On Wed, 22 Jul 2009 09:13:35 -0400, Meat Plow
wrote:

Isn't pure Iodine highly unstable?

No. Ammonium tri-Iodide and Nitrogen Tri-Iodide are the traditional
unstable contact explosive. Great fun in high skool and college
blowing things up. It was also probably the origin of the term
"purple haze". It's fairly easy to make and equally easy to have a
spectacular accident.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2KlAf936E90

On Thu, 23 Jul 2009 22:27:43 -0700, Jeff Liebermann wrote:
On Wed, 22 Jul 2009 09:13:35 -0400, Meat Plow

Isn't pure Iodine highly unstable?

No. Ammonium tri-Iodide and Nitrogen Tri-Iodide are the traditional
unstable contact explosive. Great fun in high skool and college
blowing things up. It was also probably the origin of the term
"purple haze". It's fairly easy to make and equally easy to have a
spectacular accident.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2KlAf936E90

What ever happened to fulminate of mercury?

Thanks,
Rich

On Fri, 24 Jul 2009 17:29:51 GMT, Rich Grise
wrote:

On Thu, 23 Jul 2009 22:27:43 -0700, Jeff Liebermann wrote:
On Wed, 22 Jul 2009 09:13:35 -0400, Meat Plow

Isn't pure Iodine highly unstable?

No. Ammonium tri-Iodide and Nitrogen Tri-Iodide are the traditional
unstable contact explosive. Great fun in high skool and college
blowing things up. It was also probably the origin of the term
"purple haze". It's fairly easy to make and equally easy to have a
spectacular accident.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2KlAf936E90

What ever happened to fulminate of mercury?

Thanks,
Rich

The ingredients became a bit tougher to come by and more expensive,
same for lead picrate.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2KlAf936E90


Now if it is that sensitive how would one ever get it on the paper on to the
stand in the first place?

PP

Paul_P wrote:

Now if it is that sensitive how would one ever get it on the paper on to
the stand in the first place?

When it was wet.

--
Adrian C

On Oct 18, 5:48*pm, Adrian C wrote:
Paul_P wrote:
Now if it is that sensitive how would one ever get it on the paper on to
the stand in the first place?

When it was wet.

--
Adrian C

When it's wet, the water allows the ammonia molecules to cradle the
iodine molecules so they don't get close enough to react. When it
dries out, or if the ammonia is allowed to escape over time, it
becomes shock sensitive. At least that's what I remember from
chemistry class.

On Sun, 18 Oct 2009 16:18:54 -0700 (PDT), "
wrote:

On Oct 18, 5:48*pm, Adrian C wrote:
Paul_P wrote:
Now if it is that sensitive how would one ever get it on the paper on to
the stand in the first place?

When it was wet.

--
Adrian C

When it's wet, the water allows the ammonia molecules to cradle the
iodine molecules so they don't get close enough to react. When it
dries out, or if the ammonia is allowed to escape over time, it
becomes shock sensitive. At least that's what I remember from
chemistry class.

There is no ammonia in the reaction product, just NI3 (precipitate).

On Thu, 29 Oct 2009 19:16:05 -0700,
wrote:

On Sun, 18 Oct 2009 16:18:54 -0700 (PDT), "
wrote:

On Oct 18, 5:48*pm, Adrian C wrote:
Paul_P wrote:
Now if it is that sensitive how would one ever get it on the paper on to
the stand in the first place?

When it was wet.

--
Adrian C

When it's wet, the water allows the ammonia molecules to cradle the
iodine molecules so they don't get close enough to react. When it
dries out, or if the ammonia is allowed to escape over time, it
becomes shock sensitive. At least that's what I remember from
chemistry class.

There is no ammonia in the reaction product,

True.

just NI3 (precipitate).

No, that's the explosive form (Nitrogen Tri-Iodide). The reaction
products are I2 and N2.

On Thu, 29 Oct 2009 19:16:05 -0700,
wrote:

On Sun, 18 Oct 2009 16:18:54 -0700 (PDT), "
wrote:

On Oct 18, 5:48*pm, Adrian C wrote:
Paul_P wrote:
Now if it is that sensitive how would one ever get it on the paper on to
the stand in the first place?

When it was wet.

--
Adrian C

When it's wet, the water allows the ammonia molecules to cradle the
iodine molecules so they don't get close enough to react. When it
dries out, or if the ammonia is allowed to escape over time, it
becomes shock sensitive. At least that's what I remember from
chemistry class.

There is no ammonia in the reaction product,

True.

just NI3 (precipitate).

No, that's the explosive form (Nitrogen Tri-Iodide). The reaction
products are I2 and N2.

On Sun, 18 Oct 2009 16:18:54 -0700 (PDT), "
wrote:

On Oct 18, 5:48*pm, Adrian C wrote:
Paul_P wrote:
Now if it is that sensitive how would one ever get it on the paper on to
the stand in the first place?

When it was wet.

--
Adrian C

When it's wet, the water allows the ammonia molecules to cradle the
iodine molecules so they don't get close enough to react. When it
dries out, or if the ammonia is allowed to escape over time, it
becomes shock sensitive. At least that's what I remember from
chemistry class.

There is no ammonia in the reaction product, just NI3 (precipitate).

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Now if it is that sensitive how would one ever get it on the paper on to
the stand in the first place?

PP

As a teenager I would mix two chemicals that slight pressure would cause
explosion. I would put in a small corked bottle. The town I lived in the
police would let us kids bring rifles to there shooting range and practice.
I would set up these bottles and when bullet hit there was a loud smoke
explosion. Police said what the heck did you make in those bottles. Never
told them as this stuff has killed some people as they tried to mix with a
mortar & pestle. I always rolled it back and fourth gently on a sheet of
paper to mix. ww

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2KlAf936E90

Now if it is that sensitive how would one ever get it on the paper on to
the stand in the first place?

As a teenager I would mix two chemicals that slight pressure would cause
explosion. I would put in a small corked bottle. The town I lived in the
police would let us kids bring rifles to there shooting range and practice.
I would set up these bottles and when bullet hit there was a loud smoke
explosion. Police said what the heck did you make in those bottles. Never
told them as this stuff has killed some people as they tried to mix with a
mortar & pestle. I always rolled it back and fourth gently on a sheet of
paper to mix. ww

Nitric acid and glycerine? :-

Cheers!
Rich