[doc11355]

One day I'll tell you what I did to get my Chemistry Set taken away forever. It involved the contents of said kit and a couple of substances that were commonly available to consumers in the mid 1960's.

Did it have anything to do with a powdered mixture of saltpeter, sulfur, and charcoal?

[Lurker]

Did it have anything to do with a powdered mixture of saltpeter, sulfur, and charcoal?

Those were actual ingredients in this set and the instructions for a 'gunpowder experiment' were included. I was about 9 I think and I was making gunpowder in my basement.

My mom about dropped stainless steel twinkies when she found me. But that isn't what got it taken away. If I remember correctly it had something to do with carbon tetrachloride....