Craig Webb wrote:
>
> At 12:26 PM 9/23/98 +0100, you wrote:
> >Takes me back to my childhood when I spent many a happy hour making
> explosives
> >of various types, from simple chlorate/carbon to an attempt at
> nitro-glycerine
> >(don't worry - I took safety precautions - the test tubes were taped to long
> >sticks). I have often thought that if the nitro had gone off it would
> probably
> >have taken entire house with it. I guess kids today get their thrills from
> >video games and the like; it's a shame that they're distracted from taking up
> >more wholesome pursuits.
> >
> >Geoff.
>
> On that note, does anyone know how to make flash powder (quick burning
> gunpowder, like the kind in shells, etc.), i.e. NOT salt petre & sugar type
> of thing which is hot and fun, but not fast like flash powder.
>
> Craig

  I have lots of info here somewhere, lost in the move <G>  Your local
library probably has something in their reserve section;  Books from
1920-1950 called "Formularies" had a lot of these recipes,
"Pyrotechnics" by George Weingard is another example of an OK book IIRC.

  I used to make a lot of goodies, upon a time...

  Mark, mwillis@nwlink.com