Lesson Learned and an Experiment

[KinleyWater]

Ladies and gentlemen,

By way of public service announcement, I will remind you all to make sure the drain is shut BEFORE pouring powder into the hopper of your dispenser.

Okay, so a few weeks back, I was an idiot and ended up spilling a couple of ounces of Blue Dot on my reloading bench. The spot where I reload gets dusty and is in the corner of my woodworking area, so I did not feel comfortable scooping it up and pouring it in the hopper. I also don't like the idea of wasting stuff, especially powder. So, I thought and I thought, and then it occurred to me that gunpowder is primarily nitrogen, so I decided to try and experiment.

Can you tell which pepper plant was grown on Blue Dot?

 

[DrMike]

I've enriched more than a few strawberry plants and ornamentals. My policy is that any spills are used as fertilizer. I suppose in these difficult times I could reassess that policy, but I don't see that happening any time soon.

 

[3 Meter Para Bellum]

Um, wow. I would not have thought of that.

Cool.

 

[ShadeTree]

Haha. I never experimented on an actual plant. I've put plenty on the grass as fertilizer already but that's an interesting side by side comparison. Quite a difference!

 

[LzquierdoMadeleyn]

Ladies and gentlemen,

By way of public service announcement, I will remind you all to make sure the drain is shut BEFORE pouring powder into the hopper of your dispenser.

Okay, so a few weeks back, I was an idiot and ended up spilling a couple of ounces of Blue Dot on my reloading bench. The spot where I reload gets dusty and is in the corner of my woodworking area, so I did not feel comfortable scooping it up and pouring it in the hopper. I also don't like the idea of wasting stuff, especially powder. So, I thought and I thought, and then it occurred to me that gunpowder is primarily nitrogen, so I decided to try and experiment.

Can you tell which pepper plant was grown on Blue Dot?
View attachment 17077 You don’t get that kind of practical wisdom from just any textbook in the school library. It’s the kind of academic curiosity that makes you want to dig deeper and test things for yourself, even if it’s just in your own backyard. And honestly, tackling unexpected problems like this is a huge part of any university or graduate program. If you’re swamped with nursing papers and need a solid tutor to help you connect those dots, https://mysupergeek.com/nursing-assignment-help-service has been a total game-changer for keeping my own studies on track without losing that spark. Anyway, kudos to the OP for sharing the experiment – it’s a great reminder that sometimes the best education comes from our own screw-ups and the curious follow-ups.

Yeah, classic move forgetting the damn drain. I've dumped more than one batch of powder that way over the years. Figured out quick that stuff makes decent fertilizer too - nitrogen boost for the garden without wasting it. Your pepper plant pic shows it works pretty good. Nice experiment.

 

[salmonchaser]

Yep, done it more than once, I do think Rl 26 will green up the yard faster than H4350!

 

[Bruce Mc]

Yep, done it more than once, I do think Rl 26 will green up the yard faster than H4350!

That 's counter intuitive, Reloder 26 is a much slower powder.

 

[Firebird24]

OUCH! Been there, done that-

 

[RememberBaker]

Closing the drain on the powder dispenser is a lot like putting the plug in the boat and I’ve forgotten to do both more times than I’d care to admit.

 

[salmonchaser]

That 's counter intuitive, Reloder 26 is a much slower powder.

Surprised me too!

 

[KinleyWater]

All - hate to do this, but publicly calling out a post on this page. If you look at the post which quotes mine, you will see that there is much more text in it than was in my original post. That added text includes a link to a pay-for-service website, implying my endorsement. No such endorsement exists, I have never used that site or service, and I resent being misrepresented in this manner. I have reported the post in question.

 

[DrMike]

All - hate to do this, but publicly calling out a post on this page. If you look at the post which quotes mine, you will see that there is much more text in it than was in my original post. That added text includes a link to a pay-for-service website, implying my endorsement. No such endorsement exists, I have never used that site or service, and I resent being misrepresented in this manner. I have reported the post in question.

Good catch. Yeah, that would anger me as well.

 

[RL338]

All - hate to do this, but publicly calling out a post on this page. If you look at the post which quotes mine, you will see that there is much more text in it than was in my original post. That added text includes a link to a pay-for-service website, implying my endorsement. No such endorsement exists, I have never used that site or service, and I resent being misrepresented in this manner. I have reported the post in question.

They’re just a spammer , looking at what they’ve posted each time they add a hyper-link in someones quoted post.

 

[grry10]

I'm glad to see that I'm not the only person to spill powder. Lol..I just wish it had only happened once.

 

[JD338]

Yep, done it more than once, I do think Rl 26 will green up the yard faster than H4350!

I’m sure burn rate would determine how fast things green up

JD338

 

[salmonchaser]

I’m sure burn rate would determine how fast things green up

JD338

Nope, it’s just like using round up or 24d. Sprays. Biggest error people make, if 2 oz per gallon works 4 oz per gallon will work more better. Fact is if you do the “FASTER’ method you kill the top, see results in 24 hours kind of thing. You don’t kill the root. Run the “slower” method you begin to wonder if that s**t really works, it does and next year it doesn’t come back.
Really not sure on my logic here.

 

[Heavy Barrel]

While it wasn't me that did this, I had to go into our SAP system and make corrections to our stock, but I recall someone who managed to dump over $500 of Liquid Crystal Polymer resin on the floor in a similar fashion.

He was setting up a new run, tuned the dryer on, stabbed the wand into the box of resin and walked away, by the time he'd realized that the gate on the bottom of the dryer wasn't shut there's was fifty kilograms piled up on the floor under that dryer.

 

[Vince]

All - hate to do this, but publicly calling out a post on this page. If you look at the post which quotes mine, you will see that there is much more text in it than was in my original post. That added text includes a link to a pay-for-service website, implying my endorsement. No such endorsement exists, I have never used that site or service, and I resent being misrepresented in this manner. I have reported the post in question.

I followed the link on the post that quoted your post.
I’m now set to be paid $58,000,000 from a Nigerian Prince. I just sent him $2500 so he can wire the funds to me.
I never expected such riches from this forum although the wealth of knowledge and camaraderie is unmeasurable.

Vince

 

[jimbires]

I’m sure burn rate would determine how fast things green up

JD338

can a guy over pressure the flower bed ? if so , what signs do you look for ?

would a longer flower bed green up quicker ? more velocity ?

 

[JD338]

can a guy over pressure the flower bed ? if so , what signs do you look for ?

would a longer flower bed green up quicker ? more velocity ?

Heavy bolt lift

JD338