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Bill Nye got me into chemistry in the first place. The very first chemistry experiments I ever remem ...
9-3-2012 at 09:15
by: DougTheMapper
Recommend a chemistry text?
http://www.amazon.com/Chemistry-Steven-S-Zumdahl/dp/061852844X

Chemistry, by Zumdahl and Zumdahl
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7-3-2012 at 16:08
by: DougTheMapper
Wow. Hotplate Stirrer 129$
Wow, I've never seen a 180W hotplate. That's pathetic! And I thought my 400W plate was bad!

Hones ...
6-3-2012 at 04:59
by: DougTheMapper
Attaining perfection.
Perfection itself is perfect, rhetorically speaking.

:D
27-2-2012 at 11:26
by: DougTheMapper
Problem with pacification of Ni.
[quote] i epoxied a canadian quarter to the bottom of a shampoo bottle filled with diluted hcl acid ...
22-2-2012 at 16:38
by: DougTheMapper
Mercury metal
How much for the pound? With a density of 13.5, a pound comes in at 33.6mL.
20-2-2012 at 17:24
by: DougTheMapper
Drying IPA - easiest method
o_O

Yikes, I didn't know that. Perhaps my alcohols aren't as dry as I thought...
17-2-2012 at 08:46
by: DougTheMapper
Drying IPA - easiest method
[quote]Ummm, IIRC, calcium chloride is not a suitable desiccant for alcohols.[/quote]

The halogen ...
17-2-2012 at 08:22
by: DougTheMapper
Drying IPA - easiest method
Jesus, how many times does this topic have to come up? Throw a bunch of NaCl into it and wait for it ...
15-2-2012 at 09:24
by: DougTheMapper
'Polyethylene Glycol 3350 NF'
According to Wikipedia, PEG is an anti-foaming agent used in some foods. Perhaps it could prevent fo ...
11-2-2012 at 08:39
by: DougTheMapper
Hate this stuff
A "phosphor" is a broad term describing a substance which will "fluoresce."

Most phosphors do no ...
8-2-2012 at 16:29
by: DougTheMapper
any tips for the 19/22 guy?
It's ok, we're some of the very few who understand that kind of excitement. :D
8-2-2012 at 15:50
by: DougTheMapper
any tips for the 19/22 guy?
[b]*WARNING: RANT*[/b]

My gripes with 19/22 are mostly:

-Tiny flask sizes available, not usefu ...
6-2-2012 at 17:52
by: DougTheMapper
any tips for the 19/22 guy?
I just made the step up from 19/22 to 24/40. I have a lot of 19/22 I'd like to get rid of if you're ...
6-2-2012 at 14:18
by: DougTheMapper
TNP Purification
If you need really pure TNP, perhaps try re-sulfonating/nitrating the TNP/DNP to convert any remaini ...
29-1-2012 at 11:02
by: DougTheMapper
TATP--How sensitive is it?
How frustrating. Why is it that we have to wait until someone kills themselves to prove a point?

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28-1-2012 at 09:09
by: DougTheMapper
SCUBA Question
Another thing I had not taken into consideration is the volume of the empty container. Pretend you s ...
17-1-2012 at 22:14
by: DougTheMapper
SCUBA Question
I was doing some research on SCUBA diving with the intent to construct some sort of apparatus to all ...
17-1-2012 at 16:08
by: DougTheMapper
Maximization of a high-denisty ETN-based HE
MrRedox602, check your U2U.
15-1-2012 at 10:36
by: DougTheMapper
Collaborative project: a comprehensive heat of formation table?
The 89th edition (2008-09) of the CRC handbook is around $40 shipped and the 90th (2009-10) is aroun ...
15-1-2012 at 00:18
by: DougTheMapper
Maximization of a high-denisty ETN-based HE
I use a 40:20:10 ratio of Sulfuric, Nitric, and Erythritol respectively by weight. This value is for ...
9-1-2012 at 17:21
by: DougTheMapper
Maximization of a high-denisty ETN-based HE
Aha! I found [url=http://books.google.com/books?id=6OMfAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA586&lpg=PA586&dq=fr ...
8-1-2012 at 12:40
by: DougTheMapper
Maximization of a high-denisty ETN-based HE
IMO:

[b]1: Cast ETN/Al:[/b] I would really reccommend against trying this unless someone else has ...
7-1-2012 at 17:09
by: DougTheMapper
Have you told anyone about the forum?
When people ask me about my hobby and whether I make "bombs" I'm always honest. I tell them I do. Or ...
6-1-2012 at 15:20
by: DougTheMapper
Let's Make This an Ethical New Year
Quicksilver, I couldn't have put it better myself.

Is it better to satisfy the demand of the kew ...
1-1-2012 at 15:51
by: DougTheMapper
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