Ammonium Perchlorate/Magnesium is Energetic!

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Uploaded by on Apr 25, 2010

26.5g, 2-component device consisted of;

20g Ammonium Perchlorate
1g 3 micron German Dark Al
1g 2 micron Indian blackhead Al
3.5g magnesium filings
Initiated by 1g 78/22 perchlorate/Al flash using quickmatch for ignition. Both mixes contained in separate, 8 dram pill vials. Report was deafening.

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  • What prevents the NH4CLO4 from reacting with the Mg??? Isn't this a dangerous Mix??

  • True that, man! Awesome event. From a distance. I am Eynigma, BTW.

  • The cause of the largest explosion at PEPCON was NH4ClO4+HDPE.

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