Dynamite is mainly used as a stable explosive used in demolition, boulder clearings, and mines. In demolition, it is a controlled alternative to wrecking balls, for it can be activated upon command. Using a detonator, dynamite can be placed in certain areas in the site before hand and can be activated as the user pleases. For example, in demolition, certain points in the building are selected as blast points and can activated by the worker to form the safest and most efficient procedure to clear buildings. Other alternative uses include clearing mines and blockades, blasting boulders, and the lesser known process of dynamite fishing.
Chemical Breakdown
The core dynamite blast is made out of mixing of nitroglycerine with silica, an absorbent dry material. To trigger this reaction, a blast cap, a miniature blast used to trigger the dynamite, is attached to the barrel. With the energy from the fuse, the pre-made nitroglycerine and silica paste mixture has enough energy to react causing the significantly large explosion. Nitroglycerine was first invented by Italian chemist, Ascanio Sobereo in 1846.