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Anarchy
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anarchydeath
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d est ruc tio nplaguep
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des truction coola
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worldorderex orc ism kil lmaimdes
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nowledgeand insigh taninf ofrea koun
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todeat andbeyond
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lity,t heend
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et rise an
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mong
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thel ivingtoha unttheliv inginapsyc hohel lbentmassa
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creo ofa f ren zie d blo odi eda ndf i ery mae
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lstr omo ofl ost sou lsd oom edf ore ver
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more andag aindoo mdeath des tru ctionp
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lagu eme rcy sku ll. who isi tth att urn
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sblo odi n tos pir ita nds pir iti int obl
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ood.Whoi sitthatca nmake yourlittle armie slight yours skies
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The Horror! The Horror!
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(c) 1993 A Stealth Research Publication
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A Division of United Netrunners
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Captain Hook
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(The Foundation/Dynamic Krax Australia/The Second Field/United Netrunners)
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and
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Evasif
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(SRI)
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and the team from Stealth Research Industries:
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(Hook)
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Mr. Flay Sepulcrast
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Evasif (The Master Forger)
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Chris (Stealth)
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Dameron
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Rob (Hendrix)
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Typeset and Published By:
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Evasif (SRI)
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With Contributions taken from
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the following Publications:
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(Or maybe NOT!)
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Anarchy 'n Explosives
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Anarchy Today
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alt.locksmith FAQ
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Art of Technology Digest
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Artificial Intelligence Log
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"Build Your Own Laser, Phaser, Ion Ray Gun & Other Working Space-age Projects
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by Robert Iannini (Tab Books Inc)
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-cDc- Cult of the Dead Cow -cDc- (A CULT Publication)
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Computer Down-Under Ground Digest
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Chaos Magazine
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CHiNA Magazine
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Computer Underground Digest
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Corrupt Programming International
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Jolly Roger's Cookbook
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P/HUN Magazine
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Digital Free Press
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Electrix Magazine
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Freedom Magzine
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Informatik - The Journal of Priviledged Information
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Improvised Munitions Handbook [TM 32-210] (US Dept. Army 1969)
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Phrack Inc.
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Phantasy Magazine
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The Journal of Irreproducible Results
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The Poor Man's James Bond by Kurt Saxon
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The LOD/H Technical Journal
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The Globe Trotter Magazine
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The Marine Corps Field Manual on Physical Security
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The N. A. R. C. Newsletter
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Pirate Magazine
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Phirst Amendment Magazine
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TAP Magazine Online
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The Syndicate Report
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United Phreakers Incorporated Magazine
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Activist Times Incorporated
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National Security Anarchists Magazine
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The New Fone Express
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Defense Data Network Security Bulletins (NOT!)
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Freaker's Bureau Incorporated Magazine
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K. C. A. H. Magazine
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Hackers Unlimited Magazine
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H-net Magazine
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Master Anarchists Giving Illicit Knowledge (MAGIK) Magazine
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Phreakers/Hackers/Anarchists Magazine
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Phuckin' Phield Phreaks Magazine (aka Outdoor Life Magazine)
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Rebels Riting Guild Magazine
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Today's Chemist
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With Contributions from the following hackers,
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phreakers, anarchists, militants, chemists,
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or just down right lamers:
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Gunzenbombz Pyro-Technologies (Authors of the Complete Terrorist)
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(A Division of CHAOS Industries)
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Dead Horse (for spreading the original)
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The Jolly Roger [eLItE L0ZeR!] (for plagiarising hundreds of text philes
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without giving credit to anyone but HIMSELF)
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Doctor Dissector (I love killer kracker!)
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ACID
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Acid Reign
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Alpine Kracker
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Anesthesia, (our protector)
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Apple Maniac
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BIOC 003
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Baby Demon
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Bad Boy in Black
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Black Fire
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Black Manta
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Blue Max of Anarchist-R-Us
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Capt. Cloner
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Capt. Hack
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Chief O'Hara
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Circle Lord
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Darc Death
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Dark Overlord (Now this guy knows what he's talking about)
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Dead Addict
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Deceptor (Palm Beach BBS)
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Desert Pub'l
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Dial Tone
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Digital Destruction (604)
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Eights
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Elric of Imrryr
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Exilic Xyth
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Ford Prefect
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Franz Liszt
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Future Spy
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Garbled User
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George Hayduke
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Ghost Wind
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Gin Fizz/2600 Club!/TPM
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Grey Wolf.
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Halifax
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Heracles (B.O.U.)
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Hook
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Ingy (The Commanders)
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Jack The Ripper (OC)
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Joe Hunt
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Johnney Rotten (A Cryptic Criminals/Elite Justice Society Presentation)
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Kato
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Keith Blackwell
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Killer Kurt
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King Arthur
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Knight Hack
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Knight Lightning (Phrack _IS_ cool!)
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Kurt Saxon (Never found a full copy of your book..)
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Lazarus Long
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Lex Luthor
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Maelmord?
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Man-Tooth
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Marlboro Reds
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Megadeth
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Mr. "Budman" Zeek ("Hi-Tec" Terrorists/Portland Apple Corp.)
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Mr. Flay Sepulcrast
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NY Hacker (New York Underground Association)
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Ninja NYC/TPM
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Overkill
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Phucked Agent!
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Prof.Flay Sepulcrast of SRI (Who still can't play pool for shit)
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Professor Falken
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RIPPER
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Ragner Rocker
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Reverend L.E. Pirate
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Robert T Martinott
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SS-BADMAN (Kingdom of the Dead II)
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Saint Anarchy/D.O.A.
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Samhain
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Shadow Hawk 1
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Signal Sustain
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Silicon Phreaker
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Sir Knight
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Slash (WCC)
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Slayer
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Sterling
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The 3rd Reich
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The Billionaire Boys Club
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The Blade (A Neon Knight Presentation)
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The Blitz
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The Butler
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The Byte Byter (Metal Communications)
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The Chemist
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The Cheshire Cat
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The DARK LORDS OF CHAOS
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The DETH VEGETABLE
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The FBI
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The FLYING HERMIT
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The Fighting Falcon
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The Flying Hermit (A Dead Cat Whisker Production)
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The GRAY MOUSER
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The Ghost
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The Gremlin (United Federation of Pirates)
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The Happy Hacker
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The High Lord Satan
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The Ice-Man
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The Leftist
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The LockSmith
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The Lockpic
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The Metallain
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The Misfits
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The Mortician
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The Necrophiliac & The Necrophobic
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The Neon Knights
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The Ninja Warrior
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The Paper Tiger
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The Pirates of Puget Sound
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The Prime Anarchist
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The Prisoner
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The Pyro
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The REFLEX
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The Rebel Warhead
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The Rocker (Metallibashers Inc.)
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The SCREAMER
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The Sentinel
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The Team at CERT, and SERT (NOT!)
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The Undead Warrior
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The Wave
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Walkon (Temple of the Un-Dead)
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X Calibur
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XTX-101
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Warp 9
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Zandar Zan
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Zaphod Beeblebrox (mpg)
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^^^NIGHTWING^^^
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el Pirata' (computer rat software)
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and Steve Wozniak even though he's a wimp!
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Greetings go to:
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Quarrel - Hmmmm....
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Technopath - Chuckle Chuckle
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Zer0 - The name says it all =]
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Satan - SAtAn lOvEs yOu!
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Purpleman- See above!
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Rohan - Bring the notes!
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Rokstar - Devestation Phase One (Dead but not forgotten!)
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TriZap - You didn't tell me you wrote an article for Phrack...
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Jorrem Almighty (Malicious Damage) - Your magazine sucks, but hey.. =]
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Nosdivad - Bad luck, dude.
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Datalore - Ahh... remember the days..
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Equinoxe - Why ?
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Crimson - Why not?
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and to the boards:
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Burning Crime
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Millenium
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Fuckings go out to:
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Dhrystone/Prof. Kraq "Bite the mattress" - Get a hair cut!
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Ratter "Bend over and I'll drive" - Beware of room service!
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The Paddle Pop Lion and the Hair Bear Bunch - Get a hair cut!
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If any article appearing in this publication was indeed written by
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you and fails to or incorrectly mentions your handle, either:
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(a) We got the file from some fucking lamer like the Jolly Roger who
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plagerized you!
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(b) Our copy of the file failed to credit you (corrupted file, source)..
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(c) Error on our part! (Nahh!)
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0.0 PROLOGUE
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This work is the culmination of hundreds of authors (mostly anonymous)
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who have contributed articles relating to anarchy throughout the underground,
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either contributing to some 'zine or just posting text files. We at SRI
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(Stealth Research Incorporated) got pissed off one day when trying to remember
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where some fucking recipe was, and having to search through piles of half
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corrupted disks and heaps of paper, so we decided that we should organise
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some of the recipes in some decent order. Well, one thing lead to the next
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and I guess we must have been really bored because soon we ended up with
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something quite perverse. The book's style was based on the 'New Compleat [sic]
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Terrorist' by Gunzenbombz Pyro-Technologies because the author seemed to
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have a reasonable index although he couldn't spell for shit.
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The Compleat [sic] Terrorist was basically some pile of text files
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leeched from Ripco (which died in Operation Sundevil). The author (un-named)
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printed out two copies of that file (177K) which he gave to friends, but
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lost the original in a hard drive crash. I don't know what happened then, but
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somehow on August 8th at 1AM in some year (probably '90 or '91) he found a
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copy on some BBS somewhere and began 'The New Compleat [sic] Terrorist'.
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I (Hook) then basically got even anarchy file I could get my hands on
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and added it to this book, and that's where we are now. I'll keep adding to it
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as I get new files... I don't know how this will be done because we are also
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producing a PostScript version of this book.
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Some of the stuff I found, such as half the stuff that The Jolly Roger
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didn't rip off was pretty lame, but I included it anyway for the sake of
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completeness. If you don't think you can handle RDX, you can always go and
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make a chlorine bomb.. =]
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Anyway, have fun, and don't kill yourself too badly.
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19.9.93 Anarchy et Discordiae Volume 1 (The Tome of Destruction)
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Fuck Yeah! Six Months Later Anarchy et Discordiae is due for
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typesetting by Evasif.. Ahhh I can hardly wait!
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0.5 DISCLAIMER
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Sheesh. Why the fuck does everyone have a disclaimer when they
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write these files. What is their problem ? What are they afraid of ? Is some
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idiot going to blow his hand off and then take 'Captain Anarchy' to court ?
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I can see it now, "Captain Anarchy made me do it!". Do it. Go ahead.
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It's pretty funny how everything in this book can be derived from
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household ingredients, isn't it? Well, I guess I'd better say it now,
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I do not encourage you to
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(a) take this book too seriously.
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(b) trust any of the recipes (I haven't even tried all of them).
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(c) make anything in this book.
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Gee wow, did you know I have to say something like that to pass
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begin totally censored if I decide to publish ?
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But I guess, I can't really stop you if you do, not that I'd want to, either.
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Moral of the story:
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Never bother reading disclaimers, they all suck.
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Corrollary:
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You suck.
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Oh yeah, one more thing. Distribution. We're all for freedom of
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information and all that jazz, but use a little discretion in who you give
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a copy of this to. Like, avoid street kids, total lunatics or other social
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deviants who would go completely off the rails. Anarchy is cool when WE do
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it, not on the other end. We don't want the rest of the world getting as
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totally fucked up as the US, do we ? =] =]
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I'll probably change this fucking stupid disclaimer when I get the chance.
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(c) Version 1.0, 27th July 1993 Australia.
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All Rights Completely Fucked Up.
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... have nuke, will travel ...
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1.1 Table of Contents
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<20><><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD>
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1.2 ....... Chemical Safety
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2.0 ....... BUYING EXPLOSIVES AND PROPELLANTS
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2.01 ........ Black Powder
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2.011 ........ Black Powder Compositions
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2.02 ........ Pyrodex
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2.03 ........ Rocket Engine Powder
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2.04 ........ Rifle/Shotgun Powder
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2.05 ........ Flash Powder
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2.06 ........ Ammonium Nitrate
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2.1 ....... ACQUIRING CHEMICALS
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2.2 ....... LIST OF USEFUL HOUSEHOLD CHEMICALS AND AVAILABILITY
|
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2.21 ....... Chemical Descriptions
|
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2.3 ....... PREPARATION OF CHEMICALS
|
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2.31 ........ Nitric Acid
|
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2.32 ........ Sulfuric Acid
|
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2.33 ........ Ammonium Nitrate
|
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2.331 ........ The REFLEX's Preparation
|
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2.34 ........ Charcoal
|
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2.35 ........ Chlorine Gas
|
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2.36 ........ Sulphur
|
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2.37 ........ Oxygen Gas
|
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2.38 ........ Hydrogen Gas
|
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2.39 ........ Hematite (Iron Oxide or Rust)
|
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|
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2.40 ........ Picric Acid (Also 3.38)
|
|||
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2.41 ........ Sodium Chlorate (Potassium Chlorate Replacement)
|
|||
|
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2.42 ........ Nitrous Oxide (SEE 7.6 - Laughing Gas)
|
|||
|
|
2.43 ........ Iodine
|
|||
|
|
3.0 ....... EXPLOSIVE RECIPES
|
|||
|
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3.01 ........ Explosives, a foreword from Today's Chemist
|
|||
|
|
3.02 ........ Explosive Theory
|
|||
|
|
3.03 ........ Relative Sensitivity, Power and Velocity Table of Explosives
|
|||
|
|
3.1 ....... IMPACT EXPLOSIVES
|
|||
|
|
3.11 ........ Ammonium Triiodide Crystals
|
|||
|
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3.12 ........ Mercury Fulminate
|
|||
|
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3.121 ........ Additional Notes on Mercury Fulminate
|
|||
|
|
3.122 ........ Lockpic/Blitz Method 1
|
|||
|
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3.123 ........ Lockpic/Blitz Method 2
|
|||
|
|
3.124 ........ Method 3
|
|||
|
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3.125 ........ Method 4
|
|||
|
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3.126 ........ Method 5
|
|||
|
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3.13 ........ Nitroglycerine
|
|||
|
|
3.131 ........ Heracle's Recipe
|
|||
|
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3.132 ........ King Arthur's Recipe
|
|||
|
|
3.14 ........ Picrates
|
|||
|
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3.15 ........ PeroOxyacetone
|
|||
|
|
3.151 ........ PeroOxyacetone, Zaphod Beeblebrox's Recipe
|
|||
|
|
3.16 ........ Nitrogen Triiodide Crystals
|
|||
|
|
3.161 ........ NI3, El Pirata's Recipe
|
|||
|
|
3.162 ........ NI3, Zaphod Beeblebrox's Recipe
|
|||
|
|
3.163 ........ NI3, Method 4
|
|||
|
|
3.164 ........ Working Notes on NI3
|
|||
|
|
3.165 ........ Comprehensive NI3 Recipe
|
|||
|
|
3.17 ........ Phosphorus/Sodium Chlorate Mix
|
|||
|
|
3.2 ....... LOW ORDER EXPLOSIVES
|
|||
|
|
3.21 ........ Black Powder
|
|||
|
|
3.211 ........ Black Powder, Granpa's Recipe
|
|||
|
|
3.212 ........ Gun Powder, Deceptor's Recipe
|
|||
|
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3.213 ........ Notes on Gun Powder
|
|||
|
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3.214 ........ Processing Gun Powder
|
|||
|
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3.22 ........ Nitrocellulose
|
|||
|
|
3.221 ........ Gun Cotton
|
|||
|
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3.23 ........ Fuel + Oxodizer mixtures
|
|||
|
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3.24 ........ Perchlorates
|
|||
|
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3.25 ........ Bulk Powders
|
|||
|
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3.26 ........ French Ammonal
|
|||
|
|
3.261 ........ Ammonal
|
|||
|
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3.27 ........ Red or White Powder Propellant
|
|||
|
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3.28 ........ Sodium Chlorate Gunpowder
|
|||
|
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3.29 ........ Gun Powder
|
|||
|
|
3.3 ....... HIGH ORDER EXPLOSIVES
|
|||
|
|
3.31 ........ R.D.X. [Cyclotrimethylenetrinitramine] - (Cyclonite,Hexagon,T4)
|
|||
|
|
3.311 ........ Additional Notes on RDX
|
|||
|
|
3.312 ........ Composition B
|
|||
|
|
3.313 ........ Composition C4
|
|||
|
|
3.314 ........ Pentolite
|
|||
|
|
3.315 ........ Jack the Rippers (CIA Snarfed) RDX Recipe
|
|||
|
|
3.32 ........ T.N.T.
