Experimenting with Armstrong's Mixture and Nerf Darts

[@ModernRogue]

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[@ace_tryhard5890]

i commented faster than you

[@austindoestuff]

Try to mix it more thoroughly, grant Thompson (miss him) poured it between two cups to mix it. Also try mixing the powders more finely

[@NoName-kj2vf]

Should have looked at Grant’s (the king of random) old thunder cap video

[@dietbunzz1227]

Magic boom boom powder In-between two penny’s to make a sandwich

[@victorhettinger4412]

So your strike on box matches.... If you fine a smoothe patch of concrete works way faster.... Or clay

[@ScytheNoire]

When I was a teen, we'd cut the heads off of wood matches, and cut up the striking strip in little squares, cut open a tennis ball, fill it with the match heads and striking squares, crazy glue the tennis ball back up, and then whip it at a wall to until it would explode. It would make a hell of a loud bang. Anarchist Cookbook, good times.

[@Ignonym]

Half the reason the Anarchist's Cookbook has been banned in so many places over the years isn't because of the recipes (which can be found in any chemistry textbook), but because the author completely forgot to include any safety procedures, and would-be bombmakers who try to follow the book's advice are more likely to end up short a few fingers than actually overthrowing anything.

[@xjunkxyrdxdog89]

@@Ignonym "forgot" They didn't know nor care about proper safety procedures.

[@jacobbenns6090]

@@Ignonym seems like that's creating a self solving problem to me

[@munroco8146]

@@Ignonym is it possible to buy the anarchist's cookbook somewhere, it sounds like some worthwhile reading

[@raisinsun4328]

@@munroco8146 On amazon, but the pdf is readily available on the internet for free too.

[@makesthingsxyz]

Someone: I love mythbusters, but sometimes it seems too scripted. Brian: Hold my two empty beer bottles.

[@mene1in]

This is an underrated comment.

[@jschmitt4958]

Drunk Science!

[@techfreak244]

This is pretty much mythbusters but with copious amounts of alcohol

[@techfreak244]

@@absolootdisaster1060 otherwise known as the modern rogue formula

[@prithvithakur8165]

Alternative title: Brian tries to light a match while Jason waits patiently

[@MrDenden94]

Brisn *fails* to light a match while Jason waits patiently

[@davidsands3785]

Anybody else waiting for the amped nerf gun sequel? *cough cough*

[@ionceateapinecone]

the best part is right after when Brian casually lighting a match normally like "see?"

[@JayPersing]

Brian gets a finger full of glass, ep 1

[@thisaccountisntreal107]

Brian discovers fire

[@jmzcolton]

Brian: *creates aerosolized glass* Also Brian: *inhales sharply*

[@Dream146]

they are terrible for safety around dust, I don't think they've worn dust masks or repirators for any video involving thermite or when dealing with powdered metal

[@willyb7353]

Sharp.. Like, GLASS?

[@supersneakyshrub3975]

I can smell the silicosis from here.

[@TS-wq6qb]

@@yes9421 Silicosis is an interstitial lung disease caused by breathing in tiny bits of silica, a common mineral found in many types of rock and soil. Over time, exposure to silica particles causes permanent lung scarring, called pulmonary fibrosis.

[@TS-wq6qb]

@@yes9421 🤦 my bad. Here's my sign

[@kkiwi8559]

I swear these guys are like children with access to all the things they shouldn't.

[@FrostyShock349]

DudeManGuy “what do you have there?” “A knife!” “Nooooo!”

[@iamconio]

i think thats why its so good to watch :)

[@draco5991rep]

The warning 'keep away from children' don't apply to them anymore. Perhaps it is time to add 'and from Jason Murphy and Brian Brushwood'

[@DanteYewToob]

No. Worse. Adults. Lmao I offered my niece a blowtorch to try brulee-ing with and she goes "Oh hell no. Keep your flame thrower! I'll just put it in the oven." Even kids know better sometimes lol

[@jimmytesta1454]

@@draco5991rep Then we would just have to watch Ryan rushwood and rason rurphy

[@DolanOk]

*Brian breathes in fine glass particles straight into his lungs for six minutes straight* OH LOOK IT FINALLY LIT A MATCH

[@iusethisnameformygoogleacc1013]

Yeah, I genuinely wonder if Brian is aware of how dangerous glass dust actually is. The safety procedures I go through any time I so much as make a mm-wide hole on a glass bottle are leaps and bounds past anything I ever bothered with when working with Listeria in a BSL3 lab.

[@WillMcc_WriterGoblin]

You guys haven't watched him eat a light bulb I'm guessing..?

[@justal5770]

Hey, Modern Rogue, I don't know if you noticed but there's an Armstrong's Mixture Experiment in your Strike Matches on a Bottle episode.

