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Step 3Filter it out
Pour the ammonia container and iodine crystals through the coffee filter, and then quickly while it is still damp move the filtered crystals to where you want to set them off. It is not a good idea to do what I am doing in the picture and hold the coffee filter in your hand, I used water for the photos so it is not actual NI3 (it was raining outside, and I didnt want to have to deal with setting it off). Once the crystals are settled in their final resting place, wait for them to dry, which can vary from 30 min to a few hours. Use a long stick to set them off.
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May 15, 2012. 8:22 AMimpulsegordon
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so if you distill the water out of the ammonia hydroxide though osmosis (thats evaporating the water right?) would it purify the ammonia enough to be used for this?
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Dec 9, 2008. 5:03 PMmazeka.14
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is there any way to make this stuff less sensitive so you could say, throw it??
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Apr 17, 2009. 7:30 PMgenesis357
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well nitroglycerin is a sensitive explosive, and all the original dynamite was stabilized nitroglycerin. i would guess yes. maybe when the NI3 is in it's liquid stage, add flower or sawdust to soak it up. that's exactly how nitroglycerin use to be stabilized.
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May 29, 2009. 11:59 AMmazeka.14
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cool, im gonna have to try that
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Jan 15, 2010. 7:16 AMshawneegeek
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Be careful if you do, because the military has looked into this and found it had no useful application just because of how unstable it is. It's been recorded that slight gusts of wind can set this stuff off.
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Jun 4, 2008. 8:24 PMthe_anaconda
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would I be able to use iodine tablets like the ones used to purify water?
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Jan 15, 2010. 7:13 AMshawneegeek
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No, those water purification tabs don't work. I tried it with the old ones even, before they switch to binary ingredents, and it still didn't work. But you can get iodine from walgreens that works.... hope this helps ya out, be safe.
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May 29, 2009. 6:30 PMgenesis357
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I don't think that;s the right type of iodine. not sure though.
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Sep 21, 2010. 11:35 PMAlpha Bravo
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The iodine in water purifying tablets is usualy potassium iodide or a similar compound (which wouldn't react with the ammonia). But fear not the iodine can be extracted to crystals by reacting with acid. This can be very dangerous if done incorectly (producing clouds of iodine and acid gas; toxic AND corrosive :| ). I would recomend following this vid if you still want to do it; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ydYMZKgn9pE
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