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Old 01-31-2005   #1 (permalink)
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Chemicals to create smoke

I do comedy emcee work. I need to know if there are chemicals (preferably just two) that, when mixed together, would produce smoke.

To help you come up with a solution that would fit my needs, here's what I want to do. I want to walk onstage while putting on a jacket. After I have the jacket on, I begin my introduction of the next act. As I do, smoke begins to come out of the jacket. I look surprised and tell the audience that it's my new smoking jacket.

Corny? Yes, but I saw someone do it years ago and it gets a lot of laughs (and many groans). Any help would me MOST welcome, both chemicals and/or a method of mixing them as I put the jacket on.

Thanks for anyone who can help me with this.
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Re: Chemicals to create smoke

There is some good information on this topic in the thread entitled "Smoke and Bombs" in the chemistry forum already - you might find some answers there.


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Re: Chemicals to create smoke

i dont konw much, can help much there.
however, a quite search in google give me this:
its about producing smoke using some kind of glycerin mixture,
title "Atomized Glycols"
http://chemistry.about.com/library/weekly/aa010603c.htm
its safer than using nitrogen and dry ice.... since you need to put em in your jacket.


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Re: Chemicals to create smoke

Thanks for the suggestions. I considered the dry ice route, but wasn't sure if it would produce an amount of smoke that would be noticeable. I don't think dry ice smoke would rise as much, either.

I'll check them both out. Thanks again.
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wouldnt dry ice be a bit too cold to be put inside a jacket?
well, anyway, good luck with your work.


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