[@T03_t0uch3r]

I seriously can't tell if this is sarcastic

[@stephennaumann8922]

Brian: first time a penny has ever been useful Me: wait isn’t that the name of one of his daughters

[@heavens.sorrow]

OH SHIT

[@georgegaddis5026]

alternative title: The rogues grind glass bottle with no safety equipment.

[@therealteal620]

Not only that, he encourages him to smell it... that is, inhale literal glass powder.

[@curbotize]

@@tjfritts9013 I was about to comment this same thing just about. I like these 2. Seem like great guys but with certain things I'm always face palming myself because I feel like I'm watching a couple of 6 year olds.

[@bluebaconjake405]

Guys, talk about glass powders lol. Jason literally pushed a knife full power towards his hands and actually made a decent notch on his thumb. Also dont forget about them testing hydrogen gas with a blowtorch.

[@googleisacruelmistress1910]

Hi, you must be new here, welcome to the channel

[@nolansprojects2840]

TJ Fritts its really more “well sh*t, I’m bleedin’” if we are going with the youtube version. 😂

[@steffanofumo]

I love how they are overly carful when they are dealing with a low danger level, meanwhile when things are actually dangerous the carefulness goes out the window lol

[@theindooroutdoorsman]

When Brian had the earplugs in front of him and nearly went deaf anyway.

[@FlazooMedia]

"Watch as we make an incredibly dangerous and highly volitile contact explosive mixture" Proceeds to unsuccessfully detonate with sledgehammer.

[@jesusbrown9276]

The fact that they don’t know how to use a mortar and pestle is hilarious for these two very versed men 😂

[@dawnthegoblin]

Because it's "witchcraft", they need a lady rogue to teach them modern alchemy

[@Fobia17]

Wait, so I dont just tappity tap tap?

[@letssee8397]

They would find it really hilarious that you find them "very versed men" ;)

[@alfatejpblind6498]

Kadin S No, you push into it and grind the material. Grinding is the keyword

[@zachblair3794]

Kadin S You push into it at an angle (at least that’s how I’ve done it) if you tap it from the top you’re just pushing whatever you’re grinding down

[@BurnedJello]

Just loved the tone of Jason's short "Hmm's" while Brian was trying to light the matches on the bottle after he got done explaining it's the phosphorous that helps the reaction

[@spooky6703]

I think the idea is that phosphorus is/was used to get that brown-ish red color in the glass, and grinding it like that give you a rough surface with phosphorus on it. But I'm also going on half-memories from years ago.

[@rowanmcgrew4792]

It didn’t work cause you didn’t say “go away bad guys”

[@biscuitpage9768]

Armstrong's mixture? The Modern Rogue will be winning bike races in no time!

[@biscuitpage9768]

Nevermind. It's explosives.

[@ocloud7389]

CrumpetsTõuche 299 it could still be used to win

[@richardtinsel3365]

Aw shit I thought they were going to the moon

[@russellzauner]

DONT EAT OR INJECT THAT

[@ocloud7389]

russell zauner you make the competition eat it

[@jek__]

"experimenting" thats a bold word to use to describe what goes on on this channel lol Brian's glass bottle sideplot was great

[@gickygackers]

Seeing Bwood struggle on the beer bottle match strike made me fall in love with modern rogue all over again. I gotta consume more.

[@gickygackers]

Not to mention his ever supportive partner. You both are a blessing!

[@ClokworkGremlin]

consume more what, beer or matches?

[@drinfernodds]

@@ClokworkGremlin yes

[@thehaigu321]

@@ClokworkGremlin quality content

[@bugsmith9751]

Brian: "smell this glass im grinding up!" Jason: "ah! smells like silicosis"

[@realexivus950]

pneumenoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis if you wanna be a tryhard

[@SylvieTheBagel]

@@realexivus950 in fourth grade we studied this word, to figure out what it meant. I didn't participate, instead I memorized how to spell it, and bragged.

[@SylvieTheBagel]

@@realexivus950 that's also spelled wrong.

[@bobfittlebob7443]

I cant believe I just watched someone rub two bottles together for 5 minutes and 46 seconds.

[@decdeclanlan]

Increase YT watch time with one weird trick!

[@israelarnold8365]

I thought it was like a good joke that they had to keep going back to the punchline just to keep the comical content throughout the whole video.

[@MrNight-dg1ug]

@@israelarnold8365 nope.

[@snomss]

Next episode: Modern Rogue cooks methamphetamine

[@isaacthecorncob]

At this point, I wouldn't even be surprised

[@seditt5146]

As long as they "Don't try this at home" I am sure it will be fine. I mean... For fuck sake I seen a main stream news thing do it before why not them lol.

[@superslimanoniem4712]

Sedit T where?

