[Bubba_Leroy]

Kids have been doing incredibly stupid things since long before Algore invented the interweb.

When I was a kid in the early 1970s, my friends and I made both nitroglycerin and ammonium nitrate using instructions that had been zeroxed from a copy of the Anarchist’s Cookbook. We mixed them out in a field and then detonated our concoctions by shooting at them with a 30-06 rifle.

I never should have survived to adulthood.

[Pontiac]

I never should have survived to adulthood.

If you made nitroglycerine on your own you are correct.

That is an exothermic reaction that can easily get away from you with explosive consequences.

[Ozark Tom]

Still you did reasonably well-—Alfred and contemporaries learned through hard knocks not to store nitro in bulk quantities in single containers.

The early high explosives factories were surrounded by tall berms shaped like a levee to direct the shock waves skyward when they had a bad day.

[SamAdams76]

I was a kid in the 1970s too and I remember the big scare was using electrical appliances while in the bathtub, such as hair dryers. Before I knew better, I used to keep a radio that was plugged into the wall on the edge of the bathtub. If it ever fell into the water, I probably wouldn't be posting this right now.

These days, most appliances are made with built-in GFI protection and it is standard code for outlets in a bathroom, but still I won't trust any electrical things near a bathtub.

[Rebelbase]

“I never should have survived to adulthood.”

Same here. God’s Grace is an amazing thing.