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thecollage
12-02-07, 06:14 PM
Do any of you remember the Chemistry set that we all wanted for Christmas or our birthday? Do you ever have the feeling that purchasing individual parts for your own home experiments may lead to you being visited by the government. Or even worse, someday a crime.
Donnal
12-02-07, 06:56 PM
i hate santa
Read-Only
12-02-07, 07:10 PM
Do any of you remember the Chemistry set that we all wanted for Christmas or our birthday? Do you ever have the feeling that purchasing individual parts for your own home experiments may lead to you being visited by the government. Or even worse, someday a crime.

Never gave it thought - and never will. ;) The chemicals that come in those things are pretty harmless. Besides, if you REALLY want something dangerous, all you have to do is visit any lawn and garden shop and buy a bag of ammonium nitrate.
Enmos
12-02-07, 07:11 PM
i hate santa

It's really your parents.. ;)
saudade
12-02-07, 08:20 PM
No need to buy anything. Take the Americium out of your smoke detectors...
cosmictraveler
12-02-07, 08:23 PM
I'd worry more about the children playing with the chemistry sets more than

any government worker coming to visit.
saudade
12-02-07, 08:31 PM
Who needs exotic chemicals when you can buy toilet cleaner and tin foil... Highly effective explosive mixture...
thecollage
12-02-07, 09:31 PM
those things are not as fun as the chemistry set. that teaches you about the science. what you all are talking about is nothing more than illegal activity.
saudade
12-02-07, 10:47 PM
What did you expect? We're all crazy here... ;)
draqon
12-02-07, 10:49 PM
I love Chemistry set: growing crystals

http://bp1.blogger.com/_RYm3jJM0mK8/Rmc0VVZHMII/AAAAAAAAAjY/JdiOMT-1lA8/s320/NG_crystal_growing.JPG
saudade
12-03-07, 07:38 AM
I love Chemistry set: growing crystals

http://bp1.blogger.com/_RYm3jJM0mK8/Rmc0VVZHMII/AAAAAAAAAjY/JdiOMT-1lA8/s320/NG_crystal_growing.JPG

I did that once... Except I used charcoal, salt water, and food coloring...
Mickmeister
12-03-07, 08:44 AM
It's a sad state we are in. Yes, I used to have a chemistry lab at home as a child and teenager. I conducted a lot of experiments. In today's world, I would most certainly have been visited by the authorities for some of the things that I had and made, such as hydrogen. I loved learning. I never gave it a thought on using the chemicals in a harmful way. It's a very sad state this world is in today.
Communist Hamster
12-03-07, 10:52 AM
My parents bought me a second hand one once at a boot sale. All the interesting chemicals had already been used and we had no paraffin for the burner.