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Posted: 1/20/2006 11:05:39 AM EDT
Buddy of mine gave me this couple of years ago. Completely forgot about it till I was cleaning out the closet and found it.
It's pretty heavy, metal construction with a narrow hollow center. Has the following written on it.. CANISTER, COLORED SMOKE 105-MM, SHELL, M2 MIXTURE GREEN 10 21 -4 4-11 Anybody seen one of these before? The fuse is really cheap, like what you would expect on fireworks. EPOCH ETA: will be at least a week before I can light this thing. I live in the middle of dallas and need to find a place that will not have the fire dept/police showing up if I light it. Also need to get a digital video camera. Maybe stills would be good enough...     |
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Posted: 1/20/2006 11:07:46 AM EDT
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Artillery simulator?
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Posted: 1/20/2006 11:08:11 AM EDT
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It appears to be a great device for a Fred Phelps gathering.
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Posted: 1/20/2006 11:09:34 AM EDT
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Smoke pot.
Light it and let it burn. It's not launched out of anything. Used lots of them in training, but never green, just white/gray. |
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Posted: 1/20/2006 11:09:38 AM EDT
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light the damn fuse.
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Posted: 1/20/2006 11:09:46 AM EDT
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I bought a couple of those at a gun show years ago, TONS of smoke, like you can hide a 2 story house kind of smoke
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Posted: 1/20/2006 11:13:45 AM EDT
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SWEET... |
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Posted: 1/20/2006 11:14:16 AM EDT
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That's what I'm talking about. ______________________________  |
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Posted: 1/20/2006 11:15:06 AM EDT
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Light it inside 
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Posted: 1/20/2006 11:15:26 AM EDT
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Good stuff. When I was in high school, one of my buddies got kicked out for setting one off in the gym. It filled the whole damn school.
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Posted: 1/20/2006 11:16:16 AM EDT
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just be aware that those things shoot about a foot of flame and sparks out of each end as it burns. and it'll stain asphalt for a looong time too
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Posted: 1/20/2006 11:16:58 AM EDT
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How much, how long ago? Did the canister get hot enough to light brush on fire? (A major concern in my area) EDIT: My latter question appears to be answered. |
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Posted: 1/20/2006 11:17:52 AM EDT
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probably 7-8 years ago and $10 each if memory serves. and the canister is the least of your worries for brushfires, this thing is a portable flamethrower |
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Posted: 1/20/2006 11:19:07 AM EDT
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+ 1 |
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Posted: 1/20/2006 11:20:37 AM EDT
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Heheheh...I still have the recipie for MAKING those things.
Used to make them as a kid. A football size one will literally smoke out a block. Lots and lots and lots of smoke. I think I need to whip up another batch. 
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Posted: 1/20/2006 11:21:10 AM EDT
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So setting it off on carpet would be a bad idea, then? |
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Posted: 1/20/2006 11:22:45 AM EDT
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Posted: 1/20/2006 11:26:43 AM EDT
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[evil voice] reeeeeaaaaaaaallly... Do tell...[evil voice] |
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Posted: 1/20/2006 11:28:05 AM EDT
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Recipe Please!!! |
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Posted: 1/20/2006 11:31:39 AM EDT
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Yeppers............... 
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Posted: 1/20/2006 11:33:53 AM EDT
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Already digging it up.
Stand by. OK, here we go. The only tough ingredient is saltpetre but I imagine that is pretty simple to find in these internet days. If I could get it at 12 we can surely find it now. The most effective mix (from experiments at a 12 year old) is about FOUR PARTS SUGAR to SIX PARTS SALTPETRE. Cook it on LOW until it melts into a plastic like substance with a waxlike consistency. Do this OUTSIDE in a pan you don't want anymore. You don't want to cook this shit in your kitchen and God help you if you manage to burn it (aka light it). When it gels up nice nemove it from the heat and allow it to cool. When it cools enough to handle make your desired shapes (baseball size is good for smoke suitable for things like paintball - football size and you will smoke out a football field). As a tip when it is still maleable dump a bunch of matchheads into the mix to help keep it burning (about 12 match heads per baseball size object). And use a cannon fuse to light (I usually use about a foot of cannon fuse with 2/3 folded into the substance and 1/3 sticking out). The best method I found was to use aluminum pie tins as molds. Four the mixture into the pie tin (or cook it in the pie tin) until you have a pancake size amount about 3/4 of an inch thick. Then dump about a dozen match heads on the pancake and roll it up like a burrito (at the same time rolling 12 inches of cannon fuse inside it) Then fold the whole burrito shaped object over one time and mold it into something like a small football shape. Experiment for best size to smoke results. Enjoy. |
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Posted: 1/20/2006 11:35:35 AM EDT
[#21]
I'll take that recipe as well
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Posted: 1/20/2006 11:36:07 AM EDT
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when I was younger, I made some that were salt peter and sugar melted together. the ratio was 6-4 but I dont remember if it was by weight or volume. I also dont remember what was 6 and what was 4.
