Comments on: The Pharoah’s Serpent — Mercury Thiocyanate

By: Ilan Ben Menachem

Ilan Ben Menachem — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 20:11:29 +0000

I think this is look like a monster.

By: HarryP

HarryP — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:09:38 +0000

Here are instructions for making Sodium Bicarb snakes. Looks like they aren’t quite as awesome as the old, toxic ones.

http://chemistry.about.com/od/chemistryhowtoguide/a/blacksnakes.htm

We used to make a big pile of the old ones and light them all at once. With enough tablets, you could crack a sidewalk. God knows what the fumes were doing to us.

By: Krystina Sharkey

Krystina Sharkey — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 03:25:45 +0000

No… because snakes and sparklers are the only ones I like.

By: Lushis

Lushis — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:16:05 +0000

That made me itch. It was still cool to watch, tho’ i could have done with out the sound effects…creeeepyyyyyy.

By: fraoch

fraoch — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:16:52 +0000

IT’S ALIIIIIVE!!

The resulting stuff would make a great sci-fi background for a stop-motion film or something.

By: KIT CLOUD

KIT CLOUD — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:52:33 +0000

Well, I see you got those snakes. But where’s the good stuff man? No black cats, Roman candles or screaming meemies? You got no lady fingers, fuzz buttles, snicker bombs, church burners, finger blasters, gut busters, zippity do das, crap flappers? No whistling bungholes spleen splitters, whisker biscuits,
honkey lighters, Hüsker Düs and don’ts. Cherry bombs, nipsy dazers, with or without the scooter stick? Or one single whistling kitty-chaser?

By: Lorenzo Lamas

Lorenzo Lamas — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:49:48 +0000

It sounds like the smoke monster from Lost. Coincidence? I think not.

By: Wondering

Wondering — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:46:30 +0000

Do you suppose this could explain the “burning bush” that “burned without being consumed” that Moses confronted in the desert when the Jews escaped from Egypt?

By: Kalel

Kalel — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:26:09 +0000

Snakes… why did it have to be snakes…

By: Lady Helena Handbasket

Lady Helena Handbasket — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:47:05 +0000

Sodium bicarbonate does basically the same thing? I’ve got to try that.

By: BatskyStarman

BatskyStarman — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:25:24 +0000

Amazazing!

By: xadrian

xadrian — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:23:09 +0000

Man, that video could have been about 2 minutes shorter. Did we really need to see the person scoop all that out?

That said, this reminds me of my childhood around the 4th of July. I’m guessing the toxicity of that is why I get so antsy about overlong videos.