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Observation Deck: The Beautiful Science of Weaponry

• http://www.wired.com, By Adam Rogers
 We can be non-violent — maybe even anti-war? — and still be deeply impressed by the science and technology of weapons.

At least, I think I can.

In this week’s Observation Deck I’m talking about the organic chemistry of explosives — why some molecules can be tailor-made to explode, and why those molecules are so gosh-darned pretty to look at.


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