G gauge detonators....

[Neil Robinson]

That strikes a chord.
In the chemistry lab many eons ago to liven things up we used to spread orange crystals - potassium chlorate it think it was - on the floor and as the chemistry master walked around pontificating they exploded each time he trod on them.
Highly amusing to a class of 15yr olds.
Of course he rumbled us.

I've been known to spread some on the door handles! Purple smoke (Haze?) in my case Nitogen Triiodide if I recall.
[h1]Not the wisest move to use the science labs as form rooms for the lower sixth. [/h1]

 

[KeithT]

That strikes a chord.
In the chemistry lab many eons ago to liven things up we used to spread orange crystals - potassium chlorate it think it was - on the floor and as the chemistry master walked around pontificating they exploded each time he trod on them.
Highly amusing to a class of 15yr olds.
Of course he rumbled us.

I've been known to spread some on the door handles! Purple smoke (Haze?) in my case Nitogen Triiodide if I recall.
[h1]Not the wisest move to use the science labs as form rooms for the lower sixth. [/h1]

The First formers trick was to wait until an experiment using bunsen burners was at a critical stage and to turn yours on and blow down it. Result - all the burners in the room went down and the experiment had to be re-done.
Funnily enough I enjoyed chemistry..... It was my best subject.

 

[minimans]

In the motor trade the oxy/acetylene balloon's are the weapon of choice wired to the brake lights...................................... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8oPa8WAR_g&feature=related < Link To http://www.youtube.com/wa..._g&feature=related

 

[Waldgrun]

Ah the Triang Fog Signal
http://www.tri-angrailways.org.uk/fog.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZ-Q-aWrgRc

Seem to remember that a a youth my bedroom had a strange odour, pistol caps, meths and smoke oil, the joys of using Triang trains!

 

[DaveB2]

Can't say I've seen that Triang gizmo before but it does look like something that could be replicated to be reliable and safe with readily available materials.

 

[yb281]

Ah the Triang Fog Signal
http://www.tri-angrailways.org.uk/fog.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZ-Q-aWrgRc

Seem to remember that a a youth my bedroom had a strange odour, pistol caps, meths and smoke oil, the joys of using Triang trains!

Ahhhhhh, the memories. Thanks for the links Brian.

 

[nicebutdim]

Can't say I've seen that Triang gizmo before but it does look like something that could be replicated to be reliable and safe with readily available materials.

Even a mouse trap (hidden within a lineside building) would work quite well. And given how loud the thwack is from one of them you probably wouldn't even need caps. You could have it triggered by a length of fishing line from a mechanism operated from the weight of the train.

 

[DaveB2]

Even a mouse trap (hidden within a lineside building) would work quite well. And given how loud the thwack is from one of them you probably wouldn't even need caps. You could have it triggered by a length of fishing line from a mechanism operated from the weight of the train.

And going right back to the original idea I seem to recal some little stunt many years back involving a mouse trap with a hole drilled in it and a .22 blank .....:-
Best not to go there though.

 

[minimans]

Even a mouse trap (hidden within a lineside building) would work quite well. And given how loud the thwack is from one of them you probably wouldn't even need caps. You could have it triggered by a length of fishing line from a mechanism operated from the weight of the train.

And going right back to the original idea I seem to recal some little stunt many years back involving a mouse trap with a hole drilled in it and a .22 blank .....:-
Best not to go there though.

I need to build one of those!!!!!!!!!! .22 short would be perfect...............................

 

[Mik]

My fingers and mouse traps are not on speaking terms!!!!!

 

[tramcar trev]

A friend of mine was bushwalking with some friends and a dog in the Brindabellas and the dog ran off to explore ( as dogs do) and there was a gunshot... All hands ran towards where the sound came from and found the dog laying bleeding on the ground.... Even though they should not have had the dog there they called all and sundry and it was discovered that the dog had tripped a rat trap with a hole and a shotgun cartridge in it with a trip wire that triggered it, A large plantation of a controlled weed was found in the area along with dozens of other booby traps. The dog had 4 pellets taken from its front leg and survived and when he goes walking he now walks 3mm from his owners legs :thumbdown:

 

[New Haven Neil 2]

When the last 504 EMU left Manchester Piccadilly for Hadfield, prior to renewing the 1500V DC OLE to 25KV AC the nearside rail at the end of platform 1 was covered with dets.

It were a good 'send off'.

Ah yes, the same deed was done when the last train left South Shields, before conversion to the Metro. As it happens, the track went right past what then was the nick - a lot of bobbies came tumbling out of the door thinking they were under terrorist attack.... There were so many dets down it's a wonder the poor Met-Cam DMU didn't get blown over!

 

[Netty]

When the last 504 EMU left Manchester Piccadilly for Hadfield, prior to renewing the 1500V DC OLE to 25KV AC the nearside rail at the end of platform 1 was covered with dets.

It were a good 'send off'.

I was there too, Magic, would get shot for that these days, well probably not seeing as how they banned guns too. Were there not some at the other end too? Can you remember what year it was and do you have piccys? I wasn't that old at the time.

 

[adeshers]

When the last 504 EMU left Manchester Piccadilly for Hadfield, prior to renewing the 1500V DC OLE to 25KV AC the nearside rail at the end of platform 1 was covered with dets.

It were a good 'send off'.

I was there too, Magic, would get shot for that these days, well probably not seeing as how they banned guns too. Were there not some at the other end too? Can you remember what year it was and do you have piccys? I wasn't that old at the time.

If memory serves right it was 1984. I was traffic manager at Guide Bridge at the time. No piccies I'm afraid. Not sure if there were any dets laid at Hadfield or Gloosop. I can't recall being told at the time. I was in the cab from Piccadilly but got off at Guide Bridge for shift changeover. The dets at Piccadilly were all out of date and being 'returned' for disposal

I think it was early evening during the autumn. I know I spent many a 'happy' hour transferring passengers at a temporary station set up at Hyde Jn to transfer passengers off the 'main line' onto either buses for Glossop/Hadfield or DMU for the Hyde loop line whilst re-wiring was taking place further up towards Dinting.

Sorry for highjacking your thread Trev