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Trump Threatens Those Planning to Protest His Military “Birthday” Parade With “Very Big Force” (truthout.org)

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Polling shows that three-quarters of Americans oppose Trump’s decision to hold a military parade this weekend.

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 6 days ago (2 children)

A solution of 0.415 g potassium iodide (25 × 10−4 mol) in 25 mL distilled water was added dropwise to previously prepared AgNo3 solution (0.425 g, 25 × 10−4 mol in distilled water) under ultrasound power in the presence of 0.2 g sodium dodecyl sulfate as a surfactant. The yellow (as synthesized) precipitate was separated by centrifugation and washed with distilled water and ethanol to remove impurities for several times and then dried.

Sure, the procedure is easy to follow, but you'd need access to lab equipment to synthesize this.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

Bruh if the chronics can make meth in a water bottle, I think we can get this figured out by saturday.

Edit because I was curious: Alright, found all the details:

First, you'll need nitric acid. You can get that pretty much anywhere including walmart. Then you'll need a silver coin. Place the silver in the nitric acid along with some water and heat. If crystals form, add more water.

Once the coin has dissolved, reduce heat and evaporate off the water and nitric acid; silver nitrate crystals will form.

Once that is made, we need potassium iodide. We can buy that at any drug or chemical supply store. Dissolve that into some distilled water. Then add some 1% silver nitrate solution, and you are all done. Now you've got a silver nitrate solution. Store in a dark environment or amber bottle.

Interesting, the USDA did research on this in the 50's and offers explicit instructions and rates to use. Soak a spool of thick cotton string in the silver nitrate solution. Allow to dry. Put the string on a battery powered feed reel, attach a small propane burner. Adjust feed rate to target 15 grams of silver iodide per hour.

Tie the whole thing to a bunch of balloons, and let go.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Alright European intelligence services. Show us you can read English.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 days ago

#KnowledgeIsNotACrime

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 days ago (1 children)

If an aussie can make cubane in his shed in the backyard, I'm sure a bunch of nerds working together can get this done in 3 days.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 days ago

But the above product appears to be yellow