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RE: strange things that explode! - 1/16/2007 6:58:36 AM

petdave

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laundry detergents liquid n powder with bleach not really a splosion but a huuuuuuuuuuge mess.

Bleach will mix with some household cleaners and create "mustard gas" (chlorine gas). We take it for granted, but bleach can be pretty nasty stuff.

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The comment about almost any powdered flammable substance is a good one, as it is the fine particle size and thorough mixing with the air that creates the potential for a boom.

But some surprising substances can go boom. Several light metals can go boom if they are of small enough particle size, and the conditions are right.

OeldeWolf <probably the only chemist I know of who is also an ASE certified automobile technician>

Does that mean you can brew your own nitrous oxide?

Yup, during WW2 there were actually some experiments done with dispersing different types of very fine grain dust and detonating them to create a huge concussion bomb over a city.
Dry ice will make sealed containers explode as it sublimates and expands (great prank)
You can add eggs to the list of things that explode in the microwave with great drama

Car batteries will explode if treated with disrespect, and you do not want to be near one when it goes off

Never heard of the flour and hair dye one, tho. i guess the next time i go to the store i'll have to fill out some kind of paperwork explaining that i need four boxes of hair dye because our household is two people with waist-length, prematurely graying hair

...dave

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RE: strange things that explode! - 1/18/2007 9:04:40 PM

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dave, it started to foam up bright pretty pink and it SPREAD EVERYWHERE! It was abitch mopping all that spreading foam up.

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RE: strange things that explode! - 1/18/2007 9:12:52 PM

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Pillsbury Biscuits when kept in a hot car all day.

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I read once somewhere about a women thinking she got shot cause her can of biscuits did that........called 911 and everything. Anyway
Baking soda will cause ketchup to explode out the bottle if shaken together slightly.

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RE: strange things that explode! - 1/18/2007 11:27:15 PM

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It's not an explosion, but super fine steel wool is flammable.

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