I read some stuff on calcium carbide and would like to try out some things but i was wondering where i could get some?

Thanks for your help

NO ONE say ANYTHING!

*clams up*

most of the stuff they say about calcium carbide in the bad ideas section isn't true. about the best thing you can do with it is put some in a 2 liter bottle with water , screw the cap on, and light a candle next to it. it bursts the bottle with a bang, then the acetylene gas catches fire on the candle resulting in a pretty decent fireball. the only other thing i can think of doing is putting it in a bottle with water then quickly putting a balloon on top, when the balloon is full, tie it and find away to catch it on fire (paper towels wrapped around it maybe).

you can purchase it at www.unitednuclear.com (http://www.unitednuclear.com) although its pretty damn expensive.

quote:Originally posted by Slithzerikai:

NO ONE say ANYTHING!

*clams up*

sorry, was already typing

its not like hes ever going to get his hands on it anyways.

This "question" is very much suited for the intelligent pyrotechnic hobbyists in the Backyard Ballistics (http://www.totse.com/bin/bbs/forumdisplay.cgi?action=topics&number=19&SUBMIT=Go) forum.

Before you make anymore posts, I suggest that you first read the forum descriptions to make sure your question fits into that category. If you plan on posting in Bad Ideas anymore, I suggest you take a look at the following:

http://www.totse.com/bbs/Forum7/HTML/004850.html

http://www.totse.com/bbs/Forum7/HTML/005098.html

http://www.totse.com/bbs/Forum7/HTML/003339.html

http://www.totse.com/bbs/Forum7/HTML/005049.html

Enjoy the forums!

quote:Originally posted by scuzzy-elo:

This "question" is very much suited for the intelligent pyrotechnic hobbyists in the Backyard Ballistics (http://www.totse.com/bin/bbs/forumdisplay.cgi?action=topics&number=19&SUBMIT=Go) forum.

No it's not. Stay out, hoser!

It's not a question for Bad Ideas. New commers to the hobby have their place in Backyard Ballistics too. Most likely, his thread will be locked.

Besides, we have our fair share of "fux0r your school"-ers to deal with.