Dude! Get off your soapbox! http://www.snopes.com/crime/warnings/bottlebomb.asp <http://www.snopes.com/crime/warnings/bottlebomb.asp> Laura
www.laurabeaudin.com --NOT just another blog! http://practical-homeschooling.org On Tue, Sep 7, 2010 at 5:10 AM, randy rankin <rj_ran...@yahoo.com> wrote: > sorry but that story is only a myth - urban legion, its a big fat lie and > very poorly constructed 'science' tell. The stuff would "blow up" long > before anyone picked it up. The system does NOT depend on anyone touching > it and it is NOT a bomb. > > Not to poke fun of anyone on here but the notion of "disturbing it or > moving it ..." Oh and it takes 30 seconds! OMG for REAL!!!! Wow, like to see > the statistical probability outcomes for that consistency. BIG "F" for > paying attention in chemistry class!!! Few chemical reactions have ANYTHING > to do with someone "disturbing it." > > I've been a chemistry teacher for 15 years! We've done this kind of stuff > all the time. It is NOT a bomb but a simple high school chemical > experiment. > > Look, funny as they may be, whenever you get this spam junk, before passing > it on, just type a few lines or copy/paste a few lines into google and > you'll see that 100% of this junk is made up. > > I did and here, IN ORDER, is what you'll find on google - actually, go to > scholar, better yet search REAL periodicals, books and peer reviewed > journals on the subject. Then, you will see how that this information does > NOT add up to reality. > > Pardon the pun, but 'it don't take no rocket scientists' to find out when > something is spam. > > > http://www.urbanmyths.com/index.php?/Technology/water-and-drano-bottle-bombs-alert.html > > the second link is this ass clowns "warning" - probably a teenager or > college kid spun this one for people who believe everything and research > nothing. > > Third link > http://urbanlegends.about.com/od/crime/a/bottle_bombs.htm > > Next links are a repeat of the hoax - MORONS! Poor little fingers get > blown off - GOOD GRIEF! You deserve to be made fun of if you believe that > line! > > And these guys went all out to make a VIDEO. I broke into tears with humor > seeing the cut footage of a firetruck and cops coming out to "blow up" the > little bombs. > > Aluminum CAN be used to make deadly bombs. ACIDS are used. However, the > ingredents and descriptions in these stories don't match up. Hey, I've DONE > this enough times myself and have never see a violent explosion. You can > get a LOT more damage by using acid and potassium or red phosphorous. Heck, > you just need a little WATER with those two. > > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* john snodgrass <jcs...@yahoo.com> > *To:* Mindy King <we4king...@verizon.net> > *Cc:* transverse myelitis <tmic-list@eskimo.com> > *Sent:* Tue, September 7, 2010 4:34:48 AM > *Subject:* Re: [TMIC] be careful > > lol,,,I think what Dad used was Lie and aluminum foil for the baloons. > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Mindy King <we4king...@verizon.net> > *To:* tmic-list@eskimo.com > *Cc:* Mindy King <we4king...@verizon.net> > *Sent:* Tue, September 7, 2010 2:44:10 AM > *Subject:* Re: [TMIC] be careful > > Mentos in diet cola is much safer and you can still drink the soda after > the eruption! > Mindy King > we4king...@verizon.net > > > > On Sep 6, 2010, at 11:59 PM, Dalton Garis wrote: > > Drain-O and aluminum foil! > > D. > > > ------------------------------ > *From: *Janice Nichols <jan...@centurytel.net> > *Date: *Mon, 6 Sep 2010 22:00:35 -0500 > *To: *john snodgrass <jcs...@yahoo.com>, transverse myelitis < > tmic-list@eskimo.com> > *Subject: *Re: [TMIC] be careful > *Resent-From: *<tmic-list@eskimo.com> > *Resent-Date: *Mon, 6 Sep 2010 20:00:30 -0700 > > John, what the heck did you put in those bottles????!!! > Janice > > From: "john snodgrass" <jcs...@yahoo.com> > Sent: Monday, September 06, 2010 5:44 PM > To: "transverse myelitis" <tmic-list@eskimo.com> > Subject: [TMIC] be careful > > > this may not have anything to do with TM but has everything to do with > > everybody. > > > > when i was a kid,we used to take a coke bottle and put this stuff in it > > and put > > a baloon over it. the chemical reaction would blow up the baloon .we > would > > then > > tie off the baloon and it would float up in the sky. > > > > didnt know what we were doing for fun could be used to make a bomb! > > > > > > > > > > ________________________________ > > > > > > > > the link to snopes is an actual link and not an advert.looked at it > > myself.this > > occured in April i think. > > > > John > > > > > > ________________________________ > > > > > > > > > > Subject: NOT A JOKE - VERY SERIOUS – KIDS NEED TO KNOW TOO. > > To: > > Date: Monday, September 6, 2010, 1:22 PM > > > > > > NOT A JOKE - VERY SERIOUS – GOOD FOR THE KIDS TO KNOW TOO. > >> > >>Pass this on to everybody you know. Anybody that sees a plastic bottle > in > >>their > >>yard would think nothing of picking it up to throw it away. > >> > >>Looks like these things are starting to pop up around the U.S. Check > the > >>Snopes web site below, it's pretty scary. > >> > >> > >>Important warning! NOT A JOKE! Pay attention to this. > >> > >> > >>1. A plastic bottle with a cap (Like a normal water bottle). > >>2. A little Drano. > >>3. A little water. > >>4. A small piece of foil. > >>5. Disturb it by moving it; and BOOM (Less than 30 seconds)!! > >>6. No fingers left and other serious effects to your face, eyes, etc. > >> > >> > >>People are finding these bombs in mailboxes and in their yards, just > >>waiting for > >>someone to pick it up intending to put it in the trash. > >> > >>It takes about 30 seconds to blow after you move the thing. > >>See "SNOPES" below....it's true. > >>http://www.snopes.com/crime/warnings/bottlebomb.asp > >> > >> > >>Send it to everyone on your mailing list, I did and it won't hurt to get > >>it > >>several times. > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
