So what kind of explosion do you create with hydrogen peroxide?

[napi21]

I admit I never heard of creating explosions with fertilizer before McVeigh either, but what do you suppose those guys in Germany were going to do with all that HP? OR...is this yet another diversionary mistake?

[Mutineer]

1. You force everyone to undergo

involuntary teeth whitening????

[elehhhhna]

39. self-cleaning dog barf?

It does make the dog barf if he's been accidentally poisoned (don't ask), and it does leave the carpet cleaner looking than pre-barf.

[hlthe2b]

2. Science Fair volcano eruption?

Wasn't that H2O2 and vinegar? I forget now...LOL

[MadAnne]

4. Baking soda and vinegar. n/t

[Bitwit1234]

10. Baking soda and vinegar makes this eruption.

[hlthe2b]

12. Ahh, yes..

How could I have forgotten... ;)

[underpants]

3. a BLOND BOMBSHELL!!!

On man I had that in my head since I heard this story.

BTW- who did Germany invade that made this possible?? What, they didn't invade anyone and did this with old fashioned police work???? That's unpossible!!!

[TechBear_Seattle]

13. Good one!

:toast:

[monmouth]

32. Ash Blonde????

[Beelzebud]

5. One that can get you to outer space, for one...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydrogen_peroxide#Use_as_propellant

[northzax]

6. HMDT

hexamethylene triperoxide diamine. it's the same stuff the airplane liquid bombers were supposed to be using. you can also combine it with magnesium oxide. if you have access to decent acids, you can make TATP as well.
this was concentrated Hydrogen Peroxide, remember.

[backscatter712]

17. I was thinking of TATP

Though you'd have to be utterly insane to try to make it, even if you're a trained chemist and have access to a well-equipped lab.

Assuming you can get the ingredients (you have to use pure hydrogen peroxide, not the dilute stuff you can get at the drug store,) trying to make it in a bathtub or kitchen would be nearly suicidal.

I'm not familiar with HMDT though - it it even remotely stable in the way that TATP is not?

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

7. A fairly good one, actually.

The stuff you get in the store is usually less than 1% H2O2 in water. Concentrated peroxides are actually quite dangerous. They're also ridiculously unstable, so no terrorist would ever use it.

So yeah, if people are talking about terrorists using peroxide, it's a diversionary mistake.

[Igel]

40. The morning news said

35% H2O2.

Strong enough? (A serious question: For all I know, the reactions at that concentration would have such a low yield as to be useless.)

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

41. No, not strong enough at all.

That's the common concentration used for certain industrial purposes, and many chemistry labs.

You wouldn't want to get it on your skin, but it wouldn't explode.

[madrchsod]

8. google is your friend

http://www.totse.com/en/bad_ideas/ka_fucking_boom/162279.html
totse.com | How to Make a Bomb From a Battery

[TreasonousBastard]

28. This is hilarious...

"Take the battery that you're using, I prefer a duracel or energizer AA battery, and set it up vertical, so the negative side is facing towards you.(That's the flat side to those who don't have a clue of what I'm talking about)"

Do I see Darwin awards in the making?

[The Vinyl Ripper]

9. The Me 163 Komet rocket plane was powered by hydrogen peroxide..

Nearly pure hydrogen peroxide is truly nasty stuff.

The Nazis even used hydrogen peroxide to power experimental submarines.

[backscatter712]

22. Yeah, I remember stories about the Komet

It was a very dangerous aircraft, and several pilots died in accidents. Sometimes the hypergolic fuel tanks leaked, causing fires and explosions, or spilling on the pilot (very nasty.)

[Greyskye]

33. It didn't help that they jettisoned the wheels on take off

Those wacky Germans! :)

[intaglio]

29. Komet used Hydrogen peroxide and hydrazine

Very nasty mix

[Oeditpus Rex]

44. T-stoff

A stabilized, high-concentration (like 90 percent) hydrogen peroxide solution. Mixed with C-stoff (methanol-hydrazine), it created spontaneous combustion. Me-163 pilots had to introduce the mixture ever so carefully, lest they blow the thing to Kingdom Come. Some weren't careful enough.

Each mixture was loaded separately. They didn't even dare have them near each other in an uncontrolled situation; it was that volatile. After fueling, all hoses, etc. were thoroughly rinsed with water, as were the Komet's fuel systems after each sortie.

With all that, they got only 16 Allied bombers in about a year of service.

I love "Wings." :D

[Prophet 451]

11. A fairly powerful one

Pure or nearly pure HP is really nasty stuff. On the other hand, it's also wildly unstable so no competant terrorist would use it.

