Re: Iodine

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From: Alan Bucknam (alan@notchcode.com)
Date: 01/14/03-05:53:39 PM Z


Don't forget if you have purchased an OHAUS scale, I'm sure they're
looking at your other purchases closely already (not to be cynical or
anything)

How many alt-photographers have been rousted in the middle of the night
by DEA agents, I wonder?

-Alan

On Tuesday, January 14, 2003, at 03:11 PM, REDROCKET wrote:

> on 1/14/03 1:44 PM, Philippe Monnoyer at philippe.monnoyer@skynet.be
> wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> It is always very funny to hear such things. I wonder why iodine would
> be considered as being a dangerous chemical. Don't mix it with ammonia
> though, it would make a black precipitate, nitrogen iodide. That black
> precipitate is an explosive compound sensitive to warmth, wind,
> friction, shock, electricity, everything. It's very sensitive when
> dry. Chemistry students used to prepare it as an experiment.
> But paper itself is dangerous, because you can make nitrocellulose out
> of it etc etc ...
>
>
> One warning, DEA looks at people purchasing Iodine crystals since it
> is used in METH production. Particularly here in California.  I read
> that a place that supplies items for horses sells Iodine crystals
> which are used in treatment for Hoof problems. Most likely would be
> very cheap.
>
> Iodine crystals, fumes actually are used by special investigations to
> make latent prints visible. This may be a modern off shoot of the Dag.
>
> Mac


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