Gunpowder

Gunpowder was discovered a thousand years ago. We know it best for its use in guns and cannons, and also in fireworks. It is not fast enough to explode and damage a gun barrel, but acts as a great propellant for bullets and shells.

Homemade Gunpowder, For Science! How To Make Gunpowder – DIY Gunpowder Experiment!
Big Idea: Gunpowder
The deadly irony of gunpowder – Eric Rosado

Ingredients for making Gunpowder

Making Willow Charcoal for Black Powder – The BEST Charcoal! ElementalMaker
Making Black Powder with Different Carbon Sources – ElementalMaker
Growing NITRATE Crystals For Gunpowder
Gunpowder was made from Women’s Urine (Pee) during the Civil War – Saltpeter or Potassium Nitrate
Garry Lavin’s Science Safari – Making Explosives from Urine – BBC show with inventor Garry Lavin
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2bL1F1M8tLE
How to Make Black Powder

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