https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/api.php?action=feedcontributions&feedformat=atom&user=172.70.135.17explain xkcd - User contributions [en]2026-04-14T20:45:17ZUser contributionsMediaWiki 1.30.0https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=Talk:2856:_Materials_Scientists&diff=329341Talk:2856: Materials Scientists2023-11-20T12:02:05Z<p>172.70.135.17: Nitrogen Triiodide experiments</p>
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It isn't "amarid", it's "[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aramid aramid]"... -- [[User:Dtgriscom|Dtgriscom]] ([[User talk:Dtgriscom|talk]]) 03:03, 18 November 2023 (UTC)<br />
: Sounds like a great case for a "Trivia" section below the transcript. [[User:Ianrbibtitlht|Ianrbibtitlht]] ([[User talk:Ianrbibtitlht|talk]]) 23:19, 18 November 2023 (UTC)<br />
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Damn, I'd love some gift wrap like that, it sounds fascinating, and I'm not even a materials scientist. [[Special:Contributions/172.70.130.91|172.70.130.91]] 08:29, 18 November 2023 (UTC)<br />
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Whoever added "This comic may also be an example of nerd sniping." should have said what the "nerd sniping" is that they detect here. Giving us terms to look up? Certainly not the spelling error, that's just a simple mistake. "Looking up" doesn't seem like enough to qualify, it should to be a problem to figure out, a solution begging to be found. I'll give it some time, but if I don't see this claim properly expanded I'll remove it next time I'm here. [[User:NiceGuy1|NiceGuy1]] ([[User talk:NiceGuy1|talk]]) 06:32, 19 November 2023 (UTC)<br />
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When I was in high school chemistry way back in 1960 or so, we used to make Nitrogen Triiodide. It is extremely easy to make — put some crystals of iodine in a filter paper in a funnel. Pour ammonia over them. Let dry — often the triiodide will explode as it dries. If scattered on the floor, it will explode if someone steps on it. The explosion is accompanied by a puff of purple smoke. <br />
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