Re: balloon torrids???

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Subject: Re: balloon torrids???
From: Tesla List <tesla-at-stic-dot-net>
Date: Sat, 17 May 1997 01:39:54 -0500
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Subject:  Re: balloon torrids???
  Date:   Fri, 16 May 1997 19:16:05 -0700 (PDT)
  From:   gweaver <gweaver-at-earthlink-dot-net>
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At 09:13 AM 5/16/97 -0500, you wrote:
>Subject:  Re: balloon torrids???
>  Date:   Fri, 16 May 1997 00:45:29 -0400 (EDT)
>  From:   SSNSanders-at-aol-dot-com
>    To:   tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
>
>
>In a message dated 97-05-15 18:36:01 EDT, you write:
>
><< same thing with a coil - use thin wire to carry HV to the baloon and
> then fire 
> off the coil.
>  >>
>That would be interesting with a hydrogen filled baloon or bag. In a big
>flask mix aluminum  foil strips and sodium hydroxibe and cover the
>solids
>with water. Put a stopper in the flask top with a tube of glass and run
>it
>through some cooling water like ice and water in a beaker, then you can
>hook
>up a rubber hose after cooling and run to the baloon or whatever. A
>50/50 mix
>of the chemicals more or less will produce a large amount of hydrogen.
>The
>sodium hydroxide can be regular lye sold in the soap section. This
>solution
>will get very hot, and a 12" dia baloon will make a LARGE EXPLOSION and
>LOUD
>so be careful. As reaction slows add more AL. It will produce rapidly at
>the
>beginning and boil over if flask is too shallow, CAREFULL!    Stephen S.
>
>
>
You forgot something.  What you are suggesting works but is contaminated
with amonia and other impurities.  Run the hydrogen threw a container of
lime and you get pure hygrogen with twice the lifting power of helium. 
This
chemical reaction produces lots of heat.  Sodium Hydroxide is Drain-O
and
can be purchased at any industrial chemial supply for about $5.00 for a
50
lb. bag and is one of the most dangerous chemicals available.  If you
like
playing with chemical try mixing Ammonium Nitrate with laundry bleach,
but
not if the room temperature is above 94 degrees F.

Gary Weaver