Tuesday, June 24, 2008

Moving pictures of Thermite

Finally, here it is: Thermite.

At about 2:00 I almost die. Well, OK, not really, but I did almost get a lot of liquid iron on my legs.

We tried to melt a tower of Al cans below the reaction, but it just got knocked over. I will need to support it next time.

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6 comments:

  1. Ψ*ΨJune 24, 2008 at 10:52 PM

    coooooool. haven't seen thermite in a long time :)
    are you originally from MN?

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  2. ChemgeekJune 25, 2008 at 12:58 AM

    yup

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  3. Ψ*ΨJune 25, 2008 at 3:59 PM

    you sound it :)

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  4. ChemgeekJune 25, 2008 at 4:50 PM

    I've been accused of that before. There are some who believe Minnesota is the southern-most province of Canada.

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  5. AmandaJune 25, 2008 at 6:46 PM

    A) Technically you are originally from the best state in the world, WI.

    B) It is funny, bc although I still sport a rather strong MN accent myself, not being around it makes me notice it instantly when I hear it. And you definitely have one.

    C) The thermite thing is pretty cool, I don't really know what is going on, but it sure is pretty!

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  6. MJenksJune 26, 2008 at 9:15 PM

    You're right...science yields AWESOME!!!

    I could play this over and over and over again. In fact, if I didn't have to get up tomorrow and do some corporate stuff, I'd sit here playing it all night.

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