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68 lines
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IMPROVISING BLACK POWDER
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BY: MR. BYTE-ZAP
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THE POLICE STATION
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612-934-4880
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BLACK POWDER CAN BE PREPARED IN A SIMPLE, SAFE MANNER. IT MAY BE USED AS BLASTING OR GUN POWDER.
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MATERIAL REQUIRED:
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POTASSIUM NITRATE, GRANULATED, 3 CUPS
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WOOD CHARCOAL, POWDERED, 2 CUPS
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SULFUR, POWDERED, 1/2 CUP
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ALCOHOL, 5 PINTS (WHISKEY, RUBBING ALCOHOL, ETC.)
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WATER, 3 CUPS
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HEAT SOURCE
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2 BUCKETS -- EACH 2 GALLON CAPACITY, AT LEAST ONE OF WHICH IS HEAT
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RESISTANT (METAL, CERAMIC, ETC.)
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FLAT WINDOW SCREENING, AT LEAST 1 FT. SQUARE
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LARGE WOODEN STICK
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CLOTH, AT LEAST 2 FT. SQUARE
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NOTE: THE ABOVE AMOUNTS WILL YIELD 2 POUNDS OF BLACK POWDER. HOWEVER,
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ONLY THE RATIOS OF THE AMOUNTS OF THE INGREDIENTS ARE IMPORTANT.
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THUS, FOR TWICE AS MUCH BLACK POWDER, DOUBLE ALL QUANTITIES
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USED.
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PROCEDURE:
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1) PLACE ALCOHOL IN ONE OF THE BUCKETS
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2) PLACE POTASSIUM NITRATE, CHARCOAL, AND SULFUR IN THE HEAT RESISTANT
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BUCKET. ADD 1 CUP WATER AND MIX THOROUGHLY WITH WOODEN STICK UNTIL
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ALL INGREDIENTS ARE DISSOLVED.
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3) ADD REMAINING WATER (2 CUPS) TO MIXTURE. PLACE BUCKET ON HEAT
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SOURCE AND STIR UNTIL SMALL BUBBLES BEGIN TO FORM.
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CAUTION: DO NOT BOIL MIXTURE. BE SURE ALL MIXTURE STAYS WET. IF ANY
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IS DRY, AS ON SIDES OF PAN, IT MAY IGNITE.
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4) REMOVE BUCKET FROM HEAT AND POUR MIXTURE INTO ALCOHOL WHILE
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STIRRING VIGOROUSLY
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5) LET ALCOHOL STAND ABOUT 5 MINUTES. STRAIN MIXTURE THROUGH CLOTH TO
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OBTAIN BLACK POWDER. DISCARD LIQUID. WRAP CLOTH AROUND BLACK
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POWDER AND SQUEEZE TO REMOVE ALL EXCESS LIQUID.
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6) PLACE SCREENING OVER DRY BUCKET. PLACE WORKABLE AMOUNT OF DAMP
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POWDER ON SCREEN AND GRANULATE BY RUBBING SOLID THROUGH SCREEN
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NOTE: IF GRANULATED PARTICLES APPEAR TO STICK TOGETHER AND CHANGE
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SHAPE, RECOMBINE ENTIRE BATCH OF POWDER AND REPEAT STEPS 5 & 6.
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7) SPREAD GRANULATED POWDER ON FLAT DRY SURFACE SO THAT LAYER ABOUT
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1/2 INCH IS FORMED. ALLOW TO DRY. USE RADIATOR , OR DIRECT
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SUNLIGHT. THIS SHOULD BE DRIED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, PREFERABLY IN
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ONE HOUR. THE LONGER THE DRYING PERIOD, THE LESS EFFECTIVE THE
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BLACK POWDER.
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CAUTION: REMOVE FROM HEAT AS SOON AS GRANULES ARE DRY. BLACK POWDER
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IS NOW READY FOR USE.
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