Liquid bomb plot

[Peter Fairbrother]

A bit off-topic, but I see the liquid bomb plotters have reached court.

We are told that the explosive is based on hydrogen peroxide mixed with 
other unspecified chemicals - possibly Tang, the powdered soft drink, 
for the sugar?

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/fanatics-plotted-to-blow-up-heathrow-jets-804320.html

It is not clear whether it's just a mixture of peroxide and sugar, or 
whether they were trying to make TATP on board as has been widely 
suggested (though it's more than a bit impractical), though they were 
clearly planning to use a seperate detonator.

I don't know whether a simple mixture of peroxide and sugar is 
explosive, if so what peroxide concentration would be required, or how 
powerful 500 ml of it might be - but I don't think it would crack an 
airliner.


-- Peter Fairbrother