How to make Nickel Hydrazine Nitrate (NHN) using hydrazine sulfate

Disclaimer: This video is purely for educational purposes. Do not reattempt and be aware of local laws in your area.
How To Make Nickel Hydrazine Nitrate:
Req. chemicals:
20.0g hydrazine sulfate
14.5g naoh
100ml of absolute isopropyl alcohol
some nickel nitrate, i made mine from old coins and distilled nitric acid.
first step is to freebase the hydrazine sulfate into alcoholic hydrazine. then, add nickel nitrate to the concentrated freebase at a temperature of about 60c. In the video I did a temp of 30c because I've burnt the NHN before, turning it black, and it was kinda scary watching an explosive boil.
adding dextrin will increase the bulk density from 0.9g/cm3 to 1.2g/cm3, however, if you add more than 1% it will turn blue and sticky like I showed in the video. Also, if you use too much alcohol and your hydrazine freebase is too dilute, the complex will not form and you'll get some blue compound.
at the end of the video I show the detonation of nhn vs the deflagration of nhn
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