Stories's Log
This log represents the Life and Times of the Las Vegas Dude.
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Wed 
10/28/2009 07:41:17
 jim  When America was Discovered
Its estimated between 2 million to 18 million people lived in North America
Sat 
10/24/2009 19:37:11
 jim  Cleveland: Barnum and Baily Circus
Sat 
10/24/2009 14:33:30
 jim  Something about Cleveland

What's wrong with this STOP Light?
Tue 
10/20/2009 08:15:06
 jim  Fall in Places
Sun 
10/11/2009 16:08:48
 jim  Ligonier, Pa-Civil War
Sun 
10/11/2009 16:06:42
 jim  Ligonier,PA-Township
Sun 
10/11/2009 14:22:06
 jim  Falling Waters, PA
Sun 
10/11/2009 11:14:26
 jim  Ohio Pyle, PA-Falls
Sat 
10/10/2009 21:52:40
 jim  Chalk Hill Inn, Pa
Sat 
10/10/2009 19:41:50
 jim  Ohio Pyle, PA-Art Fest
What is it about Buckwheat Pancakes, Sausage, Sweet Pickles and Tabasco that turns these people on? I kept hearing its an Ohio Pyle thing, but I was it advertised all the way up to Ligonier. Hmmm.
Sat 
10/10/2009 19:01:44
 jim  OhioPyle, PA - Time Shots
Sat 
10/10/2009 18:00:08
 jim  Chalk Hill Lake, PA
Sat 
10/10/2009 17:47:02
 jim  LickHollow-20091010
Sat 
10/10/2009 17:45:22
 jim  Ohio Pyle,Pa-Along the way
Mon 
10/05/2009 22:16:37
 Guest  .Jimmy Leavelle has Left the Building
Ur funny Jim.It was my wedding you saw him at not Jessica's. I doubt you ever see her get married!! haha... Mom says hi Ashley
Sun 
10/04/2009 14:50:00
 Jim  NorthPark, PA - Close Ups
Sat 
10/03/2009 13:40:40
 jim  Franklin - Stuff
Sat 
10/03/2009 13:08:46
 jim  Franklin, PA - Applefest
Sat 
10/03/2009 13:08:46
 jim   (Reply)Franklin, PA - People
Sat 
10/03/2009 13:06:16
 jim  Franklin, PA-Buildings
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Sat 
10/03/2009 12:32:48
 jim  I80 Trees-20091003
Sat 
10/03/2009 11:29:50
 jim  PA - Fall
Sat 
10/03/2009 08:36:42
 jim  Flash Paper and Pop Rocks
Flash Paper
Mix 5 parts nitric acid, 4 parts sulfuric acid. Place a piece of toilet paper on a dish. Soak for 10 minutes. Allow to dry.
It is stronger than normal tissue, and has a gel-like texture.
When lit, it burns before hitting the ground.
Note:
You are making nitrocellulose, also known as "celluloid." Basically, sugars, such as the cellulose that makes up paper, are appended with hydroxyl (OH) groups. The nitric-sulfuric acid mixture is a nitrating agent, converting the hydroxyl groups to nitrate esters (ONO2). This nitrocellulose now basically contains its own oxidizing agent. The same reaction occurs to make nitroglycerine from glycerol.
What I'm not going to say is how or where to get nitric acid
Flash paper is used by magicians for their pyrotechnic effects and is very dangerous, If someone uses it to, say, shoot flames out his nose, well, he's just an idiot. Also, nitric acid is extremely toxic.
Flash paper is probably best purchased over the internet along with flash paper shooters.
You can make flash shooters with kitchen match heads too, and its much safer!
Pop Rocks
Mix iodine crystals in ammonia until the iodine crystals well. Drain. Wrap in cig papers.
Wed 
09/30/2009 05:53:11
 jim  Getting back into the Saddle Again
A week vacation can surely throw things out of wack. My sleep is all out of wack. I don't need to get dressed up to see the sunrise here (its on the otherside of the mountain). And my motor isn't reved up for another daily adventure to places unknown. Its back to work...and which is more like a comically dramatic TV show than it is work.
Lovin it All !
Sun 
09/27/2009 13:33:54
 jim  I70-Fall Colors

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