Re: balloon torrids???

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Subject: Re: balloon torrids???
From: Tesla List <tesla-at-stic-dot-net>
Date: Fri, 16 May 1997 09:13:45 -0500
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Subject:  Re: balloon torrids???
  Date:   Fri, 16 May 1997 00:45:29 -0400 (EDT)
  From:   SSNSanders-at-aol-dot-com
    To:   tesla-at-pupman-dot-com


In a message dated 97-05-15 18:36:01 EDT, you write:

<< same thing with a coil - use thin wire to carry HV to the baloon and
 then fire 
 off the coil.
  >>
That would be interesting with a hydrogen filled baloon or bag. In a big
flask mix aluminum  foil strips and sodium hydroxibe and cover the
solids
with water. Put a stopper in the flask top with a tube of glass and run
it
through some cooling water like ice and water in a beaker, then you can
hook
up a rubber hose after cooling and run to the baloon or whatever. A
50/50 mix
of the chemicals more or less will produce a large amount of hydrogen.
The
sodium hydroxide can be regular lye sold in the soap section. This
solution
will get very hot, and a 12" dia baloon will make a LARGE EXPLOSION and
LOUD
so be careful. As reaction slows add more AL. It will produce rapidly at
the
beginning and boil over if flask is too shallow, CAREFULL!    Stephen S.