On Tue, 27 Apr 2004 14:17:08 +0000, G.R. Patterson III wrote:



Roger Halstead wrote:

Now think about how much a farmer can haul in a grain wagon and they
have access to the right chemicals to do all sorts of things.

Both nitroglycerin and gunpowder use materials that are readily available to anyone
(are you *really* sure that guy buying charcoal is actually planning a cookout?).


Umm. Don't you actually mean black powder? Gunpowder or smokeless
powder is much harder to make and more powerful to boot.