Get to Know Me

Day 1: Introductions 

The name's Trinitrotoluene, but I'm better known as Dynamite (though I'm not dynamite). I might not be the nicest, and I might not be the prettiest, but I've got an explosive personality. I work as an explosive. I change forms a lot, but I'm most often seen as a crystal-like, pale yellow solid. People usually never bother to meet me because they think I'm harmful. The truth is, I am. I don't try to be, though. I was made synthetically so that I could effectively carry out my job of blowing things up. Sadly, people don't like to be exposed to me because I can cause anemia, abnormal liver dysfunction, prolonged skin contact causes itching and irritation, and I am known for enlarging animal's spleens, damaging the immune system, and I'm even associated with the development of cataracts among people. So yeah. I guess I can say I'm pretty tough and dangerous.

 

Day 2 : A really hot day

I'm like.... literally melting. So NOT cool!

So it's like 82 degrees Celsius today and I am just melting! 82 degrees Celsius, what is that? 178 degrees Fahrenheit for all of you standard system users. I am at my melting point and it is not looking good. There are things I forgot to mention in my all about me. First off, I am soluble in water, I have a density of 1.65 g/cm cubed. I am odorless and uh... guess what else? My melting point is at 82 degrees Celsius (178 Fahrenheit).

 

Day 3: At the job

 

Looking sharp at the job

This is one of the many things I am used for. I can be melted into liquid and poured safely into cases so that I explode in other things too. But mainly, I am used to make landmines and bombs like the above explode. I'm obviously inside the structure, being stable, waiting to be ignited and then make a blast. Did i mention I'm really popular? My boss loves me because I am reliable effective, and because I am stable. I don't just randomly explode, so I'm easy to manage. I get the job done. In bombs like these I am inside as my solid, powdery self. Sadly, our family has not been in the military forces in a while. That's all part of the past, I guess. Now it's all about mining, construction and demolition.

 

Day 4: More stuff about me

I'm just all over the place!

 To be honest, I'm really conceited. Why? Nobody else loves me, that's why. So here's more about me if you're interested in knowing. First of all, remember how I said I'm better known as Dynamite, but that I am not actually? Now's the moment of truth. I am Trinitrotoluene, TNT for short, I am not Dynamite. Even so, I don't mind being called dynamite. We're very similar, in the end. You see, Dynamite was patented in 1867 by a Swedish man by the name of Alfred Nobel in the attempt of making nitroglycerin more stable. Dynamite succeeded in becoming of the most stable explosives, but that is beside the point. As I said, I am pretty impressive. Not to brag, but I am more impressive than Dynamite. I was  Discovered in Germany, by a chemist named  Joseph Wilbrand in 1863. Joseph Wilbrand was not very well known until they discovered my ancestors were highly explosive. I was not made intentionally, as a matter of fact, the chemist who invented me was only trying to make a dyestuff. Not much was going on in Germany at the time other than the revolutionary social changes.It wasn't until two decades later that my ancestors became discovered as a highly explosive compounds. As I had said before, I'm special, and I hold advantages over other explosives. The German began using my ancestors (amounts of TNT compounds) in war against the British. The British used picric acid, and because it was powerful, but overly sensitive, it would explode before it struck profoundly when put in shells. My ancestors, on the other hand, they  were able to penetrate armor before exploding, causing a lot more damage. I come from a family full of awesome features. Even so, I must warn that I am very toxic in comparison to Dynamite. Long story short, I'm powerful, I can be dangerous, I'm explosive, and  I'm highly toxic. I'm very hard to come by. Due to the fact that I do not occur naturally, my abundance can't be calculated. I can be obtained by being made in a laboratory, or by a manufacturer. Oh, and for those interested, my Chemical formula is C7H5N3O6 .

Day 5: Last Day on the Job 

When something ends, there's always a new beginning.

In Case you all have not noticed by now, I love my job. Sadly, science advances and new explosives are going to be replacing me. They say that compared to the new explosives, I am just as powerful, but a lot more sensitive. We can't win them all. I won't be working on battlefields anymore, but I'm sure I'll be around. I still can't believed they found a replacement for me! 

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