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May 11th 05, 07:48 AM
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"Gord Beaman" wrote in message ... "M. J. Powell" wrote: In message , Geoffrey Sinclair writes IIRC the fuse was inactive until fired. The shock of firing broke a glass cell containing the battery acid, the battery then produced the required voltage. Mike Jesus...I'd hate to be the second guy to accidentally drop the damned thing... If you think about it, the glass cell could be amazingly tough. What would the acceleration of the initial firing be: a few thousand g'? A piece of glass thick enough to be virtually unbreakable under normal circumstances would shatter under its own weight if bridging a hole. 
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