Ahhhhhhh

[james_davis_nicoll]

An 18-year-old university student accused of having explosives that could be used in bombs is a chemistry buff who had no interest in blowing things up, his lawyer says.

Pointed out to me by mrteufel

Comments

[james-nicoll.livejournal.com]

I had three chemistry sets as a kid and could any number of interesting materials if I asked.

My high school stocked picric acid at one point (because until the 1970s, most Ontario high schools did).

[jhetley.livejournal.com]

I had reagent-grade liter bottles of hydrochloric, nitric, and sulfuric acid . . .