<!--QuoteBegin-Cold NiTe+Apr 19 2005, 03:44 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Cold NiTe @ Apr 19 2005, 03:44 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Johnny was a chemist, But now he is no more. What he thought was H2O, Was H2SO4.
<!--emo&;)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/wink-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink-fix.gif' /><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd--> That was the greatest poem ever Cold-Nite.
Great segment, though. Lots of laughs <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin-fix.gif' /><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd--> Actaully we put sodium in water (it's all recorded too), and all it did was fizz and smoke a bit...nothing that cool <!--emo&:(--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/sad-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->
Mullet if you can find some Cesium (below sodium on the periodic table) it would do more then just smoke. It would be a small scale TNT explosion, depending upon how much you put in. (I would NOT put more then 1 gram at the most if indoors(Massive flames) and not more then 10 grams(One stick of TNT) while outdoors and needing time to get away.)
Really need to work out a time delay device, as in a candle burning the paper underneath the Cesium then it falls into water. However, keep in mind with abundant amounts of O2 in the air, it could explode outside by itself, but usually needs to be quite concetrated.
Great segment, though. Lots of laughs <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin-fix.gif' /><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd--> Actaully we put sodium in water (it's all recorded too), and all it did was fizz and smoke a bit...nothing that cool <!--emo&:(--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/sad-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad-fix.gif' /><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd--> Yeah, that fizz? That's hydrogen. Here's some matches; be creative.
We tried lighting the sodium, we mixed it with gasoline, and still nothing that great happend. Maybe our sodium was defective <!--emo&:(--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/sad-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->
Put the water in a big container, preferably with a small opening (think water cooler). Drop sodium, potassium, or rubidium - in ascending order of strength of reaction - into container (lithium is too weak, cesium is too strong, and francium is radioactive. Find something better to do with it <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo--> )
Cover the container for a minute or so. Take cover off. Hold flame over hole. Don't get burned.
*note* I know this works cause our chem teacher did this in a lab to get us interested in how reactions work. Indoors. With a frickin brick of sodium, and 2 gallons of water. The flame reached the ceiling. <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->
<!--QuoteBegin-Sky+Apr 19 2005, 05:42 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Sky @ Apr 19 2005, 05:42 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Put the water in a big container, preferably with a small opening (think water cooler). Drop sodium, potassium, or rubidium - in ascending order of strength of reaction - into container (lithium is too weak, cesium is too strong, and francium is radioactive. Find something better to do with it <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo--> )
Cover the container for a minute or so. Take cover off. Hold flame over hole. Don't get burned. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd--> Umm... if they put a cover on it, and it is air tight.. it will blow off.
Unless it is sodium, but the other two... scary thought.
Cesium isn't too strong... you weakling. J/King. <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->
Great segment, though. Lots of laughs <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin-fix.gif' /><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd--> Actaully we put sodium in water (it's all recorded too), and all it did was fizz and smoke a bit...nothing that cool <!--emo&:(--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/sad-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad-fix.gif' /><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd--> Be REALLY dang careful. Small amounts of sodium don't do a whole lot,but as you get larger the explosion grows almost exponentially. If you're not careful you can go from some fizzing to glass shards flying at your face when you thought you'd just get a big fizz.
<!--QuoteBegin-Cyndane+Apr 19 2005, 06:45 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Cyndane @ Apr 19 2005, 06:45 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <!--QuoteBegin-Sky+Apr 19 2005, 05:42 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Sky @ Apr 19 2005, 05:42 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Put the water in a big container, preferably with a small opening (think water cooler). Drop sodium, potassium, or rubidium - in ascending order of strength of reaction - into container (lithium is too weak, cesium is too strong, and francium is radioactive. Find something better to do with it <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo--> )
Cover the container for a minute or so. Take cover off. Hold flame over hole. Don't get burned. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd--> Umm... if they put a cover on it, and it is air tight.. it will blow off. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd--> If they use that much that the cover blew off before you build up enough hydrogen for a big flame, the thing would explode on its own anyway; no need for pyrotechnics to have fun. Actually, I wouldn't want to light that much hydrogen on fire....my example is something you'd do if you want the flame, not the explosion.
You want the container to explode, plop a LOT of sodium in it, seal, and run.
Now when you have one as large as your fist....you'd have to roleplay CS. 'Fire in the hole!'
