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Nitrated Petroleum
Attempts to burn this material under confinement were met with frustration. It seems that it's so o ...
4-4-2013 at 23:37
by: Trotsky
dimanganese heptaoxide based explosives
I can make some up and see if it really does explode at 55. I kind of think it won't, but we'll see ...
4-4-2013 at 22:37
by: Trotsky
Detonation properties of moist AN
@Hennig Brand: Water has one of, if not the largest liquid:gas volume changes. There's a reason it ...
3-4-2013 at 23:48
by: Trotsky
Why is my sulfur metal mixtures not working well?
Sounds like your zinc is way too coarse given that it is reacting, but slowly.
3-4-2013 at 23:43
by: Trotsky
Nitrated Petroleum
After allowing it to sit for 36 hours, the mixture resolved itself into a small clear layer on top o ...
3-4-2013 at 23:14
by: Trotsky
dimanganese heptaoxide based explosives
That makes sense, that's not exactly oxidizable.

Still, I don't know that decreasing it's conce ...
2-4-2013 at 13:47
by: Trotsky
dimanganese heptaoxide based explosives
Don't worry about storing it- make up as much as you need for any given experiment and no more. It' ...
2-4-2013 at 12:27
by: Trotsky
Nitrated Petroleum
I have tried this with kerosene, and despite being perfectly clear, it rapidly turns to a red, waxy ...
2-4-2013 at 12:04
by: Trotsky
dimanganese heptaoxide based explosives
Maybe I underestimate the ability of people to experiment with it... Isopropanol is fuel. It will ...
2-4-2013 at 08:57
by: Trotsky
Forming HE In Situ to Improve Stability
Ammonium nitrite can't be that prone to exploding- it's used as a pesticide. If I understand correc ...
2-4-2013 at 08:29
by: Trotsky
dimanganese heptaoxide based explosives
I have handled as much as 100ml of MnO7 now. It is incredibly reactive.

It is also very predicta ...
31-3-2013 at 12:27
by: Trotsky
Detonation properties of moist AN
No, it's incredibly powerful and very brisant. The fact that it's easy to make doesn't make it 'k3wl ...
25-3-2013 at 21:49
by: Trotsky
glycerin question
I have been trying to find a source for glycerin, and came across fleet enema's which contain glycer ...
22-3-2013 at 00:58
by: Trotsky
Detonation properties of moist AN
Look at Tovex, for instance. Or any of the other water gels.

I have seen a paper on the properti ...
19-3-2013 at 09:06
by: Trotsky
Nitration bath turned colors?
In an attempt to see if contaminated H2SO4 was the culprit, I very slowly added 35% H2O2 to 10.5oz u ...
19-3-2013 at 01:56
by: Trotsky
hexanitroinositol
Ah, yeah, that's how it was referred to in the document I read. That explains why I didn't see thos ...
18-3-2013 at 22:43
by: Trotsky
hexanitroinositol
I can find only one reference to this compound on this site, and only a brief mention at that. In a ...
17-3-2013 at 00:38
by: Trotsky
Nitration bath turned colors?
I've been reading this: http://books.google.com/books?id=ODYYAAAAYAAJ&pg=SA8-PA3&lpg=SA8-PA3 ...
14-3-2013 at 23:03
by: Trotsky
Help Recognizing unknown compound
Well, if it was found in aging MEKP, and it was free of impurities, it's reasonable to work from the ...
14-3-2013 at 22:56
by: Trotsky
Nitration bath turned colors?
If my ratio of NH4NO3 to H2SO4 was too high, would that lead to a build up of nitrogen oxides? This ...
10-3-2013 at 00:33
by: Trotsky
Alternatives to Al in Tannerite?
I assumed that was a joke. I can't imagine trying to mix "powdered" sodium into AN...
10-3-2013 at 00:18
by: Trotsky
Alternatives to Al in Tannerite?
Yeah, I wasn't asking because I can't make Al powder, that's simple, I was asking just because I was ...
9-3-2013 at 19:28
by: Trotsky
Nitration bath turned colors?
I made a new bath, and let it sit for an hour before I did anything with it- sure enough, it turned ...
9-3-2013 at 19:15
by: Trotsky
dimanganese heptaoxide based explosives
It seems that MnO7 breaks down very rapidly. After two days it's almost non-reactive. I imagine pu ...
9-3-2013 at 19:02
by: Trotsky
Nitration bath turned colors?
I was using cotton balls. I'm not sure what brand.

Upon addition of the AN the solution turns an ...
8-3-2013 at 19:23
by: Trotsky
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