Posted by Jon Hagen on February 26, 2011 at 19:29:00 from (69.26.23.96):
In Reply to: OT....Blasting caps posted by 1950whiteC on February 26, 2011 at 15:15:20:
Ah yes, old blasting caps. At a young age (8 maybe ?) I found this little wood cabinet in a corner of our old garage. Inside was a box of old blasting caps and a tin can of black powder.
One day I got the bright idea to try exploding one of those old caps by laying it on the shop anvil and hit it with a two pound hammer. Worked good, the cap exploded with a bang, my face stung. Probibly very luck I wore glasses from a young age, as I have been blind in one eye since 5 years old. Bits of that metal cap worked their way to the surface of my face like acne for the next 10 years.
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