Meme Instructions Make Bombs, Not Glow Sticks

#1

Post by okket » Tue, May 10, 2016, 5:36 PM UTC

Meme Instructions Make Bombs, Not Glow Sticks
snopes.com

Re: Meme Instructions Make Bombs, Not Glow Sticks

#2

Post by thebrettd » Tue, May 10, 2016, 5:59 PM UTC

I had a hard time parsing this - couldn't tell if the Bomb part was false, or the glowstick part.

Re: Meme Instructions Make Bombs, Not Glow Sticks

#3

Post by okket » Tue, May 10, 2016, 6:04 PM UTC

thebrettd wrote: post #2

I had a hard time parsing this - couldn't tell if the Bomb part was false, or the glowstick part.

> The instructions given in the above-displayed meme don't create a glow stick, but it will create an explosion. Mixing chlorine and isopropyl alcohol creates a violent chemical reaction, which — when it is confined to a sealed container — has dramatic, potentially dangerous results. A video posted by the Backyard Scientist in 2013 demonstrated the phenomenon:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AgWDMPfvXSg

Re: Meme Instructions Make Bombs, Not Glow Sticks

#4

Post by mmagin » Tue, May 10, 2016, 6:19 PM UTC

The internet's asshole problem rears its ugly head.

Now if only people read the warnings on pool chlorine more carefully, they probably wouldn't even think about doing dumb shit like this.

Re: Meme Instructions Make Bombs, Not Glow Sticks

#5

Post by daveguy » Tue, May 10, 2016, 6:21 PM UTC

okket wrote: post #3

thebrettd wrote: post #2

I had a hard time parsing this - couldn't tell if the Bomb part was false, or the glowstick part.

> The instructions given in the above-displayed meme don't create a glow stick, but it will create an explosion. Mixing chlorine and isopropyl alcohol creates a violent chemical reaction, which — when it is confined to a sealed container — has dramatic, potentially dangerous results. A video posted by the Backyard Scientist in 2013 demonstrated the phenomenon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AgWDMPfvXSg

Also from the Snopes site -- what actually happens if you close the container tightly and confine it to a bottle:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H13dLQnLFfI

Re: Meme Instructions Make Bombs, Not Glow Sticks

#6

Post by Crito » Tue, May 10, 2016, 6:31 PM UTC

I find it hard to believe anybody could actually fall for this.

Re: Meme Instructions Make Bombs, Not Glow Sticks

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Post by geon » Tue, May 10, 2016, 6:42 PM UTC

thebrettd wrote: post #2

I had a hard time parsing this - couldn't tell if the Bomb part was false, or the glowstick part.

I paresed it like "Make love, not war".

Re: Meme Instructions Make Bombs, Not Glow Sticks

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Post by pmiller2 » Tue, May 10, 2016, 6:44 PM UTC

Crito wrote: post #6

I find it hard to believe anybody could actually fall for this.

Why? I can see how people ignorant of chemistry (most people, in other words), might.

Re: Meme Instructions Make Bombs, Not Glow Sticks

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Post by atomicbeanie » Tue, May 10, 2016, 6:45 PM UTC

My goodness. Future terrorism delivered as memes. Terrible genius?!

Re: Meme Instructions Make Bombs, Not Glow Sticks

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Post by jlawton » Tue, May 10, 2016, 6:46 PM UTC

thebrettd wrote: post #2

I had a hard time parsing this - couldn't tell if the Bomb part was false, or the glowstick part.

Yeah I was wondering why they said the meme was correct, but they still had a "false" claim on it? Was it because the picture is true, but it wasn't circulated via social media and emails? That's what I determined after reading the page.