Potassium Nitrate

[Gilded]

Perhaps with a surveillance camera or binoculars...

[budullewraagh]

speaking of peroxides and superoxides, i was doing a chem competition yesterday (i went in alone without a partner and won the event with a perfect score:)))) that involved using calcium metal. i reacted the calcium with water and it bubbled, but not too vigorously, then it stopped. half an hour later i was done with the lab practical and the questions and talking to the chem teacher supervising the event when i snapped my fingers once and noticed that at that very instant the calcium started reacting again, much more vigorously than before. i figured that it was an oxide/peroxide/superoxide layer that was broken through at the very moment i snapped my fingers. cool occurrence

[Gilded]

"i figured that it was an oxide/peroxide/superoxide layer that was broken through at the very moment i snapped my fingers. cool occurrence"

 

Whoah. I wonder if you could use that as a magic trick. )

[r1dermon]

wow, so you're saying that the little vibration of you snapping your fingers caused the calcium to react again?

[budullewraagh]

potentially, yes, unless it was impeccable timing

[Gilded]

Hmmh... bud, I don't recommend snapping your fingers next to a large batch of NI3.

[budullewraagh]

funny you mention NI3...the iodine i made is still lacking, as my chlorine generator didn't work perfectly and my H2O2/H2SO4 test almost killed me. i'll finish the H2O2/H2SO4 today and see what that gives me. i'm not too into explosives tho.

[Gilded]

"i'm not too into explosives tho."

 

Well I'll be damned, an American who isn't into explosives!

[YT2095]

I can`t say I blame him either though, it`s not EVERONES idea of fun.

 

it`s only a Single aspect of it for ME even

[budullewraagh]

yeah, i'm more into exotics like ferrates and ferrites. working on that now

[Gilded]

"yeah, i'm more into exotics like ferrates and ferrites. working on that now"

 

However, you seem to be quite into explosives on certain other forums, no offense.

[budullewraagh]

really? where? im not a kewl:\

[Gilded]

"really? where?"

 

I recall you being very interested in such things at sciencemadness.org, but perhaps I'm mistaken.

[budullewraagh]

nah, not really

[Guest murphinator1]

where can I get sulfer of what can i use as a substitute for sulfer

[YT2095]

from a gardening center.

it`s used as a dusting powder to prevent mould on over winter starage of alliums etc...

and also as a PH adjuster, but it comes as sulpher chips for that use.