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George Max
 
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Default Splitting Granite

On Tue, 29 Nov 2005 17:41:27 -0800, David wrote:

Spike9458 wrote:

Hi All,

I'm told there is a
fluid that can be used, other than water, to pour into drilled holes and let
mother nature take over during the winter months to freeze it, and
ultimately break/split/crack the ledge that is too close to my barn to
blast.

yes, it's called nitroglycerin.

Dave


Straw colored, slightly oily and downright cranky when jostled. Good
idea.