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Creation of my favorite, thermite!
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Thermite is a powerful substance which can burn through most anything save
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tungsten. It is especially of use in trying to crack open "fortress fone's".
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Now here's how you make it. It is very simple.
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The first step in making thermite is to make hematite. In layman's
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terms, hematite is iron oxide ( rust ). Here is a good method of making large
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amounts of rust. You will electrolyze a metal rod, such as a common nail.
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You will need a source of DC power as well. An electric train transformer is
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perfect. Attach the metal to the POSITIVE wire. Then place the metal and the
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negative wire in opposite sides of a glass jar filled with water and salt.
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just enough to make it conduct well ( a teaspoon is about right[of salt] ).
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Let the jar sit overnight. In the morning, there will be a dark red coating
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of crud in the jar. Filter ( or fish ) it out with a spoon.
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Now you will need to dry the stuff out. Heat it in an iron pot until
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it all turns a nice light red.
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One other ingredient that you will need is aluminum filings. You can
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either file down a bar of aluminum, or ( as I suggest ) buy aluminum filings
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at your local hardware shop. NOTE:If you buy the bar use no less than 94%
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pure aluminum. It is called duralumin.
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Thats almost it. Now you must mix together the rust and aluminum
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filings. The ratio should be eight grams ( 8 ) of rust per three ( 3 ) grams
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of aluminum filings. That's thermite!
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Now, to light it! Stick a length of magnesium ribbon in a pile of the
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thermite. NOTE:Local hardware stores should have it. Chemical supply houses
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will, its pretty cheap stuff.
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The ribbon should stick into the thermite like a fuse. Now you light
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the magnesium with a blowtorch. Do not worry. The torch is not hot enough to
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light the thermite. When the burning magnesium reaches the thermite, it will
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light. When the thermite burns, RUN AWAY! That stuff can vaporize carbon
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steel!
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