32 lines
1.5 KiB
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32 lines
1.5 KiB
Plaintext
Bottle Bomb
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Ingredients:
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* 20 oz soda bottle (empty and dry on the inside)
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* black powder (the more fine the better)
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* steady burning long wick (at least 15 seconds delay) Instructions:
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o Poke a small hole in the cap of the soda bottle.
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o Pour a small amount of black powder into the bottle (just enough
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to cover the bottom with a thin layer, but totally covered, no
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empty spots on the bottom).
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o Insert wick into the cap about halfway and put a bend in the
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wick.
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Note: Be careful not to break the wick or it will shorten it
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causing possibly disastrous results.
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o Screw the cap on the bottle tightly and set somewhere so that it
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is standing up.
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o Light the fuse and get back about 30 feet. Watch the bottle to
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light up orange. The second after this happens the bottle blows
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up.
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How it works:
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The fuse drops onto the layer of black powder in the bottom of the
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bottle after it burns through the hole. The wick ignites the powder
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causing it to burn. This builds up pressure inside the bottle causing
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it to explode. I have seen these fly up to 25 feet. You can try
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experimenting with different size bottles or, try a glass bottle with
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a metal cap if you have steel balls!!! Note- I'm not sure it has
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enough pressure to blow a glass bottle apart. It may just act like a
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rocket engine and flare.
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