Hey Everyone!
I am fairly new to LPF (6 months as a member? and almost no posts) but I have a lot of experience with dangerous things.
A little bio,
At age 6, I began shooting rifle with my dad. The "golden rule" was, "Never point a gun at anything you do not wish to destroy" I never have.
At age 10, my dad was fed up with all my chemistry and physics related questions, so he handed me 2 old college textbooks. Physics and Chemistry! I swallowed them within a few months.
At age 12, I was making my own re-usable rocket engines out of machined steel, using black powder as the propellant. I had several blow up before I got it right. Thank God for the safety shield I put up.
At age 13, I successfully made nitroglycerin, and briefly experimented with blasting gelatin. I am glad I wore ear protection. One drop exploding sounded like a gun shot.
At age 16, I made a rechargeable battery capable of a 50 amp draw. It lasted for about 150 cycles, and had a capacity of 15 amp hours
Also at age 16 I made a 3 foot rail gun, firing at 2 kilojoules of power, launching carbon projectiles at 2 km/s.
Now at age 18, I have begun experimenting with lasers. My first one is a Waterproof 200mW o-like. I bought safety goggles for 650nM red light.
So far, I am most fascinated by lasers.
Can't wait to learn more!
I am fairly new to LPF (6 months as a member? and almost no posts) but I have a lot of experience with dangerous things.
A little bio,
At age 6, I began shooting rifle with my dad. The "golden rule" was, "Never point a gun at anything you do not wish to destroy" I never have.
At age 10, my dad was fed up with all my chemistry and physics related questions, so he handed me 2 old college textbooks. Physics and Chemistry! I swallowed them within a few months.
At age 12, I was making my own re-usable rocket engines out of machined steel, using black powder as the propellant. I had several blow up before I got it right. Thank God for the safety shield I put up.
At age 13, I successfully made nitroglycerin, and briefly experimented with blasting gelatin. I am glad I wore ear protection. One drop exploding sounded like a gun shot.
At age 16, I made a rechargeable battery capable of a 50 amp draw. It lasted for about 150 cycles, and had a capacity of 15 amp hours
Also at age 16 I made a 3 foot rail gun, firing at 2 kilojoules of power, launching carbon projectiles at 2 km/s.
Now at age 18, I have begun experimenting with lasers. My first one is a Waterproof 200mW o-like. I bought safety goggles for 650nM red light.
So far, I am most fascinated by lasers.
Can't wait to learn more!