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For a six year old boy, but it needs to have plenty of chemicals and stuff in. Can you still get these?
ISIS.bom has some good stuff
I'll check that out at work tomorrow then 🙂
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When I was a lad my father taught me how to make gun powder, contact explosives and a whole load of other stuff which I can't recall. Had a really good Chemistry book, by Kenneth Hutton, which detailed how to make most explosives from Gun powder to TNT and a whole load more. Used to buy the raw materials from my Chemistry department at school!
/adds footflaps to the watchlist
You don't seem to be able to get really decent ones any more - I got one for the offspring, it's of the baking-powder-and-vinegar level of danger. Though one of the experiments was making a fake poo out of plaster-of-Paris so she was happy.
And I had a dad like Footflaps - it helps that he's a Chemistry professor, so had access to the good stuff.
I was given a pelican book printed in the 40s(I think) by john read. It's called "explosives" glad it's not readily available now, reckon it'd definitely be on a trigger word list.
I think most of them are rubbish and come with things like "pretend safety goggles"...
What is it you want the chemistry set to show/teach/help thesmallerape discover? Most of the bits of chemistry sets are rather pointless bits and pieces (flasks, crap burners, etc). I suspect that a book on "home science" or "kitchen chemistry" might provide more insight - and remove the 'mistique' of chemicals.
Presumably you remember having a chemistry set as a kid and want to share that "joy". I'll guess there were 50 experiments in it - and you remember less than 5! So what were they and that might help get the kit or the right book / website and bits and bobs.
Finally, six is probably too young for them to do anything fun with any sort of understanding or even following anything but the most basic instructions alone - so make sure the experiments are something that can at least retain a little interest for you too!
This one got a good write up in Science recently:
For 12 yo and over IIRC, so don't know how suited it would be for younger kids with their parents.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilbert_U-238_Atomic_Energy_Laboratory
Comes with uranium and polonium. Everything a growing boy needs
Interest for me is part of it certainly 🙂
It's prompted by constant questions about 'what happens if you mix this with that', a desire to make 'potions', requests to do 'speriments', and an obsession with lava. I thought a chemistry set might be right up his street. Maybe he is a bit small still?
That looks good Garry, although it's pricey - he's managed to save about £25. which won't last long!
TGA - I'm in a hotel on a flakey connection...
but search amazon for "kitchen chemistry" books and you should find stuff.
He will be very uninspired when he discovers 99% of things that you mix do nothing! Or alternatively youtube / google should provide instructions for making fake lava (fairy liquid, food colouring, vinegar and baking soda would work) or diet coke and mentos type things.
Alkaseltzer rockets can be fun with young kids.
Once you've got your chemistry set, can anyone recommend a decent teach yourself chemistry book?
thegreatape - MemberInterest for me is part of it certainly
It's prompted by constant questions about 'what happens if you mix this with that'
Can you get Lestoil cleaner in the UK?
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Unless they changed the formula or something...
Solid/Powdered pool chlorine + Lestoil = huge clouds of smoke! 😀
thegreatape - MemberThat looks good Garry, although it's pricey - he's managed to save about £25. which won't last long!
He can pay for lots by selling the meth! 😉
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Perhaps a book or YouTube experiments is a better idea than a box of bits. Leaves him more for his 'rock and roll guitar' 😕
[quote> https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilbert_U-238_Atomic_Energy_Laboratory
Comes with uranium and polonium. Everything a [s]growing[/s] glowing boy needs
FTFY
I was given a pelican book printed in the 40s(I think) by john read. It's called "explosives" glad it's not readily available now, reckon it'd definitely be on a trigger word list.
I've got that one too - it's certainly a lot better researched than the Anarchist's Cookbook. Some of the recipes in there are lethal.
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