> On May 27, 2018, at 3:29 PM, Michael Houghton <xxxxxx@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>
>> There’s a chemist who has (had? it’s been a while) a blog detailing ‘Scary things people make in chemistry labs’ mainly about really unstable compounds.
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>> It’s an entertaining/horrifying read for someone chemically inclined, lots of notes about ‘Do not let this compound get above -50 degrees.’ or ‘all apparatus must be completely dry at all times, trace amounts of water will cause it to explode/deflagrate/burn uncontrollably’, etc. Also tales of stuff that makes Alien blood eating it’s way through 5 decks look like ‘oops I spilled some kool-aid, time for some Bounty!'
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>> I may have even been introduced to him here at some point over the years...
>
> Are you thinking of Derek Lowe, whose blog includes a category "Things
> I Won't Work With",
> which includes some compounds with way too many nitrogen atoms jammed
> in. For example:
>
> http://blogs.sciencemag.org/pipeline/archives/2011/11/11/things_i_wont_work_with_hexanitrohexaazaisowurtzitane
>
> yours,
> Michael

The very one! Thanks, Michael!

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