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Posted: 1/20/2006 11:39:01 AM EDT
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you have 34 posts left to find it, make it, take pics, and get it posted for 30K. |
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Posted: 1/20/2006 11:40:13 AM EDT
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I've heard about the salt peter and sugar smoke bomb. Never was able to find any salt peter though
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Posted: 1/20/2006 11:44:03 AM EDT
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I got it from a pharmacy. Ive heard you can find it in gardening sections of some stores. I remember when I was going to go buy 40 lbs of it and buy tons of sugar and try to make a huge one. But I couldnt find any so ahhh no giant smoke bomb |
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Posted: 1/20/2006 11:45:32 AM EDT
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salt peter =
STUMP REMOVER at your local home depot |
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Posted: 1/20/2006 11:46:19 AM EDT
[#27]
Smoke pot
ETA: beat to it. Standing by for recipe. 
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Posted: 1/20/2006 11:48:04 AM EDT
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recipe is 9 parts salt peter (stump remover) to 1 part sugar
melt, let harder, light |
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Posted: 1/20/2006 11:48:10 AM EDT
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Thats it. I got it from a Soldier of Fortune issue in the late 70s IIRC. |
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Posted: 1/20/2006 11:49:15 AM EDT
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Waiting to see what the great SteyrAug digs up. BTW, there are plenty of recipes on the skyligher web site.
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Posted: 1/20/2006 11:49:27 AM EDT
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4 to 6 is the ratio. Unless of course stump remover isn't pure salt petre in which case you might be right. |
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Posted: 1/20/2006 11:55:46 AM EDT
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You can buy salt peter in 5 gallon kegs from Brownells, it's used for bluing guns with the molten salt method.
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Posted: 1/20/2006 11:56:21 AM EDT
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Tagged for the carnage potential.
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Posted: 1/20/2006 11:58:00 AM EDT
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This 4 to 6 ratio, is that by weight or by volume?
Also, how to melt? Do you use a double boiler method for safety? EPOCH |
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Posted: 1/20/2006 11:59:18 AM EDT
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Posted: 1/20/2006 11:59:58 AM EDT
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Posted: 1/20/2006 12:01:31 PM EDT
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tag
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Posted: 1/20/2006 12:02:21 PM EDT
[#38]
you are right. thats the ratio for tannerite 
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Posted: 1/20/2006 12:03:07 PM EDT
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Posted: 1/20/2006 12:12:05 PM EDT
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if you light that thing and take pics of it and post them it would be the coolest thing in weeks
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Posted: 1/20/2006 12:12:05 PM EDT
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if you light that thing and take pics of it and post them it would be the coolest thing in weeks
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Posted: 1/20/2006 12:16:05 PM EDT
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I think sugar and salt peter will make rocket fuel if cast in the right purportion
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Posted: 1/20/2006 12:19:36 PM EDT
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I call bullshit on this entire thread.
Any self respecting ARFcomer would have posted "What WAS this thing" and told how he set it off in his house, or better yet his parent's house or even an apartment. Bonus points for posting pics which show nothing but smoke. But this "what do I have" crap is for pussies. Light that thing and YOU tell US what it is/was. |
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Posted: 1/20/2006 12:23:51 PM EDT
[#44]
 How true, how true.
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Posted: 1/20/2006 12:24:04 PM EDT
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+1 |
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Posted: 1/20/2006 12:25:51 PM EDT
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HAHAHAHA! That is the best advice I've heard this year. 
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Posted: 1/20/2006 12:27:35 PM EDT
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Only way to find out is to light it and see!
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Posted: 1/20/2006 12:30:59 PM EDT
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tag
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Posted: 1/20/2006 12:31:46 PM EDT
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Hopefully FLAL1A will come along and try this out at his church parking lot..
 
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Posted: 1/20/2006 12:33:02 PM EDT
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