How much damage can 1 stick of dynamite do?

How much damage can 1 stick of dynamite do?

The force of different varieties may vary 30 to 40 percent, but a properly placed standard stick can blast a 12‐inch tree stump from the ground. Invented by Alfred Nobel in 1866, dynamite has nitroglycerin based in some porous material that is either inert or can itself intensify an explosion.

What is the explosion radius of a stick of dynamite?

Stick of Dynamites have a blast radius of 6 blocks both horizontally and vertically. If thrown without lighting the fuse, the Stick of Dynamite will not explode and can be retrieved using the “E” key. When dropped without lighting the fuse, the fuse appears to be lit, but it does not burn down.

How big is a stick of dynamite?

There is no standard “Stick” of dynamite- they come in a variety of sizes from 1 inch to 5 inches. The most common dynamite is a 40\% nitroglycerin equivalent that is 1.25 by 8 inches, and weighs a half pound. When being used to blast rock, explosives are placed in holes drilled in the rock.

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What is dynamite explosive made of?

Our dynamite explosive is Nitroglycerine (NG) based and performs reliably in extreme conditions. With diameters from 3/4 to 3 inches, our dynamite is suitable for a wide variety of mining explosive needs.

What size Dynamite do I need for mining?

With diameters from 3/4 to 3 inches, our dynamite is suitable for a wide variety of mining explosive needs. Dyno Nobel manufactures a wide variety of packaged emulsion explosives including tube shells, paper wrapped emulsion and chubs for many mining explosive applications.

How do you detonate a quarter stick of dynamite?

So you cannot detonate a “quarter stick of dynamite” unless you use a blasting cap or something equivalent. A blasting cap alone is about as powerful as an M-80. So in order to set off any amount of dynamite at all, you have to kick it off with an explosive that’s about as powerful as the M-80 you want to compare to.