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| − | '''KS Fluid''' was a Soviet incendiary agent used during World War II as an anti-tank weapon. It was used in bottles which had to be thrown into the tank's engine intake. It has no civilian applications, so making it is a prime example of [[Kewls|kewlism]]. | + | '''KS Fluid''' (Rus: ''КС зажигательная жидкость'') was a Soviet incendiary agent used during World War II as an anti-tank weapon. It was used in bottles which had to be thrown into the tank's engine intake.<ref>https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D0%A1_%28%D0%B7%D0%B0%D0%B6%D0%B8%D0%B3%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%B5%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%8F_%D0%B6%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%BA%D0%BE%D1%81%D1%82%D1%8C%29</ref><ref>http://sovietguns.blogspot.com/2013/12/molotov-cocktails.html</ref> It has no civilian applications, so making it is a prime example of [[Kewls|kewlism]]. |
| − | The mixture is also known under several other names, such as ''KS mixture'', ''Koshkin mixture''. | + | The mixture is also known under several other names, such as ''KS mixture'', ''Koshkin mixture'', ''Kachugin-Solodovnik mixture''. |
== Properties == | == Properties == | ||
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== Availability == | == Availability == | ||
KS Fluid is a deprecated military incendiary, so it is not available for sale. However, one can discover bottles of old KS-Fluid in World War II battlefield excavation sites in Eastern Europe, especially Russia and Belarus. Accidentally breaking such a bottle with a shovel can be very dangerous. | KS Fluid is a deprecated military incendiary, so it is not available for sale. However, one can discover bottles of old KS-Fluid in World War II battlefield excavation sites in Eastern Europe, especially Russia and Belarus. Accidentally breaking such a bottle with a shovel can be very dangerous. | ||
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| + | ==Preparation== | ||
| + | You can make this dangerous liquid by dissolving white phosphorus and sulfur in carbon disulfide. But why should you? | ||
== Handling == | == Handling == | ||
=== Safety === | === Safety === | ||
| − | KS Fluid is toxic and pyrophoric. | + | KS Fluid is toxic and pyrophoric. Work should be done in a chamber filled with inert gas, like a [[glovebox]]. |
===Storage=== | ===Storage=== | ||
| − | It can be stored in completely sealed bottles. | + | It can be stored in completely sealed bottles or [[ampoule]]s. |
===Disposal=== | ===Disposal=== | ||
| − | KS Fluid can be destroyed by burning. This should be performed in open air, due to large amounts of sulfur dioxide and phosphorus pentoxide emitted. | + | KS Fluid can be destroyed by burning. This should be performed in open air, in a remote location due to large amounts of sulfur dioxide and phosphorus pentoxide emitted. |
== References == | == References == | ||
| − | * [http:// | + | <references/> |
| + | ===Relevant Sciencemadness threads=== | ||
| + | *[http://www.sciencemadness.org/talk/viewthread.php?tid=63499 Red phosphorus for phosphorus pentoxide ?] | ||
[[Category:Materials with no specific chemical formula]] | [[Category:Materials with no specific chemical formula]] | ||
Revision as of 18:59, 8 July 2018
KS Fluid (Rus: КС зажигательная жидкость) was a Soviet incendiary agent used during World War II as an anti-tank weapon. It was used in bottles which had to be thrown into the tank's engine intake.[1][2] It has no civilian applications, so making it is a prime example of kewlism.
The mixture is also known under several other names, such as KS mixture, Koshkin mixture, Kachugin-Solodovnik mixture.
Contents
Properties
KS Fluid is a yellow or greenish yellow liquid. It burns with a very hot flame and is capable of self-igniting if left in open air. It resembles the fictional incediary "Wildfire" from the TV series "Game of Thrones" very much in its properties. While burning, it emits noxious fumes of sulfur dioxide and phosphorus pentoxide smoke.
Components
- Carbon disulfide - solvent;
- Sulfur and white phosphorus - dissolved in the solvent;
- If one wants to completely emulate the "Wildfire", down to the green flame, one should add triethyl borate to the mixture.
Availability
KS Fluid is a deprecated military incendiary, so it is not available for sale. However, one can discover bottles of old KS-Fluid in World War II battlefield excavation sites in Eastern Europe, especially Russia and Belarus. Accidentally breaking such a bottle with a shovel can be very dangerous.
Preparation
You can make this dangerous liquid by dissolving white phosphorus and sulfur in carbon disulfide. But why should you?
Handling
Safety
KS Fluid is toxic and pyrophoric. Work should be done in a chamber filled with inert gas, like a glovebox.
Storage
It can be stored in completely sealed bottles or ampoules.
Disposal
KS Fluid can be destroyed by burning. This should be performed in open air, in a remote location due to large amounts of sulfur dioxide and phosphorus pentoxide emitted.
References
- ↑ https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D0%A1_%28%D0%B7%D0%B0%D0%B6%D0%B8%D0%B3%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%B5%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%8F_%D0%B6%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%BA%D0%BE%D1%81%D1%82%D1%8C%29
- ↑ http://sovietguns.blogspot.com/2013/12/molotov-cocktails.html
