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Both forms of gunpowder burn, producing a subsonic deflagration wave rather than the supersonic detonation wave which Explosive material#Classification by type of explosion|high explosives would produce. This reduces peak pressures in a gun, but makes it less suitable for shattering rock or fortifications. However, black powder was, for a couple centuries, the only blasting agent available. Although historically gunpowder has meant black powder, as in the Gunpowder plot, modern references usually imply smokeless powder when referring to the propellant in small arms. Gunpowder is also a sort of green tea. sci-stub Category:Explosives Category:Firearm propellants Category:Granular materials da:Krudt de:Schwarzpulver es:P?lvora ja:火薬 nl:buskruit pl:Proch sl:%C4%8Crni smodnik fi:Ruuti sv:Krut This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Gunpowder".
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