Sunday, November 1, 2009

Pumpkin Smoke Bombs

The recipe I'll be giving you has colored smoke. If you want one just to try out and not have color to it here's a step-by-step tutorial on pumpkin bombs!

Pumpkin Smoke Bomb Recipe


You will need:
Potassium Nitrate (KNO3)

Sugar (C12H22O11)

Baking Soda (NaHCO3)

Powdered Dye- I buy organic brands and normally only get blue and orange because they tend to work better. Blue is a really nice contrast against the orange of the pumpkin.

Mini Pumpkin Gord

Cutting Tools- for gutting your pumpkin

Scale

Cooking Pot

Heat Source- Stove!

Fuse- These you can make or buy from a fireworks shop

Paper Towel

Safety Supplies

The recipe I've found calls for 60g KNO3, 40g Sugar, 3 Tbs of powdered dye, and a Tbs of Baking Soda. Gut your pumpkin and be sure to dry it out. You can use paper towels to absorb moisture. Make sure there is a decent hole at the top of your pumpkin. Mix your KNO3 and sugar and put it on the stove on LOW HEAT and keep stirring. If you've ever burned sugar before, you know that it'll caramelize. Your mixture will start to look like a caramel-like substance that's light brown in color. Add your baking soda and dye to the mixture and stir. Make sure its mixed thoroughly and then add it to your gutted and dried out pumpkin. Your mixture will have to set. This could take anywhere from 1-3 hours. Once dried, stuff a fuse into the pumpkin. You can use a piece of a paper towel to keep it in place.

Here's a video with pretty much the same recipe minus the pumpkin. Enjoy your smoke bombs.


Ultimate Color Smoke Bomb ! How to Make It.... - Click here for another funny movie.