Facts you want? Simple answer - there ain't none! There's a profound difference between knowledge and belief. Believers, unfortunately, seem unable to differentiate between the two.

Nitroglycerine is made by nitrating glycerine in a mixture of concentrated nitric and sulfuric acid mixed about 3 nitric, 9 sulfuric and 1 glycerine. Keep the reaction cool! Don't breath the orange gas bubbling off! When the reaction stops, the oily stuff on top is nitroglycerine. Separate it from acid and wash thoroughly to remove residual acid. Soak it up in fine sawdust or diatomacious earth to reduce sensitivity. Al Nobel