Old Guy-

Yes, this stuff is dangerous and when combined with inexperience can be deadly.

I don't think our match rockets had much potential. And the clothespin shooters were relatively harmless, although we never realized that the matches could be ignited; we just used them to mow down our armies of metal and plastic soldiers. If we had only known that they could have also functioned as flamethrowers, we certainly would have had more fun!

The 6-cylinder rocket cannon that my students put together at the Technical School in Ethiopia had great potential, and I still marvel that no one was injured in its development.

The most serious accident my brother experienced was on his first camping trip, and that was with a can of Campbell's tomato soup. He decided to heat it up on the campfire without making an opening in the can. My mother was quite alarmed when she saw the "blood stains" on his clothes when he returned. LOL

Cheerily,
Charley Noble