Good Old Fashioned Baking Soda and Vinegar Bomb

This is my first Instructable, and I'm making it for the Chemical Reaction Weekly Challenge. These bombs are fun and easy to make, and even funner to use.

Also, I am not responsible if you blow it up anywhere you shouldn't i.e. Around people, pets, public buildings, ect. THIS PROJECT CAN BE DANGEROUS! It can also be super fun, but be careful. Good luck, and have fun!

Step 1: The Supplies

Supplies:

- Vinegar (I used Apple Cider)
- Baking Soda
- Empty water bottle
- Small sheet of paper (For rolling baking soda in)

Comments

[kyle_is_bored]

awesome but i put about half a litre of vinegar and 5 table spoons of soda and it only exploded about 20 centimetres but the lid waz not really tight so not ur fault but u can use it over and over and over again i just done it about 5 minutes ago with my bro rhys25690811234 im kyle_is_bored coz i make vids on youtube called kyle is bored if we get attacked by call of duty zombies this is gonna come in handy lol thanks again and plz follow me and subscribe to my channel

[cstruckmeier]

it sounded like a shotgun went off when I made one lol I did use a two liter and launch it out of an air cannon though ;)

[kornskrillmau5]

Great instructable! :) Im going to try this as soon as I get home! :D Just one question, how long does it take to blow up? Will I have enough time to run away after I screw on the lid?

[ncoleman2]

It depends on how much Baking Soda and Vinegar you put in. For me, it was about 2 minutes, so you should have enough time to do so. Good Luck!

[NightHawkInLight]

This is not a good idea, I can tell you from personal experience. I made one of these with baking soda and lemon juice when I was a kid. I left it sitting on a shelf in the garage while I went inside to talk homework with my parents. Moments later I hear a BOOM followed by the shrillest scream I've ever heard in my life. Turns out my younger brother who was around 10 at the time had taken it and thrown it in the driveway. The cap blew off and hit him with incredible force right in the sweet spot (I kid you not!). His unit swelled up like a hot air balloon and he was for all purposes completely bedridden for the entire camping trip we left on the next day. True story. My brother still winces every time I bring it up.

[The Dark Lord]

Hey, when you need to protect your home from an army of the undead,you'll be thanking him.Once agian, some basic safety logic goes a long way.

[ncoleman2]

Sorry... Thanks for the story. I will post a warning ASAP.

[stevenh429]

why are there so many instructables on this? There only needs to be one :S

[ramicaza]

lol dude don't throw it in the air repeatedly until it explodes, thats crazy dangerous... i had a dry ice bomb explode 2 feet from me and I couldn't hear for 2 minutes... i was lucky

[ncoleman2]

OK... Sorry 'bout that...