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Old 10-28-2006, 11:35 AM
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Fun with Thermite

Thought you all might like this!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WrCWLpRc1yM


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Old 10-28-2006, 01:48 PM
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That was pretty cool, or maybe I should say hot!


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Old 10-28-2006, 03:15 PM
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WAY cool. Those guys remind me of a couple of boys I grew up with.

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Old 10-28-2006, 04:41 PM
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There are several thermite videos on youtube and some of them are just flat out dangerous when you watch what they do. This video was made for TV but all of the others are not very safe.

on one video the guys wet the area down with water first. Thermite plus water equals explosion.

Several others are set off around dry grass and weeds. The most dangerous one was the reaction was not taking off real fast so the bafoon stirs it with a very short stick. He obviousely did not have the correct mix but if he did he would have half of his hand burnt off.

These are the jerk-offs that get themselves seriousely injured and then cause products and supplies to get banned. You always see thier parents on the evening news blamming the materials but never admiting that thier kids might be complete idiots.
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Old 10-28-2006, 05:12 PM
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Yep, agreed. Bunch of bad ones out there, but at least these guys had the sense to stay out of the way of the reaction, wouldn't have posted the link if they were obvious idiots doing it (unless maybe it was an idiot removing himself from the gene pool ). These two did a cool demo of the power of thermite safely though.

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Old 10-28-2006, 05:50 PM
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i have read extensivly about military military weapons. in that time i have read about many american weapon systems that included thermite. i read about them and never truly understood the devastation. no wonder all those anti tank rockets pack such a punch. thats great and so are you for posting that.
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Old 10-28-2006, 07:36 PM
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The copper tube one made me get some ideas about making some mokume buttons.


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Old 10-28-2006, 07:52 PM
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That was fun.
I guess about 4 to 5 pound charges. They don't pack it, so it makes for more sparks.

Thermite is easy to make, but can difficult to controll. Hope the young folks think twice before fooling with it. Nahh, propably not.
You can make micro and mini runs right in your forge, if it's a solid fuel type.
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Old 10-28-2006, 11:30 PM
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Exclamation More fum with Thermite

Call up Thermite on Wicipedia and down in the bottom with the reference material are some links to people having fun with Thermite. Including a bunch of grunts in the Big Sandy trying to burn their way into a floor safe with a Thermite grenade.

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Old 10-29-2006, 12:23 AM
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Carl,

That is smokin!!!! I love seeing stuff burning up. Thanks for sharing.


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Old 10-29-2006, 11:15 AM
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WAY cool. Those guys remind me of a couple of boys I grew up with.

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I'll say. In 1972 California law prohibited me from even buying a .22 short (rimfire) or any ammo at all when I was 16. BUT I could go buy all the bullets, primers, cartridges, and gunpowder I wanted (go figure right! ). So at 16 I handloaded for my rifles, shotguns, and pistols my dad bought for me. We moved from the country to the city of Napa. To make a long story short, a neighbor kid came over many times and got to know that Hercules Bullseye was one of the fastest burning powders. Last I heard he was in juvenile hall for setting of a fairly large bomb that broke a bunch of windows in cars and houses in his neighborhood. I still wonder how many pounds he used, I really don't need to know. All it boils down to is that, Good information in the hands of the stupid, devastating results WILL happen and the information will be blamed. I refer to him as the surviving member of the Darwin awards, amongst other - .
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Old 10-29-2006, 02:16 PM
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Yup, there's only one cure for stupidity, and it unfortunately results in increased stupidity in others.

For a little more fun, go back to youtube and do a search for "Brainiacs and Alkali Metals."

It's the same guys, but this time it's a little lithium in water, then sodium, then potassium, then something that escapes me, then cesium. The host accurately described the cesium as "like a depth charge in a bathtub." And then you gotta see what they do with microwave ovens...
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