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a molecule so nervous it can turn a sneeze into a demolition.
means an oily, unstable liquid explosive that also, bizarrely, treats heart pain in tiny diluted doses.
from synthesized in 1847 by italian chemist ascanio sobrero, who was so horrified by its volatility he tried to suppress his own discovery.
alfred nobelstabilized it into dynamite, then funded peace prizes
medical usedilated blood vessels, prescribed for angina since 1878
instabilitycan detonate from shock, heat, or friction alone
irony awardnobel's own brother died in a nitroglycerin explosion