22 July 2013

Ammonium dichromate + mercury thiocyanate + heat = Kraken


Kraken explained.

Via Neatorama.

5 comments:

  1. Reminds me of those old fireworks "worms" we used to buy when I was a kid. They were cool, but left a black mark mess on the cement porch.

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    1. "Black snakes" I think they were called; I remember those.

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    2. Watch black snakes and poopy puppy for a laugh.

      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JgLaIYjVbEw

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  2. I can only imagine the reaction of the first alchemist or chemist who attempted this reaction. The echoes of that scream are probably still reverberating in the halls of his laboratory.

    Lurker111

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  3. I remember these fireworks as a kid. BTW I am a big fan of this blog and wanted to tell you thanks.

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