I wouldn't discount the terrorists being incredibly stupid -- perhaps even being sent out to be caught and draw all eyes away from the real plot.
Somebody in the press failing to do proper reasearch? Inconceivable!
The ammonium nitrate would have to be in some kind of solution or suspension, given a scenario of smuggling the explosives on board in liquids or gels. Nitrobenzene isn't water-soluble and might be hidden under a layer of water-based harmless stuff in a container; I recall a mention that the terrorists would have been able to drink off the top of the container. Beyond that, I can't offer any intelligent comment on the chemistry.
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Date: 2006-08-12 03:45 pm (UTC)Somebody in the press failing to do proper reasearch? Inconceivable!
The ammonium nitrate would have to be in some kind of solution or suspension, given a scenario of smuggling the explosives on board in liquids or gels. Nitrobenzene isn't water-soluble and might be hidden under a layer of water-based harmless stuff in a container; I recall a mention that the terrorists would have been able to drink off the top of the container. Beyond that, I can't offer any intelligent comment on the chemistry.