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Many things are flammable when put
into powder form and custard is
more flammable than most. So let's
say one were to blow custard powder
across a flame and mix in a bit more
pure oxygen. You'd have a rocket
with efficient kick to break out of the
atmosphere. Custard powder is also
lighter
than many fuels out there.
Flour Powder
http://www.halfbake.../idea/Flour_20Power
Kinda like this? [Cedar Park, Oct 05 2004]
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(watches as [sartep]'s hat slowly sinks into the custard) |
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Why not a custard supersoaker? |
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Custard / ammonium nitrate? Where's [8th], there's some munitions here that need handling! |
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Well, yes and also no. But at least the exhaust would smell
nice. |
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I'm not sure this idea got it's just desserts...ahem |
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Crouching down behind the sandbags. Believe it or not, custard powder, cornflour, starch, and the like are viciously explosive in confined spaces. Grain elevator explosions are tragically all too common - that's cereal dust. |
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You might just be able to get a solid fuel propellant out of the mix but if you ended up with a stoic mixture it could all get rather loud and expensive..... |
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This is an example of the kind of idea i wasn't talking
about, as it doesn't depend on viscosity. |
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//a stoic mixture// What, does it say to itself "well, I'm
about the blow up, but I'll just put up with it"? |
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"Whatever... am I bovvered ... ?" |
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