I heard about this in my chemistry class and have been wanting to try it for months. A friend and I finally were bored enough to do it today. We went to a pool supply store and bought a gallon of muriatic acid. Then we bought some aluminum foil. Take an empty bottle.. we found that small 20oz plastic bottles work best and use less acid. Pour about an 1/8th to a 1/4 of the bottle full of the acid and stick a piece of aluminum foil in the bottle and cap it. Shake it up to pressurize it. You will feel it get Hard and eventually Hot but don't hold it very long. Once its hard Throw it! It'll either cause a loud large explosion when it hits the ground or the bottle will hit the ground and began expanding and eventually explode. Its very loud and VERY FUN!!! The bottle is almost completely destroyed. A yellowish black liquid will bubble on the ground. Make sure the cap of the bottle is on very tight otherwise the substance will just leak out of the bottle and no explosion will happen. I also recommend wearing gloves or having water nearby. The acid can burn. It didn't bother my hands but my friend's hands turned red and irritated him. It's a fun and cheap way to pass the time. The acid costs about $3-$4 for a gallon. You can get a lot of explosions out of a gallon of the acid. Have fun!
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Bible_Belt
Master Don Juan
Wear safety glasses and try to cover all of your skin with thick clothing. Keep a gallon jug of water with you in case of an accident. If you get that acid mist in your lungs, you will start coughing up blood. If you get it in your eyes, you will be wishing for a speedy death. I am serious about the goggles and the water.
The acid is toxic to wildlife, and will kill the fish in nearby ponds. It is also used in meth labs, so your trip to the pool store is not the time to stock up on Sudafed, lest you be caught with two precursors of a controlled substance. Any cop who catches you acid-bombing will be less than pleased.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydrochloric_acid#Safety
Hydrochloric acid in high concentrations forms acidic mists. Both the mist and the solution have a corrosive effect on human tissue, potentially damaging respiratory organs, eyes, skin and intestines.
You can have a lot of safer fun with pvc and compressed air, potato guns, etc. Be careful, or you may end up being in someone's Darwin Award newsletter.
http://dmoz.org/Recreation/Guns/Homemade/Potato_Cannons/
The acid is toxic to wildlife, and will kill the fish in nearby ponds. It is also used in meth labs, so your trip to the pool store is not the time to stock up on Sudafed, lest you be caught with two precursors of a controlled substance. Any cop who catches you acid-bombing will be less than pleased.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydrochloric_acid#Safety
Hydrochloric acid in high concentrations forms acidic mists. Both the mist and the solution have a corrosive effect on human tissue, potentially damaging respiratory organs, eyes, skin and intestines.
You can have a lot of safer fun with pvc and compressed air, potato guns, etc. Be careful, or you may end up being in someone's Darwin Award newsletter.
http://dmoz.org/Recreation/Guns/Homemade/Potato_Cannons/
Shiftkey
Master Don Juan
You can do the same thing with dry ice in plastic bottles (I'm not sure if you add anything else).
LowPlainsDrifter
Senior Don Juan
Ideas for you that are safer:
1. Go to the Knob Creek Gun range, and make sure you attend the Night shoot in which they fire FMJ as well as tracer ammo at abandoned vehicles and drums full of gasoline.
2. Become a recognized expert in chemistry and/or demolition and score an invite to the invitation-only Desert Blast event.
1. Go to the Knob Creek Gun range, and make sure you attend the Night shoot in which they fire FMJ as well as tracer ammo at abandoned vehicles and drums full of gasoline.
2. Become a recognized expert in chemistry and/or demolition and score an invite to the invitation-only Desert Blast event.
Bible_Belt said:
You are exactly right. It is important to have gloves and goggles and be aware of the fumes. Water is a Must!!!!!! If you get the acid on you dump lots of water on the yourself on that area. I've also found its best to have some lotion to put on your hands to stop the irritation from the acid if your not wearing rubber gloves.
brucevangeorge
Banned
You ****ig twit. USE PROTECTION.
You are messing with acid you dumbass. Have you any idea what it can do to you? Or an innocent bystander? Probably not.
Learn your **** before playing with stuff like this.
Otherwise you coulld get hurt or you can unintentionally hurt someone else.
Do some research or take a basic chem course or hell even ask someone who takes chemistry. And when you do stupid things like this make sure you take precautions. Blowing up buildings and inanimate objects is okay since you get away with it, but when you start hurting people, that's when you get your ass handed to you.
You are messing with acid you dumbass. Have you any idea what it can do to you? Or an innocent bystander? Probably not.
Learn your **** before playing with stuff like this.
Otherwise you coulld get hurt or you can unintentionally hurt someone else.
Do some research or take a basic chem course or hell even ask someone who takes chemistry. And when you do stupid things like this make sure you take precautions. Blowing up buildings and inanimate objects is okay since you get away with it, but when you start hurting people, that's when you get your ass handed to you.
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Master Don Juan
mpimpin said:
If you get any acid on you, use baking soda instead of water. It neutralizes the acid.
TurboOverCubicInches
Don Juan
Make sure you don't get pulled over. Nowadays, you DON'T want to get a pulled over with a gallon of muratic acid and a bunch of emtpy bottles. Especially if you are in high school. Sad, but true.
I'm glad this DA got banned. And I haven't blown up any buildings or any inanimate objects besides plastic bottles. I took AP chemistry. A+ I must add. Add all the safety precautions everyone is mentioning on here are EXCELLENT ideas Yes ill admit that. Im not stupid im not going to argue anyone's wrong. I wear rubber gloves when doing this. Im sure eye protection is a great idea too. And Yes you do have to becareful about being caught with gallons of acid these days. My friends and I Buy ONE gallon of acid when we go out to do this. DO it. Then throw the bottle away. One bottle is not that suspicious especially when people use gallons of this stuff for cleaning purposes especially with pools. We usually send a diffrent person to go buy the acid as well. Plus I have 3 diffrent pool stores nearby to go to. So i don't frequent just one. And This isn't something i do everyday just every once and awhile.brucevangeorge said:
Bible_Belt
Master Don Juan
home chemistry
This is a great site that tells how to make or obtain each element:
http://www.theodoregray.com/PeriodicTable/
one sample page, homemade hydrogen:
http://www.theodoregray.com/PeriodicTable/Stories/001.1/index.html
This is a great site that tells how to make or obtain each element:
http://www.theodoregray.com/PeriodicTable/
one sample page, homemade hydrogen:
http://www.theodoregray.com/PeriodicTable/Stories/001.1/index.html
Mitch_Mustain
Don Juan
dry ice and water and a 2 liter bottle