Ahh good times with chemistry....<!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->
And I thought hydrogen combusts with fire rapidly...isn't that a sorta...bad idea? For all we know we could be sending Mullet to his very doom <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->
I think this thread should be renamed the "Kill Mullet in the most awesome chemical reaction possible" thread. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd--> *chuckles* We're not responsible though, whatever they say, don't believe them. <_<!
And yeah, if you're just fizzing, your sodium is haxed. I swear, our teacher only used a small bit of pure sodium, and that stuff gave a fairly nice explosion.
Try coating the inside of a water jug with some % alcohol (20 I think he used) and drop a match inside. A truely nice flame. <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->
<!--QuoteBegin-Twelve+Apr 19 2005, 12:20 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Twelve @ Apr 19 2005, 12:20 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Gah, chlorine and brake fluid make for better explosions.
Edit: or is that milk ? Gonna have to get dangerous this weekend... <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd--> ya my older brother says they did brake fluid and pool chlorine and it reacted real well.
I think this thread should be renamed the "Kill Mullet in the most awesome chemical reaction possible" thread. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd--> *chuckles* We're not responsible though, whatever they say, don't believe them. <_<!
And yeah, if you're just fizzing, your sodium is haxed. I swear, our teacher only used a small bit of pure sodium, and that stuff gave a fairly nice explosion.
Try coating the inside of a water jug with some % alcohol (20 I think he used) and drop a match inside. A truely nice flame. <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin-fix.gif' /><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd--> If you were to drop a brick of concetrated Na into a gallon of water, you would not have time to run. Which is why I suggested a time delay device.
I think this thread should be renamed the "Kill Mullet in the most awesome chemical reaction possible" thread. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd--> *chuckles* We're not responsible though, whatever they say, don't believe them. <_<!
And yeah, if you're just fizzing, your sodium is haxed. I swear, our teacher only used a small bit of pure sodium, and that stuff gave a fairly nice explosion.
Try coating the inside of a water jug with some % alcohol (20 I think he used) and drop a match inside. A truely nice flame. <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin-fix.gif' /><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd--> If you were to drop a brick of concetrated Na into a gallon of water, you would not have time to run. Which is why I suggested a time delay device. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd--> Or throw it far and over.
Of course I don't know how Sodium acts with friction. For all I know you could blow your hand off throwing it -.-
I do know of a story where some guys broke into a school's chemistry department, looked for stuff to steal, and as they didn't know what it was, threw a block of caesium out of the window into a stagnant lake outside, which obviously isn't your bog standard neutral water......
I think this thread should be renamed the "Kill Mullet in the most awesome chemical reaction possible" thread. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd--> *chuckles* We're not responsible though, whatever they say, don't believe them. <_<!
And yeah, if you're just fizzing, your sodium is haxed. I swear, our teacher only used a small bit of pure sodium, and that stuff gave a fairly nice explosion.
Try coating the inside of a water jug with some % alcohol (20 I think he used) and drop a match inside. A truely nice flame. <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin-fix.gif' /><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd--> If you were to drop a brick of concetrated Na into a gallon of water, you would not have time to run. Which is why I suggested a time delay device. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd--> Or throw it far and over.
Of course I don't know how Sodium acts with friction. For all I know you could blow your hand off throwing it -.- <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd--> Sodium reacts relatively quickly if left out in the air, but it doesn't explode on its own if you just sit it on a table, or even if you throw a match on it. The heat from friction won't do anything. <!--emo&;)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/wink-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->
Those light weight metals react explosively with Oxygen, when you have water obviously you have lots of Oxygen and since this reaction causes heat, the H2 seperates and expands however the heat produced is "usually" enough to cause a flame. Which is why sodium, potassium, rubidium, and cesium are stored in non oxygen contained liquid.
You won't find much francium around, but that isn't a bad thing, being that its radioactive and all.
My chem teacher did have a TINY bit stored in a lead container, surrounded by some sort of oil to keep it from reacting explosively with just the air. Same goes for the cesium (not lead container), and rubidium. Sodium and potassium were just contained in glass jars with their lids sealed tight and some sort of solvent in there. I do not recall what it was.
*edit* Found it, they were stored in HNO3 (inert atmosphere) *edit*
I'm going to go ahead and suggest not throwing a brick of pure sodium into water.
You have been warned. However, if you do manage to secure one, make sure you are behind something that is quite, fragmented parts of plastic traveling at VERY HIGH speeds impact repelant.
