Toilet bombs
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sobriqueHas anyone ever tried putting a firecracker down a toilet?
Having just had the discussion at work, I now really want to know what happens.
You see, I figure you're either going to have blown up toilet bowl, or just a mini water spout all over the cubicle.
How much 'explosive force' is necessary to blow a toilet up?
Enquring minds need to know.
Alternatively, if you have a toilet that you wouldn't mind overly getting blown up, please let me know. All in the interests of science of course...
(Oh, and whilst I remember, go read this. It's a quality rant from a Maths professor who's grading papers.)
Having just had the discussion at work, I now really want to know what happens.
You see, I figure you're either going to have blown up toilet bowl, or just a mini water spout all over the cubicle.
How much 'explosive force' is necessary to blow a toilet up?
Enquring minds need to know.
Alternatively, if you have a toilet that you wouldn't mind overly getting blown up, please let me know. All in the interests of science of course...
(Oh, and whilst I remember, go read this. It's a quality rant from a Maths professor who's grading papers.)
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Re: CHEMICAL REACTIONS TO WATER
Date: 2006-03-30 08:56 am (UTC)I havnt looked for any web sites but with rubidium you get a chemical reaction like
Rb + H(2)O -> RbOH + H
or the water is cracked releasing hydrogen and leaving rubidium hydroxide. You get a similar reaction with all alkali metals, the heavier the alkali metal the more violent. In order of activity lithium, sodium, potasium, rubidium and ceasium. Since all Alkali metals are less dense than water and float and the reaction generates lots of heat you often get flames. This is because the hydrogen starts to burn, often the metal catches fire too.