anyway.



thread: 2006-12-01 : Pyrotechnics

On 2006-12-02, Devin wrote:

Hydrogen peroxide will make a fine oxidant if you can get your hands on something concentrated.  The stuff from the drugstore, though, will not do.  As pointed out above, it's too dilute.

My guess is, when you get that "foomf," there's not enough oxygen available in the can, so you get a little combustion, enough to pop the can, and then as air rushes in the rest goes up, causing the foomf.  Hard to say without hearing it go, though.



 

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