[@seditt5146]

@@superslimanoniem4712 I forget which news did it, it was a while back but sure the footage is still kicking around YT just look for News caster cooks meth or something.

[@rag.animations]

Well they can make "how not to make meth", that would be fine

[@c.d.w.3944]

The amount of time with Brian spent grinding away the bottles and Jason just occasionally going "hmm" made me giggle

[@JaxMerrick]

Everyone else: "Something something Brian grinds two bottles together" Me: "Is there a reason why Dresspants Robotman is in at least three pieces behind Jason?"

[@therealteal620]

*grinds up glass powder* “Hey come smell this!” 🙄

[@ryandavis4689]

Lol....idk why, but this comment funny asf

[@regmarshall5619]

Camera guy: also, hearing protection. Them: what?

[@jdkuhl3096]

Alt title: Brian tries and fails to light matches for two minutes.

[@How_To_Drive_a_TARDIS]

Oh my god 😂

[@parkercorbett916]

I dont think brian understands the definition of insanity

[@R3TR0R4V3]

More like 20.. This episode sucked. Watching him fumble around, trying to light matches off of a bottle was boring asf. 👎

[@kcoyne6362]

*4 minutes

[@Brent-jj6qi]

@@R3TR0R4V3it was funny and made the rest of the episode funnier

[@omegagarry8192]

"Hey jason come smell this glass burning smell as i grind glass into a fine dust that floats in the air" -Brian 2020 basically

[@redssign]

It's always a good time when The Modern Rogue gets their hands on a volatile, fiery substance.

[@adrianelinow4624]

the editor played a ringing noise after the bang, and I thought my tinnitus was acting up. I'm not enthused.

[@HNemo880]

I was about to say as a person with tinnitus I didn’t appreciate the reminder that my ears are screwed

[@Brent-jj6qi]

It messed me up personally cause it sounded wrong but close enough that I had to question it

[@DOPPELgameplayVIDEOS]

18:57 - The Diamond Greenlight matches kinda suck, maybe the eco friendly formula makes it less reliable. I think the classic red tipped matches seem to be more reactive.

[@jacobbenns6090]

They definitely are -source: dumb teenager with bad wifi and an affinity for anything fire...

[@VeraTheSatisfactory]

@@3nertia but then they wouldn't need to strike on a box though. Would they?

[@shakeyourtailmedia]

Brian Brushwood screaming “Harder!” at Jason Murphy is the funniest thing I’ve seen all day

[@xirensixseo]

"we're gonna do something" *spends first 5 minutes sidetracked*

[@InfernalBanana]

Just sounds like an average D&D session to me. Just make it about 45 minutes instead.

[@cameronfink7325]

I don’t know much about this substance. That being said, here’s my idea. Make the powder, get two small coins (I would use Aussie 5 cent pieces), a slingshot, and tape. Put a good dollop of the mix onto one coin and sandwich it with the other coin, secure all around with tape as tight as you can. Launch at a relatively solid surface (concrete, metal, etc) and hope for the best.

[@BuckHelton]

Grant Thompson did this with blowgun darts (homemade, as was the blowgun) and showed how to do it properly. The problem here is the striker surface is not being shaved off with a razor, but rather scraped with a scissors edge which is not nearly sharp enough. The 2-1 ratio is correct, but there's far too much foreign matter getting into the phosphorus here

[@JaimieWFYT]

two coins tightly pressed was my first thought too, especially on the end of the nerf dart. Hard surface of both sides of the powder, with less shock absorbtion

[@gabewrsewell]

who else misses the modern roooooggggueeee intro

[@keyhan404]

Everyone

[@nikkovaldez3202]

Plsss

[@DanteEdward]

It really helped set the mood of the video just right!

[@adriennekaio4980]

*_CAUSE IM A MODERN ROOUUUGGGGEEEEE!!!!!!_*

[@joshasdf9503]

Wait I just noticed where is it? Why is it gone?

[@benpickens9918]

When I was like 13, I mixed together an entire pack of those cap gun caps, taped them in a little paper pocket/container, and hit it with a rock. I’ve fired a shotgun before, and the explosion from my little paper burrito from hell was at least twice as loud as a 12 gauge being fired right next to you without hearing protection. I filmed the whole thing too. I still have that recording.

[@brysonwashington7227]

We need the vid man

[@who2807]

post it

[@SylvieTheBagel]

POST

[@plutnium2483]

@@brysonwashington7227 I'm 13 too and i made the powder and put it in front of the Nerf dart, it's insanely lout i have a recording you want it?

