Anyone else here into Home Chemistry?

[Jango]

I like doing various experiments at home including electrolysis, making sodium metal and flash powder.

Does anyone else do anything like this? If anyone does, what sort of experiments do you do?

 

[Lysander]

This topic sounds like one giant euphemism.

 

[Duke]

When I was about 12, yes.

 

[LabR@t]

terrorist ?

 

[manbearpig]

terrorist ?

 

[Stupot_]

Yeah. When I was twelve. I didn't know what I was making, but usually involved petrol, polystyrene and sticky burny stuff.

 

[Guest2]

yes, again when I was about 12. I made some flash paper with my grandad and dad. I tried making a smoke bomb - Potassium nitrate (saltpeter) and sugar heated slowly. Didnt have any Potassium nitrate so used sodium nitrate (weedkiller)

Heated it in a used bean can on the hob in my kitchen... Cue a 6 foot 10 second flame thrower melting holes in the kitchen work surfaces and ceiling then me getting a right roasting from mum n dad!

Also made a tennis ball bomb. My mates older brother apparently made a pipe bomb but we never saw it so.

To be honest petrol can on a bonfire was the best thing I saw

 

[Deadbeat]

Nitrogen triiodide, though I had to 'obtain' the raw materials from a more licensed locale (first school, then uni labs).

 

[Jango]

terrorist ?

I don't make bombs, I like to make things like flash powder, Sodium metal, and electrolysis of various solutions/liquids.

Nitrogen triiodide

Interesting.

That stuff explodes when it gets touched doesn't it?

 

[semi-pro waster]

Where's Jonny69 when you need him? Messing about with dangerous stuff™ is his bag entirely, although he also cooks a mean dinner or so I'm told - they're not related those skills I don't think but might be worth mentioning anyway.

 

[PapaLazaru]

A few failed attempts at LSD. That is all.

 

[2bit]

A few failed attempts at LSD. That is all.

= Hero.

Congratulations big man.

 

[Biohazard]

you can make all sorts of cool stuff from freely available products

 

[2bit]

you can make all sorts of cool stuff from freely available products

Ah, go on then - enlighten us. Go on you know you want to.

 

[Castiel]

dp

 

[Castiel]

you can make all sorts of cool stuff from freely available products

Especially from Batteries, fertiliser, sugar and other odds and sods from the local hardware store....

 

[2bit]

Especially from Batteries, fertiliser, sugar and other odds and sods from the local hardware store....

This isn't really news to anyone is it?

I personally hate all the sniggering 'cleverness' of people who think that making bombs or chemical weapons is something to be admired.

 

[Biohazard]

Ah, go on then - enlighten us. Go on you know you want to.

Especially from Batteries, fertiliser, sugar and other odds and sods from the local hardware store....

This isn't really news to anyone is it?

I personally hate all the sniggering 'cleverness' of people who think that making bombs or chemical weapons is something to be admired.

haha you sound a bit bitter over nothing.

who said anything about bombs or chemical weapons?

 

[Castiel]

This isn't really news to anyone is it?

I personally hate all the sniggering 'cleverness' of people who think that making bombs or chemical weapons is something to be admired.

It's so easy it is scary tbh. A microwave, petrol, 12v car battery in wheelybin loaded with nails.....kaboom.

How difficult would that be.