*side note* A brick of sodium COULD burn your hand... don't forget the gloves, and if possible coat the brick in the oil BEFORE throwing in water, and run like heck.
Wow, no sodium, however I did find some <a href='http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=413&item=6172337826&rd=1&ssPageName=WDVW' target='_blank'>cesium</a>. <!--QuoteBegin--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->Non-toxic - non radioactive!<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd--> I suppose "will make you explode horribly" doesn't qualify it for the "toxic" label. >_>
<!--QuoteBegin--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->A must have for your elements collection<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd--> Or for playing with.
If there's one thing I learned from my chemistry teacher, it's to ALWAYS have the sodium oiled.
And I was thinking throw it far away like heck in a remote area then run like heck behind something <!--emo&;)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/wink-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->
<!--QuoteBegin-Cyndane+Apr 19 2005, 07:58 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Cyndane @ Apr 19 2005, 07:58 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> I'm going to go ahead and suggest not throwing a brick of pure sodium into water.
You have been warned. However, if you do manage to secure one, make sure you are behind something that is quite, fragmented parts of plastic traveling at VERY HIGH speeds impact repelant.
*side note* A brick of sodium COULD burn your hand... don't forget the gloves, and if possible coat the brick in the oil BEFORE throwing in water, and run like heck. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd--> A very big riot shield behind you works as well just in case, when running. That or run like bloody hell and dive into a ditch...with said riot shield.
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But now he is no more.
What he thought was H2O,
Was H2SO4.
<!--emo&;)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/wink-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->
But now he is no more.
What he thought was H2O,
Was H2SO4.
<!--emo&;)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/wink-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink-fix.gif' /><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
That was the greatest poem ever Cold-Nite.
You. Are. The. Winnar.
Great segment, though. Lots of laughs <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->
(alf... yes ALF not alt... that would be far too dangerous)
Great segment, though. Lots of laughs <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin-fix.gif' /><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
Actaully we put sodium in water (it's all recorded too), and all it did was fizz and smoke a bit...nothing that cool <!--emo&:(--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/sad-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->
Really need to work out a time delay device, as in a candle burning the paper underneath the Cesium then it falls into water. However, keep in mind with abundant amounts of O2 in the air, it could explode outside by itself, but usually needs to be quite concetrated.
Great segment, though. Lots of laughs <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin-fix.gif' /><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Actaully we put sodium in water (it's all recorded too), and all it did was fizz and smoke a bit...nothing that cool <!--emo&:(--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/sad-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad-fix.gif' /><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
Yeah, that fizz? That's hydrogen. Here's some matches; be creative.
Cover the container for a minute or so. Take cover off. Hold flame over hole. Don't get burned.
*note* I know this works cause our chem teacher did this in a lab to get us interested in how reactions work. Indoors. With a frickin brick of sodium, and 2 gallons of water. The flame reached the ceiling. <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->
Cover the container for a minute or so. Take cover off. Hold flame over hole. Don't get burned. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
Umm... if they put a cover on it, and it is air tight.. it will blow off.
Unless it is sodium, but the other two... scary thought.
Cesium isn't too strong... you weakling. J/King. <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->
Great segment, though. Lots of laughs <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin-fix.gif' /><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Actaully we put sodium in water (it's all recorded too), and all it did was fizz and smoke a bit...nothing that cool <!--emo&:(--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/sad-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad-fix.gif' /><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
Be REALLY dang careful. Small amounts of sodium don't do a whole lot,but as you get larger the explosion grows almost exponentially. If you're not careful you can go from some fizzing to glass shards flying at your face when you thought you'd just get a big fizz.
Cover the container for a minute or so. Take cover off. Hold flame over hole. Don't get burned. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Umm... if they put a cover on it, and it is air tight.. it will blow off. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
If they use that much that the cover blew off before you build up enough hydrogen for a big flame, the thing would explode on its own anyway; no need for pyrotechnics to have fun. Actually, I wouldn't want to light that much hydrogen on fire....my example is something you'd do if you want the flame, not the explosion.
You want the container to explode, plop a LOT of sodium in it, seal, and run.
Now when you have one as large as your fist....you'd have to roleplay CS.
'Fire in the hole!'
Ahh good times with chemistry....<!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->
And I thought hydrogen combusts with fire rapidly...isn't that a sorta...bad idea? For all we know we could be sending Mullet to his very doom <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->
I think this thread should be renamed the "Kill Mullet in the most awesome chemical reaction possible" thread.
