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CDP?

There are numerous mentions of a "CDP" in the article, with only one reference (a Canadian patent). They feel shoehorned into the article and I'm unsure whether to just remove them entirely or try to better integrate them into the article. Is this even notable? 104.167.148.149 (talk) 22:15, 29 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Redirects

Hey, just wanted to alert anyone with this page on the watchlist that I made two talk page comments linked below. I'm not in any WP:PROJECT that watches this page, so feel free to look at my comments and correct me. Signed, I Am Chaos (talk) 00:26, 6 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Links: Talk:High-explosive Talk:High Explosive .

I also changed another 2 redirects that had a misspelling, but I doubt you guys need to look at them. These are them: Military explosive Primary explosives. Signed, I Am Chaos (talk) 00:26, 6 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

What explosives come in stick form besides from Dynamite and TNT

Are there any other explosives that come in stick form besides from dynamite and TNT. 2.26.1.236 (talk) 19:36, 14 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

This page is for discussing improvements to the article. You can get an answer to your question at the WP:Reference Desk/Science. E Eng 20:06, 14 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Video at top

This demo of 3 explosives is interesting. It would be much more meaningful if they were identified. There are a lot if words at https://commons.m.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?search=Explosive&title=Special:MediaSearch&fulltext=search&type=video Could they be added as a note to the caption? Humphrey Tribble (talk) 05:16, 29 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Definition

"a reactive substance that contains a great amount of potential energy" Relative to common chemical fuels (eg diesel) explosives do not contain a "great" amount of energy at all, they actually contain less. Their defining characteristic is that they release what energy they contain in an extremely short period of time. In physical terms, this is power, not energy. This definition would be "greatly" improved if the term "great amount of" were simply deleted. 37.152.237.108 (talk) 20:41, 17 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]