[Coco] Origins of thNitrOS-9 name

Arthur Flexser flexser at fiu.edu
Fri May 10 15:49:51 EDT 2013


On the other hand, "nitrous" suggests laughing gas...

;-)

Art

On Fri, May 10, 2013 at 12:37 PM, Chester A Patterson
<vchester at setec-cr.com> wrote:
>
> The element Nitrogen is an essential part of just about any explosive. Hence nitroglycerin and a host of other substances.
> In big game hunting the shells to use are almost invariably of the "Nitro Express" variety, packing an enormous elephant stopping punch (and a corresponding reaction to that action) The largest is the .700 although it is rumored that there is a .900 out there (scary)
>
> So the name NitrOS-9 seems to me quite apt and ingenious.
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