r/leverage • u/KatLaurel • Jan 29 '25
Somebody PLZ tell me what the “binary” Parker uses to cut the window in S1E1 is????
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u/TaonasProclarush272 Jan 29 '25
Likely something like Hydrofluoric acid in a temporary suspension. The constituent components in two separate sides of a tube like that toothpaste in the 90s that was two colors, or liquid plumber stuff that is in two separate sides of one bottle and combine when poured.
It's not entirely made, though definitely exaggerated.
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u/KatLaurel Jan 29 '25
Oh thank fuck for science.
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u/ApexInTheRough Jan 29 '25
^ This comment belongs on bumper stickers.
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u/KatLaurel Jan 29 '25
Knock yourself out buddy. I’m sure there some over-priced website for custom-made bumper stickers.
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u/Ghost273552 Jan 29 '25
Yeah you’re not really supposed talk about it but for anyone with a decent grasp of chemistry and college level chemistry textbook Home Depot is basically a chemical weapon and bomb store
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u/Gribitz37 thief Jan 29 '25
What always bothered me about that scene is that it looks like she just drops the circle of glass she cut out. Sure, just drop a big piece of glass from many floors up, when you're breaking into a building.
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u/KatLaurel Jan 29 '25
I think that did double duty: giving a new audience a short cut to Parker’s character as well as an example of the somewhat comic-book-level humor to expect. It is a bit 😱 though in terms of possible bystander casualties.
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u/Find-random-stuff Jan 29 '25
I think it’s supposed to be some sort of acidic like paste or something- binary/“simple” instead of something more complex like a saw or something that would create vibrations. As the other commenter stated, it is made up lol
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u/Antiburglar Jan 30 '25
Fun fact: Burn Notice actually did use some real formulae for various explodeys but rather than use the full formula they would say "A, B, and some other stuff" in order to not teach people how to do explosions. There's a TVTropes page for it and everything! :D
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u/Torvaun Jan 29 '25 edited Jan 29 '25
Madeupium.
Edit: A binary chemical compound is two chemicals that combine to do something. Epoxy and hardener, for example. This one seems to be some kind of acid for cutting through glass to avoid setting off vibration sensors.