ELI5 How come pipe bombs or bombs in general thru the mail don't go off in the post offices or the truck or being delivered? Like how did the Unabomber get away with so many without going off?
Buffalobuffalo @ Buffalobuffalo @lemmy.dbzer0.com Posts 1Comments 135Joined 2 yr. ago
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The mail carrier doesn't light the wick until its delivered.
Talking out my ass, but not all explosives are vulnerable to jostling. I.e., a solid state excitable may require a high energy trigger. Like how bullets don't explode whenever. Also, packing peanuts.