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Originally Posted by homealone
we used to make an explosive at school - very dangerous, as, when dry, it would go off, if a fly landed on it. We actually did get it to work, once, on a teachers board rubber - very small quantity, but it made a decent noise plus purple fumes  |
Hmm, I was thinking "ammonium tri-iodide" but the purple fumes suggests a potassium based compound.
Either way the stuff is sodding dangerous as it will go off if someone so much as looks at it the wrong way!!