[@laurin4405]

Full roll of 50 Cap Gun Caps and Dad's Carpenter's hammer on the Driveway.... BOOMEY!!!🧻🔨💥💥💥

[@Flyken2]

I love how you can't tell what genre MR is, its all over the place, its the Anarchist Cook Book in a TV show but mixed with those old school 60's tapes of like, men showing how younger kids/adults how to become men. I love it

[@caseybug1110]

well, that’s what a modern rogue is, he’s a man’s man

[@asahearts1]

"Alchemists Cook Book"

[@MrNight-dg1ug]

@@asahearts1 yeah, lol. what

[@velazquezarmouries]

@@caseybug1110 anarchist cookbook the youtube series

[@yodan00b]

this episode just feels like it's screaming "remember how we said we show our fails? well here's proof that it wasn't a lie!!" this is what determination looks like!

[@Dragonborn-gk9me]

"What's your favorite episode of Modern Rogue, little Johnny?" "I liked when they ground two bottles together for a LOOOONG time"

[@Troublingarcher7]

I've been watching since the beginning and I was watching this video absolutely blasted out of my gourd. The first 5 minutes had me rolling. It felt like an hour to me so I'd forgotten what the episode was about. You made my week guys

[@blazeholly8756]

Brian: god my ears are still ringing. Jason: here’s an eraser

[@keepermovin5906]

“Can I offer you an egg in these trying times”

[@Satan_Official]

Fun fact: matches used to be made of red phosphorus, but since phosphorus is really volatile, the matches would often light up on their own inside the box by just the friction with the other matches alone, and since people would often carry the matchbox in their pocket or purse, accidents were frequent, that's why they made the mixture less volatile and took the phosphorus in the matches and put it on the box instead, in a much smaller quantity, now the matches won't light with just friction anymore.

[@nickolaibernar16]

The name of this episode is really "take 73 of trying to light a match on a beer bottle".

[@justbryan5587]

Rogues: Armstrong's mixture is highly dangerous. 7 year old me: I'm gonna go in the garage and hit an entire roll of cap gun caps with my dad's sledge hammer.

[@NothingXemnas]

So, "MR teaching how to make impact explosives". Alternatively, "MR teaches how to make primers for homemade ammunitions". 18:56 Seems like the mixture should be compacted first. Sure, I commented as a joke, but primers in center-fire cartridges have quite compacted powders in them. It also helps that the anvil's structure makes it so that when then pin hits the primer, all force is concentrated in an insanely small area. This also brings the idea that sticking a needle out of a nerf dart's point would help. Among many reasons you not only focus a lot of pressure on a point the needle will hit in the direction of it's axis, which transfers a lot of energy, even at low velocities (though a modded nerf blaster would also help).

[@Tri_Nitro]

Cap guns and cap n' ball firearms also have their equivalent of anvil (either a metal bolt or a nipple you put the cap on). Concentrating the energy of hammer in one small space would probably work the best

[@KalRandom]

Instead of needle a thumbtack?

[@acrobaticalpaca6675]

Good thinking with the compacting and the pin thing. I think a needle in the conventional sense would be awkward to keep upright. The magnets out of those old Magnetix toys could work well (the small cylindrical ones not the spherical ones). You could get one of the mega blasters (such as the one you put an awesome paint job on) and an adaptor (outofdarts.com/products/worker-6-piece-mega-elite-dart-adapter) to get it to shoot regular darts with the force of the larger mega darts. Then get a better spring and seals and all that. The coin idea was good for hardness but you may need more mass so it has momentum when it hits. You could remove the orange tip completely then stick a stack of coins on the end in its place. I think shooting a stack of coins out of a blow gun with the payload on the end might work well. As far as getting the powder fine you could get a herb grinder or just spend more time with the mortar and pestle. With the bottle try grinding across the circumference then striking down the length. Superb video, really wanna see this work.

[@romeotango5597]

A needle probably wouldn’t have the surface area needed. Firing pins generally have a thicker striking face, maybe around the side of the head of a brad nail. This ensures a lot of force in a small area without being so small it doesn’t just stab through the primer without impacting on the primer.

[@spectre6612]

@@KalRandom Thumbtack has far too little surface area to set off armstrong's mixture, you want something at around 3mm in diameter if your not hitting it with a lot of force

[@patrickreddy1239]

I cannot believe I just watched him try to strike a match on a glass bottle, and was entertained by that content as much as I would be with any of their other videos. These guys are great...love pretty much anything they release.

[@Aliraldd992]

I love how they are treating the mixture as highly dangerous and ready to go at any moment, and then never really manage to activate it

[@dafoex]

Alternative title: The Modern Rogue makes a really big cap while Brian does something with glass bottles 70-something times

[@medicat6494]

Next up: MR teaches us how to make C4 with glass powder and pencil erasers

[@antiquatedspanner912]

And about 1/5 of Brian spending time on bottle, just a caveman rubbing bottles for fire

[@G27pat]

Bring on the angry playdoh!

