Instead of throwing scoops of sodium chloride on the snow and ice, I'd much rather use pure sodium.

[kolanaki@yiffit.net]

I can't remember if it was the sodium or the elemental aluminum that my chemistry teacher had literally blow a hole in the ceiling because he used too large of a chunk when showing the reaction.

[hikingvet@lemmy.ca]

Well, that could be a number of alkali metals.

As far as I'm aware aluminium doesn't have that sort of reactivity.

[endymion_mallorn@kbin.melroy.org]

Multiple times. But no, I mean, when I saw the OP, all I could think of was "Jamie wants big boom."

[remembertheapollo_@lemmy.world]

I wonder what you could mix it with for some interesting effect.

Mix powdered sodium with (?, would calcium chloride still work and be stable?) and turn it into granules, cast that onto snow and ice, and have it glitter or spark as it melts the snow.

I didn’t say safe. I just said interesting.

[asafum@feddit.nl]

I would be very nervous if it did... I'm surrounded by aluminum at the moment lol

[neuromancer49@midwest.social]

Isn't it magnesium chloride? More ions = better melting.

Please do not put ice salt on your food in a pinch

[tokeneffort@sh.itjust.works]

I once ate a dime sized piece of ice salt

[hikingvet@lemmy.ca]

That last sentence is the important one.

You probably could, but that sounds like a nightmare mixture that could go off with atmospheric moisture. Though I do not have enough chemistry training to say for certain.

You are probably right that it would be interesting.

[moody@lemmings.world]

Did you die?

[poem_for_your_sprog@lemmy.world]

He didn't reply so I assume so

[possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip]

Rip Ilikethewind

[tokeneffort@sh.itjust.works]

Probably not

[tokeneffort@sh.itjust.works]

I survived, it was over 10 years ago

[tokeneffort@sh.itjust.works]

Check it in, check it out, it's the summer blues...

[possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip]

You're alive!!!!

[hikingvet@lemmy.ca]

Flying would be interesting.

[onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe]

Exactly!

[el_guapazo@lemmy.world]

When sodium reacts with water, it'll create hydrogen gas and sodium hydroxide. The gas will burn hence the explosion while the lye will end up corroding the road and contaminating the soil.
So, it's a bad idea.

[donebrach@lemmy.world]

you’re not throwing table salt out on ice buddy.

[mufinmcflufin@lemmy.world]

Considering OP's "KEEPLOOIE SNOW" I'm pretty sure they're aware of that and that was the joke.