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When we were in college, the rage was chlorine/acid bombs.
2 liter bottle, stuffed with shredded aluminum foil, pour in a few ounces of good old school drain cleaner, seal bottle, set on ground and RUN.
Highly exothermic reaction would slowly soften the bottle, while producing chlorine gas. The bottles would be almost round when they finally burst, and they would leave a crater if half buried in the ground. They also left a hellacious boom, and a gas cloud 15 feet across...
The kicker was you never knew how long it would take, it depended on the amount and quality of the foil, acid, and how strong that bottle was. Some blew in a minute, some took 10 minutes. Just like when a firework doesn't go off, *someone* always gets brave and walks over to check it out, which was usually when it finally blew.
Looking them up, I see that brats these days are setting them up in public places and waiting for it to blow near a random person. Jackasses. We did it in the fields, away from everyone (and away from campus police...)
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Mike Bradshaw
1980 911SC sunroof coupe, silver/black
Putting the sick back into sycophant!
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