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Thermite from a toy, is it possible?

submitted by Mordhaus

9 years 1 month 3 weeks ago

so people intermittently ask me questions about science on TV shows. One in particular was the scene in Breaking Bad about if you can really make thermite from an etch-a-sketch (or a generic version of one). Honestly, this was in the maybe pile for me, because if indeed it was fine aluminium in the etch-a-sketch, then yeah, it would be relatively straightforwards to make thermite from it. It would also be possible to see if you could indeed melt through a lock with it.

So with that I ordered myself an etch-a-sketch...... and went experimenting :-)

2 Comments

ChaosEngine

says...

Jesus, thunderf00t is such an arsehole, even when I agree with him, I still want to punch him.

What was the point of the digression about pressure waves?

And as for getting the aluminium powder from an etch a sketch... I dunno, maybe if you're engaged in a criminal enterprise you don't want thermite ingredients showing up on your amazon history?

Or maybe because "let's order the ingredients online" IS A FUCKING BORING STORYLINE.