Potassium Nitrate

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Smoke Bombs
Rocket Fuel
Explosives

Potassium Nitrate does not work well in pipe bombs or bottles because it is
an oxidizing reaction, that means that it needs air to react.


The most popular combination of KNO3 is a proportion of it and powdered
sugar. It can be used for other things such as stabilizing Ammonium Nitrate
but its not practical when simpler, cheaper chemicals work just as well.

You can try your own combinations of it and sugar with the following
concepts in mind. The more KNO3 in the mixture, the faster it burns. Rocket
Fuel and explosives need a faster burning mixture. Smoke bombs work on very
slow burning mixtures. A hear a 3:1 ratio (sugar:KNO3) is a good smoke bomb
mixture but I have always used 1:1 or better. 4:6 makes a good rocket fuel.

Now that you have an idea of how the mixtures work you can proceed with the
making. As a beginner you should start with small batches. You must cook it,
I suggest the use of an electric stove, NEVER a propane, alcohol, gas, etc.
type burner! Two reasons, bringing the mixture near fire when your cooking it
can cause it to go off and also, flame burners are much too hot. On the
electric stove, cook it on LOW while your a beginner, later you can move it
up to MEDIUM. NEVER, EVER, EVER, PUT IT ON ANY SETTING HIGHER THAN MEDIUM!!
It can, and WILL ignite in your house!

This advice is curtosy of THE ANARCHIST who had a large batch go off in his
house, it was not a pretty sight. The whole house was loaded with smoke, the
entire stove area of the kitchen was charred. Fortunately he could clean up
before his parents got home, you may not be so lucky.

While cooking your formula, make sure you keep stiring, not constantly
but just make sure your there the whole time. The whole mixture will
turn into a liquid that will resemble molassas. (brown of coarse). Someone
once told me it was supposed to be a white mush, but I have never seen one
that color. If yours does end up white instead of brown, don't be alarmed, its
the same stuff. When the substance is sufficiently molten you can pour it
into whatever you plan to use as your container. A large cardboard tube
works well for smoke bombs. (e.g. a toilet paper tube). Rockets require
more work in the way of containment. Its all up to you.

While the mixture is still molten place some wooden matches in it to
serve as fuses. A cigarette works good too for a delay.

This Post has 10 Comments Add your own!
Anonymous - January 27, 2016 at 8:55 AM

2:3 is better than 4:6

Anonymous - February 23, 2016 at 10:47 AM

how do you measure the ratio

Skyler Muir - June 6, 2016 at 6:45 PM

2:3 is the same ratio as 4:6

Allahu Snackbar - March 22, 2017 at 6:36 AM

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Anonymous - June 9, 2021 at 12:37 PM

What are you on about? Potassium nitrate is an oxidizer meaning that it can lend oxygen molecules to other substances, meaning that it CAN, in fact, increase the decomposition rate of a material in a confined space.

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