The Pharoah's Serpent -- Mercury Thiocyanate

Man, that video could have been about 2 minutes shorter. Did we really need to see the person scoop all that out?

That said, this reminds me of my childhood around the 4th of July. I'm guessing the toxicity of that is why I get so antsy about overlong videos.

Amazazing!

Sodium bicarbonate does basically the same thing? I've got to try that.

Snakes... why did it have to be snakes...

Do you suppose this could explain the "burning bush" that "burned without being consumed" that Moses confronted in the desert when the Jews escaped from Egypt?

It sounds like the smoke monster from Lost. Coincidence? I think not.

Well, I see you got those snakes. But where's the good stuff man? No black cats, Roman candles or screaming meemies? You got no lady fingers, fuzz buttles, snicker bombs, church burners, finger blasters, gut busters, zippity do das, crap flappers? No whistling bungholes spleen splitters, whisker biscuits,
honkey lighters, Hüsker Düs and don'ts. Cherry bombs, nipsy dazers, with or without the scooter stick? Or one single whistling kitty-chaser?

IT'S ALIIIIIVE!!

The resulting stuff would make a great sci-fi background for a stop-motion film or something.

That made me itch. It was still cool to watch, tho' i could have done with out the sound effects...creeeepyyyyyy.

No... because snakes and sparklers are the only ones I like.

Here are instructions for making Sodium Bicarb snakes. Looks like they aren't quite as awesome as the old, toxic ones.

http://chemistry.about.com/od/chemistryhowtoguide/a/blacksnakes.htm

We used to make a big pile of the old ones and light them all at once. With enough tablets, you could crack a sidewalk. God knows what the fumes were doing to us.

I think this is look like a monster.