quoted 5 lines Whats an easy way to get aluminum to oxidize? That sounds like>Whats an easy way to get aluminum to oxidize? That sounds like
>something that would produce some interesting samples if used
>sparingly...do you people know of any chemical reactants I can use
>to cause this to happen?
>
oxygen! (oxidize? hehe) Aluminum loves oxygen. Nearly all aluminum
around has a thin layer of aluminum oxide on it that protects it from
further oxidation. Even aluminum foil has that thin layer. That's
also why clog cleaner stuff (like The Works) helps make "bombs."
It'll corrode through the aluminum oxide to the pure aluminum and
"explode."
anyway, you don't need to worry about oxidizing aluminum, you need to
worry about getting rid of that aluminum oxide. Clog cleaner, nail
polish remover, or any similar chemical compound will eat through it.
But you need to do it *extremely* sparingly, as even a full drop can
render the disc unreadable. A pipette would help for sure.
of course, the results would likely end up sounding just like a
skipping CD, as a gap in the data is a gap regardless of how it got
there. I'd say just scratch the thing.
derek
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