I think this thread should be renamed the "Kill Mullet in the most awesome chemical reaction possible" thread. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
*chuckles* We're not responsible though, whatever they say, don't believe them. <_<!
And yeah, if you're just fizzing, your sodium is haxed. I swear, our teacher only used a small bit of pure sodium, and that stuff gave a fairly nice explosion.
Try coating the inside of a water jug with some % alcohol (20 I think he used) and drop a match inside. A truely nice flame. <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->
Edit: or is that milk ? Gonna have to get dangerous this weekend... <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
ya my older brother says they did brake fluid and pool chlorine and it reacted real well.
I think this thread should be renamed the "Kill Mullet in the most awesome chemical reaction possible" thread. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
*chuckles* We're not responsible though, whatever they say, don't believe them. <_<!
And yeah, if you're just fizzing, your sodium is haxed. I swear, our teacher only used a small bit of pure sodium, and that stuff gave a fairly nice explosion.
Try coating the inside of a water jug with some % alcohol (20 I think he used) and drop a match inside. A truely nice flame. <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin-fix.gif' /><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
If you were to drop a brick of concetrated Na into a gallon of water, you would not have time to run. Which is why I suggested a time delay device.
I think this thread should be renamed the "Kill Mullet in the most awesome chemical reaction possible" thread. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
*chuckles* We're not responsible though, whatever they say, don't believe them. <_<!
And yeah, if you're just fizzing, your sodium is haxed. I swear, our teacher only used a small bit of pure sodium, and that stuff gave a fairly nice explosion.
Try coating the inside of a water jug with some % alcohol (20 I think he used) and drop a match inside. A truely nice flame. <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin-fix.gif' /><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
If you were to drop a brick of concetrated Na into a gallon of water, you would not have time to run. Which is why I suggested a time delay device. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
Or throw it far and over.
Of course I don't know how Sodium acts with friction. For all I know you could blow your hand off throwing it -.-
I think this thread should be renamed the "Kill Mullet in the most awesome chemical reaction possible" thread. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
*chuckles* We're not responsible though, whatever they say, don't believe them. <_<!
And yeah, if you're just fizzing, your sodium is haxed. I swear, our teacher only used a small bit of pure sodium, and that stuff gave a fairly nice explosion.
Try coating the inside of a water jug with some % alcohol (20 I think he used) and drop a match inside. A truely nice flame. <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin-fix.gif' /><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
If you were to drop a brick of concetrated Na into a gallon of water, you would not have time to run. Which is why I suggested a time delay device. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Or throw it far and over.
Of course I don't know how Sodium acts with friction. For all I know you could blow your hand off throwing it -.- <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Sodium reacts relatively quickly if left out in the air, but it doesn't explode on its own if you just sit it on a table, or even if you throw a match on it. The heat from friction won't do anything. <!--emo&;)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/wink-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->
You won't find much francium around, but that isn't a bad thing, being that its radioactive and all.
My chem teacher did have a TINY bit stored in a lead container, surrounded by some sort of oil to keep it from reacting explosively with just the air. Same goes for the cesium (not lead container), and rubidium. Sodium and potassium were just contained in glass jars with their lids sealed tight and some sort of solvent in there. I do not recall what it was.
*edit* Found it, they were stored in HNO3 (inert atmosphere) *edit*
Well at least we now know that throwing it is an option. All we have to do is find a sodium block the size of a brick....
You have been warned. However, if you do manage to secure one, make sure you are behind something that is quite, fragmented parts of plastic traveling at VERY HIGH speeds impact repelant.
*side note* A brick of sodium COULD burn your hand... don't forget the gloves, and if possible coat the brick in the oil BEFORE throwing in water, and run like heck.
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I suppose "will make you explode horribly" doesn't qualify it for the "toxic" label. >_>
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Or for playing with.
God I love eBay. ^_^
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You have been warned. However, if you do manage to secure one, make sure you are behind something that is quite, fragmented parts of plastic traveling at VERY HIGH speeds impact repelant.
*side note* A brick of sodium COULD burn your hand... don't forget the gloves, and if possible coat the brick in the oil BEFORE throwing in water, and run like heck. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
A very big riot shield behind you works as well just in case, when running. That or run like bloody hell and dive into a ditch...with said riot shield.