Saturday 10 February 2007

PotNit1

Name: PotNit1

Materials:

  • Potassium Nitrate
  • Granulated Caster Sugar
  • Al-Foil (Aluminium foil)
  • Stove (optional)
  • Pot
  • Matches cut at the center (+--)
  • Stirrer
  • Scales (electronic work the best)

Steps:


  1. Mix the potassium nitrate and the sugar at a 60/40 ratio. Put 20 grams sugar and 30 grams potassium nitrate.
  2. Put this into the pot and stir every 30 seconds until it goes dark brown and the consistency of mud.
  3. Pour this into a mold made of al-foil (|__|)
  4. Insert the match heads.
  5. Let it cool down .
  6. Get some strike paper and move the paper over the match heads fast.
  7. This should ignite and give off some pretty good smoke!

Details:

Warning: When cooking use number 2 on an electric stove or a low setting.

This may ignite at any time when cooking so do not overcook or leave on heat when smoking.


It is recommended that you don't smoke cigarettes/cigars while making this.

I will get a video up soon!

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Sunday 4 February 2007

Black N White

Name: Black n White

Materials:

  • Electrical Tape
  • 600ml coke bottle
  • Masking Tape
  • 100 sparklers
  • Stanley Knife
  • Scissors
  • Detonator/Lighter/Match

Steps:


  1. Cut open the coke bottle (in half)
  2. Make 5 Groups of 20 sparklers
  3. Bind each group with masking tape
  4. Bind all 5 Groups into 1 with masking tape; with flammable tape coming out of the middle
  5. Put all the ends of the sparklers out of the lid of the coke bottle
  6. Cut off the bottom of the coke bottle.
  7. Cover the outside in masking tape and then electrical tape
  8. Stick this thing into the ground, light the flammable tape and run
  9. Boom

Details: It is simply light and run... If you're lucky the sparklers/sparks will zoom into the air.

Don't try this if you're an idiot. You will more than likely get a severed hand. -

Video:

Saturday 3 February 2007

Detonator

Name: Detonator

Materials:

  • 1 8 AA Battery Holder
  • 8 AA's
  • Nichrome Wire
  • 4m Speaker Wire
  • 2 Small Aligator Clips

Steps:

  1. Strip the speaker wire on all ends
  2. Connect one end of the speaker wire to the battery pack
  3. Connect the other end of the speaker wire to the 2 aligator clips
  4. Insert a 14cm piece of nichrome wire to the aligator clips
  5. Put some flammable tape onto the wire
  6. Connect all of the batteries to the holder to start the ignition
Details:

Just because the wire isn’t glowing doesn’t mean that it won’t be hot. The wire can get up to 1400°c, so don’t touch it unless you have disconnected the battery pack an waited 5 minutes. You will need to replace the wire if you have a big fire but it is only like 60c a metre so it’s ok.