|
|||
|
|
3.321 ........ Preparation of TNT
|
|||
|
|
3.322 ........ The Screamer's Preparation of TNT
|
|||
|
|
3.323 ........ Another Preparation of TNT
|
|||
|
|
3.33 ........ DYNAMITE
|
|||
|
|
3.331 ........ Additional Notes on Dynamite
|
|||
|
|
3.332 ........ Guhr Dynamite
|
|||
|
|
3.333 ........ Extra-Dynamite
|
|||
|
|
3.334 ........ Table Of Dynamite Formulae
|
|||
|
|
3.335 ........ Table Of More Dynamite Formulae
|
|||
|
|
3.336 ........ Master Dynamite Formulae
|
|||
|
|
3.337 ........ American Dynamite
|
|||
|
|
3.338 ........ "Norbin & Ohlsson's Patent Dynamite (c)1896"
|
|||
|
|
3.339 ........ King Arthur's Table of Dynamite
|
|||
|
|
3.34 ........ OTHER
|
|||
|
|
3.341 ........ Ammonium Nitrate
|
|||
|
|
3.342 ........ ANFOS
|
|||
|
|
3.343 ........ Potassium Chlorate
|
|||
|
|
3.344 ........ Nitrostarch Explosives
|
|||
|
|
3.345 ........ Picric Acid (Also 2.40)
|
|||
|
|
3.346 ........ Ammonium Picrate (Explosive D)
|
|||
|
|
3.347 ........ Nitrogen Trichloride
|
|||
|
|
3.348 ........ Lead Azide
|
|||
|
|
3.3481 ........ Lead Azide Booby Trap
|
|||
|
|
3.349 ........ Di-NitroNapthalene
|
|||
|
|
3.350 ........ PETN - Pentaerythrite Tetranitrate - (penta, niperyth, penthrit)
|
|||
|
|
3.351 ........ Amatol
|
|||
|
|
3.352 ........ Tetrytol
|
|||
|
|
3.353 ........ Fertiliser/Liquid Hydrazine Explosive
|
|||
|
|
3.354 ........ Acetone/Peroxide Explosive
|
|||
|
|
3.46 ........ FILLER EXPLOSIVES
|
|||
|
|
3.461 ........ Improvised Plastic Explosive Filler
|
|||
|
|
3.462 ........ Quick Filler Explosive
|
|||
|
|
3.463 ........ Plastic Explosive Filler II
|
|||
|
|
3.47 ........ ROCKET FUELS
|
|||
|
|
3.471 ........ Nitromethane Formulae (Rocket Fuel)
|
|||
|
|
3.472 ........ Nitromethane "Solid" Explosive (Flame Fuel)
|
|||
|
|
3.473 ........ ASTROLITE
|
|||
|
|
3.4731 ........ Astrolite G
|
|||
|
|
3.4732 ........ Astrolite A/A-1-5
|
|||
|
|
3.474 ........ Common Rocket Fuel
|
|||
|
|
3.475 ........ Rocket Fuel 2
|
|||
|
|
3.5 ....... OTHER "EXPLOSIVES" or EXPLOSIVE WEAPONS
|
|||
|
|
3.51 ........ Thermite
|
|||
|
|
3.511 ........ Notes on Thermite
|
|||
|
|
3.512 ........ Additional Notes on Thermite
|
|||
|
|
3.513 ........ Thermite, X Calibur's Recipe
|
|||
|
|
3.514 ........ More Thermite
|
|||
|
|
3.515 ........ Thermite Applications
|
|||
|
|
3.520 ....... Bottled Gas Explosives
|
|||
|
|
3.521 ....... Spray Bottle Flamethrower
|
|||
|
|
3.5211 ....... Spray Bottle Flamethrower II
|
|||
|
|
3.522 ....... Blast Oil
|
|||
|
|
3.523 ....... Napalm
|
|||
|
|
3.5231 ....... Napalm, Doctor Dissector's Recipe
|
|||
|
|
3.5232 ....... Napalm, Lex Luthor's Recipe
|
|||
|
|
3.524 ....... Incendiary Brick
|
|||
|
|
3.525 ....... Fire Fudge
|
|||
|
|
3.526 ....... Flammability of Gases
|
|||
|
|
3.527 ....... Incendiary Mixture
|
|||
|
|
3.528 ....... A Standard Plastic Explosive
|
|||
|
|
3.529 ....... Snowball
|
|||
|
|
3.530 ....... Overnight Aluminium Killer
|
|||
|
|
3.531 ....... Chemically Ignited Explosives
|
|||
|
|
3.532 ....... Unstable Explosive
|
|||
|
|
3.533 ....... Medium Explosive
|
|||
|
|
3.534 ....... Plastic Explosive
|
|||
|
|
3.535 ....... Grain Elevator Explosion
|
|||
|
|
3.536 ....... Hot Stuff Aluminium Killer
|
|||
|
|
3.537 ....... Firelighter
|
|||
|
|
3.538 ....... GELLED FLAME FUELS
|
|||
|
|
3.5381 ....... Lye Systems
|
|||
|
|
3.5382 ....... Lye-Alcohol Systems
|
|||
|
|
3.5383 ....... Soap-Alcohol Systems
|
|||
|
|
3.5384 ....... Egg White Systems
|
|||
|
|
3.5385 ....... Wax Systems
|
|||
|
|
3.539 ....... HTH/Brake Fluid Incendiary
|
|||
|
|
3.540 ....... Percussion Explosives
|
|||
|
|
3.541 ....... Moulded Brick that Burns
|
|||
|
|
3.542 ....... Chlorate/Sugar Mix
|
|||
|
|
3.543 ....... Potassium Permanganate/Sugar Mix
|
|||
|
|
3.544 ....... Super Bottle Rockets
|
|||
|
|
3.6 ....... IMPROVISED OR SUPERMARKET EXPLOSIVES
|
|||
|
|
3.61 ........ Explosive from match heads
|
|||
|
|
3.62 ........ Quick formula for high explosive
|
|||
|
|
3.63 ........ Gunpowder replacements (for the anarchist in a jam)
|
|||
|
|
3.64 ........ Improvised Gelatine Explosive from Anti-Freeze
|
|||
|
|
3.65 ........ Improvised Plastique Explosive from Aspirin
|
|||
|
|
3.66 ........ Improvised Plastique Explosive from Bleach
|
|||
|
|
3.67 ........ Improvised Plastique From Swimming Pool Chlorinating Compound
|
|||
|
|
3.68 ........ Chlorate Mixtures
|
|||
|
|
3.69 ........ Improvised Napalm
|
|||
|
|
3.7 ....... ATOMIC and NUCLEAR WEAPONS
|
|||
|
|
3.71 ....... Construction Project: Atomic Bomb
|
|||
|
|
3.81 ....... The History of the Atomic Bomb
|
|||
|
|
3.82 ....... Nuclear Fission/Nuclear Fusion
|
|||
|
|
3.83 ....... The Mechanism of The Bomb
|
|||
|
|
3.84 ....... The Diagram of the Atomic Bomb
|
|||
|
|
4.0 ....... USING EXPLOSIVES
|
|||
|
|
4.1 ....... SAFETY
|
|||
|
|
4.2 ....... IGNITION DEVICES
|
|||
|
|
4.21 ........ Fuse Ignition
|
|||
|
|
4.211 ........ Sulphured Wick Fuse
|
|||
|
|
4.212 ........ Blackmatch Fuse
|
|||
|
|
4.213 ........ Fuse Paper
|
|||
|
|
4.214 ........ Quick Wicks (when you're in a jam)
|
|||
|
|
4.215 ........ Slow Burning Fuse (2" per minute)
|
|||
|
|
4.216 ........ Fast Burning Fuse (40" per minute)
|
|||
|
|
4.217 ........ Blackmatch and Quickmatch Fuses
|
|||
|
|
4.218 ........ Commercial Safety Fuses
|
|||
|
|
4.219 ........ Fire Cracker Fuse
|
|||
|
|
4.22 ........ Impact Ignition
|
|||
|
|
4.23 ........ Electrical Ignition
|
|||
|
|
4.231 ........ Flashbulb Electric Fuse
|
|||
|
|
4.232 ........ Electric Ignition Fuse
|
|||
|
|
4.24 ........ Electro - Mechanical Ignition
|
|||
|
|
4.241 ........ Mercury Switches
|
|||
|
|
4.242 ........ Tripwire Switches
|
|||
|
|
4.243 ........ Radio Control Detonators
|
|||
|
|
4.244 ........ Clothespin Switch
|
|||
|
|
4.245 ........ Flexible Plate Switch
|
|||
|
|
4.25 ........ Detonators
|
|||
|
|
4.251 ........ Mini Compound Detonators
|
|||
|
|
4.26 ........ Igniters
|
|||
|
|
4.261 ........ Sulphur and Aluminium Igniter
|
|||
|
|
4.262 ........ Potassium Chlorate and Sugar Igniter
|
|||
|
|
4.3 ....... DELAYS
|
|||
|
|
4.31 ........ Fuse Delays
|
|||
|
|
4.32 ........ Timer Delays
|
|||
|
|
4.33 ........ Chemical Delays
|
|||
|
|
4.331 ........ Chemical Time Delay Fuses
|
|||
|
|
4.4 ....... EXPLOSIVE CONTAINERS
|
|||
|
|
4.41 ........ Paper Containers
|
|||
|
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4.42 ........ Metal Containers
|
|||
|
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4.43 ........ Glass Containers
|
|||
|
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4.44 ........ Plastic Containers
|
|||
|
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4.5 ....... ADVANCED USES FOR EXPLOSIVES
|
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|
|
4.51 ........ Shaped Charges
|
|||
|
|
4.52 ........ Tube Explosives
|
|||
|
|
4.53 ........ Atomized Particle Explosions
|
|||
|
|
4.54 ........ Landmines
|
|||
|
|
4.541 ....... More Landmines
|
|||
|
|
4.55 ........ Mini Claymore Mine
|
|||
|
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4.6 ....... BOMBS
|
|||
|
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4.61 ....... DISGUISED BOMBS
|
|||
|
|
4.611 ....... Lightbulb Bombs
|
|||
|
|
4.6112 ....... Lightbulb Bomb, Mojo/Smith Method
|
|||
|
|
4.6113 ....... Lightbulb Bomb, Shadowhawk Method
|
|||
|
|
4.6114 ....... Napalm Lightbulb Bomb
|
|||
|
|
4.612 ....... Book Bombs
|
|||
|
|
4.613 ....... Phone Bombs
|
|||
|
|
4.614 ....... The Fiery Explosive Pen
|
|||
|
|
4.615 ....... Letter Bomb (Thermite-Based)
|
|||
|
|
4.616 ....... Tennis Ball Bomb
|
|||
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4.620 ...... Carbide Bomb
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4.621 ...... Mercury Battery Bomb
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4.622 ...... Milk Carton Bomb
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4.623 ...... MacGyver Fertiliser Bomb
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4.624 ...... Fire Bomb
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4.625 ...... Chlorox-Draino Bomb
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4.626 ...... Dry Ice Bombs
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4.627 ...... Electric Break-Contacts Bomb
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4.628 ...... Propane/Butane Bomb
|
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4.629 ...... Peanut Butter Bomb
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4.630 ...... The BIC (Lighter) Bomb
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4.631 ...... The Gerbil Feed Bomb
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4.632 ...... The SAFEr Carbide Bomb
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4.633 ...... "Deadman's Switch" Soda Can Bomb
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4.634 ...... Chlorine Bombs
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4.635 ...... LN2, Liquid Nitrogen Bomb
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4.636 ...... Paper Bomb
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4.637 ...... The Bulb Bomb (Really Cool)
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4.638 ...... Aceltylene Balloon Bomb
|
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4.639 ...... Bolt Bomb
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4.640 ...... Shotgun Shell Bomb
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4.641 ...... Flour Bombs (Flammable!)
|
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4.642 ...... Chemical Time-Delayed Bomb
|
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4.643 ...... Match Head Bomb
|
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4.644 ...... Fire Bombs
|
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4.645 ...... Letter Box Bomb (aka Standard Chlorine Bomb)
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4.646 ...... Tennis Ball Bomb
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4.647 ...... Paint Bombs
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4.648 ...... CO2 Bomb
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4.649 ...... Solidox Bomb
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4.650 ...... Radio Bomb
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4.651 ...... Poison Gas Bomb
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4.652 ...... The Destructor
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4.7 ....... PIPE BOMBS
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4.71 ........ Standard Pipe Bombs
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4.72 ........ Vinegar/Baking Soda Pipe Bomb
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4.73 ........ Acid/Parafin Pipe Bomb
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4.74 ........ Soft Drink Can Bomb
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4.75 ........ Real Pipe Bomb
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4.76 ........ Canister Pipe Bomb
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4.77 ........ Generic Pipe Bomb
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4.78 ........ Minature Pipe Bomb
|
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4.79 ........ Powerful Pipe Bomb
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4.8 ....... GRENADES
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4.81 ........ Molotov Cocktails
|
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4.811 ........ Molotov Cocktail, GaRbLeD uSeR's Recipe
|
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4.812 ........ Incediary Time Delayed Molotov Cocktail
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4.82 ........ Chemical Fire Bottle
|
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4.821 ........ Chemical Fire Bottle, El Pirata's Recipe
|
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4.83 ........ Nail Grenade
|
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|
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4.84 ........ Expedient Grenade
|
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|
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4.85 ........ Napalm Grenade
|
|||
|
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4.86 ........ Force Grenade
|
|||
|
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4.87 ........ Death Grenade
|
|||
|
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4.88 ........ Fire Grenade
|
|||
|
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4.89 ........ Death Grenade II
|
|||
|
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4.90 ........ Force Grenade II
|
|||
|
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4.91 ........ Small Grenade
|
|||
|
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4.92 ........ Carbide Grenade
|
|||
|
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4.93 ........ Shotgun Shell Impact Grenade
|
|||
|
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4.94 ........ Jack Daniels Fire Bottle
|
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|
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5.0 ....... SPECIAL AMMUNITION FOR PROJECTILE WEAPONS
|
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|
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5.1 ....... PROJECTILE WEAPONS (PRIMITIVE)
|
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|
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5.11 ........ BLOWGUNS
|
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|
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5.111 ........ Blowgun Ammunition
|
|||
|
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5.112 ........ Blowgun and Ammunition
|
|||
|
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5.113 ........ How to make Blowgun Darts
|
|||
|
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5.12 ........ Bow and Crossbow Ammunition
|
|||
|
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5.13 ........ Wrist Rocket and Slingshot Ammunition
|
|||
|
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5.14 ........ Exploding Arrows
|
|||
|
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5.15 ........ Pocket Rockets
|
|||
|
|
5.2 ....... PROJECTILE WEAPONS (FIREARMS)
|
|||
|
|
5.21 ........ Handgun Ammunition
|
|||
|
|
5.22 ........ Shotguns
|
|||
|
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5.23 ........ Exploding Bullets
|
|||
|
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5.24 ........ Pipe or Zip Guns
|
|||
|
|
5.25 ........ Low Signature Systems (Silencers)
|
|||
|
|
5.3 ....... PROJECTILE WEAPONS (COMPRESSED GAS)
|
|||
|
|
5.31 ........ .177 Caliber B.B Gun Ammunition
|
|||
|
|
5.32 ........ .22 Caliber Pellet Gun Ammunition
|
|||
|
|
6.0 ....... ROCKETS AND CANNONS
|
|||
|
|
6.1 ....... ROCKETS
|
|||
|
|
6.11 ........ Basic Rocket-Bomb
|
|||
|
|
6.12 ........ Long Range Rocket-Bomb
|
|||
|
|
6.13 ........ Multiple Warhead Rocket-Bombs
|
|||
|
|
6.14 ........ Rocket Fuels
|
|||
|
|
6.15 ........ Rocket Tubes and YOU!
