Did you know Peanuts are one of the ingredients of dynamite.
Dynamite consists of three parts: nitroglycerin, one part diatomaceous earth and a small admixture of sodium carbonate. This mixture is formed into short sticks and wrapped in paper. So, how exactly are peanuts involved in dynamite? Nitroglycerine, also known as trinitroglycerin, and glyceryl trinitrate, is an oily, explosive liquid made by nitrating glycerol.
So nitroglycerine is made from glycerol. Glycerol or glycerine, is a viscous liquid used in soap, cream, and food.
Glycerol is made of……….Peanut oil! Peanut oil of course being made of peanuts. So there you have it! The principle ingredient of dynamite is peanuts.
Also....It is a common misconception that TNT and dynamite are the same thing. Though both are high explosives, there is no other similarity between them. Where dynamite is an absorbent mixture soaked in nitroglycerin, then compacted into a cylindrical shape and wrapped in paper, TNT is a specific chemical compound.