Dynamite

        Alfred Nobel invented dynamite in 1867. He was experimenting with Nitroglycerin, trying to find a safer way to transport or use nitroglycerin. He accidentally let it fall into some powder called kieselguhr. The kieselguhr soaked up the nitroglycerin and didn't  explode. He then mixed it with gunpowder and put a blasting cap in the cylinder holding the ingredients  and thus made dynamite. Dynamite is an explosive mixture of mostly gunpowder and nitroglycerin.  There are four types of dynamite: straight dynamite, ammonia dynamite, straight gelatin, and ammonia gelatin. The ammonia dynamite/gelatin is the more versatile. It's also waterproof and is used for underwater blasting. Alfred Nobel invented colloided gunpowder in 1887. Dynamite was used for war. The uses of dynamite in war may have made Alfred Nobel seem angry at himself for making such destruction. This may have been another reason that Alfred Nobel established the Nobel Peace Prize. Many think that Alfred Nobel was ashamed of himself because he gave the world such powerful tool that killed so many people. He himself was a pacifist! He was  depressed for a lot of his life. Maybe this is why. Ascanio Sobrero discovered Nitroglycerin in 1846. Nitroglycerin is used for explosive purposes and for medicinal purposes. For medicinal purposes, it relieves Angina and chronic heart failure. Kieselguhr, an absorbic clay used in dynamite, is mined in the Ballymena region. Kieselguhr is normally known in American regions as Diatomaceous earth,or diatomite, a soft siliceous sedimentary rock that is easily crushed into a fine white powder. It is used for filtration, abrasives, medical insecticide, an absorbent for liquids, cat litter, and, of course, as a main component in dynamite.

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