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Sodium + Private Lake = Fun

Posted by michael on from the you-can-get-anything-on-ebay dept.

travisbean writes "This should be enough to pique your interest. Add to the story that the guy has his own pond and I think we can all see where this is going... 'The first step was the procurement, through eBay, of three and half pounds of solid sodium metal for about a hundred dollars. This is a decent price for a small quantity like this. Small being a relative term: It's used by the ton in industry, but anything more than a few grams is a dangerous quantity if found in your home. Three and a half pounds is enough, for example, to blow your home to bits under the right conditions.'"

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  1. Re:Imagine... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Redundant

    imagine a beowolf cluster of those guys!

  2. Re:And we wonder by Nuclear+Fr0g · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Well no one gets to see it cuz the site won't work, so it looks like you don't have to worry.

  3. Oh dear, by Trogre · · Score: 0, Redundant

    I feel another Darwin Award coming on.

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  4. Idiotic! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Redundant

    After he blows up all his sodium, his lake will be so basic no living thing will grow, and a white powder will descend on his house and land. A nice layer of NaOH to keep his whole property unlivable.

    I hope he can afford lots of vinegar!

  5. Damns the /. effect... by Ecko_viLAn · · Score: 0, Redundant

    ...for I cannot look at the site and story!...
    nuff said.

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  6. So.... by trotski · · Score: 0, Redundant
    1. Purchase lakeside property.
    2. Aquire a sizable amount of sodium metal.
    3. Build a suitable platform for lowering sodium into lake.
    4. Lower sodium into the lake.
    5. ???
    6. Profit.
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  7. Why the pond blew up by jpsst34 · · Score: 0, Redundant

    I can't get to the link. Their cervix ^H^H^H^H^H^H^H server must have been near the lake when it exploded. As such, I'll explain why the lake blew up. You see, Sodium is a noble gas, making it highly reactive. Get it near water, midgets, or antique furniture and Bang-Woo! Just like eatin' beans!

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