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To prove that Tovex is less sensitive than dynamite to accidental detonation from impact, shock or fire, Du Pont subjected Tovex to a series of tests far tougher than any used before. The tests cited were made only to compare the action of dynamite and Tovex when subjected to similar test conditions. These tests are not meant to imply that Tovex cannot be detonated under more severe conditions. Users should recognized the facts that Tovex is an explosive and should be treated and handled as such.

- IMPACT TEST

In the standards Du Pont Drop test, most dynamites detonate under the impact of 4.4-pound weight dropped from 15 inches. In the same test Tovex has not initiated under the impact of an 11-pound weight at the maximum drop of 52 inches. Another drop test was tried. Samples of Tovex water gel were placed on steel plates. A 40-pound weight was dropped from a height of 15 feet. The Tovex samples failed to detonate.

- SHOCK TEST

A more severe test was tried in which the shock of a 150-grain. 30-60 bullets at a velocity of over 2,625 feet per second shattered, but failed to detonate the samples of Tovex Water Gels. While this specific test indicates the relative safety characteristics of Tovex it does not mean that these products cannot be detonates under other conditions or by more sever shocks, such as higher velocity bullets.

- BURNING TEST

Another possible source of accidental detonation is fire during transportation and storage of explosives. It is well known that the behavior of dynamite is unpredictable when subjected to fire and intense heat. To simulate more server confinement, samples of Tovex were sealed except for a small relief hole in the end cap. After five minutes in intense heat, the Tovex vaporized venting the gases as a jet of pressure through the relief hole, but did not detonate.

Under these same conditions, dynamite samples detonated, shattering the steel cylinder