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DubaiAmateurRocketry
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Wow ! 5 gram of silver just to make an explosive !!! You're a rich man 
Amazing video also.
I have little knowledge how a laser would initiate it ? Can you explain a bit ?
[Edited on 13-10-2013 by DubaiAmateurRocketry]
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Xfactor
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It's not as bad as you think, I didn't use all of the silver nitrate, I just made a bigger batch because it is annoying having to make silver nitrate
every time I want to make silver acetylide.
I only used 1 g of the silver nitrate, and I got about 5, I didn't list the yield because it wasn't accurate because some silver nitrate was lost when
the cleaning lady spilled it (yes really -.-)
Also silver is not all that expensive, and you don't need a lot of primary when used correctly.
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2 gr of pressed picric acid plus 0.5 gr of lead picrate |
I find this a crazy size for a cap. Very difficult to protect yourself from that blast while filling and handling it. 0.5g or maybe 0.8g of a good
secondary are enough, if not rather use an intermediate booster on your main charge.
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I only used 1 g of the silver nitrate, and I got about 5, I didn't list the yield because it wasn't accurate because some silver nitrate was lost when
the cleaning lady spilled it (yes really -.-) |
If I was you I would clean your working area/lab yourself and make sure there's no dangerous stuff around than can be spilled so easily 
I'd have no quit minute if I new of some person not used to it pokes his nose through my stuff
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Xfactor
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Quote: Originally posted by Gargamel  | | Quote: |
2 gr of pressed picric acid plus 0.5 gr of lead picrate |
I find this a crazy size for a cap. Very difficult to protect yourself from that blast while filling and handling it. 0.5g or maybe 0.8g of a good
secondary are enough, if not rather use an intermediate booster on your main charge.
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I only used 1 g of the silver nitrate, and I got about 5, I didn't list the yield because it wasn't accurate because some silver nitrate was lost when
the cleaning lady spilled it (yes really -.-) |
If I was you I would clean your working area/lab yourself and make sure there's no dangerous stuff around than can be spilled so easily
I'd have no quit minute if I new of some person not used to it pokes his nose through my stuff
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It was drying on the radiator, the cleaning lady took it (ever after specifically being told not to touch glassware) and spilled over an wooden
cupboard-like thing and my metal lighter. She then proceeded to go away, and come back in about an hour when she wiped off the silver nitrate spill.
Now there is a big purple-black stain and a green stain where the lighter was.
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