|
|||
|
|
6.16 ........ Portable Grenade Launcher
|
|||
|
|
6.2 ........ CANNONS
|
|||
|
|
6.21 ........ Basic Pipe Cannon
|
|||
|
|
6.22 ........ Rocket-Firing Cannon
|
|||
|
|
6.23 ........ Tennis Ball Cannon
|
|||
|
|
6.24 ........ Home Brew Blast Cannon
|
|||
|
|
7.0 ....... PYROTECHNICA AND CHEMICAL ERRATA
|
|||
|
|
7.1 ......... Smoke Bombs
|
|||
|
|
7.11 ......... Smoke Bomb, 4lbs per City Block recipe
|
|||
|
|
7.12 ......... Sulphur Smoke/Stink Bomb
|
|||
|
|
7.13 ......... Zinc/Sulphur Smoke
|
|||
|
|
7.14 ......... Chlorine/Trupentine Smoke
|
|||
|
|
7.15 ......... Pool Chlorine Smoke
|
|||
|
|
7.16 ......... Smoke Bomb, Alpine Kracker's recipe
|
|||
|
|
7.17 ......... Sugar/Potassium Nitrate Smoke Bomb
|
|||
|
|
7.2 ......... Coloured Flames
|
|||
|
|
7.3 ......... Tear Gas
|
|||
|
|
7.31 ......... 'Good Time' Tear Gas
|
|||
|
|
7.32 ......... Tear Gas II
|
|||
|
|
7.4 ......... FIREWORKS
|
|||
|
|
7.401 ........ Casings and Glues
|
|||
|
|
7.402 ........ Rolling Casings
|
|||
|
|
7.403 ........ Use of Chlorates
|
|||
|
|
7.41 ......... Firecrackers
|
|||
|
|
7.411 ......... The "GIANT" class firecracker
|
|||
|
|
7.42 ......... Skyrockets
|
|||
|
|
7.43 ......... Roman Candles
|
|||
|
|
7.44 ......... Serpents
|
|||
|
|
7.45 ......... Smokes
|
|||
|
|
7.46 ......... Whistling Fireworks
|
|||
|
|
7.47 ......... Coloured Flames
|
|||
|
|
7.48 ......... Basic Coloured Fireworks
|
|||
|
|
7.49 ......... Stars, Flares and Colour Mixtures
|
|||
|
|
7.5 .......... OTHER
|
|||
|
|
7.51 ......... Mace Substitute
|
|||
|
|
7.52 ......... Laughing Gas
|
|||
|
|
7.521 ......... Laughing Gas II
|
|||
|
|
7.53 ......... Green Goddess
|
|||
|
|
7.54 ......... Nitrate Compound
|
|||
|
|
7.55 ......... BIC Ballistics
|
|||
|
|
7.56 ......... Cherry Bomb
|
|||
|
|
7.57 ......... How to make a m80 Factory!
|
|||
|
|
7.58 ......... Flash Powder
|
|||
|
|
7.59 ......... Touch Paper
|
|||
|
|
7.60 ......... Self Igniting Mixtures
|
|||
|
|
7.61 ......... Salutes
|
|||
|
|
8.0 ....... LOCK PICKING
|
|||
|
|
8.01 ........ Techniques for Picking Locks
|
|||
|
|
8.02 ........ More Techniques for Making and Using Lockpicks
|
|||
|
|
8.03 ........ The Construction and Use of Various Lockpicks
|
|||
|
|
8.04 ........ El Cheapo Zig Zag Lockpick
|
|||
|
|
8.05 ........ alt.locksmith FAQ
|
|||
|
|
8.06 ........ Lock Picking
|
|||
|
|
8.07 ........ The Art of Lockpicking
|
|||
|
|
8.10 ........ COMBINATION LOCKS
|
|||
|
|
8.11 ......... Finding the Combination on Master Locks
|
|||
|
|
8.12 ......... Picking Combination Locks
|
|||
|
|
8.15 ........ BREAKING and ENTERING
|
|||
|
|
8.151 ........ B 'n E Check List
|
|||
|
|
8.2 ........ LOCKS and PHYSICAL SECURITY by Sterling
|
|||
|
|
8.21 ......... Key Operated Locks
|
|||
|
|
8.211 ......... Latches
|
|||
|
|
8.212 ......... The Warded Lock
|
|||
|
|
8.213 ......... The Lever Lock
|
|||
|
|
8.214 ......... The Wafer (Disc) Tumbler Lock
|
|||
|
|
8.215 ......... The Pin Tumbler Lock
|
|||
|
|
8.216 ......... Tubular Cylinder Locks
|
|||
|
|
8.22 ......... Lockpicking Tools
|
|||
|
|
8.221 ......... The Basic Picks
|
|||
|
|
8.222 ......... Making Your Own Picks
|
|||
|
|
8.223 ......... Purchasing Picks
|
|||
|
|
8.23 ......... Attitude and Tips for Success
|
|||
|
|
8.24 ......... Other Security Devices
|
|||
|
|
8.241 ......... Combination Locks
|
|||
|
|
8.242 ......... Magnetic Locks
|
|||
|
|
8.243 ......... Simplex Locks
|
|||
|
|
8.244 ......... Automotive Protection Systems
|
|||
|
|
8.245 ......... The Marlock System
|
|||
|
|
8.246 ......... VingCard Locks
|
|||
|
|
8.247 ......... Electronic Hotel Card Locks
|
|||
|
|
8.248 ......... Alarm Systems
|
|||
|
|
9.0 ....... ELECTRONICS PROJECTS
|
|||
|
|
9.10 ........ RADIO
|
|||
|
|
9.11 ........ FM wireless Bug
|
|||
|
|
9.12 ........ Lunchbox Transmitter
|
|||
|
|
9.13 ........ Lunchbox Receiver
|
|||
|
|
9.14 ........ The Infinity Transmitter
|
|||
|
|
9.20 ........ WEAPONS
|
|||
|
|
9.21 ......... The StunGun: Offensive and Defensive Strategies & Modifications
|
|||
|
|
9.22 ......... The ShockRod
|
|||
|
|
9.30 ........ TELEPHONE
|
|||
|
|
9.31 ......... Telephone Operated Tape Recorder
|
|||
|
|
9.40 ........ MISCELLANEOUS
|
|||
|
|
9.41 ......... Electronic Torch
|
|||
|
|
9.42 ......... Ultra-Quick Disk/VCR Trasher
|
|||
|
|
9.43 ......... Garage Door Opener
|
|||
|
|
10.0 ...... FUN
|
|||
|
|
10.1 ....... Fun Things to do with Cars
|
|||
|
|
10.11 ....... Basic Tactics of Car Destruction
|
|||
|
|
10.12 ....... How to Blow Up a Car, A Diffent Way
|
|||
|
|
10.13 ....... Car Thrashing
|
|||
|
|
10.14 ....... Blowing Up a Car
|
|||
|
|
10.15 ....... CAR MODIFICATIONS
|
|||
|
|
10.151 ....... Napalm Petrol Tank
|
|||
|
|
10.152 ....... Exhaust Pipe Ooze
|
|||
|
|
10.153 ....... Draino Pillbox
|
|||
|
|
10.154 ....... Auto Exhaust Flame Thrower
|
|||
|
|
10.155 ....... Installing a Smoke Screen
|
|||
|
|
10.16 ....... The Modern Speeder's Guide to Radar and the Police
|
|||
|
|
10.17 ....... The Radar Guidebook
|
|||
|
|
10.18 ....... Fun Things to do to Send a Car to Hell
|
|||
|
|
10.19 ....... Highway Radar Jamming
|
|||
|
|
10.21 ....... Fun Things to do with Pools
|
|||
|
|
10.22 ....... Fun Things to do with Libraries
|
|||
|
|
10.23 ....... Fun Things to do at K-Mart
|
|||
|
|
10.24 ....... Fun Things to do with Alarms
|
|||
|
|
10.25 ....... Fun Things to do at School
|
|||
|
|
10.26 ....... Fun Things to do with Dry Ice
|
|||
|
|
10.27 ....... Fun Things to do on the Last Day of School
|
|||
|
|
10.28 ....... Fun Things to do to disrupt School Assemblies
|
|||
|
|
10.29 ....... Fun Things to do with Traffic Lights
|
|||
|
|
10.30 ....... How to Steal a Dumpster
|
|||
|
|
10.31 ....... How to Lock Someone in Their Own House!
|
|||
|
|
10.32 ....... Fun Things to do with a BIC Lighter
|
|||
|
|
10.33 ....... Fun Things to do in Rural Towns
|
|||
|
|
10.34 ....... How to Fuck up the World
|
|||
|
|
10.35 ....... Fun Things to do in the Vast Malls of Surburbia
|
|||
|
|
10.36 ....... Fun Things to do at McDonalds
|
|||
|
|
10.37 ....... Fun Things to do at School II (Do you hate school ?)
|
|||
|
|
10.38 ....... Fun Things to do with Phones
|
|||
|
|
10.39 ....... Fun Things to do at Airports
|
|||
|
|
10.40 ....... Fun Things to do with Animals
|
|||
|
|
11.0 ...... PEOPLE SKILLS
|
|||
|
|
11.1 ....... POISON
|
|||
|
|
11.11 ....... Ninja Recipe
|
|||
|
|
11.12 ....... Nicotine Sulfate
|
|||
|
|
11.13 ....... Poison Pen
|
|||
|
|
11.2 ....... ASSASINATION
|
|||
|
|
11.21 ....... Getting others to Commit Suicide
|
|||
|
|
11.22 ....... Some Interesting Ways to Kill a Friend (Or Enemy)
|
|||
|
|
11.23 ....... Born to Kill - The Art of Assassination (Part I)
|
|||
|
|
11.24 ....... Assasination Made Easy
|
|||
|
|
11.25 ....... The Eleven Commandments of Revenge
|
|||
|
|
11.3 ....... REVENGE
|
|||
|
|
11.31 ....... Revenge: Don't get mad - Get even
|
|||
|
|
11.32 ....... How to get Revenge on Someone
|
|||
|
|
11.4 ....... CREATING A NEW IDENTITY
|
|||
|
|
11.41 ....... False ID
|
|||
|
|
11.42 ....... How to Create a New Identity
|
|||
|
|
11.5 ....... SURVEILLANCE AND INVESTIGATION
|
|||
|
|
11.51 ....... Investigating People
|
|||
|
|
11.52 ....... The State of Surveillance (Telephone/Audio/Video Bugging)
|
|||
|
|
11.6 ....... COMBAT TECHNIQUES
|
|||
|
|
11.61 ....... Basic Hand to Hand Combat Techniques
|
|||
|
|
11.62 ....... Jungle Survival
|
|||
|
|
11.7 ....... MISCELLANEOUS ANARCHY
|
|||
|
|
11.71 ....... Basic Anarchy
|
|||
|
|
11.72 ....... Hypnotism
|
|||
|
|
11.73 ....... Operation FuCkUp!
|
|||
|
|
12.0 ...... FRAUD
|
|||
|
|
12.1 ....... Ripping off Change Machines
|
|||
|
|
12.2 ....... How to Counterfeit
|
|||
|
|
12.3 ....... How to Rip Off Payphones
|
|||
|
|
12.4 ....... Making Vending Machine Keys
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
Appendix A: LISTS OF SUPPLIERS AND FURTHER INFORMATION
|
|||
|
|
Appendix B: CHECKLIST FOR RAIDS ON LABS
|
|||
|
|
Appendix C: USEFUL PYROCHEMISTRY
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
1.2 !!!!!! Safety With Chemicals !!!!!!
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
Author: Anesthesia, (our protector)
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
Something that really bothers me is listening to someone that plays
|
|||
|
|
with chemicals and doesn't have a clue as to what they are doing. I've been
|
|||
|
|
flashed several times myself as well as burned my hair several times.
|
|||
|
|
Chemicals are dangerous things if you don't know what they do! [Even if you
|
|||
|
|
do - they still are! - Daiv] I would like to offer some help for those who
|
|||
|
|
wish to experiment but are unsure of their ability or don't know where to
|
|||
|
|
start.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
Since most people reading this text file also read other text files,
|
|||
|
|
that makes me think this is where they would like to learn these things.
|
|||
|
|
Always remember that anyone can put one of these out, and just because
|
|||
|
|
someone puts out a file, does NOT mean they know what they are doing.
|
|||
|
|
Your library is your best friend in this case! Before trying any
|
|||
|
|
experiment, research the items involved to assure that the people involved
|
|||
|
|
didn't leave anything out. (i.e., the fact that mixing the dry, red
|
|||
|
|
phosphorous, dry sulphur, and dry potassium chlorate will cause it to
|
|||
|
|
immediately explode, but when moist, it is safe to mix.)
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
For those of you lucky enough to still be in high school, take a
|
|||
|
|
chemistry class. (This goes for those interested parties in college as
|
|||
|
|
well!) [Lotta exclaims there, Anesthesia - Daiv] You will enjoy it and
|
|||
|
|
something you learn there may just save you life and/or limbs later. I've
|
|||
|
|
also found it's one of the best ways to obtain some hard to find
|
|||
|
|
ingredients.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
Always be sure to read the instructions completely and assure you
|
|||
|
|
have the correct items on hand to complete the project in one shot. Some
|
|||
|
|
recipes won't wait for you to find the appropriate items. Also, never
|
|||
|
|
substitute something 'close' in a project unless it is specifically listed
|
|||
|
|
as a substitute.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
[A guy I know, Felo De Se (FDS), once used a smoke bomb recipe and
|
|||
|
|
ended up torching his face and kitchen, because he used ground rocket cells
|
|||
|
|
in place of potassium nitrate (aka saltpeter). - Daiv]
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
There are ten important rules for chemistry safety that should always
|
|||
|
|
be followed. These are:
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
1. Never store chemicals for extended periods.
|
|||
|
|
2. Never store chemical combinations for any length of time.
|
|||
|
|
3. Work in a cool, well-ventilated area.
|
|||
|
|
4. Keep sources of heat and electricity away from the work area.
|
|||
|
|
5. Keep the number of people in the work area to a minimum.
|
|||
|
|
6. Keep materials far apart.
|
|||
|
|
7. Use a respirator while working.
|
|||
|
|
8. Wear safety goggles.
|
|||
|
|
9. Wear as much protective, rubber clothing as possible.
|
|||
|
|
10. Have appropriate fire-fighting equipment available and large
|
|||
|
|
volumes of water.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
[Ed- Futhermore here are some precautions to LIVE by: ]
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
Here is a set of safety rules. Don't skip over them. Read 'em and MEMORIZE
|
|||
|
|
'em!! At the beginning, there will be a set of general rules that always
|
|||
|
|
apply. Then there will be some things that you HAVE TO KNOW about the
|
|||
|
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materials you will be using and making this time. Read it thoroughly before
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starting anything.
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Pyrotechnic preparations and explosives are, by their very nature,
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unstable, and subject to ignition by explosion or heat, shock, or friction.
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A clear understanding of their dangerous properties and due care in the
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handling of ingredients or finished products is necessary if accidents are
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to be avoided. Always observe all possible precautions, particularly the
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following:
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1. Mix only small batches at one time. This means a few grams, or at
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most, an ounce or so. Don't go for big mixes -- they only make for
|
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bigger accidents. The power of an explosive cubes itself with
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every ounce. (9 Ounces is 729 times as powerful as one ounce.)
