re how to make this illuminating thing in article rn innguj dns nmsu edu jcho dante nmsu edu cho writes my father having worked for american cyanamid for sometime did mention that the recipe is a secret neither of us know of just how toxic the stuff is but you can synthesize a simliar substance that is available to just about any organic lab called luminol you can usually find this in an organic lab book or something similiar these substances are normally not the secret but how to get at them the method of preperation is normally patented which means that no one else can make the chemical in the same way without undergoing an agreement with american cyanamid but i guess you knew what a patent is if you know what substance is used you ll also know its toxicity rumor has it that luminol is some base form for the stuff used in the light sticks the luminol reaction has the disadvantage of not lasting as long as the commercial version remember that cyano compounds are found in nature and not all are poisonous regards r h w poser chem eng iii university of pretoria fidonet or rolf poser p f n z fidonet org fastest pose rh babel ee up ac za tel