[@horny4violence]

"US Army Improvised Munitions Handbook" for American issued IEDs for "science"

[@annabellethepitty]

Actually you use asprin Here is the method This procedure involves dissolving the acetylsalicylic acid in warm sulfuric acid and adding sodium or potassium nitrate which nitrates the purified aspirin and the whole mixture drowned in water and filtered to obtain the final product. This explosive is called trinitrophenol. Care should be taken to ensure that this explosive is stored in glass containers. Picric acid will form dangerous salts when allowed to contact all metals exept tin and aluminum. These salts are primary explosive and are super sensitive. They also will cause the detonation of the picric acid. To make picric acid obtain some aspirin. The cheaper brands work best but buffered brands should be avoided. Powder these tablets to a fine consistancy. To extract the acetylsalicylic acid from this powder place this powder in methyl alcohol and stir vigorously. Not all of the powder will dissolve. Filter this powder out of the alcohol. Again wash this powder that was filtered out of the alcohol with more alcohol but with a lesser amount than the first extraction. Again filter the remaining powder out of the alcohol. Combine the now clear alcohol and allow it to evaporate in a pyrex dish. When the alcohol has evaporated there will be a surprising amount of crystals in the bottom of the pyrex dish. Take fourty grams of these purified acetylsalicylic acid crystals and dissolve them in 150 ml. of sulfuric acid (98%, specify gravity 1.8) and heat to dissolve all the crystals. This heating can be done in a common electric frying pan with the thermostat set on 150 deg. F. and filled with a good cooking oil. When all the crystals have dissolved in the sulfuric acid take the beaker, that you’ve done all this dissolving in (600 ml.), out of the oil bath. This next step will need to be done with a very good ventilation system (it is a good idea to do any chemistry work such as the whole procedure and any procedure on this disk with good ventilation or outside). Slowly start adding 58 g. of sodium nitrate or 77 g. of potassium nitrate to te acid mixture in the beaker very slowly in small portions with vigorous stirring. A red gas (nitrogen trioxide) will be formed and this should be avoided. The mixture is likely to foam up and the addition should be stopped until the foaming goes down to prevent the overflow of the acid mixture in the beaker. When the sodium or potassium nitrate has been added the mixture is allowed to cool somewhat (30- 40 deg. C.). The solution should then be dumped slowly into twice it’s volume of crushed ice and water. The brilliant yellow crystals will form in the water. These should be filtered out and placed in 200 ml. of boiling distilled water. This water is allowed to cool and then the crystals are then filtered out of the water. These crystals are a very, very pure trinitrophenol. These crystals are then placed in a pyrex dish and places in an oil bath and heated to 80 deg. C. and held there for 2 hours. This temperature is best maintained and checked with a thermometer. The crystals are then powdered in small quantities to a face powder consistency. These powdered crystals are then mixed with 10% by weight wax and 5% vaseline which are heated to melting temperature and poured into the crystals. The mixing is best done by kneading together with gloved hands. This explosive should have a useful plsticity range of 0-40 deg. C.. The detonation velocity should be around 7000 m/sec.. It is toxic to handle but simply made from common ingredients and is suitable for most demolition work requiring a moderately high detonation velocity. It is very suitable for shaped charges and some steel cutting charges. It is not as good an explosive as C-4 or other R.D.X. based explosives but it is much easier to make. Again this explosive is very toxic and should be treated with great care. Avoid handling bare-handed, breathing dust and fumes, avoid any chance of ingestion. After utensils are used for the manufacture of this explosive retire them from the kitchen as the chance of poisoning is not worth the risk. This explosive, if manufactured as above, should be safe in storage but with any homemade explosive storage is not recomended and explosives should be made up as needed.

[@jmfm-r2q]

@@catguy5425 it's not the human chimney

[@DanteYewToob]

Brian is so strange when he's not trying to be! Lmao "Gimme some hula action!" *deep sensual voice:* "YEAH." Hahaha 10:15

[@triciasaurine4211]

This show really helps with the boredom of quarantine

[@SIRWHEELZ4084]

100%

[@TheTechAdmin]

7:53 when he used the same damper, I literally dropped my tablet and went "whooooa!" As if to stop him

[@deejeh9494]

18:56 Two pennies with the mixture between, taped together. What if it hits the edge? A sphere within a sphere with the mix between but that's basically a grenade. There's a similar experiment but with a tin box filled with strike anywhere match heads and a nail with a match head taped against the point, going through the top of the box so as that sudden weight (like dropping a rock on it) will nail the match head and ignite the rest within the box.

[@nolanasd6092]

That last option sounds really similar to an IED landmine. I still think they should do it though.

