Re: CSWarning to experimenters - Explosive silver

2004-08-26 Thread Nathan Filyk
Reminds me of the time when I used to microwave distilled water to speed up the reaction. (This was recommended by my supplier). I put it in a glass cup in the microwave that I just bought, but it was in too long. As I pulled it out, the glass exploded in my hands and I got second-degree

Re: CSWarning to experimenters - Explosive silver

2004-08-24 Thread John Rigby
At 02:50 AM 24/08/04, you wrote: Although I don't think a couple of micrograms of fulminating silver would do much. Maybe make a very slight pop. In the quantities we work with, an ordinary household match is much more dangerous:) Damn! There I was getting ready to form an

Re: CSWarning to experimenters - Explosive silver

2004-08-24 Thread Ode Coyote
Does that mean I could run a CS generator with ammonia rather than water, soak a stump with it, let it dry out, then shoot it? Back hoe in a bottle? A crater creator? Spontaneous log splitter? Ode At 12:38 PM 8/23/2004 -0400, you wrote: I did not realize it the other day, but when I

Re: CSWarning to experimenters - Explosive silver

2004-08-24 Thread Ode Coyote
Oh darn, another false hope. Might have to run it for weeks to move a stump. humm, I have a few weeks hanging around. Many more weeks than round tuits stacked up on a pick ax handle. But then, doing nothing for a few years works OK too. ode Marshall Whoopeee! Finaally we can have

Re: CSWarning to experimenters - Explosive silver

2004-08-23 Thread Mike Monett
CSWarning to experimenters - Explosive silver From: Marshall Dudley Date: Mon, 23 Aug 2004 09:45:20 http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/m72818.html I did not realize it the other day, but when I mixed ammonia with the silver oxide, I produced a high explosive, fulminating silver

RE: CSWarning to experimenters - Explosive silver

2004-08-23 Thread Jim Holmes
We used to make it and pour it on the floor in High School; when dried it makes a sharp, but in such small concentrations harmless popping sound. JOH -Original Message- From: Marshall Dudley [mailto:mdud...@king-cart.com] Sent: Monday, August 23, 2004 10:39 AM To: