How to Make a Smoke Bomb!

In this instructable I will be showing how to make a smoke bomb. These are relatively easy and can take about 10-15 minutes to make depending on how fast you are.

As for the chemical reactions that are occurring when the smoke bomb is being lit, the plastic from the ping pong balls release dioxin after the chlorine and the hydrocarbons are heated.

* It is recommended that you stand a good distance away from the smoke bomb after it is lit to not absorb much of the smoke.

DISCLAIMER: I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE IF YOU HURT YOURSELF OR ANYONE ELSE WITH THIS!!!

Ok, now we can continue! :)

Step 1 Materials

For the materials, you'll need the following:

1) 5-6 ping pong balls
2) Scissors
3) Little bin or container
4) A piece of tin foil
5) A pencil or pen
6) Lighter or matches
7) A cheap clothes hanger (optional)

Comments

[antoon]

really nice and easy :go and ring somebody's bell light it up and run when they open the door all the smoke will get inside :) O-o woosh

[ilikejellybeans]

Is the smoke toxic?

[antoon]

indeed and verry toic (do not test you will vommit wen take a deep breath (experience)) :)

[thatswhatshe]

yup

[smpash]

i belive the name of the drums is timpony

[lasertag1111]

Could you use something other than cut up ping pong balls?

[flyingfox567]

hey have you ever tried it with mult. ping pong balls, so it makes more smoke?
that could be a cool expiremint

[blackcat2]

i never tried that... will get to it! thanks for sharing! after all, the more smoke and fire, the better! :)

[flyingfox567]

yes, and give u longer to escape from those darn super heroes with ur evil plan intact

[blackcat2]

Yea, exactly! >:-)

[ilpug]

This is pretty cool. Try adding Potassium nitrate to the mix to make it burn more completely.

I had heard about this, but never knew how exactly to do it.

How much of the ping pong ball pieces actually burn? if you ever tear apart one that has already been set off, let me know.

[blackcat2]

All of the plastic from the ping pong balls burn. After it is done, there is only tin foil left, no more ping pong balls. :(

i'll try adding the potassium nitrate and i'll let you know when i'm done and what happened.

thanks!

[ilpug]

Don't add a bunch! start with a little bit, then build up a bit at a time. Also, if you are making a ton of these, go to a charity store or a yard sale and get an old electric coffee grinder to shred the balls.

[blackcat2]

thanks again! the only problem i can think of using a blender is that it might get jammed with the little pieces or it might simply just not work... we'll see?! Another idea one of my friends gave me which is what he did was to simply smash them into pieces with a hammer, so if you feel barbarious (i think that's the word for acting like a barbarian?!) then you could try that! ;)

[pmn9393]

but will it blend?

[ilpug]

I have an old coffee grinder that I use to cut up everything from nuts to aluminum foil. If it somehow does clog, it would take about ten seconds to unclog. Only bother with a coffee grinder if you need to shred a whole bunch of ping pong balls though.

[Dekubaba94]

Barbarous

Try:
Destructive
Ruinous
Deleterious
Cavemanic (Okay, so maybe it's not a word. So what?)

[blackcat2]

haha.. kk! :) nice to see people still keep up with grammar! sure, destructive would work!

[Dekubaba94]

Yuk Yuk