Recreating one of Will's mad science experiments, I made some potassium nitrate crystals. This was definitely the most fun part of my DIY smoke mix. I can't win the contest, but I'm just putting it up here for fun, since I liked the pictures so much.
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Build Your Own Mini Altoids Guitar Amp for About $5
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Make a Hydrogen Fireball from Aluminum Foil and Toilet Bowl Cleaner
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Build a Long Range Laser Spy System for Eavesdropping on Your Neighbors
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Turn a Microwave Oven Transformer into a High Amperage Metal Melter!
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Forge Your Own Steel at Home!
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Make a Mini Flamethrower, Exploding Fireball, & Flint Bomb Sparkler with Disposable Lighters
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Make a Lethal Traveling Arc of Electricity with a MOT-Powered Jacob's Ladder
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2 Comments
Beautiful pictures!
Thanks. I'm going to try again someday so I can take even better ones!
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