• @Kbobabob
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    77 hours ago

    Probably just whipped up some thermite.

    • @UnderpantsWeevil
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      26 hours ago

      Not something you typically do on a whim. The process isn’t exactly without risk.

      • @Cort
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        106 hours ago

        50/50 Aluminum powder and rust that’s stable enough to resist igniting under a blow torch. What’s dangerous about making it?

        • @UnderpantsWeevil
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          56 hours ago

          Attaching it to some kind of ignition, most commonly.

          But even past that, you typically want a very fine concentrate and even distribution of aluminium and rust. Grinding that shit up and mixing it is nasty for your lungs, without quality equipment on hand.

          • @halcyoncmdr
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            12 hours ago

            You can buy premixed thermite online. Granted, you’ll show up suspicious when they start looking up sellers and their buyers.

          • @Cort
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            75 hours ago

            I mean a cheap rock tumbler with steel balls for the grinding and standard magnesium sparklers for ignition does would do the trick, I imagine

            • @UnderpantsWeevil
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              25 hours ago

              In theory, lots of things work great. In practice…

              You generally want some kind of background and some proper equipment. I’ll concede that making thermite can easily go wrong in the opposite direction - cooking up a recipe that doesn’t ignite at all.

              • @acosmichippo
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                15 hours ago

                well the guy knows how to weld at least.

      • @shalafi
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        25 hours ago

        Thought about trying it for kicks, but making the AL powder sounds painful without proper gear.

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