Quote:i know, but the problem is that on a google search, all that didn't have a complex chemical equation told you to
a) do baking soda and vinegar
b) smoke bombs, saltpeter and stuff
c) stink bombs, hair
d) dry ice and hot water, or stuff from a battery
So in other words - you've looked at the instruction and didn't understand them.
perhaps that's telling you to NOT try and make high explosives in your house.
'Saltpetre and stuff'
The fact that you don't consider gunpowder to be dangerous enough for you is scary.
There is a reason instructions for making high explosives at home are few and far to find.
It is INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS and frequently fatal.
And if you don't understand the chemical equations then you really have no place in mixing the chemicals up.
Gunpowder can be used for everything from propelling model rockets to blowing up large structures. Given a little imagination it's plenty dangerous enough for most people.
The fact that you want something more dangerous that you don't have to think about to make - pretty much speaks for itself in suggesting that you NOT be allowed near even matches for quite a few years yet
Your parents are correct in this respect