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Originally Posted by mjohnson
Still around! Some call it "rocket candy" and for the best reaction it's really fine KNO3 and sugar gently melted - only the sugar really melts but it does give the most intimate mixture and therefore performance. Cool kids I guess are using sorbitol instead of sugar for the fuel as it melts at a lower temp and the mixture is more fluid. I've never put them in a confined config with a nozzle but, especially with a little homemade charcoal, it's a hella good smoke generator.
nd, d(auh, do your melting outdoors and not over flames - you don't want Captain Obvious to slap you in the head)
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Yeah, that was a really dumb idea. We had made a little custom sheet copper vessel, got all fancy. However, lesson learned! My grandma likely saved the house from burning down. That was the end of those experiments. As I recall there was a little head slapping going on that night. ;-)