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valkyrie1119
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Just a quick question: How flammable is newspaper? Specifically, when it catches fire, how fast does it burn? When I'm satisfied with my answer this thread can be locked.

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WexMajor82
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No, it won't pressed paper burn slower.
During WW2 poor people used it to warm themselves.
It's appearently harder to burn pressed paper.

Bjiscuit
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my 'bomb'

If yah got any pyro questions, google them or ask me =)

valkyrie1119
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then throw some potassium on it


Potassium is very expensive.
chitown
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Really really quickly, I put it in bon fires, and it is gone almost instantly.

DrElmer
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Fill the newspaper or soak it in water, then throw some potassium on it.


Use gasoline in place of water and fire in place of potassium for a bigger boom effect.
EnterOrion
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Seriously though, can you purchase this?


Not off the shelves, hell no. But like the nitrates it's more than likely in some household products.

Now, you need proper percentages to make a full blown bomb. Those I don't know for sure.
bacobit
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Im a major pyro,one of my favorite things to do is to roll up newspaper,put a string on the inside of the roll,cover the end were the string isnt sticking out with more newspaper,rip open some pop-its,CAREFULLY pour the &quotop-it dust" into the newspaper roll 'cause the stuff will "explode" if your not careful,dip in wax,enjoy =D

Ernie15
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The only real answer to the topic: let's find out!

loloynage2
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put nitroglycerin and u will get flames >

Ernie15
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Why not just stick a bomb in the newspaper? Get some dynamite and blow the sucker up!

sourwhatup2
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Why not just stick a bomb in the newspaper? Get some dynamite and blow the sucker up!


Well that's more like disintegrating the newspaper.. But ok o_o
Ernie15
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Well that's more like disintegrating the newspaper


It's more fun to blow $#%! up than it is to burn stuff.
valkyrie1119
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Get some dynamite and blow the sucker up!


Lol Ernie's fantasies are so amusing.

Besides, blowing up a newspaper is pathetic. You need to blow something up that will blow up when you explode it, like a car or something with an engine.
WexMajor82
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Hey, don't do the potassium thing!!!
Water + little potassium= 3rd degree burn
Water + lot of potassium= lose arm by explosion!

valkyrie1119
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Water + lot of potassium= lose arm by explosion!


Well you can lob it into a bucket of water from a distance.
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