On Tue, 26 Sep 95 15:33:42 CDT Bradley said: >On Tue, 26 Sep 1995, Maher, Steve (SD-MS) wrote: >> I sincerely regret introducing this subject to the thread. It reveals > >So... are you saying this shouldn't be tried at the next Vanagon camping come on, folks ... Steve is NOT kidding about this stuff. it is HIGHLY dangerous. it CANNOT be stopped once you start the reaction. you can't throw water on it, it works underwater, fire extinguishers don't work, sand and dirt don't stop it ... it will melt whatever gets in its way until the reaction exhausts all of its chemical energy. it is MUCH more dangerous than fireworks or gasoline or even guns!! those of us who have been in the military and seen what this stuff will do are trying to scare the rest of you aware from even trying this. it is NOT something to play with. it can KILL you, and if it doesn't, it can inflict terrible pain ... just little particles being sprayed outward from the reaction will try to melt their way through YOU (or your car, cat, dog, house, concrete driveway, etc.). the military uses this stuff to destroy things they do not want other people to have ... and it is VERY effective at that destruction. VERY VERY effective. it will melt through entire truck engines, through the huge metal barrels of the artillery canons, or even through the hull of a ship. it will melt its way through concrete or steel or anything else that gets in its way. it is NOT something to play with. please don't try to make this stuff. it is NOT safe. you would be safer running around in a thunderstorm, waving a 30-foot aluminum pole. joel
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