Posts Tagged ‘gunpowder’

Alchemist British Monks: Digging Up The Old Gunpowder Mills

16th-Century monks in Britain had a blast! They were the first to experiment with the recipe of saltpeter, Sulphur and charcoal to produce gunpowder in Britain.  Read more Section:  News Premium Preview Read Later  Source

Medieval Gunpowder Recipes Blasted In New Experiment

Researchers have recreated and exploded a series of medieval gunpowder recipes. A new paper shows that through trial and error so-called ‘black powder’ was developed, with some economic setbacks along the way. Road Runner is flying along a canyon (meep meep) and Wile E. Coyote is hiding behind a cactus with a box of gunpowder, […]

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