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jandrewrogerstoday at 6:28 AM1 replyview on HN

This illustrates a point though. TATP you could synthesize on a plane is entirely inadequate to bring down a plane. It also requires a bit more than acetone and hydrogen peroxide. Pan Am 103 required around half a kilo of RDX and TATP is very, very far from RDX.

The idea of synthesizing a proper high-explosive in an airplane lavatory is generally comical. The chemistry isn’t too complex but you won’t be doing it in an airplane lavatory.


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closewithtoday at 6:56 AM

> TATP you could synthesize on a plane is entirely inadequate to bring down a plane

Even a small fire can down a plane, especially when distant from diversion airports.

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