Vinegar/Baking Soda Grenade

I knew that vinegar and baking soda made an explosive reaction, so i made this. You throw it and it goes boom in the air!

Step 1: Get stuff

You need:

a box of baking soda
a bottle of vinegar
a spoon
a ziploc bag
scissors
a cup of water
an empty film canister

Comments

[Chromedome]

My friends and I did something similar when we were kids. We'd take some weapons grade plutonium and sandwich it between some high grade explosives and then simultaneous detonate the explosive using a precision discharge timing unit,(built with parts from radio shack). We'd set it off out in the desert and run like hell! The mushroom cloud was quite impressive. Maybe you've seen some of our video's floating around the net? Those were the good old days! Well... I'v got a chemo treatment so I'll catch you later and keep up the good work!

[Cobalt59]

TELL ME WHERE YOU GOT THE PLUTONIUM! JK LOL

[ilpug]

lol for days

[sparkyss]

if you contane it in a pop bottle it wont do any thing. the presher prevents chemical reaction.

[ilpug]

no, the chemical reaction happens, and  the gasses given off by the reaction pressurize the bottle, but pop bottles (HDPE plastic) dont always pop easily, so use extreme caution. they can blind/lacerate you if they explode near you.

[Hold_out]

I'm currently working on a bicarb and vinigar ROCKET LAUNCHER.

[ilpug]

made one. shot 100+ feet. spooged vinegar solution all over me. it sucked. dismantled it and used parts for BS&V mortar. mortar is better. :)

[James M]

That sounds awesome. Tell me how it works out

[random man]

this is great and nice instructable.How about putting a weight on the canister then chucking into a pool!

[ilpug]

good idea... give the fish a headache

[cubester808]

hate to ruin this cause its so fun but i got some news: my friends and i were doing these and my mom wanted to see them work. i threw it and my mom was only a couple feet away and the bottle hit her chest hard and ripped a hole right through her shirt. the bruise looked like a high powered paintball gun. all im saying is keep ur distance and be really careful...otherwise these are harmless.

[ilpug]

were u using film cannisters?

[che567]

you can make a really powerfull grenade but if you made it wrong it can blow off your arms all you do is wrap sodium up in foil and put it in a bottle of hydrocloric acid my brother made this but the foil corroded too fast and it blew up and now hes got one left hand with 2 fingers

[ilpug]

well, ooooo thats bad, he only has one left hand! (did you mean one hand left? that would suuuck) i have one left ahd too!  i doubt this alot btw

[ItsTheHobbs]

I doubt this story. show me a picture with proof

[Top Dog]

No seriously, I mean like umm, wow, uhh, okay, ouch aaaaaaaah. He really lost his fingers or just burned them?

[nerfer192]

really?

[me!]

ow.

[psmurf56]

BE CAREFUL! these are not TOYS!
Unfortuantly I have experiance with these. Back in the early 90's my friend and I were playing around with making these and one went off in my hands. It blew a piece of glass about 2 inches square into my lower forearm and cut my tendons in HALF! Thank god it missed my artery (by mm) but I still had to be rushed to the ER to have surgery to put my tendons back together. Now I have this nice BIG scar from my hand to my elbow because when the tendons were cut they acted like rubber bands (you get the idea).

One piece of advise, if you are going to play with these NEVER hold them!

[ilpug]

that sucks BHDs. hey, i understand and totally agree with your warning, as i have much experience with this knida thing too, but why were you using GLASS?

[pocholox8]

i made so much that my street is so messy and a lot of caps got lost and some film canisters have a BIG crack

[M 60]

YOU SHOOD LOOK AT MY EXPLODING THING IT WILL BE WAY LOUDER THAN THAT

[mo5]

ha you got served

[RyuuKasai]

Pro tip: CAPS MAKE YOU LOOK LIKE YOU ARE SHOUTING Please don't yell at us. : )

[winman2000]

Kinda stole it from another guy on this site... Or vice-versa =p

[spooky_012]

MEN I AM GOING TO TRY IT TODAY I THINK IT LOOKS PRETTY COOL,NOW I CAN TROW TO MY FRIENDS

[matt_the_awsome]

dude u r cool.even though its a little old its cool

[esplonky]

I AGREE! put another cut of a bag in the canister above the baking soda

[esplonky]

add airsoft bb's and you've got fun!

[Matt D655]

thats cool but u should have made a video

[M 60]

IT IS CALLED THE FOIL BOOM

[mw212]

THis one is so much better ( includes pepper or powder and stuff)

New Grenade

[BLUe_Coke]

pretty nice man!!!

[bowmaster]

Half fill a film canister with vinegar then put in a circle of paper the same size and shape as film canister then fill with baking soda put the cap on and flip then put it in you pants (the last part is the most important of all)

[Mr.Bitterness]

I just got a really nasty idea for one of these that should NEVER EVER BE USED EVER. You fill half a glass bottle with hydrochloric acid, and tape some tin foil srips to the cap so they hang just out of reach of the acid. Leave a note saying "Shake Me" Step 2: Go to Prison

[killerAP]

have you taken ur medicine lately?

[LoneRanger]

Sounds dangerous.......Wat if they used em in the Army tho......?

[Motocross22]

Nice, i do this all the time it is fun!

insted of the bag try a glue stick cap and fill that with baking soda, it flots
=D

[reborn-pyromainia]

Too be honest i have made one at hot better than this with the ability to shoot 20ft+ if done properly or rip holes in 600ml coke bottles i will be posting this sometime in the next few weeks of how i do it.

[LoneRanger]

Hold_out please PM me when you finish because I'd really like to see it when it's finished. Also, use a Dasani water bottle and used white distilled vinegar, it works better. And, I think I'm going to put airsoft bb's in mine so I can use it in an airsoft game. Good job tho!