2007-02-13 00:18:32 · 6 answers · asked by wyzeguy82 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
why dont u try it!
2007-02-13 00:24:39 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
The pin only holds the spoon on the grenade. Yes the real name of the lever is the spoon. The spoon is actually the trigger, so as long as you don't release the spoon the grenade will not go off. Once the spoon is released the grenades fuse starts and this is where bad things can, and occasionally do, happen.
That said grenades are mechanical devices and as such they can go off, quite by accident, particularly when the explosives get older and less stable. Which is why the army gets rid of old ammunition, the explosives and powders become highly unstable over a long period of time.
2007-02-13 09:09:10 · answer #2 · answered by Brian K² 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not when you pull the pin, but possibly when you release the lever. A deffective fuse might cause it to explode instantly.
2007-02-13 08:22:08 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
No.the lever is key..when you pull the pin,you are only making it possible for the lever to go down.
2007-02-13 08:26:05 · answer #4 · answered by StormAbyss 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes. They are made by the lowest bidder.
2007-02-13 08:23:21 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I am sure if it malfunctions it can.
2007-02-13 08:53:13 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