Saturday, September 22, 2007
How to Make Exploding Paste
To make Peter Logan’s Exploding Paste:
First of all, you need only two ingredients: Iodine crystals and Ammonium Hydroxide.
You can get the iodine at drug stores, camping stores, hardware stores, or even the internet. The ammonium hydroxide is a little more difficult to find, pure ammonium hydroxide anyway. However you can use diluted ammonium but, it’s purity affects the strength of the explosive. You can try to find it at drug stores, pharmacy's, hardware stores, and again, the internet; however diluted ammonium can be found at the grocery store.
Very strong household ammonia water will do OK, but it must be clear - if it’s cloudy, it won’t work.
OK, now we’re on to the making.
It’s a good idea to crush up the iodine crystals - this will make them react faster.
1.Put two tablespoons of the crystals into a glass or pyrex container that will hold at least 500ml..
2.Now add about 100ml of the ammonium hydroxide. You should always add a little more than you need here - if you add too much, it won’t affect the outcome, but if you add too little, it will be incomplete.
You want to stir the mixture for about ten minutes. If all goes to plan, you should see some bubbles of Hydrogen being given off. When these bubbles stop, the reaction is over.
3.Leave your mixture for about 5 minutes to make sure everything’s completely done, and you should see some stuff at the bottom of your container. This is your paste, which can be separated by pouring the whole lot through filter paper. Don’t worry about damaging your funnel - the liquid you’re getting rid of is just water now.
4.The paste should dry after about an hour, so if you want to keep it, store it with a little water (to keep it damp) in an airtight tin.
Remember, if you store it too long, it will decompose!
Now go and put this stuff all around your school, place of work or anywhere!
Have fun!!
First of all, you need only two ingredients: Iodine crystals and Ammonium Hydroxide.
You can get the iodine at drug stores, camping stores, hardware stores, or even the internet. The ammonium hydroxide is a little more difficult to find, pure ammonium hydroxide anyway. However you can use diluted ammonium but, it’s purity affects the strength of the explosive. You can try to find it at drug stores, pharmacy's, hardware stores, and again, the internet; however diluted ammonium can be found at the grocery store.
Very strong household ammonia water will do OK, but it must be clear - if it’s cloudy, it won’t work.
OK, now we’re on to the making.
It’s a good idea to crush up the iodine crystals - this will make them react faster.
1.Put two tablespoons of the crystals into a glass or pyrex container that will hold at least 500ml..
2.Now add about 100ml of the ammonium hydroxide. You should always add a little more than you need here - if you add too much, it won’t affect the outcome, but if you add too little, it will be incomplete.
You want to stir the mixture for about ten minutes. If all goes to plan, you should see some bubbles of Hydrogen being given off. When these bubbles stop, the reaction is over.
3.Leave your mixture for about 5 minutes to make sure everything’s completely done, and you should see some stuff at the bottom of your container. This is your paste, which can be separated by pouring the whole lot through filter paper. Don’t worry about damaging your funnel - the liquid you’re getting rid of is just water now.
4.The paste should dry after about an hour, so if you want to keep it, store it with a little water (to keep it damp) in an airtight tin.
Remember, if you store it too long, it will decompose!
Now go and put this stuff all around your school, place of work or anywhere!
Have fun!!
Friday, September 21, 2007
What is Exploding Paste?
Exploding Paste is a compound made from Ammonium Hydroxide and Iodine. It's chemical name is Nitrogen Triiodide. Nitrogen triiodide, also called nitrogen iodide, is the chemical compound with the formula NI3. It is a sensitive contact explosive: small quantities explode with a gunpowder-like snap when touched even lightly, releasing a purple cloud of iodine vapor. NI3 has a complex structural chemistry that has required relatively heroic efforts to elucidate because of the instability of the derivatives.
When wet, the paste is stable, but when it drys, it becomes highly volitile, and even the slightest touch of a feather can set it off. I heard explosions all night long the first night a made it, dry bits got onto leaves and as they blew threw the wind, BOOM!
The resulting explosion is a purple cloud of smoke. No flames or sparks result from the reaction. If you decide to make the paste please be careful and use the proper safty precautions.
When wet, the paste is stable, but when it drys, it becomes highly volitile, and even the slightest touch of a feather can set it off. I heard explosions all night long the first night a made it, dry bits got onto leaves and as they blew threw the wind, BOOM!
The resulting explosion is a purple cloud of smoke. No flames or sparks result from the reaction. If you decide to make the paste please be careful and use the proper safty precautions.
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