monkeyhanger Posted August 20, 2003 Report Share Posted August 20, 2003 Like andsome. I can remember setting up crystal sets, having Ariel wires everywhere. If you managed to get the light programme, you thought you were Einstein. We never tried the grass smokes, but if we had the odd penny we would get a Cinnamon stick from the chemist and try to smoke that.Our favourite was always the penny bag of broken biscuits from the corner shop. This would feed four or five of us on the way to school. :rolleyes: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doug Posted August 20, 2003 Report Share Posted August 20, 2003 What about setting light to old camera film. Ahh those interesting aromas. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tankus Posted August 20, 2003 Report Share Posted August 20, 2003 Silver nitrate is poisonous....Its a wonder your still here? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doug Posted August 20, 2003 Report Share Posted August 20, 2003 No only used the exposed film. Anyway nitric acid made your fingers go a delicate yellow colour. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popeye Posted August 20, 2003 Report Share Posted August 20, 2003 I see I'm late on parade but I will chuck in my tuppence worth.Flash Gordon at Saturday morning pictures and then afterwards, tying your raincoat on like a cape and pretending to fly.Jet Morgan in Journey into space on the radio.The Goon Show.Billy Cotton band show after Sunday lunch. :D :D :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lester1 Posted August 20, 2003 Report Share Posted August 20, 2003 <_< I was hoping no one would mention Billy Cotton. That introLadies and gentlemen Itss THE BILLY COTTON BAND SHOW :huh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artist Posted August 21, 2003 Report Share Posted August 21, 2003 ................. tying your raincoat on like a cape and pretending to fly.:lol: :lol: :lol: The things boys do!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndySD Posted August 21, 2003 Report Share Posted August 21, 2003 northamukIt was Iodine crystals...... I foung that one in a Victorian Party Tricks book when I was 12....... and had to buy them from different chemists as they wouldent sell them to me at the same time...... oh and I had to say "My mum sent me to get..." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest northamuk Posted August 21, 2003 Report Share Posted August 21, 2003 Andy SD, quite right the "purple" crystals. You didn't need to add sugar just the liquid (ammonia?) and I found the formula in a similar type booklet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Nellie2 Posted August 21, 2003 Report Share Posted August 21, 2003 The only time I ever did anything remotely interesting chemically was in a chemistry lesson and we were given the task of trying to separate iron filings from I think it was copper sulphate..... well ok, you use a magnet!!! I know that now... but we were given no clues and I was a blonde child as well...... so I decided to heat my test tube of iron filings and copper sulphate to see if that would do anything (I may have thought that the iron would melt and come together as a blob in the bottom of the test tube!!! :huh:Anyway..... the result of my experiment was the stinkiest rotten egg smell you have ever smelled. We had to evacuate the class room and for some reason when I said I wanted to do Chemistry for my O levels.... they wouldnt let me!! :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanHo Posted August 21, 2003 Author Report Share Posted August 21, 2003 As the one guilty of starting this thread - and being a relative newboy to the Forum - I am somewhat surprised at the number of responses. What is the record for the number of replies to a thread - other than membership polls and the madhouse? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndySD Posted August 21, 2003 Report Share Posted August 21, 2003 northamuk and allA WarningThis can be dangerous. My friend Fred and I tried this ..... but waited untill it was fully dry. Fred then picked up the tray the crystals were on....... BANG...... and he had no eyebrows. When I stopped laughing we had to work out an excuse for his parents.Its 10 times more volatile than nitroglycerin ..... we tried to make that too in chemistry.... but someone ratted on us :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted August 21, 2003 Report Share Posted August 21, 2003 As the one guilty of starting this thread - and being a relative newboy to the Forum - I am somewhat surprised at the number of responses. What is the record for the number of replies to a thread - other than membership polls and the madhouse?SEVERAL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted August 21, 2003 Report Share Posted August 21, 2003 The only time I ever did anything remotely interesting chemically was in a chemistry lesson and we were given the task of trying to separate iron filings from I think it was copper sulphate..... well ok, you use a magnet!!! I know that now... but we were given no clues and I was a blonde child as well...... so I decided to heat my test tube of iron filings and copper sulphate to see if that would do anything (I may have thought that the iron would melt and come together as a blob in the bottom of the test tube!!! :huh:Anyway..... the result of my experiment was the stinkiest rotten egg smell you have ever smelled. We had to evacuate the class room and for some reason when I said I wanted to do Chemistry for my O levels.... they wouldnt let me!! :(Scatty ever since 'eh Nell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Nellie2 Posted August 21, 2003 Report Share Posted August 21, 2003 What is the record for the number of replies to a threadIt would have to be The NeverEnding Story which sadly ended up in the bin in the end. :( Other than that I'm not really sure............. anyone got any ideas??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LB Posted August 21, 2003 Report Share Posted August 21, 2003 possible longest thread?? think it might be this one....263 replies.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Nellie2 Posted August 21, 2003 Report Share Posted August 21, 2003 Yeah.................... I wonder why we stopped doing the welcome bit!!!...... Happy days!! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark2 Posted August 21, 2003 Report Share Posted August 21, 2003 I think perhaps this in the early days with 331 replies I remember it well :D :D as do a few others here, p2ccolo (finally sorted) ellas and several other members Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest northamuk Posted August 21, 2003 Report Share Posted August 21, 2003 The Neverending story finished with just under 500 replies.AndySD I am well aware how volatile Iodine crystals are - a fly landing on them will blow itself to hell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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