Two Cans & String

{ "thread_id": "11496", "posts": [ { "id": "1165446", "time": "1631302523", "html": "Might want to check that out, see how well they're doing", "user": "broncoboy18" }, { "id": "1165516", "time": "1631324414", "html": "I wish my high school built anything", "user": "fattythefatguy" }, { "id": "1165534", "time": "1631337045", "html": "It built a high school", "user": "broncoboy18" }, { "id": "1165541", "time": "1631365610", "html": "*Applause*", "user": "ebag" }, { "id": "1165549", "time": "1631376255", "html": "*bows*", "user": "broncoboy18" }, { "id": "1165564", "time": "1631395103", "html": "<div style=\"margin:20px; background-image:url(/images/light.png);\"><div style=\"border:1px solid #888; padding:5px;\"><a href=\"/users/fattythefatguy\">Fatty the fat guy</a> said:</div><div style=\"border:1px solid #888; padding:20px;\">I wish my high school built anything</div></div><br />It's not too late to start a club yourself.<br /><br />In fact, why don't I start a tutorial here about how to build (probably illegal) bottle rockets? With actual (in the most technical sense) NASA-grade rocket fuel?<br /><br /><div style=\"font-style:italic;color:#888;\">This is a very bad idea.</div>", "user": "kylljoy" }, { "id": "1165571", "time": "1631402288", "html": "Yeah, lemme just hit up my rocket fuel dealer RQ.", "user": "ebag" }, { "id": "1165572", "time": "1631403519", "html": "You called?", "user": "broncoboy18" }, { "id": "1165574", "time": "1631407173", "html": "<div style=\"margin:20px; background-image:url(/images/light.png);\"><div style=\"border:1px solid #888; padding:5px;\"><a href=\"/users/ebag\">e-bag</a> said:</div><div style=\"border:1px solid #888; padding:20px;\">Yeah, lemme just hit up my rocket fuel dealer RQ.</div></div><br />Nonono, I would be teaching you how to <span style=\"font-style:italic;\">make</span> rocket fuel. For less than 50 bucks, if I'm correct.<br /><br /><div style=\"font-style:italic;color:#888;\">20 bucks if we're being cheap here</div>", "user": "kylljoy" }, { "id": "1165595", "time": "1631421103", "html": "Oh, I see, I see.<br /><br /><div style=\"font-style:italic;color:#888;\">30 dollars, mid-range.</div>", "user": "ebag" }, { "id": "1165643", "time": "1631477270", "html": "<div style=\"margin:20px; background-image:url(/images/light.png);\"><div style=\"border:1px solid #888; padding:5px;\"><a href=\"/users/kylljoy\">Kylljoy</a> said:</div><div style=\"border:1px solid #888; padding:20px;\"><div style=\"font-style:italic;color:#888;\">Given the track record of my high school robotics team and our propensity to accidentally set things on fire, I wouldn't actually <span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">trust</span> anything built by a high schooler, but it's still cool nonetheless</div></div></div><br />your school's robotics team set things on <span style=\"font-style:italic;\">fire?</span> That's way beyond mine lmao", "user": "aprzn123" }, { "id": "1165644", "time": "1631477372", "html": "<div style=\"margin:20px; background-image:url(/images/light.png);\"><div style=\"border:1px solid #888; padding:5px;\"><a href=\"/users/aprzn123\">aprzn123</a> said:</div><div style=\"border:1px solid #888; padding:20px;\">your school's robotics team set things on <span style=\"font-style:italic;\">fire?</span> That's way beyond mine lmao</div></div><br />No, we weren't associated with the school. We just kinda operated out of a garage without any responsible oversight. So things were very, <span style=\"font-style:italic;\">very</span> unhinged. <br /><br /><div style=\"font-style:italic;color:#888;\">A bunch of teenagers together with power tools? What could go wrong?</div><br />A few fires were on accident, most of the time on purpose. We ran out of acetone very quickly for that reason.", "user": "kylljoy" }, { "id": "1165671", "time": "1631500205", "html": "<div style=\"margin:20px; background-image:url(/images/light.png);\"><div style=\"border:1px solid #888; padding:5px;\"><a href=\"/users/ebag\">e-bag</a> said:</div><div style=\"border:1px solid #888; padding:20px;\">Oh, I see, I see.<br /><br /><div style=\"font-style:italic;color:#888;\">30 dollars, mid-range.</div></div></div><br />Step one : get a 9 volt battery, a glass of water, some mechanical pencil lead, and some alligator clip wires", "user": "kylljoy" }, { "id": "1165677", "time": "1631503049", "html": "<div style=\"margin:20px; background-image:url(/images/light.png);\"><div style=\"border:1px solid #888; padding:5px;\"><a href=\"/users/kylljoy\">Kylljoy</a> said:</div><div style=\"border:1px solid #888; padding:20px;\">some mechanical pencil lead, and some alligator clip wires</div></div><br /><br /><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dDprnRPaE8\">Thanks for reminding me of this</a>", "user": "broncoboy18" }, { "id": "1165745", "time": "1631545268", "html": "<div style=\"margin:20px; background-image:url(/images/light.png);\"><div style=\"border:1px solid #888; padding:5px;\"><a href=\"/users/kylljoy\">Kylljoy</a> said:</div><div style=\"border:1px solid #888; padding:20px;\">Step one : get a <span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">9 volt battery</span>, a glass of water, some mechanical pencil lead, and some alligator clip wires</div></div><br />A used one OK?