwork to do things the right way in this country.. you will get screwed over you will go to jail they will tell you that not knowing the law is not an excuse.. and they will make you out to look like the biggest terrorist on the face of the planet and destroy your life.. when it comes to this country they do not mess around they do not care about your personal life and his my comes to explosives there is no legit reason that you would ever have to ignore the proper licensing and permissions you need to have in order to use it.. and it's a great tool.. but make sure you have your paperwork in order before messing around with any of the stuff.. the government will ruin your life they won't care that you just had a hobby.. and everybody including your own family will think of you is a criminal and a terrorist for the rest of your life..
“Gly”: Thanks for the great comment! I didn’t want to go that far into the specifics as this video was simply meant for the layman but it’s good others can read what you wrote. Thank you.
@@AbandonedandForgottenPlaces no thank you I think that's the first time you thank me for my comment normally I get a lecture from you.. why that wouldn't work.. remember the two-wheel drive off-road motorcycle that you can take apart and put in a bag.. and you live in A RV.. but anyway thank you very much for replying back and saying thank you I appreciate..
Any body get hurt in the wreck behind you
“Gly”: Wreck? No, I was yelling at the fighter jets above me.
@@AbandonedandForgottenPlaces the jeep
“Gly”: That’s my Jeep, Old Bob. Why, does he looked wrecked?
@@AbandonedandForgottenPlaces ha ha ha
One more, don't just blame the winter bad habits for getting so winded last week, kept thinkinkg about it, go to your doc and get your numbers checked, you're too far out in nowhere too often not to, blood pressure doses that are working fine sitting around, can work TOO well when you're exercising and eating well. Take care and have fun.
“Gly”: I’m doing much better now, but you get to watch me huff and puff in one more episode this coming Saturday.
Pretty nifty explanation of the history. Ypu could be a teacher... Well, you are!
diatomaceous earth is what they used not clay
“Gly”: Yes, I know. This video was meant to be brief and for the layman.
Now it's time for the wishey>Washey New Blue you Laundry Soap and hang em high on spin it dry clothes clothes line for all the world 🌎 to see no skiddey's Here!!!; )😅😂😂😂😂
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Do farts linger especially longer deep inside a mine tunnel? Please educate us.
“Gly”: For dinner tonight eat a bowl of chili over steamed broccoli. Then, later when you’re in bed… pull the covers over your head. It’s pretty much the same experience. 💨
G ly send me an email Some of what you said is not exactly right I will send you the history of dynamite and Alfred Nobel. Which you can post. No I am not going to tell them how to make it Yes we have exchanged email before and we exchanged information on dynamite. Just want the people to know the truth about explosives since it could save their lives Thanks
“Gly”: Like I said, today’s explanation was only for the layman and it was intended to be a brief overview.
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you bess take care of that ticker