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KMnO4 matches

quest - 31-1-2004 at 12:30

i was wondering if i can make matches with KMnO4.....

A friend of mine told me that if you make a KMnO4 + sulfur match it would ignite if you scrape it wite phosphorus (like ordinary matches)


thx

vulture - 31-1-2004 at 14:07

Said a thousand times before: practical discussion of pyrotechnics: Not allowed.

See the appropriate thread.

Closed.