Mess with Thermite at your peril..... On Wed, Apr 13, 2022 at 3:47 AM 'Nick' via neonixie-l < neonixie-l@googlegroups.com> wrote:
> Another video of the same event. You can hear someone saying "Run away"! > Astonishingly, you can see that none of the supporting bricks are left - we > found a couple of bricks, on fire, in the carpark of a supermarket about > 70mtrs away. No-one was injured though some had holes in their clothes from > the molten iron that showered around the place. In my son's video, right at > the end on the right you can see a brick fly past him. > > What we had was a large pumpkin filled with ice under a stack of bricks > that was supporting two large earthenware flower pots (with holes in the > bottom so the molten iron could pour down) - there was about 2kg of > thermite involved and it was lit with a sparkler (firework). > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aapZzpYYBaY > > On Wednesday, 13 April 2022 at 09:43:19 UTC+1 iavine wrote: > >> >> Hilarious (could have been not so). >> On Tuesday, 12 April 2022, 17:41:27 BST, 'Nick' via neonixie-l < >> neoni...@googlegroups.com> wrote: >> >> >> I met Tim a few times years ago - In another life I used to make >> solid-state Tesla coils and electromagnetic can crushers/disk platter >> launchers using massive low-ESR capacitor banks - the UK TC group had (and >> still have) an annual bash up at the Cambridge Museum of Technology >> <https://www.museumoftechnology.com/> . >> >> A long time ago, probably 15 years ago or more, Tim used to come to watch >> us blow stuff up and throw some really good bolts of lightning. Sometimes >> it was our own kit that exploded, other times we used a lot of thermite >> (allegedly) . Sometimes it got very very scary - in 2008 we had a rather >> unexpected uncontrolled rapid disassembly - >> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYMckRUXgEs (filmed by my youngest son >> who was also interviewed by the BBC!). >> >> Nick >> >> On Friday, 1 April 2022 at 17:20:45 UTC+1 gregebert wrote: >> >> Tim Hunkin posted a new episode last night on sensors. >> >> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FNnP84tTSFY >> >> He also has earlier episodes posted as well. For those who are unfamiliar >> with Tim Hunkin, he did a UK series back in the late 1980's called 'The >> Secret Life of Machines' , which goes into the inner workings of household >> items, their history, etc in an educational and humorous way. >> >> While most of us already know this material, the way Tim goes thru it is >> very entertaining and I am certain no matter how much you think you already >> know, you will still learn something. Enjoy. >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "neonixie-l" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to neonixie-l+...@googlegroups.com. >> To view this discussion on the web, visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/51538c73-173f-4931-a687-75e0004aacbdn%40googlegroups.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/51538c73-173f-4931-a687-75e0004aacbdn%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "neonixie-l" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/991572d7-406d-4ddb-9d20-d93dbfa07cc6n%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/991572d7-406d-4ddb-9d20-d93dbfa07cc6n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/CAOX%2BRHLTRsjDHGdwYzrobigRSSsLG50UGcKjq1n9b-o10bZJXQ%40mail.gmail.com.
