Simplify the following text for a Grade 12 native English-speaking person.
Original: The impact of even deteriorated gunpowder would have been magnified by the impact of its compression in wooden barrels , with the compression overcoming any deterioration in the quality of the contents .
Simplified: The impact of even deteriorated gunpowder would have been magnified by its containment in wooden barrels , compensating for the quality of the contents .