Carbonite

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Carbonite is an explosive made from such ingredients as nitroglycerin, wood meal, and some nitrate as that of sodium; also nitrobenzene, saltpeter, sulfur, and diatomaceous earth.

[edit] In Star Wars

Carbonite is also a fictional ionic compound in the Star Wars universe. What this is has never been satisfactorily determined. By the rules of chemical nomenclature, the formula for a "carbonite anion" would be CO₂^2-, which was thought to be an impossible formation (methanoate being preferentially formed instead). Another more likely possibility is that carbonite is a mineral, which are usually named with the suffix "-ite" (see List of minerals). Carbon freezing was originally a way for Bespin to transport their Tibanna gas. In 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. Following modern chemistry nomenclature, carbonite would technically be an "alloy" made of frozen carbon dioxide.

[edit] In EverQuest II

Carbonite is an ore that can be harvested on any Tier 3 zone and can be used to craft metal armor and weapons usable by characters of at least level 20. Carbonite recipes for these items range from level 20 to 29 in tradeskill levels.

[edit] In Family Guy

Stewie Griffin freezes an airport security guard in carbonite using a small laser gun. This carbonite is unlike the star wars type, where instead, the man is frozen in a giant crystal.