Testing Different Potassium Nitrate and Sugar Mixtures

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Testing Different Potassium Nitrate and Sugar Mixtures

[@bapemo49]

Use powdered sugar.

[@dropfacades8142]

Melt them together at a 60/40 (potassium nitrate/sugar)ratio then put into a toilet paper roll container for a superb homemade smoke stick. Happy forth!

[@johnb9825]

One drop of water in the mix makes a difference. You're basically combining an oxidizer and a fuel. A drop of water will pre-combine the ingredients and make burn more efficient. The saltpeter, harmless by itself- albeit corrosive- will do the same thing to wood or anything else (like paper, saw dust) that burns on its own. This is similar to how trinitrotoluene :TNT is made, ANFO too. Be careful storing the mixed fuel/oxidizer combo... it can become unstable and ignite / explode in the right conditions... Remember Nitroglycerin? Mean stuff... Put some (of your 50/50 + a few drops of H2O) in a coke can on the hood of an enemy's car... WooHoo!

[@survivalishardstaystorng]

you forgot the disclaimer don't try this at home also you should probably put gloves on and safety goggles this way if anyone does get dumb and think hey they can do this too at least they'll copy you completely at least you would think they would also you should adjust your sugar to 66% and 33% potassium nitrate I think you're going to have a better reaction next time try potassium permagatite a little dash of that it will surprise you or you can always go with brake fluid and chlorine that is a timed explosion or just potassium permagatite and glycerin which you can find in the women's beauty section at any store just about and the potassium permitage you can get at your local hardware store it's used to remove iron from water it's a nice little thing to have in your doomsday bag if you want to try and start a fire somewhere in a situation that you just don't have the ability to do friction fire or maybe it could be raining a little vaseline and a cotton ball is a nice little wick Burns for at least 10 minutes before it goes out.

[@Chrisinpa]

I make my saltpetre and sugar into a powder in a small coffee grinder. (Separately) I mix 50/50 and add 91 percent rubbing alcohol to make a wet mix. I fill a tube for a rocket motor and let the mix dry out with some heat. When the mix has hardened drill a small hole through the hardened mixture and make a nozzle. I use a washer that has a hole in it and secure it with steel epoxy mix. (JB Weld) If you make a small amount put it on a spoon to test. My mix is rather explosive.

[@viator5000]

I've seen people adding sulfur and aluminium into the mix and it was much longer and gave of lots of smoke and smell. Good for moles

[@digitalbroadcaster]

Apart from the need to finely powder and mix both compounds before lighting, Kev has an irate partner because there’s nothing to cook the chicken in, but also the nicest smelling workshop that would give the Wonka factory a run for its money

[@carlo264]

You need to mix the chemical properly my friend

[@timh.2137]

The sugar is the fuel in the potassium nitrate is the oxidizer. 60/40 ratio seems to be the best for Rockets. You get much better results if you powder the potassium nitrate any small blender like a Magic Bullet blender and use powdered sugar instead of the normal granular. Even better results is when you melt them together in a cooking pan over a non flame heat Source like a hot plate, when the mixture cools it is one big rock solid chunk. The best results is when you take the melted solid chunk and then pulverize it into a powder!

[@Animanatee]

Man he used to make good content.

[@omegablaze8008]

What a wonderful test, just what i was looking for, you saved me a lot of time. Great vid. Cheers

[@Laurenavan]

Even when lit the various mixes he missed the ideal mix ratio of KNO3 65% and Sugar 35 %.

[@scubacertified]

This is a really well made video. You deserve more subscribers!

[@catherineharris4746]

Simply outstanding!👍👍👍

[@stormymcdowell1076]

Thank you for the hard work you did of your video. Will be a hit in Texas.

[@solarsynapse]

The KNO3 is heavier than sugar per volume. I have been using 1 scoop prilled KNO3 and 1 scoop granulated sugar in a coffee blender to make a hot burning powder.

[@milkopas911]

I got remaining kno3 from gunpowder project and want to make with them another explosives thank you for showing me the best ratio

[@tenuouscashminecrafter5073]

This works like gunpowder. You need a source of oxygen, the oxidizing agent and fuel source. Sugar. Since sugar has some oxygen in it’s chemical structure, you can use more sugar than you would use charcoal for gun powder.

[@nonsibi1087]

Confectionery sugar is better than granulated! I figured the 50/50 mix on my own when I was a kid (10 yrs old) and made cardboard rockets of it.... . I gave captured grasshoppers rides into space.

[@leksingtillsjagdor5900]

Of course the 50/50 mix burns faster when you use the blowtorch instead of the regular lighter.