Impossible to find, incredibly dangerous, and illegal to transport? Gotta love nitroglycerin. 🤠💥 Join Adam Savage for an explosive experiment with this staple of old Western movies...and real-life disasters. #SavageBuilds #science | Science Channel

Nitroglycerin has a notorious reputation on television. Of COURSE I had to try and make some myself. (Don't do this at home though, this stuff IS dangerous) | Integza

234K views · 4.2K reactions | In classic Westerns, nitroglycerin was often portrayed as an incredibly lethal substance, but is it truly as deadly as depicted? Adam Savage explores the myth of its supposed true power. #SavageBuilds Watch full episodes on discovery+: https://bit.ly/3HfHr6e | Love Science | Facebook