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- From: billn@hpcvaac.cv.hp.com (bill nelson)
- Subject: Re: H2O2
- Message-ID: <1993Jan25.201103.13698@hpcvaac.cv.hp.com>
- Organization: Hewlett-Packard Company, Corvallis, Oregon USA
- References: <1jl4d6INN8cd@flop.ENGR.ORST.EDU>
- Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1993 20:11:03 GMT
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- schilkk@prism.CS.ORST.EDU (rAT) writes:
- :
- : Hmmm.... (Sorry, had to delurk on this one...) I've made *many* batches of
- : acetone peroxide (in plastic 2-liter bottles in the freezer - great yield)
- : from 30% Clairoxide hair bleach, and it works ***GREAT***! I know that this
- : stuff is supposed to be unstable, but I have never had a problem with it. I
- : would nominate it as best *easy* explosive - cheap, simple, and powerful.
- : Plus, a large pile of it can be detonated with a cigarette in the palm of your
- : hand, causing a huge **WHUMPP!!!** and a big fireball. Cool stuff!
-
- Are you sure that is what you made?
-
- I guarantee, if it detonated, that you would not have any hand left. Even a
- few milligrams of explosive can remove skin and flesh.
-
- I am not sure what you produced - guess it is time to do some digging in
- my references.
-
- Bill
-