[Marrah_G]

14. A pretty violent one.

Explosion:
Contact with oxidizable substances may cause extremely violent combustion. Drying of concentrated hydrogen peroxide on clothing or other combustible materials may cause fire or explosion. Sealed containers may rupture when heated.

They had 35 vats of this.

Europe has been dealing with terrorists for a long time. They realize it is minimized by good police work and not by bombing the crap out of countries.

[woodsprite]

15. I don't know, but I hear it'll blonde you. n/t

[The_Casual_Observer]

16. Probably the same kind of bogus one that the "liquid bombers"

couldn't do either.

[Marrah_G]

18. You might want to do some checking before assuming that.

Not all plots are made up fairy tales for *. Europe has dealt with terrorism LONG before we ever had to and they are pretty good at using police work instead of randomly bombing countries.

[The_Casual_Observer]

19. "liquid bombers"

That's all I have to say on this subject.

[Marrah_G]

20. Sorry, I just do not get what you are trying to say. N/t

[The Vinyl Ripper]

21. Where have we heard about liquid explosives before?

[karlrschneider]

24. Uh, nitroglycerine is a liquid

...

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

35. nitroglycerine explodes if you look at it funny.

So, like peroxides, it'd be completely unsuitable for terrorist purposes.

[Marrah_G]

31. I've heard of liquid explosives before

Sorry I am just not part of the "every single cop in every foriegn country is an agent of * and friends" crowd. I think we are just going to differ a great deal on this topic.

[uppityperson]

42. Ahmed Ressam. Not all "BOO!" stuff is fake.

he had liquid nitro in jars in that back of his car.

[northzax]

25. that's not a bogus explosive

it's just not feasible for an airplane given the complexities of manufacture.

[The_Casual_Observer]

30. It was reported as MORE than feasible at the time, they still won't

let you take your shit on a airplanes because of the hysteria they created for nothing.

I'm waiting to hear about how their government spies "worked" with them to supply them with everything they needed to trap their stupid asses.

[mogster]

47. Aye

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/6175427.stm

[Forkboy]

23. I don't know,but everyone's wounds would already be clean.

[RebelOne]

26. If you mix it with a hair dye, shake it up really good,

and leave it in a tightly capped bottle, I can guarantee you an explosion.

[slackmaster]

27. You have to mix it up real well or your roots will show

[intaglio]

34. Fertilizer was commonly used by the IRA

in a form known as "Co-op mix". At other times the IRA also used fertilizer/diesel blasting mix like McVeigh (or, for the conspiracy people, whoever caused the Okla. explosion)

Strong H2O2 can make a variety of explosives and explosive mixes.

[rexcat]

36. H2O2 used in rocket fuels.

Powerful enough to get a rocket into outerspace!

[Lochloosa]

37. If you can contain anything that has a violent reaction long enough

it will blow up.

[elehhhhna]

38. Ask Thompson's wife...looks like a SEXplosion! She knows all about peroxide:

[QueenOfCalifornia]

43. Let me guess...

A big assed hair whitening explosion?

[muriel_volestrangler]

45. Used in the 7/7 bombs in London

Post-incident forensic analysis has shown that the explosions were caused by
home-made organic peroxide-based devices, packed into rucksacks. Organic
peroxide explosive is dangerous to manufacture because of its instability but it does
not require a great deal of expertise and can be made using readily available
materials and domestic equipment.

House of Commons Intelligence and Security Committee Report

[Kip Humphrey]

46. Dumb Blond Bombshells?

[fed-up]

48. it is an ingredient for the ""Red Phospherous" method of cooking methamphetime-highly explosive nt

[notadmblnd]

49. Use it to do the laundry?

it's a pretty good disinfectant and stain remover.

[OxQQme]

50. Perhaps a Good Samaritan

http://www.h2o2hydrogenperoxide.com/
or an environmentalist concerned about a public water supply:
http://www.h2o2.com/intro/faq.html

<snip>
20. I am a rocket hobbyist and would like to learn more about the use of H2O2 as a propellant.

This is an area that requires extreme caution since high-strength H2O2 is used. US Peroxide does not support this application by hobbyists given the potential dangers and logistics of transporting the material. You can learn more of the application by contacting the National Association of Rocketry -- Technical Services (NARTS) Group at P.O. Box 1482, Saugus, MA 01906 (CompuServe account: 73320,1253) or The Pacific Rocket Society at 1825 Oxnard Blvd., Ste. 24 , Oxnard, California 93030. A good technical article on hybrid engines using H2O2 is David Andrews, "Advantages of Hydrogen Peroxide as a Rocket Oxidant", Journal of the British Interplanetary Society, vol 43, number 7, page 319-328, July 1990.