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2. When weighing chemicals, use a clean piece of paper on the scale
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pan for each item. Then discard the used paper into a bucket of
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water before weighing the next ingredient.
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3. Be a safe worker. Dispose of any chemicals spilled on the
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workbench or equipment between weighings. Don't keep open
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containers of chemicals on your table, since accidental spillage
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or mixing may occur. When finished with a container, close it, and
|
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replace it on the storage shelf. Use only clean equipment.
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4. Where chemicals are to be ground, grind them separately, NEVER
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TOGETHER. Thoroughly wash and clean equipment before grinding
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another ingredient.
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5. Mixing of batches should be done outdoors, away from flammable
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structures, such as buildings, barns, garages, etc. Mixes should
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also be made in NON METALLIC containers to avoid sparks. Glass
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also should not be used since it will shatter in case of an
|
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accident. Handy small containers can be made by cutting off the
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top of a plastic bottle three or four inches from the bottom. Some
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mixes may most conveniently be made by placing the ingredients in
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a plastic bottle and rolling around until the mixture is uniform.
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In all cases, point the open end of the container away from
|
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|
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yourself. Never hold your body or face over the container. Any
|
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|
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stirring should be done with a wooden paddle or stick to avoid
|
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|
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sparks or static.
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Powdered or ground materials may also be mixed by placing them on
|
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|
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a large sheet of paper on a flat surface and then rolling them
|
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across the sheet by lifting the sides and corners one at a time.
|
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6. Never ram or tamp mixes into paper or cardboard tubes. Pour the
|
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|
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material in and gently tap or shake the tube to settle the
|
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|
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contents down.
|
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|
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7. Store ingredients and finished mixes where they will not be a fire
|
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|
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hazard away from heat and flame. Finished preparations may be
|
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|
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stored in plastic bottles which will not shatter in case of an
|
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|
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accident. Since many of the ingredients and mixes are poisonous,
|
|||
|
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they should be stored out of reach of children or pets, preferably
|
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|
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locked away.
|
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|
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|
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8. Be sure threads of screw top containers and caps are thoroughly
|
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|
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cleaned. This applies also to containers with stoppers of rubber
|
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|
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or cork and to all other types of closures. Traces of mixture
|
|||
|
|
caught between the container and closure may be ignited by the
|
|||
|
|
friction of opening or closing the container. Throughout any
|
|||
|
|
procedure, WORK WITH CLEAN CONDITIONS.
|
|||
|
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|
|||
|
|
9. ALWAYS WEAR A FACE SHIELD OR AT LEAST SHATTERPROOF SAFETY GLASSES.
|
|||
|
|
Any careful worker does when handling dangerous materials. Be sure
|
|||
|
|
lenses and frames are not flammable.
|
|||
|
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|
|||
|
|
10. Always wear a dust respirator when handling chemicals in dust
|
|||
|
|
form. These small particles gather in your lungs and stay there.
|
|||
|
|
They may cause serious illnesses later on in life.
|
|||
|
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|
|||
|
|
11. Always wear gloves when working with chemicals.
|
|||
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|
|||
|
|
12. Always wear a waterproof lab apron.
|
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|
|||
|
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13. If you must work indoors, have a good ventilation system.
|
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|
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|
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14. Never smoke anywhere near where you are working.
|
|||
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|
|||
|
|
15. Make sure there are NO open flames present, and NO MOTORS (they
|
|||
|
|
produce sparks inside.) No hot water heaters, furnaces, or pilot
|
|||
|
|
lights in stoves!! Sparks have been known to very readily explode
|
|||
|
|
dust floating in the air.
|
|||
|
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|
|||
|
|
16. ALWAYS work with someone. Two heads are better than one.
|
|||
|
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|
|||
|
|
17. Have a source of water READILY available. (Fire extinguisher,
|
|||
|
|
hose, etc.)
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
18. Never, under any circumstances, use any metal to load chemicals or
|
|||
|
|
put chemicals in. Fireworks with metal casings are worse to handle
|
|||
|
|
than a live hand grenade. Never use any metal container or can.
|
|||
|
|
This includes the very dangerous CO2 cartridges. Many people have
|
|||
|
|
been KILLED because of flying fragments from metal casings. Again,
|
|||
|
|
please do not use metal in any circumstance.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
19. Always be thoroughly familiar with the chemicals you are using.
|
|||
|
|
Some information will be included in each file, but look for
|
|||
|
|
whatever extra information you can. Materials that were once
|
|||
|
|
thought to be safe can later be found out to be dangerous stuff.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
20. Wash your hands and face thoroughly after using chemicals. Don't
|
|||
|
|
forget to wash your EARS AND YOUR NOSE.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
21. If any device you've built fails to work, leave it alone. After a
|
|||
|
|
half hour or so, you may try to bury it, but never try to unload
|
|||
|
|
or reuse any dud.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
22. If dust particles start to form in the air, stop what you are
|
|||
|
|
doing and leave until it settles.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
23. Read the entire file before trying to do anything.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
24. NEVER strike any mixture containing Chlorates, Nitrates,
|
|||
|
|
Perchlorates, Permanganates, Bichromates, or powdered metals don't
|
|||
|
|
drop them, or even handle them roughly.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
These rules may all look like a lot of silly nonsense, but let's look at one
|
|||
|
|
example. When the move "The Wizard of OZ" was made, the actress who played the
|
|||
|
|
good witch was severely burned when one of the exploding special effects got
|
|||
|
|
out of hand. The actress who played the bad witch got really messed up by the
|
|||
|
|
green coloring used on her face, and the original actor who played the Tin Man
|
|||
|
|
got his lungs destroyed by the aluminum dust used to color his face. The actor
|
|||
|
|
we know of as the tin man was actually a replacement. The point is, these
|
|||
|
|
chemicals were being used under the direction of people a lot more knowlegable
|
|||
|
|
of chemicals than you are, and terrible accidents still happened. Don't take
|
|||
|
|
this stuff lightly.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
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|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
1.3 Introduction to Home Explosive Manufacture
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
Author: Franz Liszt
|
|||
|
|
From: P/HUN Issue #4, Volume 2: Phile 5 of 11
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
Feb. 20, 1989
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
Basically:
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
- Learn Chemistry, at school, uni, etc.
|
|||
|
|
- NEVER trust any recipe.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
Only consider reputable texts such as "The Poor Man's James Bond I
|
|||
|
|
& II", the "CIA Black Books", and army field manuals. I also ran across
|
|||
|
|
some new books called "Kitchen Improvised Explosives", which can be
|
|||
|
|
had from a radical book company called LOOMPANICS UNLIMITED They are
|
|||
|
|
also a very good source for information but the procedures outlined
|
|||
|
|
require more lab apparatus.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
If you know a little about chemistry, get the book "The
|
|||
|
|
Chemistry of Powder and Explosives" by Tenny L. Davis.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
EXPLOSIVE TYPES
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
Basically, there are two types - low and high. The low explosives
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
are chemical compounds such as black powder, flash powder, match head
|
|||
|
|
powder, etc. These compounds do not necessarily explode but have more of a
|
|||
|
|
burning characteristic. They will propagate into an explosion when confined
|
|||
|
|
in a solid container such as a "pipe-bomb" so the gases they produce can
|
|||
|
|
expand forcefully instead of burning away in the open air. Black powder for
|
|||
|
|
instance detonates at about 300 meters per second, which roughly means if
|
|||
|
|
you make a "train" or line of it 300 meters long, and detonate it with a
|
|||
|
|
blasting cap at one end of the train, the chain reaction and decomposition
|
|||
|
|
of the whole train will take one second. And black powder releases about
|
|||
|
|
12000 PSI when confined in nominal 2" water pipe with a wall thickness of
|
|||
|
|
1/8" and detonated with a No. 8 blasting cap (this is a standard size
|
|||
|
|
blasting cap that coal miners and the military uses). Notice I said that it
|
|||
|
|
must be detonated. You cannot just stick a wick in the pipe and light it
|
|||
|
|
because more that likely it will only burn and make a big fire. I will talk
|
|||
|
|
more about detonation later. 2,4,6-Trinitrotoluene (TNT) detonates at about
|
|||
|
|
7400 meters per second when cast loaded into a container. TNT is a high
|
|||
|
|
explosive and its subsequential confinement in a container is not as
|
|||
|
|
important as with low explosives. High explosives are chemical compounds
|
|||
|
|
that will explode regardless of containment. You could lay a big pile of
|
|||
|
|
TNT on the ground, lay a blasting cap on top of it, light the wick, and the
|
|||
|
|
whole mess will still explode. High explosives undergo a chemical reaction
|
|||
|
|
of decomposition in less that a millionth of a second. All of the energy
|
|||
|
|
is released instantaneously. Low explosives, such as black powder have more
|
|||
|
|
of a burning characteristic. High explosives not only detonate much
|
|||
|
|
quicker, but also release more energy. TNT releases about 4.24 million PSI
|
|||
|
|
and the military explosive C-4 releases about 5.7 million PSI and detonates
|
|||
|
|
at 8100 meters per second!
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
DETONATION
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
Most high explosives are not capable of detonating without being
|
|||
|
|
set off or initiated with another explosion. This is done with the help of
|
|||
|
|
those neat little goodies called blasting caps. They contain medium to high
|
|||
|
|
explosives also, but their chemical composition(s) are unstable and will
|
|||
|
|
detonate when fire or spark is introduced to them. You may ask then why not
|
|||
|
|
just use blasting cap explosive instead of regular high explosives. Well,
|
|||
|
|
blasting cap materials are VERY sensitive to shock, friction, etc. and are
|
|||
|
|
also not as efficient as regular high explosives.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
Anyway, the blasting cap is usually placed in the high explosive in
|
|||
|
|
a well dug in the high explosive. An example would be like this in a pipe
|
|||
|
|
bomb:
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
_______ Blasting cap
|
|||
|
|
/
|
|||
|
|
!-- * --!
|
|||
|
|
! * !
|
|||
|
|
! * !
|
|||
|
|
! !_____ Pipe bomb
|
|||
|
|
! !
|
|||
|
|
! !
|
|||
|
|
! !
|
|||
|
|
! !
|
|||
|
|
!-------!
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
(please excuse the ASCII drawing)
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
When the cap is detonated, the explosive wave it generates is directed
|
|||
|
|
downward and detonates the high explosive in a "chain reaction".
|
|||
|
|
This is why the bottom of the explosive container should be placed on
|
|||
|
|
the target. The peak of the propagated explosive wave will be at the
|
|||
|
|
bottom of the explosive charge...
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
At any rate, I do not suggest that one attempts to manufacture blasting
|
|||
|
|
caps without knowledge in explosive handling safety and also the proper
|
|||
|
|
laboratory procedures when making the blasting cap explosive itself.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
I have made over 300 blasting caps without an accident. I also take very
|
|||
|
|
careful precautions before assembling the caps and I have a properly
|
|||
|
|
equipped laboratory to synthesize the explosive material. I always work
|
|||
|
|
in a controlled environment with accurate measuring equipment for any
|
|||
|
|
explosive experiment I partake in. It is necessary to work under a lab
|
|||
|
|
fume hood to vent any toxic gases produced during experiments. It is also
|
|||
|
|
a good idea to ground yourself and your work area so static electricity
|
|||
|
|
doesn't wreak havoc and blow your chemical up in your face.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
IT IS GOSPEL TO FOLLOW DIRECTIONS WHEN DOING ANY EXPERIMENT. ESPECIALLY
|
|||
|
|
WITH EXPLOSIVES. Outline your explosive production procedure before
|
|||
|
|
proceeding with any experiment.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
Refer to literature at your local library concerning blasting cap mfg.
|
|||
|
|
before you attempt to make them. The book I mentioned "The Chemistry of
|
|||
|
|
Powder and Explosives" covers the subject very well. There are also some
|
|||
|
|
good books available from Paladin Press on explosive manufacture and the
|
|||
|
|
blasting cap manufacture.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
It is possible to create blasting caps in a "kitchen" type environment,
|
|||
|
|
but I do not recommend it because of the dangers involved when making
|
|||
|
|
the explosive components. Many of the starting materials are corrosive
|
|||
|
|
and toxic. Blasting cap explosives are also VERY sensitive. More so than
|
|||
|
|
nitroglycerine in some cases. For instance, Lead azide, the most popular
|
|||
|
|
blasting cap explosive today, when synthesized improperly, can grow into
|
|||
|
|
crystals in the starting agent solution and spontaneously explode just
|
|||
|
|
because of improper stirring and/or cooling. Very easy mistake to do.
|
|||
|
|
Mercury fulminate, one of the cheapest and easiest to synthesize,
|
|||
|
|
produces toxic gases when synthesizing. When the finished product is dry,
|
|||
|
|
it is sensitive to a 2cm drop of a 5 lb. weight. THAT IS SENSITIVE!
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
ALTERNATIVE:
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
After all of this negative talk of blasting caps leaves much to be
|
|||
|
|
desired. But there is an alternative to using blasting caps if one has
|
|||
|
|
access to firecrackers such as M-80's, M-100's, M-200's, cherry bombs,
|
|||
|
|
Maroons, etc. These little bombs themselves are sufficient enough to
|
|||
|
|
detonate many high explosives. All of the "nitro" compounds will
|
|||
|
|
detonate with one of these firecrackers. Their use would be the same
|
|||
|
|
as the blasting cap - inserted in a little "well" made in the explosive
|
|||
|
|
charge, sealing off, and their fuse ignited accordingly.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
MAIN EXPLOSIVE CHARGE
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
This is the big working explosive. The one that does the big damage.
|
|||
|
|
It should be handled with the same precautions as blasting caps, but
|
|||
|
|
in many cases, can be as safe as handling fertilizer.
|
|||
|
|
Some examples of common high explosives are ditching dynamite, gelatin
|
|||
|
|
dynamite, ANFO (ammonium nitrate fertilizer/fuel oil), TNT, PETN, RDX,
|
|||
|
|
military plastics, and even smokeless powder.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
These explosives are easily made in some cases, and dangerous at the
|
|||
|
|
same time. Since it is beyond the scope of this article, I must refer
|
|||
|
|
everybody to your local library, the books I have mentioned, or most of
|
|||
|
|
the "unusual" book publishers. Just do research in all possible material
|
|||
|
|
before grabbing a book and running out, buying the chemicals, and
|
|||
|
|
throwing stuff together. Get yourself a few of the "black-books", the
|
|||
|
|
"Poor Man's James Bond volumes", etc. and compare them with each other.
|
|||
|
|
Don't trust any unheard of publishers or books.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
It goes the same for the main charge; if one doesn't have access to the
|
|||
|
|
necessary chemicals, one can improvise. For instance the smokeless
|
|||
|
|
powders available from gunsmith's and reloading shops contain high-
|
|||
|
|
explosives such as nitrocellulose and nitroglycerine. They are called
|
|||
|
|
double based propellants. An example is made by Hercules Powder co.
|
|||
|
|
called "Bullseye" pistol propellant. It contains:
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
48% Nitroglycerine
|
|||
|
|
50% Nitrocellulose
|
|||
|
|
2% Flash suppressants, stabilizers, etc.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
It will detonate at about 7200 meters/sec. when firmly packed in 2 inch
|
|||
|
|
wide, schedule 40 hardened steel pipe. It detonates with 2,000,000 PSI
|
|||
|
|
also. This should suffice for many operations.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
I myself placed 1 1/2 pounds of the powder in a three pound coffee can
|
|||
|
|
and detonated it with an M-80 firecracker and it left a ditch in hard
|
|||
|
|
packed clay-soil about 2 feet deep and 3 feet wide! It was simply placed
|
|||
|
|
on the ground with the bottom of the can down. The blast was plainly
|
|||
|
|
heard indoors 1 mile away! Please if you attempt such a blast, make sure
|
|||
|
|
you give yourself ample time to get at least 300 yards away and don't
|
|||
|
|
detonate it near any buildings within 50-75 yards because the air-blast
|
|||
|
|
will possibly crack their windows. I usually use a lit cigarette placed
|
|||
|
|
on the fuse of the cap or firecracker. This will give you about 10 min.
|
|||
|
|
delay depending on the temperature and wind conditions. Packing the
|
|||
|
|
cigarette will give a longer delay.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
Another good explosive, if you prefer a liquid explosive is a mixture of
|
|||
|
|
Nitromethane and amine based compounds such as aniline, ethylenediamine,
|
|||
|
|
and for anyone that can't obtain the above chemicals, regular household
|
|||
|
|
ammonia will work as long as it is the clear non-detergent brand.
|
|||
|
|
The Nitromethane can be had from any "speed-shop" or race car parts
|
|||
|
|
supplier. It usually runs about $20 to $30 bucks a gallon. Simply mix the
|
|||
|
|
two liquids: 96% nitromethane and 4% ammonia (by weight). This explosive
|
|||
|
|
has the disadvantage of being somewhat insensitive. You need at least
|
|||
|
|
a No. 8 blasting cap to detonate it. It only need be confined in any kind
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|
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of capped bottle and the blasting cap inserted in the neck. The blasting
|
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cap should be dipped in wax before immersion in the liquid explosive.
|
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Some Nitromethane manufactures add a indicator dye that turns purple when
|
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|
|
the liquid becomes dangerously explosive. So, when you mix your ammonia
|
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|
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with the Nitromethane and the solution turns purple, you know that you
|
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|
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have done well!