[@qbytapia]

The mixture between two quarters works better, when you tape them do not squeeze too much and tape them perpendicular to the bigger flat side of the coins. In order for the mixture to ignite there should be movement between the two powders, the same principle when you slide the match against the strip. Good luck

[@leomadero562]

Put the mix in plastic wrap and put an iron rod on top and wrap it on the end, then just poke the rod on the floor or something

[@psychobro]

Use two thumbtacks... Cut the metal pin off the inside of one to make a concave metal surface, and then fill it with the mixture. Place a second one behind it and secure the two by rolling the edges in either rubber glue or elmers. Place the thumbtack that has it's pin still attached into the head of a nerf dart and fire. Ah, also... Mixing the mixture is easier if you use water to make a paste. It will also make the application easier, and you may be able to just "glue" the two caps together with the mixture.

[@colinslade2861]

17:49 "here, do you want me to put it in for you?" Brian Brushwood ladies and gentlemen

[@benjaminandersen1097]

i can recommend that you put a few drops of water in when mixing the two powders, and then slowly grinding with a spoon. it wont ignite when wet, and you can get it mixed together very well, forming a thick sludge, that can be "glued" onto whatever. when dried, its quite solid, and of course, explosive again. ive made explosive pellets, and targets, whatnot, work great!

[@FireheartIndustries]

watch the King of Random video on "thunder caps" to see how to do this more safely and potentially more reliably. As for making it work with Nerf darts, get some brass thumbtacks (the ones that are relatively flush to the surface once pushed in), glue one in place (pointy side into the dart) and use a small sticker to place the mixture onto the thumbtack-tipped dart. If you need to, cut small notches into the edges of the sticker so it rests nicely against the rounded tip of the dart, rather than folding on itself. This should give you a suitably hard surface to hit against hard targets such as cinder blocks, concrete, metal, etc. As always, use hearing protection, safety glasses, and gloves. You already had to reset the injury counter once. (ALSO, FOR ANYONE WHO GETS THE IDEA TO TRY MAKING YOUR OWN EXPLOSIVE NERF DARTS, Armstrong's mixture is a highly dangerous compound and may cause more than hearing loss if handled improperly. Making explosive projectiles should NOT be tried at home, and depending on local laws, may even be ILLEGAL! Always check your local laws before trying anything like this!)

[@zapruderfilmforcriterion9403]

If someone decides to put a highly explosive material into a projectile object, I don't think they are too worried about local laws at that point.

[@thallan]

I tried tge king of random recipe but it didn't work. The powders didn't combust

[@InfernalBanana]

Thallan the powders need to be super fine. Maybe they just needed a bit more grinding.

[@InfernalBanana]

Part of me has always wanted to use Armstrong’s mixture to make Gambit style throwing cards, but because of how dangerous the mixture is and the fact that I’d only really be able to use them outside on a brick wall to mitigate any damage to property, I’ve opted against it.

[@RimWulf]

I've seen a guy light a "strike on box" match on a window, clear smoothe window. 🤯

[@Jack-yg7pi]

RimWulf I’ve seen a dude do it on his front teeth lol

[@SylvieTheBagel]

@@Jack-yg7pi that's amazing.

[@X150t]

11:40 "that's an eraser" I laughed so hard when he said that so nonchalantly, and then 3 seconds later Brian does which made it so much better.

[@StuckOnAFireHydrant]

I don't know if anyone has said this yet, but: -nerf blasters stock fire @ 75ft/s I believe things that would improve your chances of being able to use a blaster to ignite one of those would be: - modify the blaster (properly modded blasters can reach upwards of 300ft/s) -use harder tipped darts which you guys mentioned. (hard tips used by the community are commonly refered to as fvjs and voberries. There are a lot of 3d printed spring powered blaster designs that you could use that are open source or you could buy a drop in kit for an existing blaster which would get you to around 175ft/s for a drop in kit depending on the blaster) (The easiest way to achieve a higher velocity of fire would be taking the massive nerf water gun and put a barrel in it so it can fire a dart. (those modded with only the barrel hit over 400ft/s and are ban from most events)) I don't remember the name of the water gun sorry. I probably should've also started with this way 😂 Great video guys! -Joe

[@darkinertia2]

jesus i love how you guy spent so much time to try to be safe loading it into the slingshot, but then you swept brians face with it lol

[@septegram]

"How do you know it won't explode?" "Don't." *proceeds without safety glasses, work gloves, or other protection, because MODERN FREAKIN' ROGUE! "

[@ocloud7389]

Alternate title: watch Brian fruitlessly grind two bottles together

[@ImmaculateM1Garand]

“Do you want me to put it in for you?” That’s what she said

[@LaskyLabs]

I read the title and my first thought was: *Oh no they're going to blow their fingers off.*

