In todays world the nobel peace prize is awarded to an extrodinary invention........ im awaiting the day that prize goes to the inventer of a bomb or another weapon:m: i do believe this will happen In todays world the nobel peace prize is awarded to an extrodinary invention........ im awaiting the day that prize goes to the inventer of a bomb or another weapon:m: i do believe this will happen

in todays sick world many things are wrong......
with it is the microwave

since when does the peace prize go to an invention?

that's a darned good question, Spurious...and one i would like to see answered.

maybe jimmy carter can be classified as an invention

I'd rather let this topic die, but I guess I'll help out in understanding the nobel prize. Nobel was this great scientist, and he invented dynomite. Then thousands of people were killed in war by his invention and he felt so guilt-ridden that he started the nobel piece fund.

I'd like to know where dynamite was used in war. Second, The peace prize is not the only one. Every field of science has a prize. I think they are given out yearly.

I'd like to know where dynamite was used in war

are you being serious? i can never tell when smilies are not involved.

Originally posted by Gifted
I'd like to know where dynamite was used in war. Second, The peace prize is not the only one. Every field of science has a prize. I think they are given out yearly.

First, not every field of science has an associated 'Nobel Prize'.

Second: Nobel invented dynamite - a mix of nitro-glycerine and kieselguhr (a type of clay) that was more stable than pure nitro. It is ironic that there is a Nobel peace prize, for his explosive has certainly been used in armed conflicts.

Cheers,

Ron.

as with humans.. have you noticed, the nobel peace prize has also evolved into something far more spectacular than what it orignally was meant for.:bugeye:

Originally posted by RDT2
It is ironic that there is a Nobel peace prize, for his explosive has certainly been used in armed conflicts.

Cheers,

Ron.

Its ironic that the guy felt guilty for his mayhem and thus tried promoting peace?

Dynamite is not stable enough to be fired out of a conventional gun, and the pneumatic systems were impractical. Some were made but never used in war. About the same time picric acid started being used as a filler, until TNT was invented. Since you couldn't fire dynamite out of a gun, its use was limited to things like mines and demolition.


I'd like to know where dynamite was used in war. I will rephrase that: I'd like to know when dynamite had an extensive role in an armed conflict.

they should take the peace prize back from Arafat.

Originally posted by Gifted
I will rephrase that: I'd like to know when dynamite had an extensive role in an armed conflict.

Palestinian suicide bombers and Colombian drug cartels use dynamite.

Thanks.

wouldnt dinamite be used to take out railway bridges ect while there were trains on them????

Dynamite cannons were built in the late 1800s and they used compressed air to launch charges of dynamite at targets. This technique was used during the Spanish-American War. Last I knew, they were never used aggresively.

Now nominated for Nobel Peace Prize: Bono of U2

Now there's a farce.

yep, a grammy would already be too much