Re: Not really a pyro question...but..

I've oft wondered about the legitimacy of ExChem. He tends to sell
all the 'wrong' combinations of chemicals (RP, pentaerythritol, etc.),
none of which are illegal in their own right, but you don't have to
read too far between the lines to figure out which crowd(s) he's
catering to.


--
Andy H.
"Clean Up or Die..."


On Thu, 17 Nov 2005 04:09:28 GMT, "ArcadeNO@xxxxxxxxxxx"
<ArcadeNO@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>25 bux canadian for 1/2 pound of the crystals.....available on e-bay
>by Expedited Chemicals in Quebec.
>
>This guy sells great stuff. Got my very first set of chems from him.
>
>On Wed, 16 Nov 2005 18:15:58 -0900, Frozentech
><frozentech@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>>On Wed, 16 Nov 2005 22:18:25 +0000, ArcadeNO@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>>
>>> Hi All..
>>>
>>> remeber when you were young, you would read all those text messages
>>> that mixing iodine crystals with ammonia overnight and in the morning,
>>> then would be a paste at the bottom of the jar. When dried, it would
>>> go BOOM with any sort of pressure put on it.
>>>
>>> Anyone actually try this??????
>>
>>Not that exact method, but yes I tried it about 34 years ago. Very touchy
>>stuff. Here's a demo film clip of what happens when you tickle it with a
>>feather :
>>
>>http://jchemed.chem.wisc.edu/JCESoft/CCA/CCA0/MOVIES/NI3IOD.html
>>
>>I'm not sure how available Iodine crystals are these days, or how many
>>government agency lists you'd wind up on while buying it.

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