oh my god, the secret truth of phosphorus

[Wolf]

I used to have some in a little jar, filled with water. Left it behind in a house I moved out of years ago. Always felt a bit guilty about that.

"Hey, I wonder what's in this b-"

[Lias]

Anyone wanna sell me some white phoshporous? I can think of a few people who deserve a WP suppository

[Eurygnomes]

Wasn't it 'saltpeter' in some story? Or is that something completely different.

Are you supposed to keep it in oil or water? We had a trough in Chem (at high school) that we took outside, filled with water and our Chem teacher (wicked Welsh dude) threw this chunk of Ph into it...KABOOM!!!!

Great stuff...trough broken into two pieces from force. Na just pootled around on the surface of water glowing with flame.

[Wolf]

Wasn't it 'saltpeter' in some story? Or is that something completely different.

Are you supposed to keep it in oil or water? We had a trough in Chem (at high school) that we took outside, filled with water and our Chem teacher (wicked Welsh dude) threw this chunk of Ph into it...KABOOM!!!!

Great stuff...trough broken into two pieces from force. Na just pootled around on the surface of water glowing with flame.

Saltpeter is Potassium Nitrate - oxygenating ingredient in gunpowder

There is white and red phos, I think both have to be kept under water. Lithium, Sodium and Potassium metals are kept under oil - react with atmospheric water to form hydrogen and heat --> flame. Lithium is least reactive - fizzes in water in small quantities

[Ixion]

Saltpeter is Potassium Nitrate - oxygenating ingredient in gunpowder

There is white and red phos, I think both have to be kept under water. Lithium, Sodium and Potassium metals are kept under oil - react with atmospheric water to form hydrogen and heat --> flame. Lithium is least reactive - fizzes in water in small quantities

That is correct. Saltpetre (or saltpeter) is nitrate of potash, or sometimes refers to nitrate of soda. Which was also originally extracted from urine, usually animal urine. There was a thriving business in Victorian times , going round the stables and removing the horse piss to extract the nitre.

The light alkali metals Na K Li must be kept under oil to prevent them reacting with the moisture in the air. Do not EVER throw metallic sodium or potassium into water.

Phosphorus (red or white, they are allotropic forms) must be kept under water. They will spontaneously ignite on exposure to air. White phosphorus is much nastier than red but both are nasty. Do not meddle with them

I regret leaving my supply of phosphorus behind,it has been a great inconvenience over the years not having it.

[Ixion]

Anyone wanna sell me some white phoshporous? I can think of a few people who deserve a WP suppository

Unfortunately, as a scheduled poison, it is VERY hard to get. It is absurd the difficulties officialdom put in the way of obtaining things of this nature.

[Paul in NZ]

Unfortunately, as a scheduled poison, it is VERY hard to get. It is absurd the difficulties officialdom put in the way of obtaining things of this nature.

I never thought I would be so glad of officialdom...

[pyrocam]

well. of course you COULD get it from the original method. just pee in a bath for 3 weeks or so

[placidfemme]

well. of course you COULD get it from the original method. just pee in a bath for 3 weeks or so

And just ignore the neighbors when they complain your home is starting to smell like a sewer... and respond with...

YOUR BACK IS TOO SHORT AND YOUR TOO CLOSE TO YOUR OWN ASS... AND THATS WHAT YOU CAN SMELL

hehe

[Wolf]

I regret leaving my supply of phosphorus behind,it has been a great inconvenience over the years not having it.

It terrifies me to think of what sort of lifestyle you must lead to be inconvenienced by a lack of phosphorus.

s'matter, napalm not good enough for you?

2:1:1 by volume: Foam polystyrene, petrol and benzine - usually does the trick (and kero is a useable substitute for benzine - or so I've heard )

Admittedly it doesn't spontaneously ignite on contact with air...

[pyrocam]

It terrifies me to think of what sort of lifestyle you must lead to be inconvenienced by a lack of phosphorus.

s'matter, napalm not good enough for you?

2:1:1 by volume: Foam polystyrene, petrol and benzine - usually does the trick (and kero is a useable substitute for benzine - or so I've heard )

Admittedly it doesn't spontaneously ignite on contact with air...

cheap alternative. polystyrene munched up as small as possible + petrol. mix well. light. dirty dirty black smoke.

thermite (really simply) iron oxide (rust) + aluminium filings mix well, use magnesium strip to light. will burn though a car/payphone/maybe a safe if you had enuf. remember to use goggles kids

[placidfemme]

lol the terrorists handbook to making explosives...

[Wolf]

lol the terrorists handbook to making explosives...

I can supply you with a copy of that...

[placidfemme]

I can supply you with a copy of that...

lol no thanks... but if I did it would be to use with Density Cult

[pyrocam]

I can supply you with a copy of that...

which one you got?

I found anarchist's cookbook 2000 edition on my hard drive a week ago. plus a few random jolly rodger releases.

hmm I wonder if we start a 'how to make bombs' thread if we would get in trouble (either spankme or govt) I spose a 'this thread is for educational purposes only and production of these is illegal' disclaimer on the top.