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I've been silent for too long. Here it goes:

This table sits in my parent's basement in the corne ...
11-12-2010 at 13:13
by: DougTheMapper
erythritol tetranitrate recrystallization
Has anyone tried recrystallization by melting and slowly cooling? It's probably not the best way to ...
10-12-2010 at 09:04
by: DougTheMapper
Lime green solution...
It's probably iron. I have obtained similar results while reacting shavings of Mg with HCl to yield ...
24-11-2010 at 17:40
by: DougTheMapper
Decent laboratory balances?
I bought an American Weigh pocket scale for ~20 USD and it's accurate to .01g with a capacity of 100 ...
22-11-2010 at 23:51
by: DougTheMapper
YouTube Science Channels
Hey everyone, I've recently noticed that there are many people on this forum who have chemistry-rela ...
16-11-2010 at 04:37
by: DougTheMapper
Cattle prod for electric bridge wire
You could always try it if you can get the cattle prod cheaply. I merely suggested the camera flash ...
15-11-2010 at 19:47
by: DougTheMapper
Cattle prod for electric bridge wire
I don't think it'll have enough current to explode any sort of bridgewire. I've had success with a c ...
15-11-2010 at 19:02
by: DougTheMapper
The Citizen Science Quarterly needs mad scientists
Hey, I might be able to help out. I've been working for TextBroker as a corporate ghostwriter for ov ...
15-11-2010 at 01:00
by: DougTheMapper
Project
Personally, I'd like to see a study on the effects of standoff distance on small explosively formed ...
8-11-2010 at 13:49
by: DougTheMapper
Stains on hotplate
I have a Scholar 170 with a ceramic top that has been severely pitted by molten NaOH. I paid way too ...
4-11-2010 at 12:36
by: DougTheMapper
From where are you?
Near Detroit, MI, USA.

Or De-Toilet as we so fondly call it. Our mayor recently went to jail and ...
4-11-2010 at 10:26
by: DougTheMapper
An amazing blue fluorescent compound...what is it?
Call me daft, but this has a striking resemblance to the fluorescence of quinine at about the same w ...
2-11-2010 at 22:05
by: DougTheMapper
Direct electrical initiation of secondary
Check this out:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-EJ8EPgGRdg
9-10-2010 at 19:29
by: DougTheMapper
DIY Centrifuge?
Balancing is not really a big problem. Simply make two identical holders on either end of the centri ...
17-9-2010 at 08:19
by: DougTheMapper
Help !!!! Hg-Thermometer broken !!!!
If you can, make a collection device using a vacuum cleaner, some PET drink bottles, and a few bits ...
15-9-2010 at 11:19
by: DougTheMapper
Hydrochloric acid hydrogen peroxide mix
In my experience, even adding 38% HCl to c. 40% H2O2 (as needed for the synthesis of MEKP), no react ...
15-9-2010 at 11:13
by: DougTheMapper
Science project prompts SD school evacuation
This reminds me of a recent incident which occurred at my school dormitory. I had been harvesting fl ...
15-9-2010 at 10:35
by: DougTheMapper
ETN synthesis problem
That .pdf is extremely interesting.

His process involves the dissolution of erythritol into sulfu ...
26-4-2010 at 07:56
by: DougTheMapper
Nitration bath problem
Hello everybody, I have a question which I hope can be answered.

I made a tiny (c. 5ml) "test" ni ...
24-4-2010 at 14:21
by: DougTheMapper
ETN synthesis problem
I have a quick question while we're on the subject -

I know ammonium nitrate seems to be the bes ...
21-4-2010 at 16:49
by: DougTheMapper
A Unique Synthesis of Ammonium Nitrate
In lieu of the general lack of ammonium nitrate availability in my area, I have devised a process wh ...
27-12-2009 at 14:50
by: DougTheMapper
Si + NaOH
I'll venture to guess that a lot of the gas released was steam.
12-10-2009 at 20:59
by: DougTheMapper
Second Synthesis
I use a 10mL syringe with a curved tip that I got when I had my wisdom teeth removed. I, as with grn ...
8-10-2009 at 20:39
by: DougTheMapper
Concentrate ethanol?
Personally, I'd set up a distillation apparatus and add an excess of anhydrous MgSO4 to the boiling ...
20-6-2009 at 19:21
by: DougTheMapper
Can you extract MEKP from commercial liquid resin hardners?
Even if you could extract it reasonably efficiently, that's 100mL for $8, putting your price at 8 ce ...
17-6-2009 at 05:11
by: DougTheMapper
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