Hmm, do the ping pong balls burn that well? Nitrocellulose (also known as cellulose nitrate, flash paper, flash cotton, guncotton, and flash string) is a highly flammable compound formed by nitrating cellulose through exposure to nitric acid or another powerful nitrating agent. When used as a propellant or low-order explosive, it was originally known as guncotton. The power of guncotton made it suitable for blasting. As a projectile driver, it has around six times the gas generation of an equal

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