I wonder how many pops it takes to knock out enough brain cell atoms so that you either forget why you bought the popper or at a minimum start acting like Rossi...Wierd Science.
On Tuesday, August 21, 2012, wrote: > In reply to Abd ul-Rahman Lomax's message of Tue, 21 Aug 2012 11:31:18 > -0500: > Hi, > [snip] > >I don't think anyone knows what the reaction is, if it's real. The > >work has not been done. However, Bob Rohner demonstrated his popper > >behind that glass. He doesn't use it in his own shop/lab, see the > >video. The popper is highly unlikely to explode, unless one runs it > >outside the known safe envelope. > > > >If someone is building the Plasmerg popper, I'd suggest building it > >so that if a reaction results in unexpectedly high pressure, it will > >fail in a specific way, such as blowing a large relief valve. If the > >piston is plastic, score the plastic so that high pressure will blow > >the side off the piston in a certain direction, away from the > >operator/observer. It's not likely. > > Isn't there a balloon attached to the end of the popper? (Which would > automatically function as a safety valve). > Regards, > > Robin van Spaandonk > > http://rvanspaa.freehostia.com/project.html > >