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Popular Mechanics: The First Steps
Even the video of the blast can help identify what kind of bomb it is--or in the case of Boston, confirm that the bombs that detonated were the same that went off. "Generally, white smoke means a commercial kaboom or improvised device," he says. A common chemical used in these bombs, in the United States and abroad, is acetone peroxide (TATP).
It comes in a white powder and blooms in a white cloud when it explodes. In Boston, the initial images seem to show white smoke blossoming at the moment of kaboom.
Industrial and military explosives emit black smoke, Thurman says.
Posted by: trailing wife 2013-04-16 |
