On Thu, 05 Jan 2006 00:44:50 +0000, david lang wrote:

raden wrote:

So what's the long term consequence of making all that ammonium
tri-iodide as a kid ?

Is that the stuff that went bang on impact?

It was nitrogen tri-iodide, and yes, it goes bang very easily
made from ammonia solution (conc) and aqueous iodine solution. Fairly
stable when wet - allegedly fun to poke the paste into people's door lock
and wait for it to dry out.

Ooops, I must be a terrorist... If you want a really big bang, try (or
don't) nitrogen tri-chloride. It's a liquid. First bloke to make it ended
up minus an eye and some fingers.

I recall mixing potassium permanganate with something to make a paste that
exploded on contact once dry.

pot permang + drop of glycerine was fun too. Goes up by itself after a
minute or two.

Tim