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From: swine@softway.oz (Peter Swain)
Newsgroups: sci.electronics
Subject: Re: Zap, fry, and sizzle
Message-ID: <2648@softway.oz>
Date: 23 Feb 90 07:30:01 GMT
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grege@gold.GVG.TEK.COM (Gregory Ebert) writes:

>Does anyone out there have some firsthand experience in destroying various
>electronic items for sick-minded amusement ? I would like to share some of
>mine and hear from others.

Old tubes (in ancient gear you're about to junk ...):
	crack the nipple off underwater (or hacksaw a small hole if it's
	a really big, old beast with nipple on bottom).
	This fills the beast with water.
	Now put it back in situ, and turn on.
	Water boils & bubbles & electrolyses for a long time, until the
	level gets down to the heater. This burns out, igniting the
	H2 & O2 filling the tube. POP! glass shatters, usually in a neat
	crack around the base ..

    You've stirred ancient memories, I haven't done this for 20 years!
-- 
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    79 Myrtle St, Chippendale, NSW, Australia
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