OT: Re: [Rockhounds] Re: How to make Fluorite octahedra?

[Kreigh Tomaszewski]

Axel,

All this time I thought nitrogen triiodide was a lubricant for door 
hinges and desk drawers.

Amazing what you can learn on this list!

Kreigh



On Monday, Jun 23, 2008, at 15:30 America/Detroit, Axel Emmermann wrote:

> Definitely a no-no! Kids are already hooked on sugar far to much as it 
> is!
> Have some consideration for their health.
> Maybe you can have them practice their cleaving skills on large 
> nitrogen
> triiodide crystals... Lead picrate has also some funny side-effects 
> (like
> coloring the flying body parts yellow) but picric acid is just as much 
> fun.
> Or maybe even Mercury(II)fulminate. Or silver fulminate... That will 
> even
> detonate under water!
>
> Cheers
> Axel
>
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