Brigham Young student starts fire in dormitory cooking up rocket fuel

A student at Brigham Young University started a major fire in his dormitory while cooking up a batch of homemade rocket fuel

The fire in a dormitory kitchen triggered the dormitory sprinkler system flooding one floor and forcing 22 residents to evacuate

The fire was extinguished by the fire department

It is estimated that damages would be $100,000. It yet to be determined if the student will be criminally charged for the incident.

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Wonder if this how Elon Musk got his start ........

a reply to: firerescue

Elon Musk? How about Jack Parsons.

a reply to: firerescue


These news articles are awful.

"Exploded into a fireball"

A few lines later...

"No one injured"

Must have been one hell of an explosion..lol

originally posted by: beyondknowledge
a reply to: firerescue

Elon Musk? How about Jack Parsons.

Jim Parson.
youtu.be...

a reply to: Bigburgh

Big Bang Theory was the first thing I thought of when I read the title.

a reply to: Tarzan the apeman.

Classic.

a reply to: Bigburgh

Rocketfuel = ethanol= alcohol
Mustn’t be a nerd

a reply to: Raggedyman

Most likely cooking up batch of "rocket candy" made by melting sugar with potassium nitrate (saltpeter) together

a reply to: firerescue

Rule of thumb.
YouTube tutorials aren't the way to go when making rocket fuel.

Also a quick question. While it's nice this wasn't another meth lab incident, is rocket fuel a better money making enterprise? Cause when you think of Start-Up's making rocket fuel I suspect it's a niche market.

a reply to: Bigburgh

Rocketfuel = ethanol= alcohol
Mustn’t be a nerd