Comments by "David Elliott" (@davidelliott5843) on "People said this experiment was impossible, so I tried it - Thermite Part 1" video.

  1. A friend of mine made TNT when he was just 12 years old. “Oh it’s just toluene and nitric acid”. Did it work? “I accidentally blew up our neighbour’s garden retaining wall”. So tell me again why these things are controlled substances?
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  2. The Veritasium channel has a new video about thermite. It’s extremely stable in storage, but when started the reaction can go over 2000 degrees centigrade. Drop a magnetic can on a tank roof and that mixture will burn through.
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  3. Cast iron is notoriously difficult to repair. Could this be used to repair damaged engine castings?
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