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A flare made form sodium nitrate and sodium benzoate (both sold as food additives). It is initiated by a small primer of potassium nitrate and sugar.
The ratio is 60% nitrate to 40% benzoate, this is 50 gram composition pressed into a tube. It burns a bit unevenly since the chemicals are not milled and only crudely mixed.
spiked cylindrical shell made from toilet paper rolls, weighed 120grams. some of the green strobes seem a bit purple on the video, but thats just the camera.. the strobing was too fast, should have used coarser magnesium
Two unsaturated solutions were prepared, each consisting of stoichiometric ammounts of copper(II) sulphate and sodium benzoate. Upon mixing, copper(II) benzoate forms as a blue flaky solid, denser than water.
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Explosive composed of 70% KClO4 (potassium perchlorate) and 30% NaC7O2H5 (sodium benzoate) moderately compressed just under the cap to an empty 2 liter coke bottle. Approx 7g used.
Detonated on 6.21.2006 at 02:00
Audio is from an alternate source (microphone set up by an open window at my house. distance from subject was approx. 700 ft.)
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