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'''Gelignite''' was an explosive material invented by [[Alfred Nobel]] in [[1875]]. More stable than his earlier creation [[dynamite]], gelignite was easily mouldable and safer to handle. | '''Gelignite''' was an explosive material invented by [[Alfred Nobel]] in [[1875]]. More stable than his earlier creation [[dynamite]], gelignite was easily mouldable and safer to handle. | ||
[[Ernie Clements]] kept a store of gelignite which he used for [[fishing]]. It had started to "sweat", or exude nitroglycerine, making it extremely unstable. The [[Fourth Doctor]] used a box of this explosive to destroy the [[Osirian War Missile]] being created by [[Sutekh]]'s [[Osiran service robot|servitors]]. [[Sarah Jane Smith|Sarah]] was able to detonate the box by shooting it with a rifle. ([[ | [[Ernie Clements]] kept a store of gelignite which he used for [[fishing]]. It had started to "sweat", or exude nitroglycerine, making it extremely unstable. The [[Fourth Doctor]] used a box of this explosive to destroy the [[Osirian War Missile]] being created by [[Sutekh]]'s [[Osiran service robot|servitors]]. [[Sarah Jane Smith|Sarah]] was able to detonate the box by shooting it with a rifle. ([[TV]]: ''[[Pyramids of Mars]]'') | ||
:''In the real world, gelignite is much more stable than dynamite, doesn't sweat and can't be exploded without a detonator.'' | :''In the real world, gelignite is much more stable than dynamite, doesn't sweat and can't be exploded without a detonator.'' | ||
[[Ace]] was attempting to extract nitroglycerin from gelignite when she was transported to [[Iceworld]]. ([[ | [[Ace]] was attempting to extract nitroglycerin from gelignite when she was transported to [[Iceworld]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Dragonfire (TV story)|Dragonfire]]'') | ||
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Revision as of 02:43, 17 September 2012
Gelignite was an explosive material invented by Alfred Nobel in 1875. More stable than his earlier creation dynamite, gelignite was easily mouldable and safer to handle.
Ernie Clements kept a store of gelignite which he used for fishing. It had started to "sweat", or exude nitroglycerine, making it extremely unstable. The Fourth Doctor used a box of this explosive to destroy the Osirian War Missile being created by Sutekh's servitors. Sarah was able to detonate the box by shooting it with a rifle. (TV: Pyramids of Mars)
- In the real world, gelignite is much more stable than dynamite, doesn't sweat and can't be exploded without a detonator.
Ace was attempting to extract nitroglycerin from gelignite when she was transported to Iceworld. (TV: Dragonfire)
