Thursday, 4 December 2003
[02:55:52] @pnyxtr> Ammonium nitrate is very safe. That you can go ahead and make all you want.
[02:56:06] +Kunama|ChemAssign> is that stuff fertiliser? how do u make it blow?
[02:56:40] @pnyxtr> Mix with a fuel first (diesel is good, for instance).
[02:58:36] +Kunama|ChemAssign> what do u do after mixing with diesel?
[02:59:02] @pnyxtr> You have to prime it with something that detonates a little bit more easily.
[02:59:20] +Kunama|ChemAssign> unlike diesel?
[02:59:43] @pnyxtr> Preferably a blasting cap, since those are pretty safe. But they're not something you just buy at the supermarket, after all...
[03:00:26] Kunama|ChemAssign> pny, what's priming?
[03:00:40] @pnyxtr> Well, setting it off.
[03:00:43] @The_Mighty_Highlord> getting ready to explode XD
[03:00:52] @pnyxtr> You have to start the detonation with something.
[03:01:04] Kunama|ChemAssign> spark!
[03:01:06] @The_Mighty_Highlord> a spark or sth
[03:01:18] @The_Mighty_Highlord> or a small explosion
[03:01:31] Kunama|ChemAssign> i take it the cap is the small explosion.
[03:01:42] @pnyxtr> Yep.
[03:01:44] @The_Mighty_Highlord> pnyxtr?
[03:01:51] @pnyxtr> ?
[03:02:09] @The_Mighty_Highlord> military chemistry is not my forte XD
[03:02:34] @pnyxtr> Well, chemistry is not my forte :P
[03:02:52] @pnyxtr> I used to be pretty damned good at it, but that was a while ago.
[03:03:27] Kunama|ChemAssign> some things u just don't forget.
[03:03:34] @pnyxtr> I forgot everything that doesn't have connections to blowing stuff up.
[03:04:03] Kunama|ChemAssign> then you remembered the important stuff. ^^
[03:05:03] Kunama|ChemAssign> so basically, u get a pile of manure, mix it with something that'll burn, drop a small explosive on it, and watch it go foom?
[03:05:16] @pnyxtr> It's not manure ;)
[03:06:44] @pnyxtr> It's a fertilizer since it contains a lot of nitrogen in a form that's good for plants, not because it was made from crap...
[03:07:36] @The_Mighty_Highlord> yeah, there are a lot of restrictions in us about fertilizers just cause of that fact
[03:08:13] Kunama|ChemAssign> hey, if u couldn't get a blastin cap, would u use a fuse of some sort?
[03:08:49] @pnyxtr> Nope, that won't work. You have to have a detonation to start it off.
[03:09:25] Kunama|ChemAssign> drop a match on it?
[03:09:38] @The_Mighty_Highlord> heh
[03:09:46] @The_Mighty_Highlord> drop it from a safe distance?
[03:09:58] @pnyxtr> Well, for instance, you can burn TNT for heat if you like. Nothing bad will happen unless you prime it with a shock wave.
[03:10:22] @pnyxtr> A _fast_ shock wave.
[03:11:14] Kunama|ChemAssign> ... shockwaves... made by sound is too slow
[03:11:24] @pnyxtr> In fact, you can even shoot it with some weapons without detonating it.
[03:14:12] Kunama|ChemAssign> pny > would a sparkler work? to set the fertilizer off?
[03:14:57] @pnyxtr> Nope, the heat is a good start, though.
[03:15:17] @pnyxtr> The amount of shock needed decreases with heat, I think.
[02:56:06] +Kunama|ChemAssign> is that stuff fertiliser? how do u make it blow?
[02:56:40] @pnyxtr> Mix with a fuel first (diesel is good, for instance).
[02:58:36] +Kunama|ChemAssign> what do u do after mixing with diesel?
[02:59:02] @pnyxtr> You have to prime it with something that detonates a little bit more easily.
[02:59:20] +Kunama|ChemAssign> unlike diesel?
[02:59:43] @pnyxtr> Preferably a blasting cap, since those are pretty safe. But they're not something you just buy at the supermarket, after all...
[03:00:26] Kunama|ChemAssign> pny, what's priming?
[03:00:40] @pnyxtr> Well, setting it off.
[03:00:43] @The_Mighty_Highlord> getting ready to explode XD
[03:00:52] @pnyxtr> You have to start the detonation with something.
[03:01:04] Kunama|ChemAssign> spark!
[03:01:06] @The_Mighty_Highlord> a spark or sth
[03:01:18] @The_Mighty_Highlord> or a small explosion
[03:01:31] Kunama|ChemAssign> i take it the cap is the small explosion.
[03:01:42] @pnyxtr> Yep.
[03:01:44] @The_Mighty_Highlord> pnyxtr?
[03:01:51] @pnyxtr> ?
[03:02:09] @The_Mighty_Highlord> military chemistry is not my forte XD
[03:02:34] @pnyxtr> Well, chemistry is not my forte :P
[03:02:52] @pnyxtr> I used to be pretty damned good at it, but that was a while ago.
[03:03:27] Kunama|ChemAssign> some things u just don't forget.
[03:03:34] @pnyxtr> I forgot everything that doesn't have connections to blowing stuff up.
[03:04:03] Kunama|ChemAssign> then you remembered the important stuff. ^^
[03:05:03] Kunama|ChemAssign> so basically, u get a pile of manure, mix it with something that'll burn, drop a small explosive on it, and watch it go foom?
[03:05:16] @pnyxtr> It's not manure ;)
[03:06:44] @pnyxtr> It's a fertilizer since it contains a lot of nitrogen in a form that's good for plants, not because it was made from crap...
[03:07:36] @The_Mighty_Highlord> yeah, there are a lot of restrictions in us about fertilizers just cause of that fact
[03:08:13] Kunama|ChemAssign> hey, if u couldn't get a blastin cap, would u use a fuse of some sort?
[03:08:49] @pnyxtr> Nope, that won't work. You have to have a detonation to start it off.
[03:09:25] Kunama|ChemAssign> drop a match on it?
[03:09:38] @The_Mighty_Highlord> heh
[03:09:46] @The_Mighty_Highlord> drop it from a safe distance?
[03:09:58] @pnyxtr> Well, for instance, you can burn TNT for heat if you like. Nothing bad will happen unless you prime it with a shock wave.
[03:10:22] @pnyxtr> A _fast_ shock wave.
[03:11:14] Kunama|ChemAssign> ... shockwaves... made by sound is too slow
[03:11:24] @pnyxtr> In fact, you can even shoot it with some weapons without detonating it.
[03:14:12] Kunama|ChemAssign> pny > would a sparkler work? to set the fertilizer off?
[03:14:57] @pnyxtr> Nope, the heat is a good start, though.
[03:15:17] @pnyxtr> The amount of shock needed decreases with heat, I think.
