fandomhigh | Mythbusting, Tuesday, 7/28, Period 2

There were ice baths set up at each Danger Shop lab station today, and Tyler tossed goggles and gloves at each student as they came in. He folded his arms and waited for the class to settle before beginning. If he was enjoying teaching this session a little less than he normally did, he gave little sign.

Then he reached onto his desk and held up a container of clear, thick stuff. "So this," he said, "is the extra glycerin from the soap we made the first week. And now it's time to get to the fun part and make it nitroglycerin. Not a straight myth, but hey, it seems worth exploring in class."

He pointed out two vials on his desk. "This is nitric acid. The big one is sulfuric acid. What you're going to do is add the nitric to to three times the amount of sulfuric in the ice batch, then start adding the glycerin with an eyedropper."

"This is a delicate reaction, so please, work in pairs if you can stand it. One person watches the vat, other one drops in the glycerin. You'll know you're done when it gels up."

"Once you see that happen, you can scoop it out and mix it with sawdust to get a plastic explosive. You can roll it together and light it on fire. We don't have to do that this week, but if you have time, we have a lovely shooting range for you to test it in." He gestured to the back wall of the shop and hit a button on the control panel, transforming it into a wall of assorted moddable targets.

"You can also fake a similar reaction with some supermarket stuff -- Diet Pepsi and kitty litter, or orange juice and gasoline. I'm ~~handwavily~~ passing around a handout on that stuff, if you're interested and want to do that instead of nitro. Just remember, this is Danger Shop only."

"Go to work. I'll be around. Ino, ~~if you're here~~ please wait after class."

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"Yes. Business classes I'm good at, naturally," Chuck said. "And I like foreign languages."

"Really?" Sam asked, sounding genuinely surprised. "Do you speak a foreign language?"

Chuck always liked watching people's surprise when they found out he just wasn't an extremely good looking rich boy.

"I speak fluent French, Thai and Japanese. And I know enough Spanish, Italian and German to get by," Chuck informed him. "I want to learn Mandarin since my father does a lot of business in Beijing but I just haven't gotten around to it yet."

It was a good thing Sam wasn't handling any of the acids yet, that was for sure. "Wow, and I thought I was doing well knowing Latin," he said.

Chuck leaned in towards Sam and spoke in a mock whisper. "I'm one of those secret smart people. Don't tell anybody."

"Your secret is safe with me," Sam said in the same tone, "because I don't think anyone would believe me."

Chuck smirked. "Oh I think plenty of people would believe that I have fantastic oral skills."

"Ha ha ha," Sam said dryly. "I know you're not stupid, not if you're successfully running a business. Or two, now."

"Trust me, just because you can make money doesn't mean you can't be stupid," Chuck said. "But in this case you are right; I'm not stupid. I'm just not a book worm. Even though I've been known to open one on occasion."

"I'll have to remember that the next time I come across something in French," Sam said. "You might be more useful than you seem after all."

"Hey, I am useful in plenty of ways," Chuck said. "You just don't take advantage of most of my talents."

Probably because most of them involved nakedness of some sort.

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