Comment by AustinDev
20 grams that's wild. You could only produce these kinds of effects from a 'military grade' explosive like CL-20 or similar.
20 grams that's wild. You could only produce these kinds of effects from a 'military grade' explosive like CL-20 or similar.
The word on X is it was Pentaerythritol Tetranitrate (PETN): https://x.com/MattWGraver/status/1836093195240800522 (not me)
20 grams of C4 or similar plastic explosive would be more than adequate to produce the effects seen. CL-20 wouldn't be a good choice for this deployment: it's not particularly stable for rough handling even with a good phlegmatizing blend, and tends to decompose at the temps one would expect a pager to be exposed to (hot car, etc).