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From: wb@hou4a.UUCP (W.Baumgartner)
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Subject: Re: Blowing things up
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Date: Tue, 26-Feb-85 10:25:06 EST
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In a previous article potassium perchlorate was mentioned as an
ingrediant of a rocket formula. THIS SHOULD NOT BE USED IN ANY
PYROTECHNIC DEVICE. Chlorate and Perchlorate compounds are powerful
oxidizers and may ignite and/or detonate spontaniously when mixed and/or
packed with other compounds. A much better (safer) choice is potassium
nitrate which is the choice of the experts (fireworks manufacturers).

			Better safe than sorry, 

 					Werner B.

P.S. I can recomend some exellant reading on this topic if
	anyone is interested.