See, that’s why we got those nifty chemistry sets when we were kids back in the day. We didn’t have to ask our folks for explosives. And yes, we actually did blow up a few things.
One shouldn’t automatically assume that the kid wants nitroglycerin for explosive purposes. It is also used, as pointed out by a commenter earlier, for angina pectoris.
Our middle son actually did something like this. He was about 8 or 9, and asked his father where we kept the concentrated nitric acid. We are still laughing. Somehow he managed to live long enough to be an adult. 38 and counting.
mokspr Premium Member 8 months ago
Bit young for angina, aren’t you?
Tigressy 8 months ago
Do you have any explosives at home?
Only some legal fireworks still in their original packages, stored in a cool and dry place.
Same with the gas bottles. Different place.
cdward 8 months ago
See, that’s why we got those nifty chemistry sets when we were kids back in the day. We didn’t have to ask our folks for explosives. And yes, we actually did blow up a few things.
Just-me 8 months ago
A nod to Matt Groening and Home Simpson with the D’oh? I shudder to think why the kid wants some nitro.
kjnrun 8 months ago
Some of us need to keep nitroglycerin on hand for all the wrong reasons but it can be a life saver.
Stocky One 8 months ago
wongo 8 months ago
It’s in the garage next to those 40 bags of ammonium nitrate.
MuddyUSA Premium Member 8 months ago
I am surprised the kid can pronounce the word…….
raybarb44 8 months ago
Fresh out son……
PoodleGroomer 8 months ago
Any oxygen bottles and a .308 rifle?
cuzinron47 8 months ago
Fortunately we forgot to reorder.
cuzinron47 8 months ago
And there goes the explosion, all over the laptop.
dpatrickryan Premium Member 8 months ago
Silly boy, we don’t keep nitroglycerin on hand! You have to do what I did when I was a kid, and make it from nitric acid and glycerin!
wildlandwaters 8 months ago
kid’s got heart problems??
MissScarlet Premium Member 8 months ago
Our middle son actually did something like this. He was about 8 or 9, and asked his father where we kept the concentrated nitric acid. We are still laughing. Somehow he managed to live long enough to be an adult. 38 and counting.
ladykat 8 months ago
Under the sink, in a sealed container marked “talcum powder”.