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#1 User is offline   OpenMind5 

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Posted 05 August 2005 - 06:28 PM

I am a magician for those who didn't know. And I was wondering if anyone knew hwo to make Flash Paper.

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Posted 05 August 2005 - 06:34 PM

For those who don't know. Flash paper is basicly paper that you can burn...and when burnt it FLASHES and leaves no residue behind. (Like ashs)

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Posted 06 August 2005 - 03:43 AM

Flash paper is a nitrocellulose product made from cellulose treated with sulfuric and nitric acids. Fabrication is extremely dangerous, requires expensive equipment and expensive disposal fees for the toxic waste byproducts. I would not recommend making your own.
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Posted 06 August 2005 - 05:22 AM

I get that alot. I just want know the active ingredients to produce a smaller product that will make me millions.

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Posted 06 August 2005 - 05:26 AM

Cellulose, sulfuric and nitric acid.
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Posted 06 August 2005 - 05:30 AM

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Posted 06 August 2005 - 06:52 AM

http://www.mualphaxi...em_ninjutsu.php
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http://www.powerlabs...rocellulose.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guncotton
http://www.fireworks...ects/flpap.html

Note that all flash products are shipped wet with water.

Mix the nitrating acid mixture cold. Soak the paper/absorbant cotton/cotton cloth in a beaker of the stuff cold - in an ice bath. Soak time determines degree of nitration. Cellulose in acid is fragile. Wash in a beaker of cold water, wash in a barker of sodium bicarbonate solution (optional; no fizz means you're done), wash in water, wash in water, dry. Avoid exposure to light.

Nitrocellulose is exceedingly flammable. Depending on the degree of nitration it will burn vigorously, flash, or explode. NEVER confine the stuff when you set it off. A little firecracker in your open palm goes POP! If you make fist around it you will lose fingers.
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Posted 06 August 2005 - 07:13 AM

Thanks AL!

Where can I get many of the materials....don't think i can walk into my local grocery store and but Nirtic acid and so forth.

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Posted 06 August 2005 - 07:31 AM

Buffy said:

Uh, Open, you may want to edit that post away: if you're trying to patent it, you should keep it secret until you've got your application filed...

Patently legal,
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I don't know what your talking about :)
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Posted 06 August 2005 - 07:33 AM

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I don't know what your talking about :D
Me neither! :) :) :D

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Posted 06 August 2005 - 07:36 AM

To re-iterate. I personally know two boys that broke into a chemistry lab to play. When they mixed these same two acids improperly the whole lab was blown apart leaving one of them dead and the other in critical condition. It only took a the splash of one acid hitting the other, with both at room temperature, to ignite the whole lot then boom.
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Posted 06 August 2005 - 09:34 AM

ANyone know where to get the following?

Potassium Nitrate
Powdered Magnesium

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Posted 06 August 2005 - 11:18 AM

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ANyone know where to get the following?

Potassium Nitrate
Powdered Magnesium

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Posted 06 August 2005 - 03:48 PM

Interesting. Anywhere else not web based? Maybe a store? j/w
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Posted 07 August 2005 - 04:49 AM

OpenMind5 said:

Interesting. Anywhere else not web based? Maybe a store? j/w
Thanks c1ay.

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Well, there are chemical supply businesses in most major cities and most of them are probably have websites now so I don't know how many of them are no longer "web-based" :hyper:

I don't think it would do much good for me to look one up for you like "Scholle Corp." unless you happen to live somewhere near College Park, GA. If you're looking for a brick-and-mortar store you might try searching for "chemical supply" in Google Local. Just add your zip code to find places near you.

You may find the powdered magnesium hard to find. Many forms of it are also a hazmat material that require higher shipping fees.
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