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|
OBTAINING CHEMICALS AND LAB WARE
|
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|
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|
|
Getting your chemicals and lab ware can present a problem in some cases.
|
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|
|
In order to order laboratory chemicals, one must be a company, or
|
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|
|
try to prove that you are a company. Most suppliers don't like to sell
|
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|
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to individuals in fear of clandestine drug and explosive manufacture.
|
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|
|
Those same companies also can be fooled easily with homemade letterhead
|
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|
|
also. For those of you with laser printers, the sky is the limit. If
|
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|
|
you don't have a laser printer, you should visit your local print shop.
|
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|
|
First, simply call the chemical companies and request for a catalog.
|
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|
|
You must get on the phone and say something on the order of:
|
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|
|
"Hello...this is C.B.G. Water Treatment Corp., may I speak to sales
|
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|
|
please? I would like to order your most recent catalog..."
|
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|
|
When you get catalogs from different companies, compare their prices
|
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|
|
and shipping charges. Make sure you don't order a set of chemicals
|
|||
|
|
where it is obvious you are making something you don't want them to know
|
|||
|
|
you are making. A suspicious order would be Nitric & Sulfuric acid and
|
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|
|
glycerine. This would be obvious that you are going to produce nitro-
|
|||
|
|
glycerine. Spread out your orders and orders between companies. Also
|
|||
|
|
be careful of watched chemicals. The drug enforcement agency watches
|
|||
|
|
certain orders for certain chemicals. They usually say something on the
|
|||
|
|
order of under the listing of the chemical entry in the catalog "only
|
|||
|
|
sold to established institutions." It just so happens that certain
|
|||
|
|
explosive synthesis requires the chemicals as some illicit drug
|
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|
|
production.
|
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|
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|
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|
|
Go to your local library in the reference section. Get the THOMAS REGISTER
|
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|
|
It is a set of books that list addresses of industrial suppliers. Look
|
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|
|
under chemicals for addresses.
|
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|
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|
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|
|
I do know of one company called Emerald City Chemical in Washington.
|
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|
|
They only require that you be at least 18 years of age. No letterhead
|
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|
|
necessary.
|
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|
|
|
|||
|
|
I suggest staying away from Fisher Scientific, Seargent Welch, Sigma &
|
|||
|
|
Aldrich Chemical companies because they are either expensive, only sell
|
|||
|
|
to schools, or watch for illegal or suspicious chemical orders. I noticed
|
|||
|
|
that a lot of you phreaks out there live in New York; so stay away from
|
|||
|
|
City Chemical Co. I was informed that they closely watch their customers
|
|||
|
|
also.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
Don't make some letterhead for Jo Blow's Sewing Machine Repair and order
|
|||
|
|
complicated chemicals like 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin, bis-2-
|
|||
|
|
ethylhexy-diadipate, 3,4-diaminofurazain, or pharmecitucal type chemicals
|
|||
|
|
or any kind of chemical that looks like a foreign language. It looks
|
|||
|
|
VERY suspicious and your address will be forwarded to your local FBI or
|
|||
|
|
DEA office pronto. Nowadays you really got to watch what you order
|
|||
|
|
thanks to our bleeding heart liberals worrying about kids blowing their
|
|||
|
|
hands off trying to make firecrackers, or folks making controlled drugs in
|
|||
|
|
their basements.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
Also keep in mind that if you do decide to make yourself some bombs,
|
|||
|
|
just remember NOT TO TELL ANYONE! If you tell someone, that is just the
|
|||
|
|
added risk of getting caught because your "buddie" was a stool pigeon.
|
|||
|
|
BELIEVE ME - chances are if you tell someone, others will find out from
|
|||
|
|
gossip and you will be the alias "mad bomber" of your town. If someone
|
|||
|
|
happens to see any lab equipment or if your neighbors smell any strange
|
|||
|
|
chemical smells around your home, they might even think you are making
|
|||
|
|
drugs, so be careful. If you tell your friends of your activities, don't
|
|||
|
|
be surprised if you see a gunmetal grey Dodge Diplomat with a dozen
|
|||
|
|
antennas protruding from it sitting across the street with a guy in it
|
|||
|
|
watching your house with a spotting scope...
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
DO NOT SELL explosives to ANYONE without a licence. If they get caught,
|
|||
|
|
the feds will plea-bargan with them and find out where they got the
|
|||
|
|
bombs and of course your buddie will tell them so he gets a reduced
|
|||
|
|
sentence. They WILL get a search warrant with no problem and proceed
|
|||
|
|
to ransack your premises. I know of a person that was in a similar
|
|||
|
|
situation. He didn't have any explosives in his house, but they seized
|
|||
|
|
his chemicals because of the complaint filed. Subsequently, the feds
|
|||
|
|
kept up pretty good surveillance on him for quite a while.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
2.0 BUYING EXPLOSIVES AND PROPELLANTS
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
Almost any city or town of reasonable size has a gun store and
|
|||
|
|
a pharmacy. These are two of the places that potential terrorists visit in
|
|||
|
|
order to purchase explosive material. All that one has to do is know something
|
|||
|
|
about the non-explosive uses of the materials. Black powder, for example,
|
|||
|
|
is used in blackpowder firearms. It comes in varying "grades", with each
|
|||
|
|
different grade being a slightly different size. The grade of black powder
|
|||
|
|
depends on what the calibre of the gun that it is used in; a fine grade of
|
|||
|
|
powder could burn too fast in the wrong caliber weapon. The rule is:
|
|||
|
|
the smaller the grade, the faster the burn rate of the powder.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
2.01 BLACK POWDER
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
Black powder is generally available in three grades. As stated before,
|
|||
|
|
the smaller the grade, the faster the powder burns. Burn rate is extremely
|
|||
|
|
important in bombs. Since an explosion is a rapid increase of gas volume in
|
|||
|
|
a confined environment, to make an explosion, a quick-burning powder is
|
|||
|
|
desirable. The three common grades of black powder are listed below, along
|
|||
|
|
with the usual bore width (calibre) of what they are used in. Generally,
|
|||
|
|
the fastest burning powder, the FFF grade is desirable. However, the other
|
|||
|
|
grades and uses are listed below:
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
GRADE BORE WIDTH EXAMPLE OF GUN
|
|||
|
|
<20><><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD> <20><><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD> <20><><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD>
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
F .50 or greater model cannon; some rifles
|
|||
|
|
FF .36 - .50 large pistols; small rifles
|
|||
|
|
FFF .36 or smaller pistols; derringers
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
The FFF grade is the fastest burning, because the smaller grade has
|
|||
|
|
more surface area or burning surface exposed to the flame front. The larger
|
|||
|
|
grades also have uses which will be discussed later. The price range of
|
|||
|
|
black powder, per pound, is about $8.50 - $9.00. The price is not affected
|
|||
|
|
by the grade, and so one saves oneself time and work if one buys the finer
|
|||
|
|
grade of powder. The major problems with black powder are that it can be
|
|||
|
|
ignited accidentally by static electricity, and that it has a tendency to
|
|||
|
|
absorb moisture from the air. To safely crush it, a bomber would use a
|
|||
|
|
plastic spoon and a wooden salad bowl. Taking a small pile at a time, he
|
|||
|
|
or she would apply pressure to the powder through the spoon and rub it in a
|
|||
|
|
series of strokes or circles, but not too hard. It is fine enough to use
|
|||
|
|
when it is about as fine as flour. The fineness, however, is dependant on
|
|||
|
|
what type of device one wishes to make; obviously, it would be impracticle
|
|||
|
|
to crush enough powder to fill a 1 foot by 4 inch radius pipe. Anyone can
|
|||
|
|
purchase black powder, since anyone can own black powder firearms in
|
|||
|
|
America.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
2.011 Black Powders and their Compositions
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
Author: Doctor Dissector
|
|||
|
|
From: Anarchy 'n Explosives No.1 (Vol 5)
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
Black powders burn either quickly or very slowly depending on the
|
|||
|
|
composition of such a mixture; however, these powders produce smoke, often
|
|||
|
|
great amounts, and is most useful in applications where smoke is no object.
|
|||
|
|
It is the best for communicating fire and for producing a quick, hot flame.
|
|||
|
|
Black powder is used in both propellant charges for shrapnel shells, in
|
|||
|
|
saluting and blank fire charges, as the bursting charge of practice shells
|
|||
|
|
and bombs, as a propelling charge in certain pyrotechnic pieces, and, either
|
|||
|
|
with or without the admixture of other substances which modify the rate of
|
|||
|
|
burning, in the time-train rings and in other parts of fuses. Below is a list
|
|||
|
|
of black powders and their compositions.
|
|||
|
|
(Brown)
|
|||
|
|
Name Saltpeter Charcoal Sulfur
|
|||
|
|
England........................ 79 (18) 3
|
|||
|
|
England........................ 77.4 (17.6) 5
|
|||
|
|
Germany........................ 78 (19) 3
|
|||
|
|
Germany........................ 80 (20) -
|
|||
|
|
France......................... 78 (19) 3
|
|||
|
|
Forte.......................... 72 15 13 | Blasting
|
|||
|
|
Lente.......................... 40 30 30 |- Black
|
|||
|
|
Ordinaire...................... 62 18 20 | Powders
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
2.02 PYRODEX
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
Pyrodex is a synthetic powder that is used like black powder. It comes
|
|||
|
|
in the same grades, but it is more expensive per pound. However, a one pound
|
|||
|
|
container of pyrodex contains more material by volume than a pound of black
|
|||
|
|
powder. It is much easier to crush to a very fine powder than black powder, and
|
|||
|
|
it is considerably safer and more reliable. This is because it will
|
|||
|
|
not be set off by static electricity, as black can be, and it is less inclined
|
|||
|
|
to absorb moisture. It costs about $10.00 per pound. It can be crushed in the
|
|||
|
|
same manner as black powder, or it can be dissolved in boiling water and dried.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
2.03 ROCKET ENGINE POWDER
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
One of the most exciting hobbies nowadays is model rocketry. Estes is
|
|||
|
|
the largest producer of model rocket kits and engines. Rocket engines are
|
|||
|
|
composed of a single large grain of propellant. This grain is surrounded by
|
|||
|
|
a fairly heavy cardboard tubing. One gets the propellant by slitting the tube
|
|||
|
|
lengthwise, and unwrapping it like a paper towel roll. When this is done, the
|
|||
|
|
grey fire clay at either end of the propellant grain must be removed. This is
|
|||
|
|
usually done gently with a plastic or brass knife. The material is exceptionally
|
|||
|
|
hard, and must be crushed to be used. By gripping the grain on the widest
|
|||
|
|
setting on a set of pliers, and putting the grain and powder in a plastic bag,
|
|||
|
|
the powder will not break apart and shatter all over. This should be done to
|
|||
|
|
all the large chunks of powder, and then it should be crushed like black powder.
|
|||
|
|
Rocket engines come in various sizes, ranging from 1/4 A - 2T to the incredibly
|
|||
|
|
powerful D engines. The larger the engine, the more expensive. D engines come
|
|||
|
|
in packages of three, and cost about $5.00 per package. Rocket engines are
|
|||
|
|
perhaps the single most useful item sold in stores to a terrorist, since they
|
|||
|
|
can be used as is, or can be cannibalized for their explosive powder.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
2.04 RIFLE/SHOTGUN POWDER
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
Rifle powder and shotgun powder are really the same from a practicle
|
|||
|
|
standpoint. They are both nitrocellulose based propellants. They will be
|
|||
|
|
referred to as gunpowder in all future references. Gunpowder is made by the
|
|||
|
|
action of concentrated nitric and sulfuric acid upon cotton. This material is
|
|||
|
|
then dissolved by solvents and then reformed in the desired grain size. When
|
|||
|
|
dealing with gunpowder, the grain size is not nearly as important as that of
|
|||
|
|
black powder. Both large and small grained gunpowder burn fairly slowly
|
|||
|
|
compared to black powder when unconfined, but when it is confined, gunpowder
|
|||
|
|
burns both hotter and with more gaseous expansion, producing more pressure.
|
|||
|
|
Therefore, the grinding process that is often necessary for other propellants
|
|||
|
|
is not necessary for gunpowder. Gunpowder costs about $9.00 per pound. Any
|
|||
|
|
idiot can buy it, since there are no restrictions on rifles or shotguns in the
|
|||
|
|
U.S.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
2.05 FLASH POWDER
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
Flash powder is a mixture of powdered zirconium metal and various
|
|||
|
|
oxidizers. It is extremely sensitive to heat or sparks, and should be treated
|
|||
|
|
with more care than black powder, with which it should NEVER be mixed. It is
|
|||
|
|
sold in small containers which must be mixed and shaken before use. It is very
|
|||
|
|
finely powdered, and is available in three speeds: fast, medium, and slow. The
|
|||
|
|
fast flash powder is the best for using in explosives or detonators.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
It burns very rapidly, regardless of confinement or packing, with a hot
|
|||
|
|
white "flash", hence its name. It is fairly expensive, costing about $11.00.
|
|||
|
|
It is sold in magic shops and theatre supply stores.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
2.06 AMMONIUM NITRATE
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
Ammonium nitrate is a high explosive material that is often used as
|
|||
|
|
a commercial "safety explosive" It is very stable, and is difficult to ignite
|
|||
|
|
with a match. It will only light if the glowing, red-hot part of a match is
|
|||
|
|
touching it. It is also difficult to detonate; (the phenomenon of detonation
|
|||
|
|
will be explained later) it requires a large shockwave to cause it to go high
|
|||
|
|
explosive. Commercially, it is sometimes mixed with a small amount of
|
|||
|
|
nitroglycerine to increase its sensitivity. Ammonium nitrate is used in the
|
|||
|
|
"Cold-Paks" or "Instant Cold", available in most drug stores. The "Cold Paks"
|
|||
|
|
consist of a bag of water, surrounded by a second plastic bag containing the
|
|||
|
|
ammonium nitrate. To get the ammonium nitrate, simply cut off the top of the
|
|||
|
|
outside bag, remove the plastic bag of water, and save the ammonium nitrate in
|
|||
|
|
a well sealed, airtight container, since it is rather hydroscopic, i.e. it
|
|||
|
|
tends to absorb water from the air. It is also the main ingredient in many
|
|||
|
|
fertilizers.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
2.1 ACQUIRING CHEMICALS
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
The first section deals with getting chemicals legally. This section
|
|||
|
|
deals with "procuring" them. The best place to steal chemicals is a college.
