[Robotgroup] BS2 to Sabretooth 2x10 RCMC?

[marvart at txwinet.com]

>Speaking of steel wool, when you pour hydrochloric( or was it nitric)acid
on steel wool, hydrogen gas is produced. I performed that experiment in
front of my mother when I was a kid. I proved that it was hydrogen gas by
lighting the end of the test tube a watch it exploded in front of us(not
planned).It blew the stopper and glass tube into the ceiling. I convinced
my mother that I planned that and it wasn't dangerous. Steel wool and
acid maybe the answer to the energy crisis.   Marvin

 Do you get prettier / more interesting colors if you *don't* wash the soap
> off first?  You did experiments involving 12-volt batteries and combustion
> when you were four years old?  That's terrifying, considering that I have
> a 3 y/o.
>
> L. Scott Hudson
>
> "There are known knowns. These are things we know that we know. There are
> known unknowns. That is to say, there are things we know we don't know.
> But, there are also unknown unknowns. These are things we don't know we
> don't know."
>
> -- Donald Rumsfeld, describing the IBM "Rational Software" Platform
>
> --- On Thu, 8/21/08, Andre Lamothe <ceo at nurve.net> wrote:
>
> From: Andre Lamothe <ceo at nurve.net>
> Subject: Re: [Robotgroup] BS2 to Sabretooth 2x10 RCMC?
> To: "The Robot Group Mailing List" <robotgroup at puremagic.com>
> Date: Thursday, August 21, 2008, 1:56 AM
>
> You're kidding? You never rubbed a 9V against steel wool? That's one of
> the
> oldest tricks in the book along with spud guns.
>
> But, if you really want to see something crazy try a larger current source
> like a 12V lantern battery then you will really see some cool stuff. When
> I
> was like 4-5 years old, I used to go into my moms cleaning stuff, take the
> SOS pads, wash them of their soap and then burn them all up :) My poor mom
> always thought she used them up :)
>
> Andre'
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Paul Atkinson" <pmatkinson at gmail.com>
> To: "The Robot Group Mailing List" <robotgroup at puremagic.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, August 20, 2008 10:44 PM
> Subject: Re: [Robotgroup] BS2 to Sabretooth 2x10 RCMC?
>
>
>> Wow, I have not yet used steel wool in my electronics, so I didn't
> know
>> about this. I've accidentally shorted a 9V battery with a resistor
> lead
>> and
>> while it got hot, it didn't start a fire.
>>
>> Learned something new. Thanks...
>>
>> Paul
>>
>>
>> On 8/20/08, Vern Graner <vern at txis.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> Paul Atkinson wrote:
>>>
>>>> The 9V battery would not cause fire.
>>>>
>>>
>>> Au Contraire, Mon Frere!
>>>
>>> http://www.ehow.com/how_2105878_start-fire-steel-wool-9.html
>>>
>>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7P8KkXF_w9E
>>>
>>> ;)
>>>
>>> Vern
>>>
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