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jgrahamc
on Feb 8, 2010
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Pharaoh's snake
When I was a kid there were cheap fireworks which I believe used a similar chemical. It was amazing to watch them grow.
abhay
on Feb 8, 2010
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Most of these (at least now) are made of sugar and baking soda. They used to be made of mercury thiocyanate back when we didn't know mercury poisoning was trouble.
staunch
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3aAksyabes#t=0m15s
I loved them too.
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