He soon found that mixing nitroglycerine with kieselguhr would turn the liquid into a paste which could be shaped into rods of a size and form suitable for insertion into drilling holes.

他很快发现，将硝化甘油与硅藻土混合会将液体变成糊状，可以将其塑造成适合插入钻孔的大小和形状的棒。