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Bank card – gold plated
Dust buildup. If something sits in storage for 30 years, the dust tends to form a crust that interf ...
9-12-2020 at 08:07
by: itsallgoodjames
I need help finding the very bane of roaches existence...
Nitrogen triiodide. Explode the little buggers :D

In all seriousness, boric acid or DDT would pr ...
9-12-2020 at 07:59
by: itsallgoodjames
How to build a cheap and durable electrolytic cell
I wouldn't even bother with electrodes sourced from batteries. They tend to just flake apart, even ...
9-12-2020 at 07:54
by: itsallgoodjames
Feasibility of creating a nuclear reactor with the aim of transmutation?
[i]In theory[/i] you could construct a breeder reactor as your neutron source, and it might get you ...
9-12-2020 at 07:46
by: itsallgoodjames
book about amateur rocketry
[rquote=650866&tid=156692&author=TriiodideFrog]Ignition by John Drury Clark is aa good book. ...
9-12-2020 at 07:39
by: itsallgoodjames
Bank card – gold plated
My guess is that it's now possible to get a thinner layer of gold, so it's become more cost effectiv ...
8-12-2020 at 09:03
by: itsallgoodjames
smaller rbf flask in larger heating mantle
I have a 1000ml heating mantle, and use it for flasks all the way down to 100ml. Just insulate it w ...
8-12-2020 at 08:56
by: itsallgoodjames
Cheap radioisotope sources
The issue with smoke detectors is they contain less than 1 microgram of americium. They're fine as ...
3-12-2020 at 06:44
by: itsallgoodjames
Steel wool on hot plate for even heating??
Usually around half way covering a round bottom flask, with the rest covered with foil. Sand doesn' ...
1-12-2020 at 18:22
by: itsallgoodjames
Steel wool on hot plate for even heating??
I've never had any issues with a sand bath, besides poor heat transfer. But I've used one for disti ...
1-12-2020 at 11:54
by: itsallgoodjames
Bank card – gold plated
Huh, that's an interesting reason. I'd have never thought that would be why they put a layer of nic ...
1-12-2020 at 09:03
by: itsallgoodjames
Weird scent from electrolysis of sodium hydroxide solution. Any ideas as to what it could be?
I can't think of anywhere the chlorine would come from though. It also doesn't really smell of chlo ...
1-12-2020 at 08:46
by: itsallgoodjames
What are most dangerous toxic chemicals you are comfortable handling in your home lab?
O3 really is quite toxic. The OSHA limit for ozone in workplaces is something like 100ppb. Not 100 ...
30-11-2020 at 10:29
by: itsallgoodjames
2020 Secret Santa [tell everyone how it went]
I'm not participating in secret santa this year, but I'd imagine it's either phosphorus or iodine fo ...
30-11-2020 at 08:55
by: itsallgoodjames
What are most dangerous toxic chemicals you are comfortable handling in your home lab?
My concern with chromates and dichromates is how carcinogenic they are. One might not even know the ...
30-11-2020 at 08:41
by: itsallgoodjames
What are most dangerous toxic chemicals you are comfortable handling in your home lab?
United nuclear. I haven't done anything interesting with them yet, I intend to turn the uranyl nitr ...
29-11-2020 at 18:46
by: itsallgoodjames
Seperation of potassium chlorate and perchlorate from perchlorate cell
Using Na instead of K makes the process more cost effective as well, as NaCl is significantly cheape ...
29-11-2020 at 15:48
by: itsallgoodjames
What are most dangerous toxic chemicals you are comfortable handling in your home lab?
The most toxic/carcinogenic chemicals I have and use are:
- ammonium dichromate
- potassium dichro ...
29-11-2020 at 15:03
by: itsallgoodjames
3v cap
I'll have to try using the epoxy resin to seal it at some point. Sounds like a great idea. Out of ...
29-11-2020 at 14:49
by: itsallgoodjames
Bank card – gold plated
That's pretty much to be expected. There's a layer of copper adhered to the fiberglass board, with ...
29-11-2020 at 14:42
by: itsallgoodjames
3v cap
I've had decent luck cutting off the little bump thing on the top of the bulb with wire cutters and ...
29-11-2020 at 14:35
by: itsallgoodjames
Seperation of potassium chlorate and perchlorate from perchlorate cell
Oh, thanks for the information. I was under the impression that platinum electrodes would stand up ...
29-11-2020 at 07:57
by: itsallgoodjames
Seperation of potassium chlorate and perchlorate from perchlorate cell
Thanks for the suggestion bedlasky, but I think I'm going to stick to what woelen was saying. I do ...
27-11-2020 at 18:34
by: itsallgoodjames
Seperation of potassium chlorate and perchlorate from perchlorate cell
Yeah, I plan to just do what woelen reccomended. HCl seems to be multiple orders of magnitude cheap ...
27-11-2020 at 13:22
by: itsallgoodjames
Does methanol smell like anything to you?
I find methanol has a smell similar in strength to ethanol, however both are much less strong than i ...
27-11-2020 at 13:15
by: itsallgoodjames
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