POTASSIUM NITRATE

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How to get potassium nitrate at a hardware store

Get potassium nitrate at a hardware store

If you want to make flash powder or black powder for your own fireworks show, you're probably going to need some potassium nitrate, which is ...more

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How to grind potassium nitrate

Grind potassium nitrate

Ned Gorski shows you how to grind granular Potassium Nitrate in a coffee grinder. This is an important step in making your own fireworks and ...more

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Curated 8 months ago by bird crick | Comments 1
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How to make a homemade fuse from potassium nitrate and sugar

Make a homemade fuse from potassium nitrate and sugar

Check out this explosive video tutorial on how to make a homemade fuse ...more

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How to make a potassium nitrate and sugar smoke bomb

Make a potassium nitrate and sugar smoke bomb

By mixing potassium nitrate (KNO3) and sugar, you can get one hell of ...more

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How to make a potassium nitrate smoke bomb mix

Make a potassium nitrate smoke bomb mix

To make the smoke mix for the smoke bomb, you'll need some KNO3 (potassium nitrate), sugar, a fuse, piece of paper, a spoon, cold water, hot ...more

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How to make a rocket without using potassium nitrate

Make a rocket without using potassium nitrate

Potassium nitrate is one of the main ingredients in most pyrotechnic ...more

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How to make a simple fountain pyrotechnic firework

Make a simple fountain pyrotechnic firework

See how to make an easy fountain using Potassium nitrate, sulfur, charcoal, aluminum, and meal powder, and of course, a paper tube. Be safe ...more

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Curated 1 year ago by rmansur | Comments 1
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How To Make a Smoke Bomb

Make a Smoke Bomb

Do you enjoy the sight of heavy smoke? Smoke bombs are fun, right? But it's even more fun when you make your own smoke bombs and use them ...more

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Written 3 months ago by WikiHow | Comments 1
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How to make a smoke bomb from potassium nitrate and sugar

Make a smoke bomb from potassium nitrate and sugar

It's easy to watch a smoke bomb, all you have to do is watch this ...more

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Curated 1 year ago by bird crick | Comments 2
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How to make a smoke grenade with potassium nitrate

Make a smoke grenade with potassium nitrate

With the plethora of chemicals in homes today, it's easy to make a bomb here and there. This video tutorial will show you how to make a ...more

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Curated 10 months ago by tenebrism | Comments 0
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How to make black powder with a mortar and pestle

Make black powder with a mortar and pestle

In this pyrotechnic video tutorial you'll see how to properly make black powder with a mortar and pestle. This is a good alternative to the ...more

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Curated 10 months ago by tenebrism | Comments 2
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How to make flash powder with flint and potassium nitrate

Make flash powder with flint and potassium nitrate

Do you want to make flash powder for your pyrotechnic needs? Well ...more

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Curated 1 year ago by Amie | Comments 1
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How to make hidden fire text on paper with saltpeter

Make hidden fire text on paper with saltpeter

Want to hide secret messages, but not with the usual invisible ink ...more

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Curated 10 months ago by rmansur | Comments 5
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How to make homemade black powder without sulfur

Make homemade black powder without sulfur

This explosive video tutorial will show you how to make homemade black powder without using any sulfur. All that you will need is paper ...more

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Curated 1 year ago by hhurme | Comments 30
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How to make potassium nitrate from instant cold packs

Make potassium nitrate from instant cold packs

Watch this science video tutorial from [http://www.youtube ...more

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Curated 7 months ago by The Wonder Team | Comments 1
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How to make potassium permanganate with Dr. Lithium

Make potassium permanganate with Dr. Lithium

Watch this science video tutorial from Nurd Rage on how to make potassium permanganate with Dr ...more

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Curated 3 months ago by DrLithium | Comments 0
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How to make rocket candy or fuel

Make rocket candy or fuel

This video shows how to make rocket fuel out of recrystallized sugar and kn03 (potassium nitrate) Very interesting.

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Curated 1 year ago by Amie Coué Arbuckle | Comments 11
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How to make sodium nitrate (a potassium nitrate substitute)

Make sodium nitrate (a potassium nitrate substitute)

Watch this science video tutorial from [http://www.youtube ...more

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How to test stump remover for chlorate or nitrate

Test stump remover for chlorate or nitrate

Watch this science video tutorial from Nurd Rage on how to test stump remover for chlorate, nitrate ...more

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