Super flash powder explosion

50 milligram of a very fast flash powder initiated with a detonator under a soda can. It was actually not a detonation at all, but the rapid initiation by the detonator increases the effect so the flash powder does more damage.
This was 0,05 grams or 1/20 gram. Imagine what 0,5 grams or 5 grams would do!
The flash powder was composed of magnesium, sodium nitrate and ferrocerium. The magnesium and ferrocerium powders were ground to 1 micron with this method:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JeMeRhgKFsk

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• NaNO3
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[Dornier335A]

@mavrick3904 The "red paper" is actually parts of the glowing fuse.

[Dornier335A]

@IIKAMIK4ZEII My Canon IXUS 300 HS =)

[Evandiego16]

Very cool!

[Dornier335A]

@Evandiego16

Thank you =)

Don't forget to watch my other videos!

[IMaDEM0N]

okay Ferrocerium is a man-made metal-like material that uh, is most known for making a TON of sparks when/if it's scraped against a harder metal like Steel. Sodium Nitrite is most used as a food additive to prevent botulism. Magnesium is a Naturally Occuring Earth metal that't one of the "Alkaline Earth Metals" & what that means is that it melts at such a high temperature that it usually stays solid through fires. All of that being said...what possessed you to mix these elements together?!?

[Dornier335A]

@IMaDEM0N

Wrong, magnesium melts at a low temperature, about 650ºC and I used sodium nitrate (NaNO3) and not sodium nitrite (NaNO2).

[zRenz96]

@IMaDEM0N fuck science...this thing is cool

[TheST0NER420]

thanks for the headphon warning :D it still hurt but not as much XD

[chrisz2168]

lol thanks for the heads up about the volume ..had mine to the max

[BlackOpsZombiesRule]

RIP Headphone Users lol

[theoputdoorsmissouri]

thanks for the heads up on the sound bud great vid i got some cool high speed shots on my channel too. check them out

[Monster2262]

i blinked

[miawalls100]

Was that fire crackers??

[egyptiangod115]

awww...did you drink the coke afterwards? =P

[1993weekniej]

Ok nice vid, but what's the chemical of the detonator made of?

[snikitty12345]

KONY 2012