|
|||
|
|
Many state schools have all of their chemicals out on the shelves in the
|
|||
|
|
labs, and more in their chemical stockrooms. Evening is the best time to enter
|
|||
|
|
lab buildings, as there are the least number of people in the buildings, and
|
|||
|
|
most of the labs will still be unlocked. One simply takes a bookbag, wears
|
|||
|
|
a dress shirt and jeans, and tries to resemble a college freshman. If anyone
|
|||
|
|
asks what such a person is doing, the thief can simply say that he is looking
|
|||
|
|
for the polymer chemistry lab, or some other chemistry-related department
|
|||
|
|
other than the one they are in. One can usually find out where the various
|
|||
|
|
labs and departments in a building are by calling the university. There
|
|||
|
|
are, of course other techniques for getting into labs after hours, such as
|
|||
|
|
placing a piece of cardboard in the latch of an unused door, such as a back
|
|||
|
|
exit. Then, all one needs to do is come back at a later hour. Also, before
|
|||
|
|
this is done, terrorists check for security systems. If one just walks into a
|
|||
|
|
lab, even if there is someone there, and walks out the back exit, and slip the
|
|||
|
|
cardboard in the latch before the door closes, the person in the lab will never
|
|||
|
|
know what happened. It is also a good idea to observe the building that one
|
|||
|
|
plans to rob at the time that one plans to rob it several days before the
|
|||
|
|
actual theft is done. This is advisable since the would-be thief should know
|
|||
|
|
when and if the campus security makes patrols through buildings. Of course, if
|
|||
|
|
none of these methods are successful, there is always section 8.0, but as a
|
|||
|
|
rule, college campus security is pretty poor, and nobody suspects another
|
|||
|
|
person in the building of doing anything wrong, even if they are there at an
|
|||
|
|
odd hour. Don't forget the checklist provided at the end of this book.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
2.2 LIST OF USEFUL HOUSEHOLD CHEMICALS AND THEIR AVAILABILITY
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
Anyone can get many chemicals from hardware stores, supermarkets,
|
|||
|
|
and drug stores to get the materials to make explosives or other dangerous
|
|||
|
|
compounds. A would-be terrorist would merely need a station wagon and some
|
|||
|
|
money to acquire many of the chemicals named here.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
Chemical Used In Available at
|
|||
|
|
_____________________________________________________________________________
|
|||
|
|
acetic acid vinegar supermarkets
|
|||
|
|
(3-5%)
|
|||
|
|
_____________________________________________________________________________
|
|||
|
|
alcohol, ethyl * alcoholic beverages liquor stores
|
|||
|
|
solvents (95% min. for both) hardware stores
|
|||
|
|
_____________________________________________________________________________
|
|||
|
|
alcohol and iodine tincture of iodine
|
|||
|
|
(47%) (4%)
|
|||
|
|
_____________________________________________________________________________
|
|||
|
|
alcohol,isopropyl rubbing alcohol supermarkets, pharmacy
|
|||
|
|
(70 or 90% depending on brand (Do NOT Drink!)
|
|||
|
|
_____________________________________________________________________________
|
|||
|
|
aluminum (powdered) # bronzing powder ? painting supplies
|
|||
|
|
hardware store
|
|||
|
|
_____________________________________________________________________________
|
|||
|
|
ammonia + CLEAR household ammonia supermarkets/7-eleven
|
|||
|
|
_____________________________________________________________________________
|
|||
|
|
ammonium hydroxide ammonia water photographic supplies
|
|||
|
|
_____________________________________________________________________________
|
|||
|
|
ammonium instant-cold paks, drug stores,
|
|||
|
|
nitrate fertilizers medical supply stores
|
|||
|
|
_____________________________________________________________________________
|
|||
|
|
bottled gas propane stoves surplus/camping stores,
|
|||
|
|
(propane, butane) lighter refills
|
|||
|
|
_____________________________________________________________________________
|
|||
|
|
calcium carbide carbide lamps hardware store
|
|||
|
|
spieleologist supplies
|
|||
|
|
science labs
|
|||
|
|
(the gravel looking rocks inside)
|
|||
|
|
(smells like pig shit)
|
|||
|
|
_____________________________________________________________________________
|
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carbon dioxide pressurizing fizzy drinks party supply stores
|
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|
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(canisters) supermarkets
|
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|
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_____________________________________________________________________________
|
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|
|
cellulose (cotton) first aid drug/medical supply stores
|
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|
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_____________________________________________________________________________
|
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|
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charcoal charcoal grills supermarkets/gardening stores
|
|||
|
|
vitamins pharmacy
|
|||
|
|
_____________________________________________________________________________
|
|||
|
|
chlorine H.T.H. pool chlorine supermarkets
|
|||
|
|
(actually) calcium hypochlorite CaC10
|
|||
|
|
_____________________________________________________________________________
|
|||
|
|
citric acid citrus fruit supermarkets
|
|||
|
|
_____________________________________________________________________________
|
|||
|
|
epsom salts vitamins pharmacy, supermarket
|
|||
|
|
_____________________________________________________________________________
|
|||
|
|
fuel oil kerosene stoves surplus/camping stores,
|
|||
|
|
_____________________________________________________________________________
|
|||
|
|
glycerine ? pharmacies/drug stores
|
|||
|
|
_____________________________________________________________________________
|
|||
|
|
hexamine or hexamine stoves surplus/camping stores
|
|||
|
|
methenamine (camping)
|
|||
|
|
_____________________________________________________________________________
|
|||
|
|
hydrogen peroxide creating bimbos pharmacy
|
|||
|
|
_____________________________________________________________________________
|
|||
|
|
iodine & first aid drug stores
|
|||
|
|
_____________________________________________________________________________
|
|||
|
|
iron (III) oxide rust painting supplies
|
|||
|
|
(hematite) easy to find/make
|
|||
|
|
____________________________________________________________________________
|
|||
|
|
lecithin vitamins pharmacies/drug stores
|
|||
|
|
_____________________________________________________________________________
|
|||
|
|
magnesium firestarters surplus/camping stores
|
|||
|
|
- steal from school lab
|
|||
|
|
- hardware store
|
|||
|
|
- chemical supply house
|
|||
|
|
_____________________________________________________________________________
|
|||
|
|
manganese dioxide (the black powder inside batteries)
|
|||
|
|
_____________________________________________________________________________
|
|||
|
|
magnesium hydroxide milk of magnesia supermarkets, pharmacy
|
|||
|
|
_____________________________________________________________________________
|
|||
|
|
mineral oil cooking, laxative supermarket/drug stores
|
|||
|
|
_____________________________________________________________________________
|
|||
|
|
mercury @ mercury thermometers supermarkets/hardware stores
|
|||
|
|
_____________________________________________________________________________
|
|||
|
|
nitric acid ^ cleaning printing printing shops
|
|||
|
|
plates photography stores
|
|||
|
|
_____________________________________________________________________________
|
|||
|
|
nitrous oxide pressurizing whip cream party supply stores
|
|||
|
|
(bulbs) supermarkets
|
|||
|
|
_____________________________________________________________________________
|
|||
|
|
potassium nitrate saltpetre pharmacy
|
|||
|
|
It is used as a diuretic for animals
|
|||
|
|
_____________________________________________________________________________
|
|||
|
|
potassium permanganate water purification purification plants
|
|||
|
|
_____________________________________________________________________________
|
|||
|
|
sulfuric acid uncharged car batteries automotive stores
|
|||
|
|
_____________________________________________________________________________
|
|||
|
|
sulfur gardening gardening/hardware store
|
|||
|
|
_____________________________________________________________________________
|
|||
|
|
sodium nitrate fertilizer gardening store
|
|||
|
|
_____________________________________________________________________________
|
|||
|
|
strontium nitrate road flares surplus/auto stores,
|
|||
|
|
_____________________________________________________________________________
|
|||
|
|
sodium bicarbonate baking soda supermarkets
|
|||
|
|
_____________________________________________________________________________
|
|||
|
|
sodium carbonate soda, soda ash, sal soda,
|
|||
|
|
washing soda, or glassmaker's soda
|
|||
|
|
and is used as a water softener.
|
|||
|
|
_____________________________________________________________________________
|
|||
|
|
sodium chlorate sodium chlorate weedkillers gardening store
|
|||
|
|
blowtorch (fuel ?) hardware store
|
|||
|
|
(needs preparation - see 2.41)
|
|||
|
|
_____________________________________________________________________________
|
|||
|
|
sodium perchlorate solidox pellets hardware stores
|
|||
|
|
for cutting torches
|
|||
|
|
_____________________________________________________________________________
|
|||
|
|
sodium hydroxide drain cleaners e.g. Draino supermarkets
|
|||
|
|
_____________________________________________________________________________
|
|||
|
|
sodium bisulphate Sani-Flush supermarkets
|
|||
|
|
(75%)
|
|||
|
|
_____________________________________________________________________________
|
|||
|
|
sodium chloride table salt supermarkets
|
|||
|
|
_____________________________________________________________________________
|
|||
|
|
sucrose sugar supermarkets
|
|||
|
|
_____________________________________________________________________________
|
|||
|
|
sulphur "Flowers of Sulphur" pharmacy
|
|||
|
|
used to repel ticks.
|
|||
|
|
_____________________________________________________________________________
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
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|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
notes: * ethyl alcohol is mixed with methyl alcohol when it is used as a
|
|||
|
|
solvent. Methyl alcohol is very poisonous. Solvent alcohol must be
|
|||
|
|
at least 95% ethyl alcohol if it is used to make mercury fulminate.
|
|||
|
|
Methyl alcohol may prevent mercury fulminate from forming.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
+ Ammonia, when bought in stores comes in a variety of forms. The
|
|||
|
|
pine and cloudy ammonias should not be bought; only the clear
|
|||
|
|
ammonia should be used to make ammonium triiodide crystals.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ Mercury thermometers are becoming a rarity, unfortunately. They
|
|||
|
|
may be hard to find in most stores. Mercury is also used in mercury
|
|||
|
|
switches, which are available at electronics stores. Mercury is a
|
|||
|
|
hazardous substance, and should be kept in the thermometer or
|
|||
|
|
mercury switch until used. It gives off mercury vapors which will
|
|||
|
|
cause brain damage if inhaled. For this reason, it is a good idea
|
|||
|
|
not to spill mercury, and to always use it outdoors. Also, do not
|
|||
|
|
get it in an open cut; rubber gloves will help prevent this.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
^ Nitric acid is very difficult to find nowadays. It is usually
|
|||
|
|
stolen by bomb makers, or made by the process described in a later
|
|||
|
|
section. A desired concentration for making explosives about 70%.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
& The iodine sold in drug stores is usually not the pure crystaline
|
|||
|
|
form that is desired for producing ammonium triiodide crystals.
|
|||
|
|
To obtain the pure form, it must usually be acquired by a doctor's
|
|||
|
|
prescription, but this can be expensive. Once again, theft is the
|
|||
|
|
means that terrorists result to.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
# You can either file down a bar of aluminum (slow), or (as i suggest)
|
|||
|
|
buy aluminum filings at your local hardware shop. (if you buy the bar
|
|||
|
|
use no less than 94% pure aluminum. it is called duralumin.)
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
Chemical Equivalency list
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
i.e. substitutes when in a fix. I wouldn't trust any of these too much..
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
acacia gum arabic
|
|||
|
|
acetic acid vinegar
|
|||
|
|
aluminum oxide alumia
|
|||
|
|
aluminum potassium sulfate alum
|
|||
|
|
aluminum sulfate alum
|
|||
|
|
ammonium carbonate hartshorn
|
|||
|
|
ammonium hydroxide ammonia
|
|||
|
|
ammonium nitrate salt peter
|
|||
|
|
ammonium oleate ammonia soap
|
|||
|
|
amylacetate banana oil
|
|||
|
|
barium sulfide black ash
|
|||
|
|
carbon carbonate chalk
|
|||
|
|
calcium hypochloride bleaching powder
|
|||
|
|
calcium oxide lime
|
|||
|
|
calcium sulfate plaster of paris
|
|||
|
|
carbonic acid seltzer
|
|||
|
|
carbon tetrachloride cleaning fluid
|
|||
|
|
cetyltrimethylammoniumbromide ammonium salt
|
|||
|
|
ethylene dichloride dutch fluid
|
|||
|
|
ferric oxide iron rust
|
|||
|
|
furfuraldehyde bran oil
|
|||
|
|
glucose corn syrup
|
|||
|
|
graphite pencil lead
|
|||
|
|
hydrochloric acid muriatic acid
|
|||
|
|
hydrogen peroxide peroxide
|
|||
|
|
lead acetate sugar of lead
|
|||
|
|
lead tetrooxide red lead
|
|||
|
|
magnesium silicate talc
|
|||
|
|
magnesium sulfate epsom salts
|
|||
|
|
methylsalicylate winter green oil
|
|||
|
|
naphthalene mothballs
|
|||
|
|
phenol carbolic acid
|
|||
|
|
potassium bicarbonate cream of tartar
|
|||
|
|
potassium chromium sulf. chrome alum
|
|||
|
|
potassium nitrate saltpeter
|
|||
|
|
sodium dioxide sand
|
|||
|
|
sodium bicarbonate baking soda
|
|||
|
|
sodium borate borax
|
|||
|
|
sodium carbonate washing soda
|
|||
|
|
sodium chloride salt
|
|||
|
|
sodium hydroxide lye
|
|||
|
|
sodium oxide sand
|
|||
|
|
sodium silicate water glass
|
|||
|
|
sodium sulfate glauber's salt
|
|||
|
|
sodium thiosulfate photographer's hypo
|
|||
|
|
sulfuric acid battery acid
|
|||
|
|
sucrose cane sugar
|
|||
|
|
zinc chloride tinner's fluid
|
|||
|
|
zinc sulfate white vitriol
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
Keep this list handy at all times. If you can't seem to get one
|
|||
|
|
or more of the ingredients try another one. If you still can't, you
|
|||
|
|
can always buy sm all amounts from your school, or maybe from various
|
|||
|
|
chemical companies. When you do that, be sure to say as little as
|
|||
|
|
possible, if during the school year, and they ask, say it's for a
|
|||
|
|
experement for school.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
2.21 Chemical Descriptions
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
Sodium Azide - NaN
|
|||
|
|
3
|
|||
|
|
This white powder is very poisonous. It is also a bit unstable, so treat it
|
|||
|
|
gently.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
Lead Nitrate - Pb(NO )
|
|||
|
|
3 2
|
|||
|
|
This contains poisonous lead and is very water soluble so your body will
|
|||
|
|
absorb it quickly, given the chance. The government has banned leaded paints
|
|||
|
|
and is phasing out leaded gasoline because the stuff slowly accumulates in
|
|||
|
|
your body and can screw up all sorts of important innards. If you are careless
|
|||
|
|
with Lead Nitrate you can do a few lifetimes' worth of damage in one
|
|||
|
|
afternoon.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
Ammonium Nitrate - NH NO
|
|||
|
|
4 3
|
|||
|
|
Commonly used as fertilizer, this stuff is somewhat dangerous in large
|
|||
|
|
quantities, particularly if it gets very hot. (Entire shiploads of this
|
|||
|
|
material have been known to go up all at once.) When heated gently, it
|
|||
|
|
decomposes into water and nitrous oxide (laughing gas). Farmers sometimes use
|
|||
|
|
it to blow up tree stumps by mixing it with fuel oil and setting the gunk off
|
|||
|
|
with a detonator. We'll have a very different use for it here.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
Potassium Nitrate - KNO
|
|||
|
|
3
|
|||
|
|
Also known as saltpeter, this is commercially used as a diuretic for animals.
