Mythbusters have failed

Ok so a while back most of us remember that smoke bomb video by the mythbusters and their's failed pretty bad. Mine however did pretty well ( note you can wait for it to cool down and mold it into things you like more or into crevasses etc.
Why they failed
1) Jamie failed because he cooked it too long thus degrading the smoke that it produced. It should be brownish that was 1 step below ignition which isn't safe at all.
2) Adam failed because he didn't clean out the pan ( i don't think ) and because of that the remnants of jamies mixture ignited and caused a chain reaction ( this stuff can be ignited without cooking if mixed well but it's better cooked )

Ok here's how I usually do mine
60% potassium nitrate ( stump remover )
40% sugar
This has a lot more flame and is more powerful than the mixture I used in this video. In this video I added some water and put in around 10% more sugar so it came out at a 50-50ish mixture.
Tips:
Start out with small batches.
Don't cook it too fast, as that can cause some of the mixture to ignite and burn you.
Keep stirring the mixture or else the bottom will ignite.
BE SAFE AND I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR ACTIONS OR INJURIES IF YOU TRY THIS.

Also mythbusters PLEASE revisit this myth as it is one of the coolest things you can do around the house ( way cooler than coke and mentos lol ) and most people think it's a fluke. Thanks and keep up the good work mythbusters!
This was about 300 ish grams and I would make a complete DIY video but there's others on youtube just remember lower the heat the better

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[haugnes2]

... DO NEVER USE STUMP REMOVER

it contains potassium chlorate, not potassium nitrate, which is what you want for a smoke bomb

You can get potassium nitrate (salpetre) at the local drug store, online, or at mostly any "farm shop" (it is commonly used as a feritilizer, under the names Krista K (Hydro), superba opti-k and KNO3, amongst others).

However, be aware that if you buy some, make sure it is not mixed with lime (also, it may be mixed with other feritilizers)

[Resiroth]

I haven't heard of a stump remover that was potassium chlorate but they might exist. Here in the US stump remover is KNO3 or potassium nitrate though ( dry mixtures ). If stump removers contained potassium chlorate that would probably be worse since it is often used in M-80s etc. KNO3 is relatively tame in contrast.

Check the bottle, it should say KNO3/potassium nitrate.

[haugnes2]

Here in norway, stump removers contain potassium chlorate, or KClO3. That was my point, it is worse, and not for beginners, chlorates are less stable then nitrates. Besides they may, as you wrote, react faster and have a more powerful reaction. If you mix potassium chlorate and sulphur for example, it produces chloric acid which will most likely ignite the mix. To mix it with sugar is perhaps not so dangerous, but I do not play with chlorates when I can avoid it, it is expensive and unstable.

[Resiroth]

Right mixing potassium chlorate with sulfur could have disastrous results but you A) aren't adding sulfur B) using potassium chlorate. In the US and quite likely in other parts of the world stump removers do contain potassium nitrate. It says on the bottle potassium nitrate, if it doesn't say potassium nitrate you obviously shouldn't use it. From what I can tell stump remover in norway is an oddity and not the norm.

[DrLex1]

He should stop breathing also. Breathing produces CO₂ gas.

[bAIRSOFTGUYd]

looks like a turd donut

[MrKavka386]

if you would wrap it up and prevent the combustion you would have 3x better effect ...just saying

[TheMrbunGee]

it is better when you disolve sugar and kno3 in water and then boil it down..

potassium chlorate is also used for smoke bombs - it is even better.

[RoskildeFilms]

it looks like a dog shit

[c00ldude1987]

Pot contains thc whitch is natural

[zenthex1234]

@EHISH pot isn't really a drug, it's... just a plant.

[EHISH]

@zenthex1234 i actually have aspergers and smoke pot on the regular, so even tho i didnt mean that, it kinda works out eh? oh and youre still a faggot, faggot.

[zenthex1234]

@EHISH unicorn is just another name for (retard on drugs)

[EHISH]

@zenthex1234 why the FUCK do you wanna know? faggot. im a fucking unicorn

[zenthex1234]

@EHISH where are you from?