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June 8th, 2001, 12:26 AM
Atlast, I've found something fun to do with hydrogen. Simply flling balloons and lighting them is pretty borring, so I have created this device. In short, its how you an make a tremendous bang with hydrogen.
materials:
2 empty 1 gallon paint cans
1/16" wide nail
Tomatoe sauce jar, bigger the better
1/16" wide electrical wire
Hydrogen gas chemicals
Procedure:
Take one of the paint cans and poke a hole through the bottom and top of the can with the nail. Youve now built the cannon.
Now to build the filling aperatus. Cut a foot of the wire and seperate the sheeth from the wire. Congratulations, you now have a very thin hose. Now, poke a hole through the metal lid of the tomatoe sauce jar. Put a 1/2" of the hose through the lid. Hot glue the hose in place to make an air tight seal. You have now built the filling aperatus.
Filling:
Thread the hose through one of the holes in the paint can. Cover the other hole with electrical tape. Now fill the jar up 1/4 of the way with water. Fill the other paintcan half way with water. Place jar in can. Add a tablespoon of lye to the jar and stir until dissolved. You should be wearing gloves and goggles for this. Rip a foot and a half long piece of alluminum foil in half and make 2 pellets. Drop in the pellets and screw the can onto the jar as quick as possible. Allow five minites to fill.
Firing:
Remove can from filling aperatus. Place can on top of 2 bricks. Make sure there is a space between the bricks and have the hole over this space. Remove tape from other hole. Light touch hole above the can. If all goes well, a lantern flame will be produced and will burn for several minites. As the flame is burning off the hydrogen on top, air will be mixing in through the bottom. When the hydrogen reaces its flash point in the can, the device goes off with a tremendous boom. With this device you can make defening noise for pennies.
Ill post more info later.
materials:
2 empty 1 gallon paint cans
1/16" wide nail
Tomatoe sauce jar, bigger the better
1/16" wide electrical wire
Hydrogen gas chemicals
Procedure:
Take one of the paint cans and poke a hole through the bottom and top of the can with the nail. Youve now built the cannon.
Now to build the filling aperatus. Cut a foot of the wire and seperate the sheeth from the wire. Congratulations, you now have a very thin hose. Now, poke a hole through the metal lid of the tomatoe sauce jar. Put a 1/2" of the hose through the lid. Hot glue the hose in place to make an air tight seal. You have now built the filling aperatus.
Filling:
Thread the hose through one of the holes in the paint can. Cover the other hole with electrical tape. Now fill the jar up 1/4 of the way with water. Fill the other paintcan half way with water. Place jar in can. Add a tablespoon of lye to the jar and stir until dissolved. You should be wearing gloves and goggles for this. Rip a foot and a half long piece of alluminum foil in half and make 2 pellets. Drop in the pellets and screw the can onto the jar as quick as possible. Allow five minites to fill.
Firing:
Remove can from filling aperatus. Place can on top of 2 bricks. Make sure there is a space between the bricks and have the hole over this space. Remove tape from other hole. Light touch hole above the can. If all goes well, a lantern flame will be produced and will burn for several minites. As the flame is burning off the hydrogen on top, air will be mixing in through the bottom. When the hydrogen reaces its flash point in the can, the device goes off with a tremendous boom. With this device you can make defening noise for pennies.
Ill post more info later.