[@Magnum_Dong]

Can't blow their fingers odd if they never got it to work in the first place

[@ajarcade7315]

My first thought was "Oh no they're gonna reset the injury counter"

[@russellzauner]

no worries - it only works in bars

[@annabellethepitty]

That is the only reason i clicked on this video

[@dezopenguin9649]

This reminds me of a toy I had as a child. It was just a little plastic dart, like the kind you'd throw (hopefully at a dartboard) in a bar, except the sharp pin had been replaced by a blunt metal peg exactly the diameter to fit a plastic cap (as in, "cap gun") over the tip. Then there'd be a little plastic sleeve that went over the top to hold the cap in place, and I'd throw it at stuff and the force of impact would make the cap go "bang" and I'd have to figure out where the plastic sleeve flew off to so I could use it again.

[@DoughMaMay]

Modern Rogue drinking game: Take a shot everytime they do something right shit alot of like and I hope this joke is original

[@ShugoAWay]

Perpetually sober

[@MrDenden94]

@@ShugoAWay its a curse

[@hunterofthemist7159]

and here i was hoping to get piss drunk

[@SPFLDAngler]

@@hunterofthemist7159 then just drink..

[@jaydonvermillion99]

I’ve been playing this game of took 2 shots

[@Will-tu3fh]

Uses a dapping block to crush matches breaks my jewellers heart

[@RedLeader-hh1ki]

"engineering" an idea to fix the problem they were having, just as an idea,either a paper package with pennies sandwiching the payload,and all enveloped in a little paper wad,or maybe the Armstrong mixture just in a a similar envelope or wad of paper,mixed with large grain sand...maybe salt,salt and fire is never a bad idea.

[@TheDBZ_KING7_Official]

File down the threads on a nut. Pour in some of the powder mixture and slip a bolt in the hole of the nut. Hit the head of the bolt to set it off

[@specops6867]

I love it how they just constantly make villager noises 😂

[@DrAgasa_anime]

I am so glad Brian lit the match in the end. My ocd was cheering him on!

[@Pigness7]

dont they have a modified nerf gun from an episode forever ago that hits harder? also might not work well when you shoot a soft target like that mannequin.

[@infrabread]

"Is the proper equipment? That's not very Modern Rogue!" "It's actually not meant for that". Now that IS very Modern Rogue!

[@RJHEllis]

In my neighbourhood we do this all the time. Next time, make like a little sachet with of foil paper and put the mixture inside. Ensuring the foil is flat, whack the contraption with a hammer and you will get a bang. You can even get a bang with just match heads. For the best results, place the foil wrap on a hard surface and hit it with a flat hammer.

[@lonestoner8297]

When you know something works but it doesn't want to lol... I know the feeling all too well 😂

[@signaltome]

"Here lies Brian Brushwood & Jason Murphy. They thought "It will all be fine!" They were wrong. R.I.P." Well, it hasn't happened yet but be careful! :-D

[@calvinherrick5117]

I hope that background science fight is gonna be with nile red Edit: on the chalkboard

[@nymalous3428]

I wish they would post a screen shot of it, I keep trying to read it all...

[@askbeforeplaying2983]

that tiny "nice" when Brian tried to light the match for the 69th time cracked me up

[@drzzy7346]

0:52 “boys who play with fire pee their pants”-my grandma

[@MrLoller16]

5:42 "Alright, Let's do the episode" funniest line tbh

[@m4rt_]

I this entire episode just gonna be Brian trying to light a match.

[@shrub9677]

you guys are my favorite KZbin channel and have been everything I've ever looked for in a KZbin channel since pretty much ever, you're awesome, I've been watching Brian's videos since scam school with the spiky hair

[@Lost_kindom08]

I watched scam school then watched this I didn't even recognize him

[@drunkenmasterchickenman2783]

I miss the spikes...

[@therealanonymousraccoon]

dont wanna end on a list so not gonna detail the chemical side but yes definately solvable. "safe" recommendations include making sure your Nerf is modded, and then place a thumbtack dead centre through the head. The thumbtacks curved head is aerodynamic and is a hard surface. Yes, finer milled powders are more effective, as is even mixing. once you find *your* ratio of mix, make a paste of it with water, mix carefully then set to dry. When it is at mudball consistency push through mesh to create prills. leave to dry completely. bead of superglue or adhesive paper will attach prills to nerf head. Aim at hard surface for effect. Basic chemistry will purify the components for even greater effect however this is not recommended due to the much higher sensitivity of the end product. This is where we would be remiss if we detailed the process, so feel free to research further yourselves. The silica alone acts as a dampner of the effect, allowing the mixture to travel safer as well as create friction whilst use, *information is free and not an indication of our intent personally or for others* Good luck. P.S. King of Random did sticky dots back to back with a pile of mix in it as targets, not as ammo. Blowdarts and airsoft set them off. not sure if Nerf might.

