[Rockhounds] Re: How to make Fluorite octahedra?

[Axel Emmermann]

Oh well, when I was 15 years old I blew up my best friend's cellar (actually
he did it himself but with my recipe), scorched my aunt's lawn to death,
deafened an entire classroom in music school. All with my own explosive
recipe of potassium chlorate and red phosphorus... I filled air gun pellets
with that stuff, capping them off with a drop of glue. You have no idea what
a bang that ammo makes upon impact. It also set fire to our garden shed.
With another of my inventions, a smoke bomb, I evacuated a movie theatre...
On a hot summer day they left the emergency exits open and the thick smoke
blew in via those...
I'm lucky to have all my fingers and eyes...

Cheers
Axel

> -----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
> Van: rockhounds-bounces at lists.drizzle.com 
> [mailto:rockhounds-bounces at lists.drizzle.com] Namens Gary Brown
> Verzonden: woensdag 25 juni 2008 15:43
> Aan: 'Rockhounds at drizzle.com: A mailing list for rock and gem 
> collectors'
> Onderwerp: RE: Re: [Rockhounds] Re: How to make Fluorite octahedra?
> 
> I still have tintinitus from a 1mm cube that went off near me 
> back in the early 70's.  Hoisted on my own pitard, if you will...
> 
> GcB
> 
> PS.  Blame my father... He taught me about it! 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: rockhounds-bounces at lists.drizzle.com
> > [mailto:rockhounds-bounces at lists.drizzle.com] On Behalf Of Axel 
> > Emmermann
> > Sent: Tuesday, June 24, 2008 4:39 AM
> > To: 'Rockhounds at drizzle.com: A mailing list for rock and gem 
> > collectors'
> > Subject: RE: Re: [Rockhounds] Re: How to make Fluorite octahedra?
> > 
> > Kreigh,
> > 
> > > All this time I thought nitrogen triiodide was a 
> lubricant for door 
> > > hinges and desk drawers.....
> 
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