Chemistry and Pyrotechnics Links

General Chemistry

Chemical Compatibility
What you can, and can't mix. A valuable safety reference.
The Periodic Table of Elements on the Internet
One of the many periodic table imagemaps.

Pyrotechnics

Tom Perigrin's Pyro Page
A fine starting point for anyone interested in Pyrotechnics
Tom Dimock's Pyrotechnics Pages
A good resource. Lots of links to the better pyrotechnic sites.
Practical Chemistry.
Mike Brown's Website. A growing resource of practical information
Lloyd Spenbourgh's Ball Milling page.
Ball milling supplies and the defintive book on how to build your own ball mill. - try Birdge Supplies
THE PYROTECHNICS PAGE
Forbidden on 9th March 1997

Rocketry & stuff

LIARS Home Page
Long Island Avanced Rocketry Society - Large Rocket Society
Rocket organizations
Listing of Rocketry Organisations - Mainly USA.
Tripoli Online Magazine
A Large Rocketry Association. US based. New URL

The wacky and just plain weird - Dont try these at home!

These links are included to see some of the wackier things people get up to. I repeat do NOT try these at home.

Fire Eating and Fire Breathing FAQ!
Firewalking
This guy runs courses on how to walk on fire. It makes my toes curl just reading about it.
Barbecue lighting - in record time
Does it take you ages to light a barbecue? George Goble can light one in 3 seconds!
Desert Blast
In deepest Arizona far out in the desert at a secret location, US Pyromaniacs meet. If the CIA can have a website, why can't they!
HotAIR - Rare and well-done tidbits from the Annals of Improbable Research
What scientists do in their spare time. A large collection of links to research into some really strange subjects.
The Amazing Alhabama Liquid Nitrogen Rocket
You remember the water rockets you had as a kid. Where you pumped air above a rocket and then released it. What would happen if you had a 5 gallon water container, and used liquid notrogen instead of air? They haven't sorted the aerodynamics of the rocket out yet but its worth looking at anyway!
Anvil Firing
Take two anvils, and some black powder......and duck! Usually slow (lots of pictures) but interesting.
Fun with Grapes - A Case Study
How to ruin a microwave.
Strawberry Pop-Tart Blow-Torches
Pictures of what happens if your pop tart sticks in the toaster.


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Last updated 31st May 1997. Unless otherwise noted all links were up on 9th March 1997