Comments on: Liquid http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/08/12/liquid/ Random samplings from a universe of ideas. Mon, 09 Nov 2009 07:55:37 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Arbitrary Chronological Signifiers | Cosmic Variance http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/08/12/liquid/comment-page-1/#comment-19521 Arbitrary Chronological Signifiers | Cosmic Variance Sun, 31 Dec 2006 19:28:40 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/08/12/liquid/#comment-19521 [...] Liquid [...] [...] Liquid [...]

]]> By: Rachel http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/08/12/liquid/comment-page-1/#comment-19492 Rachel Wed, 18 Oct 2006 14:46:19 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/08/12/liquid/#comment-19492 Can you explain to me why a liquid is more likely to react than a solid??????????? Can you explain to me why a liquid is more likely to react than a solid???????????

]]> By: topicalhuman.com » Blog Archive » My round-up of some recent events http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/08/12/liquid/comment-page-1/#comment-19491 topicalhuman.com » Blog Archive » My round-up of some recent events Wed, 13 Sep 2006 13:38:20 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/08/12/liquid/#comment-19491 [...] The ban on liquids on Airline flights? The huge delays? The terrorists are winning every time the authorities introduce some additional rule ‘for our safety’ that doesn’t actually make any difference, except for scaring the hell out of us and causing havoc. [...] [...] The ban on liquids on Airline flights? The huge delays? The terrorists are winning every time the authorities introduce some additional rule ‘for our safety’ that doesn’t actually make any difference, except for scaring the hell out of us and causing havoc. [...]

]]> By: Gli arresti della scorsa settimana legati al terrorismo « shaitan http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/08/12/liquid/comment-page-1/#comment-19504 Gli arresti della scorsa settimana legati al terrorismo « shaitan Mon, 04 Sep 2006 10:53:46 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/08/12/liquid/#comment-19504 [...] Il Dipartimento per la Sicurezza Nazionale definisce un intero stato di materia come "rischio per la sicurezza": http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/08/12/liquid/ [...] [...] Il Dipartimento per la Sicurezza Nazionale definisce un intero stato di materia come “rischio per la sicurezza”: http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/08/12/liquid/ [...]

]]> By: Paul M http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/08/12/liquid/comment-page-1/#comment-19483 Paul M Thu, 24 Aug 2006 11:53:03 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/08/12/liquid/#comment-19483 the reality of chemistry is that it's trivial to find two relatively harmless compounds that can be mixed to form a high explosive. at university I knew someone who was quite adept at making Lead Azide, a high explosive in power form made by mixing two solutions, sodium azide and lead nitrate. Although toxic, you could probably taste the ingredients without flinching or dying on the spot! Lead azide was abandoned in mining as it was so dangerous that nitroglycerine was much safer! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lead_azide these days, you'll probably find that trying to buy any azide compound will get funny looks at any industrial supplier! the reality of chemistry is that it’s trivial to find two relatively harmless compounds that can be mixed to form a high explosive.

at university I knew someone who was quite adept at making Lead Azide, a high explosive in power form made by mixing two solutions, sodium azide and lead nitrate. Although toxic, you could probably taste the ingredients without flinching or dying on the spot! Lead azide was abandoned in mining as it was so dangerous that nitroglycerine was much safer!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lead_azide

these days, you’ll probably find that trying to buy any azide compound will get funny looks at any industrial supplier!

]]> By: howie’s blog » liquid security risk http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/08/12/liquid/comment-page-1/#comment-19493 howie’s blog » liquid security risk Wed, 23 Aug 2006 13:46:23 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/08/12/liquid/#comment-19493 [...] At least some people have a sense of humor. http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/08/12/liquid/ [...] [...] At least some people have a sense of humor. http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/08/12/liquid/ [...]

]]> By: bruce hyman http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/08/12/liquid/comment-page-1/#comment-19506 bruce hyman Fri, 18 Aug 2006 17:28:30 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/08/12/liquid/#comment-19506 the museum of hoaxes had a piece on this last month... "beware of hydrogen in the water".. some of the comments on the administration's take on this hypothetical threat are worth the time to go to the site: http://www.museumofhoaxes.com/hoax/weblog/comments/4270 the museum of hoaxes had a piece on this last month… “beware of hydrogen in the water”.. some of the comments on the administration’s take on this hypothetical threat are worth the time to go to the site:

http://www.museumofhoaxes.com/hoax/weblog/comments/4270

]]> By: georgeland: the blog » Blog Archive » OMG! Liquids on a plane! http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/08/12/liquid/comment-page-1/#comment-19479 georgeland: the blog » Blog Archive » OMG! Liquids on a plane! Fri, 18 Aug 2006 05:48:29 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/08/12/liquid/#comment-19479 [...] an entire state of matter is now suspect. with diagrams! [...] [...] an entire state of matter is now suspect. with diagrams! [...]

]]> By: Different River » Airport Security Theater http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/08/12/liquid/comment-page-1/#comment-19482 Different River » Airport Security Theater Fri, 18 Aug 2006 00:03:32 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/08/12/liquid/#comment-19482 [...] And Sean at Cosmic Variance has this clever take on the whole thing: [F]or the first time, the Department of Homeland Security has deemed an entire state of matter to be a national security risk. [...] [...] And Sean at Cosmic Variance has this clever take on the whole thing: [F]or the first time, the Department of Homeland Security has deemed an entire state of matter to be a national security risk. [...]

]]> By: Security Alerts at Andy Cunningham http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/08/12/liquid/comment-page-1/#comment-19498 Security Alerts at Andy Cunningham Wed, 16 Aug 2006 10:16:07 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/08/12/liquid/#comment-19498 [...] From a humourous viewpoint, it seems that an entire state of matter has been declared a security risk: Liquid | Cosmic Variance. [...] [...] From a humourous viewpoint, it seems that an entire state of matter has been declared a security risk: Liquid | Cosmic Variance. [...]

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