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HOW TO MAKE TNT
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THE ANARCHIST COOKBOOK
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PROBABLY THE MOST IMPORTANT EXPLOSIVE COMPOUND IN USE TODAY IS TNT
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(TRINITROTOLENE). THIS AND OTHER VERY SIMILAR TYPES OF HIGH EXPLOSIVES ARE ALL
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USED BY THE MILITARY, BECAUSE OF THEIR FANTASTIC POWER - ABOUT 2.25 MILLION
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POUNDS PER SQUARE INCH, AND THEIR GREAT STABILITY. TNT ALSO HAS THE GREAT
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ADVANTAGE OF BEING ABLE TO BE MELTED AT 82 DEGREES F., SO THAT IT CAN BE
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POURED INTO SHELLS, MORTARS, OR ANY OTHER PROJECTILES. MILITARY TNT COMES
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IN CONTAINERS WHICH RESEMBLE DRY CELL BATTERIES, AND ARE USUALLY IGNITED BY AN
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ELECTRICAL CHARGE, COUPLED WITH AN ELECTRICAL BLASTING CAP, ALTHOUGH THERE ARE
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OTHER METHODS.
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PREPARATION OF TNT
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1. TAKE TWO BEAKERS. IN THE FIRST, PREPARE A SOLUTION OF 76% SULFURIC ACID, 23%
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NITRIC ACID, AND 1% WATER. IN THE OTHER BEAKER, PREPARE ANOTHER SOLUTION OF
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57% NITRIC ACID AND 43% SULFURIC ACID (%'S ARE ON A WEIGHT RATIO RATHER THAN
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VOLUME).
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2. TEN GRAMS OF THE FIRST SOLUTION ARE POURED INTO AN EMPTY BEAKER AND PLACED
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IN AN ICE BATH.
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3. ADD TEN GRAMS OF TOLUENE, AND STIR FOR SEVERAL MINUTES.
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4. REMOVE THIS BEAKER FROM THE ICE BATH AND GENTLY HEAT UNTIL IT REACHES 50
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DEGREES C. THE SOLUTION IS STIRRED CONSTANTLY WHILE BEING HEATED.
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5. FIFTY ADDITIONAL GRAMS OF THE ACID, FROM THE FIRST BEAKER, ARE ADDED AND THE
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TEMPERATURE IS ALLOWED TO RISE TO 55 DEGREES C. THIS TEMPERATURE IS HELD FOR
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THE NEXT TEN MINUTES, AND AN OILY LIQUID WILL BEGIN TO FORM ON THE TOP OF
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THE ACID.
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6. AFTER 10 OR 12 MINUTES, THE ACID SOLUTION IS RETURNED TO THE ICE BATH, AND
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COOLED TO 45 DEGREES C. WHEN REACHING THIS TEMPERATURE, THE OILY LIQUID WILL
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SINK AND COLLECT AT THE BOTTOM OF THE BEAKER. AT THIS POINT, THE REMAINING
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ACID SOLUTION SHOULD BE DRAWN OFF, BY USING A SYRINGE.
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7. FIFTY MORE GRAMS OF THE FIRST ACID SOLUTION ARE ADDED TO THE OILY LIQUID
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WHILE THE TEMPERATURE IS SLOWLY BEING RAISED TO 83 DEGREES C. AFTER THIS
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TEMPERATURE IS REACHED, IT IS MAINTAINED FOR A FULL HALF HOUR.
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8. AT THE END OF THIS PERIOD, THE SOLUTION IS ALLOWED TO COOL TO 60 DEGREES C.
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, AND IS HELD AT THIS TEMPERATURE FOR ANOTHER FULL HALF HOUR. AFTER THIS,
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THE ACID IS AGAIN DRAWN OFF, LEAVING ONCE MORE ONLY THE OILY LIQUID AT THE
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BOTTOM.
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9. THIRTY GRAMS OF SULFURIC ACID ARE ADDED, WHILE THE OILY LIQUID IS GENTLY
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HEATED TO 80 DEGREES C. ALL TEMPERATURE INCREASES MUST BE ACCOMPLISHED
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SLOWLY AND GENTLY.
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10. ONCE THE DESIRED TEMPERATURE IS REACHED, 30 GRAMS OF THE SECOND ACID
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SOLUTION ARE ADDED, AND THE TEMPERATURE IS RAISED FROM 80 DEGREES C. TO 104
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DEGREES C. , AND IS HELD FOR THREE HOURS.
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11. AFTER THIS THREE-HOUR PERIOD, THE MIXTURE IS LOWERED TO 100 DEGREES C. AND
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IS HELD THERE FOR A HALF HOUR.
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12. AFTER THIS HALF HOUR, THE OIL IS REMOVED FROM THE ACID AND WASHED WITH
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BOILING WATER.
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13. AFTER THE WASHING WITH BOILING WATER, WHILE BEING STIRRED CONSTANTLY, THE
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TNT WILL BEGIN TO SOLIDIFY.
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14. WHEN THE SOLIDIFICATION HAS STARTED, COLD WATER IS ADDED TO THE BEAKER, SO
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THAT THE TNT WILL FORM INTO PELLETS. ONCE THIS IS DONE, YOU HAVE A GOOD QUALITY
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TNT.
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NOTE: THE TEMPERATURES USED IN THE PREPARATION OF TNT ARE EXACT, AND MUST BE
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USED AS SUCH. DO NOT ESTIMATE OR USE APPROXIMATIONS. BUY A GOOD
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