Home Made Match article

Having said all that, let me repeat: The mixture of r** p********* and p******** c******* is really really really dangerous. It is so dangerous you should not try to do it, period. Experienced pyro-technicians simply don't bother, because they know there are plenty of other ways to make explosives that work much better: Bigger bang, fewer mangled hands, more easily available ingredients.


We might reconsider posting this one friend. ;)
 
I appreciate the article, but why would anyone want to make their own matches with the myriad of fire starting products available? Seems like a lot of hassle and unnecessary risk and expense. I mean, where the hell do you even find Potassium chlorate and red phosphorus?!

It turns out I even have a personal friend who has large scars on both hands from this stuff: Some forty years after he tried making it as a kid, he still sometimes sees a glint of light on his cheek while shaving. This is another sliver of test tube glass finally working it way out of his skin.

What makes this mixture so extraordinarily dangerous? The fact that in all likelihood it will explode while you are mixing it, not after it's finished and you've deployed it in some intentional way.
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think I'll stick to store bought matches.
 
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