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Old Jun 11, 2008 | 10:37 PM
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was painted with aluminum and iron oxide.

thermite anyone?
Old Jun 11, 2008 | 10:49 PM
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watchin that show too huh?
Old Jun 11, 2008 | 11:52 PM
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tannerite is fun as well
Old Jun 12, 2008 | 09:18 AM
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dont you need magnesium for thermite too?



anyway, my grandfather helped with that shizzle at lakehurst (not the time it went boom)
Old Jun 12, 2008 | 09:56 AM
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the magnesium is to produce the heat necessary to light the thermite IIRC.
Old Jun 12, 2008 | 12:13 PM
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Originally Posted by E-b0la
the magnesium is to produce the heat necessary to light the thermite IIRC.
Yeah that is all it is for. If you can get anything as hot as that it will ignite it. Magnesium is just a really common way.
Old Jun 12, 2008 | 01:29 PM
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Originally Posted by E-b0la
the magnesium is to produce the heat necessary to light the thermite IIRC.
to a few thousand cubic feet of hydrogen would do the trick then too, huh
Old Jun 12, 2008 | 04:54 PM
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sparklers are what you need. cheap and effective fuses.
Old Jun 12, 2008 | 07:57 PM
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Originally Posted by JoshMO
sparklers are what you need. cheap and effective fuses.
x2
+ wont go out and burn slow
Old Jun 12, 2008 | 08:10 PM
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im lazy can i get some cliffs on what the hindenburg was? im thinking somethign about a blimp right? or is that completley different



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