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Archae

(46,345 posts) Fri Jul 19, 2013, 12:36 AM Jul 2013

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Weird chemical reaction...

Watch this video all the way to the end.

http://msnvideo.msn.com/?channelindex=6&from=en-us_msnhpvidmod#/video/1877d104-d87b-4a1a-8ede-d75130940647

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Weird chemical reaction... (Original Post) Archae Jul 2013 OP

Reminds me of 4th of July "snakes" cyberswede Jul 2013 #1

That's what I thought too, seeing it. Archae Jul 2013 #2

There are little black scorch marks... cyberswede Jul 2013 #3

I've seen this before, I think it's called something snakes... Locut0s Jul 2013 #4

cyberswede

(26,117 posts)

1. Reminds me of 4th of July "snakes"

Reply to Archae (Original post)

Fri Jul 19, 2013, 12:39 AM

Jul 2013

Sadly, along with sparklers, the only firework-type things legal in my state. *grump*

Archae

(46,345 posts)

2. That's what I thought too, seeing it.

Reply to cyberswede (Reply #1)

Fri Jul 19, 2013, 12:42 AM

Jul 2013

Light those little black 'pills' and a "snake" would curl out.

cyberswede

(26,117 posts)

3. There are little black scorch marks...

Reply to Archae (Reply #2)

Fri Jul 19, 2013, 12:44 AM

Jul 2013

all over my parents' cement patio from when we lit those things when we were kids.

Locut0s

(6,154 posts)

4. I've seen this before, I think it's called something snakes...

Reply to Archae (Original post)

Fri Jul 19, 2013, 12:46 AM

Jul 2013

Let me google it....

It's a bit like Pharaoh's Snake's

Or black snakes:

Also reminds me of Elephant Toothpaste

I've never done any of these but remember them from stumbling across them on YouTube in the past.

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