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A more durable improvised detonating cord?
Jeez, what about a liquid energetic soaked into a thick string which is pulled through the tube?

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4-2-2011 at 15:39
by: DougTheMapper
Poll: What is YOUR level of education??
I studied mechanical engineering until I discovered I liked chemistry a whole lot more.

Working f ...
4-2-2011 at 07:18
by: DougTheMapper
Water marbles
Sodium polyacrylate spheres. They sell these at the dollar store where I live.
20-1-2011 at 03:51
by: DougTheMapper
Little Hotties
Anhydrous MgSO4 and water is another good one.
15-1-2011 at 04:50
by: DougTheMapper
SO3 from CaSO4 is it possible ?
CaSO4 -> CaO + SO3

The problem is that the temperature required to decompose the sulfate makes ...
14-1-2011 at 12:31
by: DougTheMapper
How to approximate H2O2 concentration??
Use MnO2 or a similar catalyst to decompose a 1-10mL sample of the peroxide to H2O and O2. Collect t ...
14-1-2011 at 05:55
by: DougTheMapper
Can science and religion coexist peacefully?
Zoom out for a bit. I can't help myself but to state the seemingly less-than-obvious:

Religion ha ...
11-1-2011 at 09:55
by: DougTheMapper
Help - What have I??
Not that this is my area of expertise, but I think Zn can form various amine complexes. This could e ...
6-1-2011 at 18:07
by: DougTheMapper
Best OTC detergent for washing glassware
I honestly almost never use soap at all. I usually wash with something cheap that will chemically at ...
6-1-2011 at 18:03
by: DougTheMapper
Detonation Safety Distance
WiZard, what on earth do you use to dig up all of this wonderful content??

Also, Happy New Year e ...
1-1-2011 at 11:09
by: DougTheMapper
NMX Foam
I find this quite interesting although its use seems limited by the sheer lack of density.

A sol ...
31-12-2010 at 05:34
by: DougTheMapper
Makers Faire 2011
I went to that last time it came to Detroit in 2010. Too bad it's so far away!
31-12-2010 at 05:26
by: DougTheMapper
Detonation Safety Distance
http://c2.api.ning.com/files/g64JBXRPh0yB6BK99PdSBQxUuRMpWdptsmMioQR2f-*zLxjnErJRhj*sOxFB6X6omQH1XWe ...
27-12-2010 at 13:48
by: DougTheMapper
Gathering a distillation kit
I'm surprised 19/22 hasn't been mentioned. It's a bit bigger than microscale with inexpensive flasks ...
25-12-2010 at 11:40
by: DougTheMapper
Strange reaction with MEK
Hey all, I'm new to organic chemistry and I can't find anything regarding the effect concentrated su ...
18-12-2010 at 12:29
by: DougTheMapper
Hardware store solvents
I haven't been able to find either toluene or methanol in any of my local stores. (Except HEET, but ...
15-12-2010 at 06:54
by: DougTheMapper
How well erythritol nitrates in HNO3/H2SO4?
Ah, thank you Rosco. I actually [i]did[/i] do a google search of the board but missed the thread by ...
14-12-2010 at 21:19
by: DougTheMapper
How well erythritol nitrates in HNO3/H2SO4?
I propose an experiment:

Prepare several small samples of ETN, one un-neutralized, one neutralize ...
14-12-2010 at 14:54
by: DougTheMapper
Construction of oxyhydrogen blowpipe
[i]I have decided to repost the start of my [url=http://www.backyardmetalcasting.com]BYMC[/url] thre ...
14-12-2010 at 14:27
by: DougTheMapper
How well erythritol nitrates in HNO3/H2SO4?
Just out of curiosity, what does a stabilizer actually do? Not in the sense that it slows decomposit ...
14-12-2010 at 10:05
by: DougTheMapper
Tour My Lab
I have the American Weigh AMW-100 100x0.01g http://www.americanweigh.com/product_info.php?cPath=60&a ...
14-12-2010 at 07:43
by: DougTheMapper
Pretty Pictures (1)
Mo has oxidation states of 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, -1, and -2. IIRC it also easily forms complexes. I imag ...
14-12-2010 at 07:30
by: DougTheMapper
Pretty Pictures (1)
The pictures of burning sulfur are really neat, but what an environmental nightmare!

Here are a f ...
13-12-2010 at 10:52
by: DougTheMapper
Tour My Lab
This is very interesting. I think one of these days I'll have to check the accuracy of my "drug deal ...
13-12-2010 at 10:24
by: DougTheMapper
Tour My Lab
@magpie

Yep, I have a bunch of A1 bottles for storing photosensitive things like chloroform. I al ...
12-12-2010 at 12:34
by: DougTheMapper
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