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The Chemist's Corner ARTICLE #1: EXPLOSIVES
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By Zaphod Beeblebox/MPG
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Rewritten by the Gray Mouser
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Call the Thieves' Guild at (203) 274-1395
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This article deals with the instructions for creating some
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dangerous explosives. If you intend to make any of these explosives, do so in
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small amounts only, as they are all dangerous and could seriously injure or
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kill you if done in larger amounts. If you don't know anything about
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chemistry, don't do these experiments! I am not joking in giving this warning.
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Unless you have a death wish, you shouldn't try any of the following
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unless you have had prior experience with chemicals.
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I am not responsible for any injury or damage caused by people using this info
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it is provided for use by people knowledgable in chemistry who are
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interested in such experiments and can safely handle such experiments.
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I. Common "Weak" Explosives.
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A. Gunpowder
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75% Potassium Nitrate
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15% Charcoal
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10% Sulfur
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The chemicals should be ground into a fine powder (seperately!) with a
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morter & pestle. If gunpowder is ignited in the open, it burns fiercely,
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but if in a closed space it builds up pressure from the released gases and
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can explode the container. Gunpowder works like this: The potassium nitrate
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oxidizes the charcoal and sulfur, which then burn fiercely. Carbon Dioxide and
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sulfur dioxide are the gases released.
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B. Ammonal
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Ammonal is a mixture of ammonium nitrate (a strong oxidizer) with
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aluminum powder (the 'fuel' in this case). I am not sure of the %
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composition for ammonal, so you may want to experiment a little using small
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amounts.
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C. Chemically ignited explosives
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1. A mixture of 1 part potassium chlorate to 3 parts table sugar
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(sucrose) burns fiercely and brightly (similar to the burning of magnesium)
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when 1 drop of concentrated sulfuric acid is placed on it. What occurs is
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this: when the acid is added it reacts with the potassium chlorate to form
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chlorine dioxide, which explodes on formation, burning the sugar as well.
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2. Using various chemicals, I have developed a mixture that works very
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well for imitating volcanic eruptions. I have given it the name 'MPG
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Volcanite' (TM).
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Here it is: Potassium Chlorate + Potassium perchlorate + Ammonium
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Nitrate + Ammonium Dichrmoate + Potassium Nitrate + Sugar + Sulfur +
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Iron filings + Charcoal + Zinc Dust + Some coloring agent. (Scarlet=
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Strontium Nitrate, Purple= Iodine crystals, Yellow= Sodium chloride,
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Crimson= Calcium Chloride, etc...).
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3. So, do you think water puts out fires? In this one, it starts it.
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Mixture :
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Ammonium Nitrate + Ammonium Chloride + Iodine + Zinc Dust. When a drop or two
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of water is added, the ammonium nitrate forms nitric acid which reacts with the
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zinc to produce hydrogen and heat. The heat vaporizes the iodine (giving off
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purple smoke) and the ammonium chloride (becomes purple when mixed with iodine
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vapor). It also may ignite the hydrogen and begin burning.
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Ammonium Nitrate: 8 grams
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Ammonium Choride: 1 gram
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Zinc dust: 8 grams
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Iodine crystals: 1 gram
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4. Potassium Permanganate + glycerine when mixed produces a purple-colored
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flame in 30 secs-1 min. Works best if the potassium permanagnate is finely
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ground.
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5. Calcium Carbide + Water releases Acetylene Gas (Highly flammable gas used
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in blow torches...)
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II. Thermite Reaction
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The Thermite Reaction is used in welding, because it generates molten
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iron and temperatures of 3500 C (6000F+). It uses one of the previous
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reactions that I talked about to start it!
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Starter=Potassium Chlorate + Sugar
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Main Pt.= Iron (III) Oxide + Aluminum Powder (325 mesh or finer)
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Put the potassium chlorate + Sugar around and on top of the main pt. To
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start the reaction, place one drop of concentrated sulfuric acid on top of
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the starter mixture. Step Back! The ratios are: 3 parts Iron(III) Oxide to
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1 part aluminum powder to 1 part potassium chlorate to 1 part sugar.
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When you first do it, try 3G:1G:1G:1G! Also, there is an alternative starter
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for the thermite reaction. The alternative is potassium permanangate+glycerine
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amounts: 55G Iron(III) Oxide, 15G aluminum powder, 25G potassium permanganate,
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6ml glycerine.
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III. Nitrogen-Containing High Explosives
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A. Mercury(II) Fulminate
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To produce mercury(II) fulminate, a very sensitive shock explosive, one
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might assume that it could be formed by adding fulminic acid to mercury. This
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is somewhat difficult since fulminic acid is very unstable and cannot be
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purchased. I did some research and figured out a way to make it without
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fulminic acid.
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You add 2 parts nitric acid to 2 parts alcohol to 1 part mercury. This is
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theoretical (I have not yet tried it) so please, if you try this, do it in
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very small amounts and tell me the results.
