Goonhub
12-06-2016, 02:13 PM
(This post was last modified: 12-06-2016, 03:12 PM by Mordent. Edited 2 times in total.)
Inspired by this thread, can we get silver fulminate introduced as a reagent?
The idea here is not for it to be hellishly deadly, but create sound effects mimicking gunshots.
When created it should react instantly unless in the presence of stabilizing agent. It should be roughly as volatile otherwise as nitroglycerin.
Single-figure amounts of it should simply make a gunshot-style sound, with the sound volume dependent on the amount.
Tens of units would do as above accompanied by a small explosion.
A hundred or more units should instantly (regardless of the presence of stabiliser) react (as per the "the compound's tendency to self-detonate under its own weight.").
The recipe seems to be pretty do-able from an "existing mechanics" perspective:
Need to head out but I'm sure the above can be converted into a sensible recipe by someone in my absence.
For the sake of clarity, Christmas crackers would contain a single unit of silver fulminate which reacts on being pulled.
The idea here is not for it to be hellishly deadly, but create sound effects mimicking gunshots.
When created it should react instantly unless in the presence of stabilizing agent. It should be roughly as volatile otherwise as nitroglycerin.
Single-figure amounts of it should simply make a gunshot-style sound, with the sound volume dependent on the amount.
Tens of units would do as above accompanied by a small explosion.
A hundred or more units should instantly (regardless of the presence of stabiliser) react (as per the "the compound's tendency to self-detonate under its own weight.").
The recipe seems to be pretty do-able from an "existing mechanics" perspective:
Quote:This compound can be prepared by pouring a solution of silver nitrate in nitric acid into ethanol, under careful control of the reaction conditions, to avoid an explosion.[6] The reaction is usually done at 80-90 deg C; at 30 deg C, the precipitate may not form.[2] Only very tiny amounts of silver fulminate should be prepared at once, as even the weight of the crystals can cause them to self-detonate.
Need to head out but I'm sure the above can be converted into a sensible recipe by someone in my absence.
For the sake of clarity, Christmas crackers would contain a single unit of silver fulminate which reacts on being pulled.
