Re: Self-detonating balloons
Citric acid will NOT work. Yes, oranges and lemons can pop balloons, but it's because of the limonene - a substance that is able to dissolve latex.
It is possible to distill it from the orange peel, but not many looners do have a distillation aparatus at home with precise temperature control
Pure limonene diluted in a solvent (reeallyyy diluted) can pop the balloons after 5-15 minutes, deepnding on the concentration or the amount sprayed and the thickness of latex.
Citric acid will NOT work. Yes, oranges and lemons can pop balloons, but it's because of the limonene - a substance that is able to dissolve latex.
It is possible to distill it from the orange peel, but not many looners do have a distillation aparatus at home with precise temperature control
Pure limonene diluted in a solvent (reeallyyy diluted) can pop the balloons after 5-15 minutes, deepnding on the concentration or the amount sprayed and the thickness of latex.
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