http://wickedhowtos.com/index.php/2009/12/15/how-to-make-thermite/ How to do weird stuff (and occasionally something useful) Sun, 05 Sep 2010 20:07:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://wickedhowtos.com/index.php/2009/12/15/how-to-make-thermite/comment-page-1/#comment-13087 HomeScientist Wed, 13 Jan 2010 21:28:50 +0000 http://wickedhowtos.com/?p=1372#comment-13087 I have done this personally, and I can say that it's really a lot of fun. I used electrolysis to corrode iron bars into iron oxide and then blended aluminum foil to get my aluminum powder. I had no luck with magnesium, so I used potassium permanganate and glycerine to light it, and that works every time. Thermite beats fireworks any day. I have done this personally, and I can say that it’s really a lot of fun. I used electrolysis to corrode iron bars into iron oxide and then blended aluminum foil to get my aluminum powder. I had no luck with magnesium, so I used potassium permanganate and glycerine to light it, and that works every time. Thermite beats fireworks any day.

]]> http://wickedhowtos.com/index.php/2009/12/15/how-to-make-thermite/comment-page-1/#comment-12565 Andrew Wed, 16 Dec 2009 14:11:55 +0000 http://wickedhowtos.com/?p=1372#comment-12565 Thanks! Thanks!

]]> http://wickedhowtos.com/index.php/2009/12/15/how-to-make-thermite/comment-page-1/#comment-12558 TBB Wed, 16 Dec 2009 06:25:55 +0000 http://wickedhowtos.com/?p=1372#comment-12558 I'm the owner of theburningbiscuit. I enjoyed the article and I'm glad you found mine useful! I’m the owner of theburningbiscuit. I enjoyed the article and I’m glad you found mine useful!

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