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Article #167Re: Blowing things up
From: Dave Hsu
Date: Thu, 24 Jan 1985 22:57
Date: Thu, 24 Jan 1985 22:57
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> Does anyone else on the net like to blow things up or see huge fireballs?
> I haven't been too active lately, just a little Nitrogen Tri-iodide and
> misc. small bangs/flashes. I have been thinking of buying a small piece
> of land to blow things up on 'though. I am especially curious about the
> effect of placing a container of liquid ignitable gas in a pile of thermite
> and igniting it. I would probably start small with a disposable lighter and
> then move on to something like a can of starting ether... Boy! I bet it
> would look real keen. How about it fellow netters? Any suggestions (other
> then the obvious safety precautions)?
Yes, America, there are people who like massive, awe-inspiring fireballs.
Some of them are, in fact, here at CVL. And of these few, we seem to enjoy
watching (?) aluminum-bearing things incinerate. But has anyone found a good
way to make plastique from household items? Our quest continues.
(Insert smoke and brimstone here)
--
Dave Hsu ::
Maryversity of Uniland Computer Vision Lab, (301) 454-4526
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und vun vas assaulted...peanut...
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Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/5/84; site cvl.UUCP Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxb!mhuxn!mhuxm!mhuxj!houxm!whuxlm!harpo!decvax!mcnc!philabs!cmcl2!seismo!umcp-cs!cvl!hsu From: hsu@cvl.UUCP (Dave Hsu) Newsgroups: net.rec Subject: Re: Blowing things up Message-ID: <1641@cvl.UUCP> Date: Thu, 24-Jan-85 17:57:27 EST Article-I.D.: cvl.1641 Posted: Thu Jan 24 17:57:27 1985 Date-Received: Mon, 28-Jan-85 05:46:47 EST References: <579@unmvax.UUCP> Distribution: net Organization: Computer Vision Lab, U. of Maryland, College Park Lines: 26