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Friday, July 9, 2021

TRACKING WITH CLOSEUPS: Nitrocellulose—It's a Lot More Common Than You May Think

This gives a whole new meaning to “explosive guitar solo”.

When I was a kid, we had some Christmas tree ornaments made of nitrocellulose. After a number of fires, a warning was circulated in the newspapers about how to identify and safely dispose of them.

Posted at July 9, 2021 15:14