Toilet bombs

[sobrique]

Has 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.)

Comments

[nuala.livejournal.com]

I don't know. Wouldn't the fuse just go out as a result of water + fire = not mixing?

My cousin once set a toilet on fire, so the family legend goes. I'm not entirely sure how this happened, or indeed, what the damage was. I can only guess it was a loo roll that she lit. Your guess is as good as mine.

[sobrique.livejournal.com]

It's quite easy to waterproof an explosive. Well, at least long enough for the few seconds it needs to detonate. (stick in a plastic bag with _some_ air for example).
Also some gunpowder varients will burn underwater, with appropriate mix of oxidants.

Setting fire to a toilet sounds ... amusing. Bog roll fires are easy enough, but I guess you could pour petroleum spirit or similar and have a 'surface' fire on the water.

I mean, if you did that whilst someone was on the crapper, I reckon they'd shit themselves ;p

water + fire = not mixing?

[erisreg.livejournal.com]

actually water will burn quiet happily given the right incentive,.. water proof fuse has a bit f magnesium powder in the mix once burning it will exract the oxygen from the water freeing hydrogen wich burns nicely in its own rite, so it is a easy task to accomplish,.:)
boom!