On Aug 11, 2006, at 6:46 AM, William Couture wrote:

> Based on the claims in the media, it sounds like the idea was
> to mix H2O2 (hydrogen peroxide, but not the low test kind you
> get at the pharmacy), H2SO4 (sulfuric acid, of necessity very
> concentrated for it to work at all), and acetone (known to
> people worldwide as nail polish remover), to make acetone peroxides
>
The synthesis of acetone peroxide does NOT require "very
concentrated" sulfuric acid.  It's a favorite of the K00L BMZ
crowd for just that reason; see any of the questionable websites.

BillW

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