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For this the only chemical you need is potassium nitrate and sugar. wen you are putting these things together you should make
sure you have 60% potassium nitrate and 40% sugar. Also they shouldnt just be mixed together they should be meltd together.
To melt the mixture together you need a heat resistant container and an electric hot plate. you have to heat the mixture slowly
until it just starts to melt because if you dont it will over heat and it could ignite. As the mixture begins to melt, it
will turn brown and look exactly like Carmel. Start by making a small size batch (50 grams total). Measure out 30 grams of
Potassium Nitrate and 20 grams of Sugar into a small cup. If you make a batch larger than 50 grams, it will be very difficult
to mix and heat evenly. You can always make more, so don't mix up a giant batch. Snap a lid on the container and shake to
mix the two chemicals together. Pour the mixture into a heat resistant container and set it on your hot plate.Set the hot
plate temperature to medium-high, and about every 30 seconds or so, stir the mixture well, being sure to scrape the material
that may start sticking to the bottom.Over the next several minutes, the mixture will begin to darken and clump. It will soon
begin to look like brown sugar, and when it finally mixes smoothly and looks like peanut butter, it is done. If you mixture
is turning BLACK, you're heating it a too high of a temperature.Remove the container from the heat, and scoop out a lump of
the sticky mass. You can either just plop some on the concrete, or if you're picky about the way your smoke bombs look, you
can make small cardboard molds and press the gooey mass into them. Personally, I just lay it on the concrete. Before the little
blob cools, insert a small piece of fuse. Do this to the remainder of the material and allow them to cool and harden. In about
5 minutes, the material will be cool and become rock hard ( beware that it will stick to the surface while cooling, but is
easily removed with a little knock from a hammer. ) Set your Smoke Bomb away from any flammable materials, light the fuse
and stand back. These smoke bombs burn fast and sometimes will jump around a bit. They do produce a little flame when burning,
so be careful not to ignite them in or near dry grass, papers, etc.
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