A new monster

[Thunderchicken]

Many moons ago I played Cthulhu RPG religiously and as a GM was always looking for a new angle. If only I found this stuff then, it would have been perfect. All I'd have to do is give it a name:



Here's another version. Give the clip a minute, it's worth the wait:



Mate of mine is a chemical engineer and says it's the real deal.

[JollyBob]

That's cool and weird and horrible and fantastic and disgusting all in one go!

[twrchtrwyth]

I'm not sure what to say. Weird but cool.

[knoxville]

What is that kind of stuff (and where can I get this)?

[Danny the Chimp]

Reminds me of the little black tablet things you could get in the 80's from Jokeshops.

You lit the tablet and it grew into a black snake like thing, or as I remember, something resembling a black turd...

Am I the only one who remember these, or are the paint fumes getting to me? 

Very cool though, I wonder if it sets hard, it would make amazing scenery.

[archangel1]

Neat! Instant Cthulhu!

Reminds me of the little black tablet things you could get in the 80's from Jokeshops.

You lit the tablet and it grew into a black snake like thing, or as I remember, something resembling a black turd...

Am I the only one who remember these, or are the paint fumes getting to me?    ...

I vaguely remember them.  Weren't very big? Couple of inches long when done?

[Ramshackle_Curtis]

YES!! I WANT SOME!

[thejammedgatling]

O.k, prizes for anyone who knows where to get some of this. Just the ticket for my new Mars terrain. Think I remember the old toy from the early 80's.But from memory wasn't the stuff very brittle and flaky when you touched it?

[archangel1]

It was almost like cigarette ash, wasn't it?

[Bako]

The stuff from the 80's you're talking about were called 'snakes'. Weren't very big, so they didn't get more than a few inches after you ignited them. Don't know if you can even buy snakes anymore. Though the stuff on those videos are epic, definately worth looking into.

[Snate56]

And yes, they were a bit stiffer than cigarette ash, but only just.
We had them at our fireworks stands around the time of our Indepenance Day celebration.
You could put a few of the tablets together to make a thicker snake.

I'm wondering if you could spray it with varnish, ever so lightly, until you built up a thick enough layer to be rigid.

SteveN

[darquebus]

   Don't do this a home kids! The fumes are toxic

actually everything in there is highly toxic... I am married to chemist and she wouldn't allow it 

Again a perfect example that wifes do not support war-gaming needs...

[Bako]

Good thing I don't have one then!

[supervike]

The stuff from the 80's you're talking about were called 'snakes'. Weren't very big, so they didn't get more than a few inches after you ignited them. Don't know if you can even buy snakes anymore. Though the stuff on those videos are epic, definately worth looking into.

Yep, you can still buy 'snakes' they sell them here in my state around the 4th of July....

I loved stacking bunches of them together and making a huge python sized one!

[ChukTuttle]

The fumes of most cool things are toxic 

Of course, you could perform the ill-advised and moderately dangerous sulfuric acid into sugar experiment.  It generates a ton of heat and sulfur gas, but you get a huge carbon snake out of the deal.  I don't think it has any real use in gaming though.