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Just sittin' at work... reading about how to make napalm...
I'm sure there's something wrong with that.
Napalm, invented by Fieser in 1942, is an incendiary substance made by the simple procedure of adding a "gelling" powder, composed of naphthenate and palmitate (hence "napalm"), to gasoline in varying concentrations to form a sticky, combustible substance. One such powder could be "Ivory Snow" detergent, for example.
This white, cloudy, jellylike substance has unique properties that render it an effective incendiary agent. Napalm is extremely stable, tolerating temperatures well above 150°F (effective in the tropics) and as low as -40°F (bomb shelters, cold weather environments). It is not shattered easily by explosives and can be stored for long periods without significant breakdown. Gelation of this substance occurs in 3-20 minutes. Gel formation enhances its effectiveness by allowing for a controlled, contained, and prolonged burn. Gelation also enhances its stability, with napalm requiring much higher temperatures to ignite than gasoline. There is no "off-sourcing" of hydrocarbon fumes associated with the nonignited compound. In fact, ignition requires the use of trinitrotoluene (TNT) to explode and ignite white phosphorus, the ignited temperature of which is high enough to result in the combustion of napalm.
Gasoline and styrofoam mixture is an "improvised incindiary" as is acetone and styrofoam in a proper mixture (ratio/volume). Actually, the latter is known as AFPO
I'm sure there's something wrong with that.
Napalm, invented by Fieser in 1942, is an incendiary substance made by the simple procedure of adding a "gelling" powder, composed of naphthenate and palmitate (hence "napalm"), to gasoline in varying concentrations to form a sticky, combustible substance. One such powder could be "Ivory Snow" detergent, for example.
This white, cloudy, jellylike substance has unique properties that render it an effective incendiary agent. Napalm is extremely stable, tolerating temperatures well above 150°F (effective in the tropics) and as low as -40°F (bomb shelters, cold weather environments). It is not shattered easily by explosives and can be stored for long periods without significant breakdown. Gelation of this substance occurs in 3-20 minutes. Gel formation enhances its effectiveness by allowing for a controlled, contained, and prolonged burn. Gelation also enhances its stability, with napalm requiring much higher temperatures to ignite than gasoline. There is no "off-sourcing" of hydrocarbon fumes associated with the nonignited compound. In fact, ignition requires the use of trinitrotoluene (TNT) to explode and ignite white phosphorus, the ignited temperature of which is high enough to result in the combustion of napalm.
Gasoline and styrofoam mixture is an "improvised incindiary" as is acetone and styrofoam in a proper mixture (ratio/volume). Actually, the latter is known as AFPO