how to make blackpowder at home

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  1. schizothotep

    schizothotep Ozymandias's very own Diamond Donator

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    you will need:
    - a scale
    - aluminium foil
    - a saucepan
    - three cups
    - a piece of cloth
    - 1 dl of acetone
    - a bowl
    - a jar
    - spoons
    - safety glasses
    - sulphur, charcoal, and KNO3

    step by step:
    measure 10g of sulphur, 15g of charcoal, 75g of KNO3 in three cups. mix the sulphur and choarcoal until its well bound and its a homogenous mixture. boil 50 ml of water in the saucepan (it has to be bubbling). add KNO3 to the water, wait for it to dissolve. (it should look clear when done). turn down the heat to medium heat, add the mixture of sulphur and charcoal. stir it very gently and try to make all of the compounds dissolve into one mass. (scrape off everything that is stuck to the walls. it should look like tar). when the solution looks like tar and everything is dissolved, take the pot off the stove and move it to a safe place (outside is the best). pour the acetone to the solution BUT NOT TOO FAST! all the time while stirring, pour all of the acetone. cover a bowl with the piece of bowl, and pour the solution over the cloth. squeeze the mixture in the cloth so that it drains all the fluids from inside. (its like squeezing cheese, do so until the fluids are gone. preferably do this in gloves as acetone is not good for skin.) when you unwrap the cloth the blackpowder will look like a ball of pure coal. at this point you should grind it against a grater into a powder or crush it; spread it on aluminum foil, and let it dry, under sun or a kitchen fun.

    remember that this is very volatile, and you should do it slowly and carefully. most importantly, have fun!
     
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