Carbonite
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- Carbonite is an explosive made from such ingredients as nitroglycerin, wood meal, nitrate, and some nitrate as that of sodium, also nitrobenzene, saltpeter, sulfur, and diatomaceous earth.
- Carbonite is also a fictional metal alloy in the Star Wars universe. Carbon freezing was originally a way for Bespin to transport their Tibanna gas. During Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back, Han Solo is frozen in carbonite. The procedure leaves him in suspended animation. After this, it was used for imprisoning criminals.