Dynamite is known as a type of explosive that is composed of nitroglycerin and silicon dioxide. The effect of dynamite is very strong and that is why it is used to destroy or tear down extremely rigid and strong materials such as concrete or rocks from mountains. It is commonly used in mining, as well as in construction. Due to its potency, some of the elements that compose it are not sold freely to avoid that individuals can assemble their own doses of dynamite.
Dynamite was an invention of the famous Swedish chemist and engineer Alfred Nobel, named after the Nobel prizes awarded in Sweden. In 1867, this man developed a more powerful, stable and malleable type of explosive than gunpowder or nitroglycerin alone, thus making dynamite one of the most useful and powerful explosives in history. In addition to the chemical elements, dynamite has a portion of diatomite or rock dust for every three portions of nitroglycerin. This earth or rock dust is intended to serve as an absorbent to prevent the explosive matter from getting wet. Another function of this soil is to contain the explosive potential that nitroglycerin can generate in sudden movements or blows.
The combination of its elements is manufactured and presented in relatively small bars that are covered by paper. As dynamite ages, its unstable potential becomes greater and greater, which is why it is extremely dangerous to handle old dynamite that has never been used.
As said, dynamite is used mainly in the mining world to make eggs, wells and tunnels in the middle of the rock that allow the passage of man and the necessary technologies. It is also often used in the demolition of buildings and constructions since it is one of the most effective explosives for such a case.