|
|||
|
|
It also works as an oxidizing agent in various pyrotechnic mixtures. That is,
|
|||
|
|
when heated it provides the oxygen needed to make the rest of the mixture
|
|||
|
|
burn.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
Potassium Potassium
|
|||
|
|
Nitrate Nitrite Oxygen
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
2KNO ---> 2KNO + O
|
|||
|
|
3 2 2
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
Potassium Chlorate - KClO
|
|||
|
|
3
|
|||
|
|
A much more spectacular oxidizing agent than Potassium Nitrate. It not only
|
|||
|
|
yields more oxygen than Potassium Nitrate, it does so more easily. Pyrotechnic
|
|||
|
|
mixtures containing this chemical will require much less of it, and yet burn
|
|||
|
|
more fiercely. Even percussion can readily set the mixtures off. This can be
|
|||
|
|
useful, but it sometimes makes the mixtures more sensitive than you'd like.
|
|||
|
|
Mixtures containing this chemical must be handled carefully. Potassium
|
|||
|
|
Chlorate is also poisonous.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
Potassium Potassium
|
|||
|
|
Chlorate Chloride Oxygen
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
2KClO ---> 2KCl + 3O
|
|||
|
|
3 2
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
Aluminum Dust (and powder) Al
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
Very finely divided aluminum. When put in a glass jar, it almost looks like a
|
|||
|
|
solid piece of grey metal. In this form it is flammable. Also, it can
|
|||
|
|
seriously damage your lungs if you inhale it. Be careful not to stir up any
|
|||
|
|
clouds of dust, and it goes without saying that you shouldn't use it near an
|
|||
|
|
open flame.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
An element used for brilliancy in the fine powder form. It can be purchased as
|
|||
|
|
a fine silvery or gray powder. All grades from technical to superpure (99.9%)
|
|||
|
|
can be used. It is dangerous to inhale the dust. The dust is also flammable, by
|
|||
|
|
itself. In coarser forms, like powder, it is less dangerous.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
Zinc Dust Zn
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
Of all the forms of zinc available, only the dust form is in any way suitable.
|
|||
|
|
As a dust, it has the fineness of flour. Should be either of the technical or
|
|||
|
|
high purity grade. Avoid breathing the dust, which can cause lung damage. Used
|
|||
|
|
in certain star mixtures, and with sulfur, as a rocket fuel.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
Very finely divided zinc. Not quite as flammable as Aluminum Dust, but still
|
|||
|
|
worth handling carefully. Can also damage your lungs if inhaled.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
Lampblack
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
This is very finely divided carbon, usually obtained as a soot from other
|
|||
|
|
manufacturing processes. It is much more effective in pyrotechnic mixtures
|
|||
|
|
than powdered charcoal. Tiny spots of this are almost unnoticeable, but they
|
|||
|
|
stick to your hands and smear incredibly far. If you're not very tidy you
|
|||
|
|
should expect to find black smears all over your face and hands after using
|
|||
|
|
this.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
This is another form of the element carbon. It is a very finely powdered black
|
|||
|
|
dust (soot, actually) resulting from the burning of crude oils. It is used for
|
|||
|
|
special effects in fireworks.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
Sulfur
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
A yellow powder used as a reducing agent in many pyrotechnic mixtures. Buy
|
|||
|
|
this in the finely powdered form. You can also get it in hard lumps, but these
|
|||
|
|
will just waste extra time as you have to grind them yourself.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
Potassium Permanganate
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
An oxidizing agent that's somewhat less vigorous than others mentioned here.
|
|||
|
|
Not usually used in pyrotechnic mixtures because it's more expensive and less
|
|||
|
|
effective than some of the alternatives. There are a few cases when it's just
|
|||
|
|
the right thing. Don't let this accidentally come in contact with glycerine.
|
|||
|
|
If such an accident happens, the resulting mess should be immediately wiped up
|
|||
|
|
with wet paper towels and buried or flushed down a toilet. It should NOT be
|
|||
|
|
thrown away in a dry waste receptacle!!!
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
Gum Arabic
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
A white powder which is mixed with water to make a glue like substance. Useful
|
|||
|
|
for coating various mixtures or binding them together into a solid mass.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
Sodium Peroxide
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
A very strange and dangerous oxidizer. Don't let it get wet and don't let it
|
|||
|
|
touch your skin.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
Glycerine
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
A thick liquid, chemically similar to rubbing alcohol. Though harder to get
|
|||
|
|
burning, it will burn in the right circumstances. Fairly safe stuff.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
Iodine Crystals
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
Pure Iodine is a steel grey solid, which is poisonous and which produses
|
|||
|
|
poisonous vapors when heated. Smells similar to the chlorine used in bleaches
|
|||
|
|
and swimming pools. If you accidentally should drop some on a hot surface and
|
|||
|
|
notice the odor, you should leave the area.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
Antimony Sulfide Sb S
|
|||
|
|
2 3
|
|||
|
|
Also known as "Black" Antimony Sulfide. (There is also a "Red" form, which is
|
|||
|
|
useless to us.) This is used to sharpen the report of firecrackers, salutes,
|
|||
|
|
etc, or to add color to a fire. The technical, black, powder is suitable. Avoid
|
|||
|
|
contact with the skin. Dermatitis or worse will be the result.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
Barium Chlorate Ba(ClO ) * H O
|
|||
|
|
3 2 2
|
|||
|
|
Available as a white powder. It is poisonous, as are all Barium salts. It is
|
|||
|
|
used both as an oxidizer and color imparter. It is as powerful as Potassium
|
|||
|
|
Chlorate and should be handled with the same care. Melting point is 414
|
|||
|
|
degrees.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
Barium Nitrate Ba(NO )
|
|||
|
|
3 2
|
|||
|
|
Poisonous. Used as an oxidizer and colorizer. The uses and precautions are the
|
|||
|
|
same as with a mixture containing Potassium Nitrate.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
Dextrine
|
|||
|
|
This can be purchased as a white or yellow powder. It is a good cheap glue for
|
|||
|
|
binding cases and stars in fireworks.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
Lead Chloride PbCl
|
|||
|
|
3
|
|||
|
|
Available as a white, crystalline, poisonous powder, which melts at 501
|
|||
|
|
degrees. As with all lead salts, it is not only poisonous, but the poison
|
|||
|
|
accumulates in the body, so a lot of small, otherwise harmless doses can be as
|
|||
|
|
bad as one large dose.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
Mercurous Chloride HgCl
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
Also known as calomel or Mercury Monochloride. This powder will brighten an
|
|||
|
|
otherwise dull colored mixture. Sometimes it is replaced by Hexachlorobenzene
|
|||
|
|
for the same purpose. This is non poisonous ONLY if it is 100% pure. Never
|
|||
|
|
confuse this chemical with Mercuric Chloride, which is poisonous in any purity.
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Potassium Chlorate KClO
|
|||
|
|
3
|
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|
|
This, perhaps, is the most widely used chemical in fireworks. Before it was
|
|||
|
|
known, mixtures were never spectacular in performance. It opened the door to
|
|||
|
|
what fireworks are today. It is a poisonous, white powder that is used as an
|
|||
|
|
oxidizer. Never ram or strike a mixture containing Potassium Chlorate. Do not
|
|||
|
|
store mixtures containing this chemical for any length of time, as they may
|
|||
|
|
explode spontaneously.
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|||
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Potassium Dichromate K Cr O
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2 2 7
|
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Also known as Potassium Bichromate. The commercial grade is used in fireworks
|
|||
|
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and matches. The bright orange crystals are poisonous.
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|||
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Potassium Perchlorate KClO
|
|||
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|
4
|
|||
|
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Much more stable than its chlorate brother, this chemical is a white or
|
|||
|
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slightly pink powder. It can often substitute for Potassium Chlorate to make
|
|||
|
|
the mixture safer. It will not yield its oxygen as easily, but to make up for
|
|||
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this, it gives off more oxygen. It is also poisonous.
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Red Gum
|
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|
Rosin similar to shellac and can often replace it in many fireworks formulas.
|
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|
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Red Gum is obtained from barks of trees.
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Sodium Oxalate Na C O
|
|||
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2 2 4
|
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|
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Used in making yellow fires. Available as a fine dust, which you should avoid
|
|||
|
|
breathing.
|
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Strontium Carbonate SrCO
|
|||
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|
3
|
|||
|
|
Known in the natural state as Strontianite, this chemical is used for adding a
|
|||
|
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red color to fires. It comes as a white powder, in a pure, technical, or
|
|||
|
|
natural state.
|
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Strontium Nitrate Sr(NO )
|
|||
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3 2
|
|||
|
|
By far the most common chemical used to produce red in flares, stars and fires.
|
|||
|
|
Available in the technical grade as a white powder. It does double duty as an
|
|||
|
|
oxidizer, but has a disadvantage in that it will absorb some water from the
|
|||
|
|
air.
|
|||
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|
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Strontium Sulfate SrSO
|
|||
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|
4
|
|||
|
|
Since this chemical does not absorb water as readily as the nitrate, it is
|
|||
|
|
often used when the powder is to be stored. In its natural state it is known as
|
|||
|
|
Celestine, which is comparable to the technical grade used in fireworks.
|
|||
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|
|||
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|
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Antimony Sulfide Sb S
|
|||
|
|
2 3
|
|||
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|
|||
|
|
Also known as "Black" Antimony Sulfide. (There is also a "Red" form, which is
|
|||
|
|
useless to us.) This is used to sharpen the report of firecrackers, salutes,
|
|||
|
|
etc, or to add color to a fire. The technical, black, powder is suitable. Avoid
|
|||
|
|
contact with the skin. Dermatitis or worse will be the result.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
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|
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|
|
Barium Chlorate Ba(ClO ) * H O
|
|||
|
|
3 2 2
|
|||
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|
|
|||
|
|
Available as a white powder. It is poisonous, as are all Barium salts. It is
|
|||
|
|
used both as an oxidizer and color imparter. It is as powerful as Potassium
|
|||
|
|
Chlorate and should be handled with the same care. Melting point is 414
|
|||
|
|
degrees.
|
|||
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|
|||
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|
|||
|
|
Barium Nitrate Ba(NO )
|
|||
|
|
3 2
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
Poisonous. Used as an oxidizer and colorizer. The uses and precautions are the
|
|||
|
|
same as with a mixture containing Potassium Nitrate.
|
|||
|
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|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
Charcoal C
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
A form of the element carbon. Used in fireworks and explosives as a reducing
|
|||
|
|
agent. It can be purchased as a dust on up to a coarse powder. Use dust form,
|
|||
|
|
unless otherwise specified. The softwood variety is best, and it should be
|
|||
|
|
black, not brown.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
Copper Acetoarsenite (CuO) As O Cu(C H O )
|
|||
|
|
3 2 3 2 3 2 2
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
The popular name for this is Paris Green. It is also called King's Green or
|
|||
|
|
Vienna Green. It has been used as an insecticide, and is available as a
|
|||
|
|
technical grade, poisonous, emerald green powder. It is used in fireworks to
|
|||
|
|
add color. Careful with this stuff. It contains arsenic.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
Copper Chloride CuCl
|
|||
|
|
2
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
A color imparter. As with all copper salts, this is poisonous.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
Copper Sulfate CuSO *5H O
|
|||
|
|
4 2
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
Known as Blue Vitriol, this poisonous compound is available as blue crystals or
|
|||
|
|
blue powder. Can be purchased in some drugstores and some agricultural supply
|
|||
|
|
stores. Used as a colorizer.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
Lampblack C
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
This is another form of the element carbon. It is a very finely powdered black
|
|||
|
|
dust (soot, actually) resulting from the burning of crude oils. It is used for
|
|||
|
|
special effects in fireworks.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
Potassium Chlorate KClO
|
|||
|
|
3
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
This, perhaps, is the most widely used chemical in fireworks. Before it was
|
|||
|
|
known, mixtures were never spectacular in performance. It opened the door to
|
|||
|
|
what fireworks are today. It is a poisonous, white powder that is used as an
|
|||
|
|
oxidizer. Never ram or strike a mixture containing Potassium Chlorate. Do not
|
|||
|
|
store mixtures containing this chemical for any length of time, as they may
|
|||
|
|
explode spontaneously.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
Potassium Dichromate K Cr O
|
|||
|
|
2 2 7
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
Also known as Potassium Bichromate. The commercial grade is used in fireworks
|
|||
|
|
and matches. The bright orange crystals are poisonous.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
Potassium Nitrate KNO
|
|||
|
|
3
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
Commonly called Saltpeter. This chemical is an oxidizer which decomposes at 400
|
|||
|
|
degrees. It is well known as a component of gunpowder and is also used in other
|
|||
|
|
firework pieces. Available as a white powder.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
Shellac Powder
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
An organic rosin made from the secretions of insects which live in India. The
|
|||
|
|
exact effect it produces in fireworks is not obtainable from other gums. The
|
|||
|
|
common mixture of shellac and alcohol sold in hardware stores should be
|
|||
|
|
avoided. Purchase the powdered variety, which is orange in color.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
Strontium Carbonate SrCO
|
|||
|
|
3
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
Known in the natural state as Strontianite, this chemical is used for adding a
|
|||
|
|
red color to fires. It comes as a white powder, in a pure, technical, or
|
|||
|
|
natural state.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
Strontium Nitrate Sr(NO )
|
|||
|
|
3 2
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
By far the most common chemical used to produce red in flares, stars and fires.
|
|||
|
|
Available in the technical grade as a white powder. It does double duty as an
|
|||
|
|
oxidizer, but has a disadvantage in that it will absorb some water from the
|
|||
|
|
air.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
Strontium Sulfate SrSO
|
|||
|
|
4
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
Since this chemical does not absorb water as readily as the nitrate, it is
|
|||
|
|
often used when the powder is to be stored. In its natural state it is known as
|
|||
|
|
Celestine, which is comparable to the technical grade used in fireworks.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
Sulfur S
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
A yellow element that acts as a reducing agent. It burns at 250 degrees, giving
|
|||
|
|
off choking fumes. Purchase the yellow, finely powdered form only. Other forms
|
|||
|
|
are useless without a lot of extra and otherwise unnecessary effort to powder
|
|||
|
|
it.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
2.3 PREPARATION OF CHEMICALS
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
The trouble with text books on chemistry and explosives is the
|
|||
|
|
attitude with which they are written. They don't say, "Now I know you
|
|||
|
|
would like to blow holy hell out of something just for the fun of it so
|
|||
|
|
here is how to whip up something in your kitchen to do it". They tell you
|
|||
|
|
how Dupont does it or how the ancient Chinese did it but not how you can do
|
|||
|
|
it with the resources and materials available to you. Even army manuals on
|
|||
|
|
field expedient explosives are almost useless because they are just outlines
|
|||
|
|
written with the understanding that an instructor is going to fill in the
|
|||
|
|
blanks. It is a fun game to search out the materials that can be put together
|
|||
|
|
to make something go "boom". You can find what you need in grocery stores,
|
|||
|
|
hardware stores, and farm supplies. An interesting point to remember is that
|
|||
|
|
it is much easier to make a big explosion than a small one. It is very
|
|||
|
|
difficult for a home experimenter to make a firecracker, but a bomb capable
|
|||
|
|
of blowing the walls out of a building is easy.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
2.31 Nitric Acid (HNO3)
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
- Chemical of the Month, Digital Free Press, Issue 1, No. 4
|
|||
|
|
Additional Information Supplied by Anesthesia
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
Tenth Highest volume industrial chemical produced in the United States.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
AKA: Aquas fortis, hydrogen nitrate, azotic acid, engraver's acid.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
Description:
|
|||
|
|
Transparent, colorless or yellowish, fuming liquid.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
Uses: Manufacture of Ammonium Nitrate fertilizer, dyes, drugs, lacquers,
|
|||
|
|
cellulose nitrate, nitrate salts, rubber chemicals and urethanes, ore
|
|||
|
|
flotation, metallurgy, photoengraving, etching steel, reprocessing
|
|||
|
|
spent nuclear fuel.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
Hazards:
|
|||
|
|
Highly toxic; extremely corrosive to body tissue; will cause immediate
|
|||
|
|
and severe burns; will cause extensive damage to eyes and respiratory
|
|||
|
|
system. Keep cool and dry.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
There are several ways to make this most essential of all acids for
|
|||
|
|
explosives. One method by which it could be made will be presented. Once
|
|||
|
|
again, be reminded that these methods SHOULD NOT BE CARRIED OUT!!