<br /><br /><div style=\"font-style:italic;color:#888;\">I am prepared to set fire / explode my house.</div>", "user": "ebag" }, { "id": "1165750", "time": "1631545596", "html": "i would think so but idk", "user": "dementedkermit" }, { "id": "1165773", "time": "1631546747", "html": "Kaboom", "user": "samsung23" }, { "id": "1165774", "time": "1631546824", "html": "How dare you make me want to make a video", "user": "broncoboy18" }, { "id": "1165809", "time": "1631548077", "html": "<div style=\"text-align:center;\"><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" class=\"youtube-player\" type=\"text/html\" width=\"480\" height=\"390\" src=\"https://www.youtube.com/embed/86gLqUs35Rw\" frameborder=\"0\" allowFullScreen></iframe></div><br /><br />This is your fault", "user": "broncoboy18" }, { "id": "1165823", "time": "1631548404", "html": "Can't watch it lol", "user": "samsung23" }, { "id": "1165827", "time": "1631548481", "html": "If you watched part four of JJBA<br /><br /><div style=\"color:#fff;padding:4px;border:1px solid #888;\"><div style=\"font-style:italic;color:#888;\">Spoiler text below. Highlight to read.</div><div style=\"padding:4px;border:1px solid #888;\">It's Shegechi's death</div></div>", "user": "broncoboy18" }, { "id": "1165848", "time": "1631550732", "html": "<div style=\"margin:20px; background-image:url(/images/light.png);\"><div style=\"border:1px solid #888; padding:5px;\"><a href=\"/users/ebag\">e-bag</a> said:</div><div style=\"border:1px solid #888; padding:20px;\"><br />A used one OK?<br /><br /><div style=\"font-style:italic;color:#888;\">I am prepared to set fire / explode my house.</div></div></div><br />Used one should be fine. 1.5 volts is all you need.<br /><br />Step 2 : Clip a couple of lead sticks onto one end of both clips. Tape the ends of the wires so the lead sticks (but not the clips) dip into the water. Separate the sticks from each other as far as possible.<br /><br />Step 3: Quickly tap the ends of the wires to the terminals of the batteries. Small bubbles should form in the water.<br /><br />Step 4: Light a match over the glass (<span style=\"font-style:italic;\">Warning : You might explode</span>)<br /><br />Add salt beforehand if you want to produce chlorine gas instead. For, y'know, accurate WWI reenactments", "user": "kylljoy" }, { "id": "1165850", "time": "1631551026", "html": "<div style=\"margin:20px; background-image:url(/images/light.png);\"><div style=\"border:1px solid #888; padding:5px;\"><a href=\"/users/kylljoy\">Kylljoy</a> said:</div><div style=\"border:1px solid #888; padding:20px;\"><br /><br /> (<span style=\"font-style:italic;\">Warning : You might explode</span>)</div></div><br />Again<br /><div style=\"text-align:center;\"><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" class=\"youtube-player\" type=\"text/html\" width=\"480\" height=\"390\" src=\"https://www.youtube.com/embed/86gLqUs35Rw\" frameborder=\"0\" allowFullScreen></iframe></div>", "user": "broncoboy18" }, { "id": "1165861", "time": "1631551643", "html": "To be clear, the electrolysis of water is fine. Electrolysis of salt water will probably kill or injure you and anyone else in the house (unless you do less than a glass, and even then I wouldn't recommend it), unless you have a working gas mask.<br /><br />No joke.", "user": "kylljoy" }, { "id": "1165918", "time": "1631560898", "html": "what other somehwat dangerous chemical reactions can you do with household things", "user": "dementedkermit" } ], "users": { "broncoboy18": { "name": "BroncoBoy18", "key": "broncoboy18", "url": "/users/broncoboy18", "avatar": "/uploads/drawn/21075.png", "rankClass": "civilian", "rankText": "", "posts": "8785" }, "fattythefatguy": { "name": "Fatty the fat guy", "key": "fattythefatguy", "url": "/users/fattythefatguy", "avatar": "/uploads/drawn/16460.png", "rankClass": "civilian", "rankText": "", "posts": "2545" }, "ebag": { "name": "e-bag", "key": "ebag", "url": "/users/ebag", "avatar": "/uploads/drawn/30674.png", "rankClass": "civilian", "rankText": "", "posts": "9686" }, "kylljoy": { "name": "Kylljoy", "key": "kylljoy", "url": "/users/kylljoy", "avatar": "/uploads/drawn/30724.png", "rankClass": "civilian", "rankText": "", "posts": "4680" }, "aprzn123": { "name": "aprzn123", "key": "aprzn123", "url": "/users/aprzn123", "avatar": "/uploads/drawn/23416.png", "rankClass": "civilian", "rankText": "", "posts": "6648" }, "dementedkermit": { "name": "dementedkermit", "key": "dementedkermit", "url": "/users/dementedkermit", "avatar": "/uploads/drawn/20469.png", "rankClass": "civilian", "rankText": "", "posts": "6194" }, "samsung23": { "name": "Samsung23", "key": "samsung23", "url": "/users/samsung23", "avatar": "/uploads/drawn/27967.png", "rankClass": "civilian", "rankText": "", "posts": "2075" } }, "page_num": 2, "locked": 0, "total_pages": 4 }

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