Thermite!~

s15driftking · 01-31-2009, 01:46 PM

So, I was watching Burn Notice and i saw them do this to a car full of "bad guys" (they put a can of thermite in the hood and it melted through the hood, block, oilpan, etc)

And i wanted to test the validity of what they did on screen.

Check it out
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WrCWLpRc1yM

and a few more cool Thermite vids.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oiRJj2oRWnM

Thermite and turkey
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SU8iRYbnAb0

another cool experiment!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YNQ36...eature=related

2 powders form a liquid and ultimately a solid, the reaction is crazy.

enjoy

01-31-2009, 01:48 PM

I saw that episode too, pretty awesome.

md4958 · 01-31-2009, 01:54 PM

they used this stuff on Mythbusters and pretty much cut a car in half with it

DMK · 01-31-2009, 02:01 PM

I've used it in small (operative word being SMALL) shots to weld rail together for overhead cranes. Much like the rails the trains run on but wee need solid joints.... very scary stuff....

Rabidsquirrel · 01-31-2009, 03:17 PM

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Originally Posted by DMK

I've used it in small (operative word being SMALL) shots to weld rail together for overhead cranes. Much like the rails the trains run on but wee need solid joints.... very scary stuff....

Discovery channel had a special on that new stadium in Arizona, and they showed that being done on the rails for the field.

Very neat.

I've done something similar with grounding. Copper wire is placed in a mold with a piece of rebar. A 'cupcake' is inserted in the top of the mold and ignited. A copper slug in the 'cupcake' melts and fuses the copper wire to the rebar.

AAlmeter · 01-31-2009, 08:48 PM

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Originally Posted by DMK

I've used it in small (operative word being SMALL) shots to weld rail together for overhead cranes. Much like the rails the trains run on but wee need solid joints.... very scary stuff....

Not sure what end of the spectrum you're on in regards to this process, but if you have any references I'd love to learn about it.

WyGuy · 01-31-2009, 02:09 PM

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Originally Posted by md4958

they used this stuff on Mythbusters and pretty much cut a car in half with it

I saw that episode. Crazy stuff!

BORIStheBLADE · 01-31-2009, 02:26 PM

I remember reading about this stuff about 12 years ago in a book called..Anarchist cook book.

01-31-2009, 02:27 PM

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Originally Posted by BORIStheBLADE

I remember reading about this stuff about 12 years ago in a book called..Anarchist cook book.

If I had that 12 yrs ago, I'd have burned my neighborhood down on accident.

Mark C · 01-31-2009, 02:40 PM

I made that once back in high school. I was in charge of taking inventory of the chemistry supply closet... a few things may not have made the final list.

It's a bit tricky to light, we used a strip of magnesium. Once lit, the small pile of dust turned into a 6 ft flame. We lit it in a sand bath, the fire was hot enough to melt the sand, and there were little balls of iron mixed in from the reaction byproducts. Definitely a fun experiment!

dunng · 01-31-2009, 02:45 PM

I saw the episode too, great show!

01-31-2009, 02:49 PM

I may or may have not done this to a junker in the woods.

It's so much darn fun.

brb CIA at door.

ucubed · 01-31-2009, 03:42 PM

anarchy cookbook FTW! I remember making thermite a long time ago back in middle school

replicant_argent · 01-31-2009, 08:53 PM

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thermite_welding pretty neat stuff

02-01-2009, 12:22 AM

oh yeah, fun stuff.

You should witness what an M14 grenade does to a Commo Ruck.

01-31-2009, 01:46 PM	#1
s15driftking Go Browns! Join Date: Nov 2008 First Name: Bobby Location: Columbus Ohio Posts: 2,763 Trading: (16)	Thermite!~ So, I was watching Burn Notice and i saw them do this to a car full of "bad guys" (they put a can of thermite in the hood and it melted through the hood, block, oilpan, etc) And i wanted to test the validity of what they did on screen. Check it out http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WrCWLpRc1yM and a few more cool Thermite vids. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oiRJj2oRWnM Thermite and turkey http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SU8iRYbnAb0 another cool experiment! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YNQ36...eature=related 2 powders form a liquid and ultimately a solid, the reaction is crazy. enjoy __________________ diamonds/guns

01-31-2009, 01:48 PM	#2
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01-31-2009, 01:54 PM	#3
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DMK S.O.B. Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Darryl Location: Hamilton, ON. Canada. Posts: 2,747 Trading: (86)	Re: Thermite!~ I've used it in small (operative word being SMALL) shots to weld rail together for overhead cranes. Much like the rails the trains run on but wee need solid joints.... very scary stuff.... __________________ Darryl, SOB...

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Mark C Feeling at Home Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: SE PA Posts: 674 Trading: (4)	Re: Thermite!~ I made that once back in high school. I was in charge of taking inventory of the chemistry supply closet... a few things may not have made the final list. It's a bit tricky to light, we used a strip of magnesium. Once lit, the small pile of dust turned into a 6 ft flame. We lit it in a sand bath, the fire was hot enough to melt the sand, and there were little balls of iron mixed in from the reaction byproducts. Definitely a fun experiment!

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02-01-2009, 12:22 AM	#15
tobii3 Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Thermite!~ oh yeah, fun stuff. You should witness what an M14 grenade does to a Commo Ruck.