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
Materials: Equipment:
|
|||
|
|
<20><><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD> <20><><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD>
|
|||
|
|
sodium nitrate or adjustable heat source
|
|||
|
|
potassium nitrate
|
|||
|
|
retort
|
|||
|
|
distilled water
|
|||
|
|
ice bath
|
|||
|
|
concentrated
|
|||
|
|
sulfuric acid stirring rod
|
|||
|
|
collecting flask with stopper
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
1) Pour 32 milliliters of concentrated sulfuric acid into the retort.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
2) Carefully weigh out 58 grams of sodium nitrate, or 68 grams of potassium
|
|||
|
|
nitrate. and add this to the acid slowly. If it all does not dissolve,
|
|||
|
|
carefully stir the solution with a glass rod until it does.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
3) Place the open end of the retort into the collecting flask, and place the
|
|||
|
|
collecting flask in the ice bath.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
4) Begin heating the retort, using low heat. Continue heating until liquid
|
|||
|
|
begins to come out of the end of the retort. The liquid that forms is nitric
|
|||
|
|
acid. Heat until the precipitate in the bottom of the retort is almost dry,
|
|||
|
|
or until no more nitric acid is forming. CAUTION: If the acid is headed too
|
|||
|
|
strongly, the nitric acid will decompose as soon as it is formed. This
|
|||
|
|
can result in the production of highly flammable and toxic gasses that may
|
|||
|
|
explode. It is a good idea to set the above apparatus up, and then get
|
|||
|
|
away from it.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
Potassium nitrate could also be obtained from store-bought black powder,
|
|||
|
|
simply by dissolving black powder in boiling water and filtering out
|
|||
|
|
the sulfur and charcoal. To obtain 68 g of potassium nitrate, it would be
|
|||
|
|
necessary to dissolve about 90 g of black powder in about one litre of
|
|||
|
|
boiling water. Filter the dissolved solution through filter paper in a funnel
|
|||
|
|
into a jar until the liquid that pours through is clear. The charcoal and
|
|||
|
|
sulfur in black powder are insoluble in water, and so when the solution of
|
|||
|
|
water is allowed to evaporate, potassium nitrate will be left in the jar.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
2.32 SULFURIC ACID
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
Sulfuric acid is far too difficult to make outside of a laboratory or
|
|||
|
|
industrial plant. However, it is readily available in an uncharged car battery.
|
|||
|
|
A person wishing to make sulfuric acid would simply remove the top of a car
|
|||
|
|
battery and pour the acid into a glass container. There would probably be
|
|||
|
|
pieces of lead from the battery in the acid which would have to be removed,
|
|||
|
|
either by boiling or filtration. The concentration of the sulfuric acid can
|
|||
|
|
also be increased by boiling it; very pure sulfuric acid pours slightly faster
|
|||
|
|
than clean motor oil.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
Or, go to an auto supply store and ask for "a small battery acid".
|
|||
|
|
This should only cost about 5 dollars. What you will get is about a gallon of
|
|||
|
|
dilute sulfuric acid. Put a pint of this into a heat resistant glass container.
|
|||
|
|
The glass pitchers used for making coffee are perfect. Do not use a metal
|
|||
|
|
container. Use an extension cord to set up a hotplate out doors. Boil the
|
|||
|
|
acid until white fumes appear. As soon as you see the white fumes, turn off
|
|||
|
|
the hot plate and let the acid cool. Pour the now concentrated acid into a
|
|||
|
|
glass container. The container must have a glass stopper or plastic cap
|
|||
|
|
-- no metal. It must be air tight. Otherwize, the acid will quickly absorb
|
|||
|
|
moisture from the air and become diluted.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
2.33 AMMONIUM NITRATE
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
Ammonium nitrate is a very powerful but insensitive high-order
|
|||
|
|
explosive. It could be made very easily by pouring nitric acid into a large
|
|||
|
|
flask in an ice bath. Then, by simply pouring household ammonia into the flask
|
|||
|
|
and running away, ammonium nitrate would be formed. After the materials have
|
|||
|
|
stopped reacting, one would simply have to leave the solution in a warm place
|
|||
|
|
until all of the water and any unneutralized ammonia or acid have evaporated.
|
|||
|
|
There would be a fine powder formed, which would be ammonium nitrate. It must
|
|||
|
|
be kept in an airtight container, because of its tendency to pick up water from
|
|||
|
|
the air. The crystals formed in the above process would have to be heated VERY
|
|||
|
|
gently to drive off the remaining water.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
2.331 How to Make Ammonium Nitrate
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
From: The Poor Man's James Bond by Kurt Saxon
|
|||
|
|
Plagerized by: THE REFLEX (Omnipotent, Inc.)
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
Disclaimer:
|
|||
|
|
I, THE REFLEX, will accept full responsibility for any damages caused
|
|||
|
|
by information obtained from this text-file. As a matter of fact, I'll let you
|
|||
|
|
sue me and I'll pay. All you have to do is tell your lawyer, "It's all THE
|
|||
|
|
REFLEX's fault." I'll see you when you get out of the institution.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
Some Militants who don't have much dynamite use ammonium nitrate. This
|
|||
|
|
can be bought by anyone at $3.75 for and 80 pound bag. It is fertilizer.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
Ammonium nitrate explodes at rates up to 14,000 feet per second. It
|
|||
|
|
is roughly compared to dynamite having 60% nitro.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
The fertilizer grade Militants use is mixed with motor oil at the
|
|||
|
|
ratio of one pint of oil to 8-1/2 pounds of ammonium nitrate. This has to be
|
|||
|
|
detonated with a stick of gelatin dynamite [I didn't say all was easy. Try
|
|||
|
|
to find another file about that crap.].
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
Purified ammonium nitrate can be detonated with a number six dynamite
|
|||
|
|
cap. The pure stuff can be bought at chemical supply houses or the
|
|||
|
|
fertilizer grade can be purified with distilled wood alcohol.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
Put several pounds of fertilizer grade ammonium nitrate in a pan.
|
|||
|
|
Pour in enough wood alcohol (methanol) to cover the fertilizer. Then stir it
|
|||
|
|
until a lot of it has dissolved. Next, let it set for a few minutes to allow
|
|||
|
|
the impurities to settle to the bottom along with the undissolved ammonium
|
|||
|
|
nitrate.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
Another pan is set on some pieces of dry ice for the next step. Dry
|
|||
|
|
ice can be found in the business section of the phone book under "Dry Ice."
|
|||
|
|
Locker companies will sell it to anyone, cheaply and in small amounts.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
The dissolved ammonium nitrate is poured into the cold pan. This is
|
|||
|
|
done carefully so as to leave the impurities and undissolved ammonium nitrate
|
|||
|
|
behind.
|
|||
|
|
|
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The dry ice causes the purified ammonium nitrate to precipitate out
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of the solution in crystals. When no more crystals are formed they are
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removed from the alcohol.
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The alcohol is then poured back into the other pan and stirred to
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dissolve any ammonium nitrate left undissolved. After setting a few minutes
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the solution is again poured off the dregs and the dregs are thrown away.
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When the last batch of crystals is removed, the alcohol can be stored and
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reused.
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The dry ice is simply frozen carbon dioxide and its fumes are
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harmless unless they are enough to replace the air. Don't handle the dry ice
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with your bare hands [unless you are into pulling your skin off to the bone]
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as its cold will cause blisters.
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In order for pure ammonium nitrate to be detonated by a dynamite cap,
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it must be very dry. Spread it out under a heat lamp ir in thte sun. When
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completely dry, store it in tightly closed plastic bags.
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2.34 PREPARATION OF CHARCOAL
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Buy a bag of charcoal briquettes at a grocery store. Put a few briquettes
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in a rag and pound with hammer. Dump the result into the blender, grind, then
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strain through a tea strainer.
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2.35 GENERATING CHLORINE GAS
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Ever wonder why ammonia bottles always say 'Do NOT mix with chlorine
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bleach', and visa-versa? That's because if you mix Ammonia water with Ajax or
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the like, it will give off chlorine gas. To capture it, get a large bottle and
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put Ajax in the bottom, then pour some Ammonia down into the bottle.
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Since chlorine is heavier than air, it will stay down in there unless
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you use large amounts of either Ajax or Ammonia (DON'T!).
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2.36 SULPHUR
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Some drug stores sell sulfur under the name 'Flowers of Sulfur'.
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Alternately, Nitrate of Soda can be used. It will be in the form of prills
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(little round beads). Bake it in an oven at 250 degrees for 10-15 minutes to
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drive out the moisture. Then dump a cup or two into a blender and switch it on.
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It will do a beautiful job of reducing it to powder.
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2.37 GENERATING OXYGEN GAS
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Get some Hydrogen Peroxide (from a drug store) and Manganese Dioxide
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(from a battery- it's a black powder). Mix the two in a bottle, and they give
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off Oxygen. If the bottle is stoppered, pressure will build up and shoot it off.
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Try lighting a wood splint and sticking it (when only glowing) into the bottle.
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The Oxygen will make it burst into flame. Experiment with it. The oxygen will
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allow things to burn better...
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2.38 GENERATING HYDROGEN GAS
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acid (try vinegar)
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reactive metal (e.g. zinc, aluminium)
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OR:
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2 test tubes
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2 carbon electrodes (from battery)
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6-12 Volt battery (or electric train transformer)
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table salt (or sulphuric acid)
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large bowl
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wire
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To generate hydrogen, all you need is an acid and a metal that will
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react with that acid. This is basic high school stuff. Try vinegar (acetic acid)
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with zinc, aluminum, magnesium, etc. You can collect hydrogen in something if
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you note that it is lighter than air...
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Light a small amount and it burns with a small *POP*. Another way of
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creating hydrogen is by the electrolysis of water. This involves seperating
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water (H2O) into hydrogen and oxygen by an electric current. To do this, you
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Need a 6-12 volt battery (an electric train transformer works well), two test
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tubes, a large bowl, two carbon electrodes (take them out of an unworking 6-12
|
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|
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volt battery), and table salt. Dissolve the salt in a large bowl full of water.
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|
|
Submerge the two test tubes in the water and put the electrodes inside them,
|
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|
|
with the mouth of the tube aiming down. Connect the battery to some wire going
|
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|
|
down to the electrodes. This will work for a while, but chlorine will be
|
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|
|
generated along with the oxygen which will undoubtedly corrode your copper
|
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|
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wires leading to the carbon electrodes... (The table salt is broken up into
|
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|
|
chlorine and sodium ions, the chlorine comes off as a gas with oxygen while
|
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|
|
sodium reacts with the water to form sodium hydroxide). Therefore, if you can
|
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|
|
get your hands on some sulfuric acid, use it instead. It will not affect the
|
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|
|
reaction other than making the water conduct electricity.
|
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|
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|
2.39 GENERATING HEMATITE (IRON OXIDE)
|
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|
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|
|
iron rod or nail
|
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|
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wire
|
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|
|
dc voltage supply (e.g. electric train transformer)
|
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|
|
glass jar or bowl
|
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|
|
table salt
|
|||
|
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|
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|
|
The first step in making thermite is to make hematite. In layman's
|
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|
|
terms, hematite is iron oxide (rust). Here is good method of making large
|
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|
|
quantities of rust. You will electrolise a metal rod, such as a common nail.
|
|||
|
|
You will need a source of DC power as well. An electric train transformer is
|
|||
|
|
perfect. Attach the rod to the positive wire. Then place the rod and the
|
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|
|
negative wire in opposite sides of a glass jar filled with water. Put a little
|
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|
|
salt in the water, just enough to make it conduct well (a teaspoon). Make
|
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|
|
sure that the wires are not touching the water or they will react and not the
|
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|
|
iron (e.g. if the wires are copper they will corrode first).
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
Let the setup sit overnight. In the morning, here will be a dark red
|
|||
|
|
crud in the jar. filter all the crud out of the water or just fish it out with
|
|||
|
|
a spoon. Now you will need to dry it out. Heat it in an iron pot until it all
|
|||
|
|
turns a nice light red.
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
|||
|
|
2.40 Making Picric Acid
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
To make picric acid obtain some aspirin. The cheaper brands work
|
|||
|
|
best but buffered brands should be avoided. Powder these tablets to a fine
|
|||
|
|
consistancy. To extract the acetylsalicylic acid from this powder place this
|
|||
|
|
powder in methyl alcohol and stir vigorously. Not all of the powder will
|
|||
|
|
dissolve. Filter this powder out of the alcohol. Again wash this powder that
|
|||
|
|
was filtered out of the alcohol with more alcohol but with a lesser amount
|
|||
|
|
than the first extraction. Again filter the remaining powder out of the
|
|||
|
|
alcohol. Combine the now clear alcohol and allow it to evaporate in a pyrex
|
|||
|
|
dish. When the alcohol has evaporated there will be a surprising amount of
|
|||
|
|
crystals in the bottom of the pyrex dish.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
>Some info on picric acid:
|
|||
|
|
>
|
|||
|
|
>| Picric acid is, in fact, _very_ stable. And it's perfectly safe
|
|||
|
|
>| to handle, at least concerning it's explosive properties.
|
|||
|
|
>| (It is moderately poisonous).
|
|||
|
|
>
|
|||
|
|
>My understanding goes like this (yes, I have handled the stuff):
|
|||
|
|
>As long as the crystals contain water, it is safe. Without the water,
|
|||
|
|
>the stuff is extremely shock-sensitive.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
Not entirely true. The point is that being wet simply keeps any
|
|||
|
|
already-formed salts in solution, where they aren't much harm; or wet
|
|||
|
|
(if they're not water-soluble) where they are dispersed and relatively
|
|||
|
|
less dangerous. So in any case, keep it wet.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
2.41 Preparation of Sodium Chlorate
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
The Sodium Chlorate in the weedkiller is unlikely to be more than
|
|||
|
|
about 65% pure - this is not a problem if you're not worried about how quickly
|
|||
|
|
it will burn as fuse paper but if you are using the fuses in a lot of wind or
|
|||
|
|
are going to through them as part of a firecracker you will have to concentrate
|
|||
|
|
the Sodium Chlorate and remove impurities as much as possible beforehand as
|
|||
|
|
follows:
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
Make a saturated solution of the weedkiller (ie.dissolve as much of it
|
|||
|
|
as you can in very hot water) then filter off any remaining crystals.
|
|||
|
|
Then heat the solution very hot in a dish - then when crystals start
|
|||
|
|
forming around the rim heat more gently and then leave to cool - after
|
|||
|
|
some time u will have crystals with gunge all over them - wash them and
|
|||
|
|
filter off any rubbish.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
Sodium Chlorate is similar to potassium chlorate, and in most cases can
|
|||
|
|
be a substitute. Sodium chlorate is also more soluble in water. You can find
|
|||
|
|
sodium chlorate at Channel or any hardware/home improvement store. It is used
|
|||
|
|
in blowtorches and you can get about 3lbs for about $6.00.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
2.43 Iodine
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
Tincture of iodine contains mainly alcohol and a little
|
|||
|
|
iodine. To seperate them, put the tincture of iodine in a metal lid to a
|
|||
|
|
bottle and heat it over a candle. Have a stand holding another metal lid
|
|||
|
|
directly over the tincture (about 4-6 inches above it) with ice on top of it.
|
|||
|
|
The alcohol should evaporate, and the iodine should sublime, but should
|
|||
|
|
reform iodine crystals on the cold metal lid directly above. If this works
|
|||
|
|
(I haven't tried), you can use the iodine along with household ammonia to
|
|||
|
|
form nitrogen triiodide.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
|