[@EzriAran]

Needs, to be, FINER! so that you cant see the difference between the two colors. Ive done this experiment myself. and it didnt take That much force to set it off xD

[@anewstarttoabrokenlife8662]

That's part of it they also didnt mix it well and tbh, I've done it too using three large boxes of red phosphorus and a whole pack of matches. It was super sensitive I used paper and a spoon with a box cutter blade and acetone and got better results.

[@aviko9560]

They sell these small exploding balls: It's the mixture wrapped in a thin paper and it's also filled with small (~1mm) gravels. If you throw them on the ground they explode. I made something similar with matches. I got a small plastic ampule, I put the mixture in with some really small stones, taped the hell out of it and it did a very loud bang.

[@obopixel4550]

When they bleep out swear words, I wonder where it gets transmitted . . .

[@ryanm6004]

Some day they will release a video of just everything said that got bleeped out and nothing else

[@pyrosmoak53]

I did not think this was gonna be 15 minutes of Brian trying to strike a damn match lol. Still very entertaining to watch either way

[@ArmorClad125]

Actually used to play with this all the time when I was a kid. First of all, you really really need to be wearing gloves if you're going to handle the mix. friction from the powder rubbing against itself can and will set it off if you're not careful so you shouldn't be pressing it down onto tape with your bare hands. You also need your powders much much finer and mixed much more thoroughly (though the more you mix the more likely you are to set it off accidentally. ) Next, no printer paper, its too thick for how light it is, fine if you're smacking with a hammer, not good if you want a projectile. Try tissue paper or single ply toilet paper. Next, you really need to impact between hard surfaces, so Brian's example of coating a ball bearing with it isn't a terrible idea. Let's see what you come up with from there

[@jamiemarsden3823]

I use armstrongs mixture all the time for caps and poppers and bonfire night fireworks rockets/crackers etc and even primers and i can tell you now as long as your powders are super fine (without debris) like the wood of the match sticks and material from the match boxes then it only takes a small amount of impact friction to ignite it into an ear ringing bang! but i don't recommend going below 10% of red phosphorus a on any ratio as the mix becomes much harder to ignite if there isn't an optimal amount of red phosphorus to chlorate ratio. however, theoretically you could use a 99/1 mix and it will still ignite tho such a ratio will have more friction resistance due to lack of oxidizing material in this case the (red phosphorus)

[@ionceateapinecone]

Protip: stock up on cold/sinus medication while buying all your matches for a bulk discount!

[@Jaster_Mereel]

What could possibly go wrong?! 🤣

[@fubar55676]

You should also pick up incandescent bulbs and salt

[@StreifelXP]

The tiny little (nice) under the 69th match on bottle attempt deserves some serious credit haha 21:10

[@Flatline072]

"when did this turn into a bit?"

[@pepegya5168]

Where I live, we used those red revolver-y toy gun caps. So you use a big nail, grind the pointy end flat and round to fit the toy cap on, and tie some plastic rope on the back and comb it with a steel brush to fluff it up. You can do a similar thing with the nail, and use aluminum foil to wrap up the mixture to make a custom cap

[@droogkloot666]

If you guys want inspiration just take a look at the "metal cap bomb toy"

[@smittywerbenjagermanjensen7027]

I've never been so very entertained with watching a man fruitlessly try to light a match for about five minutes total

[@elijahfritz3417]

Brian the definition of insanity is repeating something and expecting different results, and I'm not calling you insane but 70+ attempts speak for themselves

[@ClokworkGremlin]

Technically given the clip they showed of him doing it on Scam School, he was trying something and expecting the same results as what he's seen many times before.

[@_Acala]

Me: OOOH, 23 minutes of Armstrong's Mixture! Starts watching video: Oh, its ten minutes of Brian playing with bottles

[@Immortal628]

When I was in high school, I used to strike matches on the zipper of my jeans. Dumb party trick.

[@BioshockChicken]

I love the humility on this channel. A lot of channels would’ve just cut out the failed attempts to light a match on the bottle but Modern Rogue has no shame in showing the trial and error that comes with doing these sorts of things. You also feel like less of a screwup when you try this at home.

[@arihantsrivastava2467]

I like how to only number to be underlined is 69

[@TurtleExplosive]

It wasn't underlined it was a tiny (nice)

[@gsmontag]

nice

[@mastermakerhacker]

I used to make the Armstrong's mixture when I was a kid, try taking the edge of a razor and gently brushing the match box striker, trying to maximize contact with just the striker. If you shred too close to the box, it gets fluffy as you get a lot of cellulose fiber from the box mixed into it