Exploding paint?

[Absinth]

On a t.v. show called "brainiac" it said this paste was made from iodine cyrstals and something else, but it didnt tell you what it was. Could you help?

[Sequin]

Ammonia - it forms crepidulating Iodine crystals

[gen2]

What's that big word mean?

I thought iodine + ammonia formed crystals of nitrogen tri-iodide.

[pixi]

Absinth put down that iodine right this minute  heee heee

[Peter Pedant]

Absinthe - you will lose your fingers if you try any of this. talking of which - the stuff which blew the top off the Russell Square bus is available on the internet. The one question is that it is so unstable, they should blown themselves up before they pulled out of Luton.

[pixi]

Not to worry Peter Pedant, he wont be trying this, we watched the programme together and we couldn't remember what it was.    Honest I know, Im his mum