Studen'ts Jaw blown off by gum.

[Pandonetho]

http://www.news24.com/Content/World/News/1073/f9288c35d4214826a97986dd2d02a10e/09-12-2009-02-07/Students_jaw_blown_off_by_gum

Wow, that's some strong stuff.

[Visions of Khas]

Insert Yakov Smirnoff joke here.

[Quirel]

FIRE THE PANZERSCHREK!

But in all seriousness here, I'm wondering what kind of explosive material that is. Most explosives are formulated so that they only go off after a threshold temperature is reached, but this one sounds like it went off upon reaction with water or by shock. Like nitroglycerin

[DemolitionSquid]

*Insert blowjob joke here*

[ArcherofAiur]

My jaw just dropped.





Yes I stole it from the TL thread.

[sandwich_bird]

But in all seriousness here, I'm wondering what kind of explosive material that is. Most explosives are formulated so that they only go off after a threshold temperature is reached, but this one sounds like it went off upon reaction with water or by shock. Like nitroglycerin Upon shock I guess unless it was some kind of acid-base reaction. In any case it probably wasn't a super strong explosive since they didn't say his whole mouth or his head blew off. Anyways, that's one of the reasons why I don't want to continue my studies in this field. It's freaking dangerous.

[DemolitionSquid]

Upon shock I guess unless it was some kind of acid-base reaction. In any case it probably wasn't a super strong explosive since they didn't say his whole mouth or his head blew off. Anyways, that's one of the reasons why I don't want to continue my studies in this field. It's freaking dangerous.

Ignorance is bliss, much?

Personally, if I was in the position to learn about explosives, and I was as paranoid and meek as you, I'd take the chance to absorb as much as I could on the subject to help me avoid such an incident.

[Quirel]

Upon shock I guess unless it was some kind of acid-base reaction. In any case it probably wasn't a super strong explosive since they didn't say his whole mouth or his head blew off. Anyways, that's one of the reasons why I don't want to continue my studies in this field. It's freaking dangerous.
You're a chemistry major?
I remember reading that book by Micheal Crichton, "Timeline". He mentioned an incendiary that ignites upon contact with water... could it have been something similar?


Ignorance is bliss, much?

Personally, if I was in the position to learn about explosives, and I was as paranoid and meek as you, I'd take the chance to absorb as much as I could on the subject to help me avoid such an incident.
Accidents happen, take it from someone who works next to a silicon refinery.

No matter how good the security is, you can't eliminate the chances of a release. And when the product you work with turns into a cloud of hydrogen chloride and silicon dioxide immediately upon contact with air...

[ArcherofAiur]

I was a chemistry major! There are allot of things that could have done this. Its hard to tell. Here watch this. You will not regret it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCk0lYB_8c0&feature=player_embedded

[Ghost_828]

Amusing. I am surprised this has not hit CharonBoat yet.

[almostfamous]

You're a chemistry major?
I remember reading that book by Micheal Crichton, "Timeline". He mentioned an incendiary that ignites upon contact with water... could it have been something similar?


Potassium

[sandwich_bird]

Ignorance is bliss, much?

Personally, if I was in the position to learn about explosives, and I was as paranoid and meek as you, I'd take the chance to absorb as much as I could on the subject to help me avoid such an incident. Of course but even if you know everything on the subject, that doesn't mean you can't make mistakes or that other people can't. All it takes is one lunatic with the wrong reagents to blow up the whole lab or intoxicate everyone. In any case, even if no mistakes are made, most of the chemicals I use are carcinogen craps.


You're a chemistry major?
I remember reading that book by Micheal Crichton, "Timeline". He mentioned an incendiary that ignites upon contact with water... could it have been something similar?Nah I'm in biopharmaceutical sciences. I take pretty much every courses a chemistry major would except I have also a lot of courses in biology.

Could be but if it was an incendiary he would probably have burned completely so I doubt it since they really emphasize on his jaw blowing up and nothing else.

[Zabimaru]

This article brings back many memories from my old science class- rather dangerous ones at that. Poor guy though...

[Quirel]

Could be but if it was an incendiary he would probably have burned completely so I doubt it since they really emphasize on his jaw blowing up and nothing else.

Well, imagine a sodium pellet going off in your mouth. Sure, it would burn a lot, but it's practically explosive, and I doubt Reuters would be so precise as to say "His mouth was burned off, and the jaw ripped off" as opposed to "His jaw exploded."

[The_Blade]

Ow man... The world must never let me in the chemistry field and even less a mayor.

Here, a list of what I use chemistry for:

TERMITE
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ETANOL
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Never use lighter fuel unless it is composed by ETANOL. You may make your own with some sugar and something that resembles destilation. This guy's description is partially wrong so you will not like it if the lighter uses gasoline as its main fuel.

Hydrochloric acid
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Dry Ice
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just to name the "inofensive"

[Norfindel]

What?! Ukranian students can use explosives? Great!!!

[Quirel]

My former physics teacher's finest moment:

When he was a student, he wrapped a lump of potassium in ceran wrap and convinced one of the jocks at school to flush it down the toilet.
Took out the floor in the cafeteria three days later.

[Eligor]

My former physics teacher's finest moment:

When he was a student, he wrapped a lump of potassium in ceran wrap and convinced one of the jocks at school to flush it down the toilet.
Took out the floor in the cafeteria three days later.

Impressive... :D

Not much to say about the original post except that life is full of surprises.

[n00bonicPlague]

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