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B. Nitrogen Triiodide
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Nitrogen Triiodide is a very powerful and very shock sensitive explosive.
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Never store it and be careful when you're around it-sound, air movements, and
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other tiny things could set it off.
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Materials-
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2-3G Iodine
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15ml concentrated Ammonia
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8 sheets filter paper
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50ml beaker
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Feather mounted on a two meter pole
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Ear plugs
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Tape
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Spatula
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Stirring Rod
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Add 2-3g iodine to 15ml ammonia in the 50ml beaker. Stir, let stand for 5
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minutes.
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Do the following within 5 minutes! Reatin the solid, decant the liquid
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(pour off the liquid but keep the brown solid...). Scape the brown reisdue of
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nitrogen triiodide onto a stack of four sheets of filter paper. Divide solid
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into four parts, putting each on a seperate sheet of dry filter paper.
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Tape in position, leave to dry undisturbed for at least 30 minutes
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(preferably longer). To detonate, touch with feather. (Wear ear plugs
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when detonating or cover ears - it is very loud!)
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C. Cellulose Nitrate (Guncotton)
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Commonly knwon as smokeless powder, nitrocellulose is exactly that-
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it does not give off smoke when it burns.
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Materials-
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70ml concentrated Sulfuric Acid
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30ml Concentrated Nitric Acid
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5g Absorbent Cotton
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250ml 1m Sodium Bicarbonate
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250ml beaker
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Ice Bath
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Tongs
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Paper Towels
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PLACE 250ML BEAKER IN THE ICE BATH, ADD 70ML SULFURIC ACID, 30 ML NITRIC
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ACID. DIVIDE COTTON INTO .7G PIECES. WITH TONGS, IMMERSE EACH PIECE IN THE
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ACID SOLUTION FOR 1 MINUTE. NEXT, RINSE EACH PIECE IN 3 SUCCESSIVE BATHS OF
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500ML WATER. USE FRESH WATER FOR EACH PIECE. THEN IMMERSE IN 250ML 1M SODIUM
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BICARBONATE.
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IF IT BUBBLES, RINSE IN WATER ONCE MORE UNTIL NO BUBBLING OCCURS. SQUEEZE
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DRY AND SPREAD ON PAPER TOWELS TO DRY OVERNIGHT.
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D. Nitroglycerine
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Nitroglycerine is a *very* dangerous shock sensitive explosive. It
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is used in making dynamite, among other things. I am not sure as to the
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proportions and amounts of chemicals to be used, so I shall use estimates.
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Materials-
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70ml conc. Sulfuric Acid
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30ml conc. Nitric Acid
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10 ml Glycerine
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Ice Bath
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150ml beaker
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Put the 150ml beaker in the ice bath and make sure that it is very cold.
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Slowly add the 70ml sulfuric and 30ml nitric acids to the beaker, trying to
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maintain a low temperature. When the temperature starts to level off, add
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about 10ml glycerine. If it turns brown or looks funny, *RUN LIKE HELL*. When
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Nitroglycerine turns brown, that means it's ready to explode... if it stays
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clear and all works well, keep the temperature as low as you can and let
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it sit for a few hours. You then should have some nitroglycerine, probably
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mixed with nitric and sulfuric acids.
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WHEN YOU SET IT OFF, YOU MUST NOT BE NEARBY. NITROGLYCERINE CAN FILL 10,000
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TIMES ITS ORIGINAL AREA WITH EXPANDING GASES. THIS MEANS THAT IF YOU HAVE
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10ML'S OF NITROGLYCERINE IN THERE, IT WILL PRODUCE SOME 100,000ML'S OF GASES.
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TO MAKE IT INTO DYNAMITE, THE NITROGLYCERINE MUST BE ABSORBED INTO
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SOMETHING LIKE WOOD PULP OR DIAMAECEOUS EARTH (SPELLED SOMETHING LIKE THAT).
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IV. Other Stuff
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A. Peroxyacetone
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Peroxyacetone is extremely flammable and has been reported to be shock
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sensitive.
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Materials-
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4ml Acetone
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4ml 30% Hydrogen Peroxide
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4 drops concentrated Hydrochloric Acid
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150mm Test tube
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Add 4ml acetone and 4ml hydrogen peroxide to the test tube. Then add 4
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drops concentrated hydrochloric acid. In 10-20 minutes a white solid should
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begin to appear. If no change is observed, warm the test tube in a water
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bath at 40 celsius. Allow the reaction to continue for two hours. Swirl the
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slurry and filter it. Leave out on filter paper to dry for at least two
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hours. To ignite, light a candle tied to a meter stick and light it (while
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staying at least a meter away).
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B. Smoke smoke smoke...
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The following reaction should produce a fair amount of smoke. Since
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this reaction is not all that dangerous you can use larger amounts if necessary
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for larger amounts of smoke.
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6G Zinc powder
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1G Sulfur powder
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Insert a red hot wire into the pile, step back. A lot of smoke should
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be created.
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