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Title: Ahhh boredom ( potentially dangerous)
Post by: yamahonkawazuki on August 30, 2012, 11:31:39 PM
was cleaning up hte pawnshop other day. found 4 2lb cans of calcium carbide theyre like " if you want em, take em. i said okay :D dribble water on a rock, of it, and it makes acetylene gas. aka carbide cannon/potato cannon shoot anything cannon. thought about locating an old shotgun barrel and making a cannon out of that. if anythign can handle minor explosions that can. lol. now the obligatory ' DONT TRY THIS AT HOME"
Title: Re: Ahhh boredom ( potentially dangerous)
Post by: mister on August 30, 2012, 11:32:58 PM
Ah, the old homemade carbide bomb. The favorite of old fishermen everywhere.
Title: Re: Ahhh boredom ( potentially dangerous)
Post by: yamahonkawazuki on August 30, 2012, 11:43:01 PM
Quote from: mister on August 30, 2012, 11:32:58 PM
Ah, the old homemade carbide bomb. The favorite of old fishermen everywhere.
you at liberty to describe in detail? or point me at right site to research so i can do this safely. saving some for jul4th next year. unless obummer outlaws that too lol
Title: Re: Ahhh boredom ( potentially dangerous)
Post by: mister on August 31, 2012, 01:07:03 AM
Safely? nope, no way to do it Safely at all. Best thing to do is, not make carbide bombs. Only way to be sure you don't hurt yourself.

Michael
Title: Re: Ahhh boredom ( potentially dangerous)
Post by: yamahonkawazuki on August 31, 2012, 02:03:48 AM
took 1 rock put into baloon, watered, it started gassing, sealed abloon, tied it off, threw it into fire,  = boom  then  :police: showed up. wondering where the explosives were. " i said, explosives? i have no such thing"