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3.1 KiB
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79 lines
3.1 KiB
Plaintext
Mercury Fulminate
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Reprinted from the Paladin Press Book, The Big Bang, improvised Petin and
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Mercury Fulminate. Paladin Press book #ISBN 0-87364-437-9 by John Galt
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Before the process is detailed, the reader is advised that Mercury
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Fulminate is VERY sensitive to HEAT, FRICTION, IMPACT, and STATIC ELECTRICITY.
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When working with this substance, use small amounts at a time and wear eye
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protection.
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HARDWARE NEEDED...
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1. Graduated Cylinder
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2. Two Glass containers each with a minimum of 1,000ml capacity.
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3. One large, heat resistant flask of one gallon capacity.
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(a large wine jug may work if a heat resistant flask is unavailable.)
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4. Glass funnel
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5. Blue litmus paper.
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CHEMICALS NEEDED...
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1. 600ml 70 percent nitric acid, reagent grade.
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2. 160ml distilled water
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3. 900ml ethanol alcohol, reagent grade.
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4. 8ml of mercury, reagent grade.
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WARNING!!!! Make no substitutions for these chemicals or an explosion may
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result!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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PROCEDURE....
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(A) Pour 150ml of distilled water into one of the glass containers. Add the
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600ml of acid. Now add the 8ml of mercury to the acid and let dissolve
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COMPLETELY. You will soon have a dark green liquid. Allow this
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solution to cool to room temperature (65-70 degrees F.).
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(B) Pour the 900ml of alcohol into the second container; temperature should
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be between 65 and 70 degrees F.
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(C) Take the heat resistant flask and both containers outdoors in the open
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and away from people, as the next step causes the release of toxic gases.
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(DO NOT DO INDOORS!!!)
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(D) Pour the container of alcohol into the flask first. Then add the green
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mercury acid solution to the flask. Use the funnel for easy pouring.
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(E) Move away from the flask. In about ten to fourty five minutes, a thick
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white smoke will rise up out of the flask, indicating that the proper
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reaction is taking place.
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(F) After allowing the flask to stand for three hours, fill it with distilled
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water. You will see the mercury fulminate crystals on the bottom of the
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flask.
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(G) Pour the entire contents of the flask into a filter and wash the crystals
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with distilled water until the blue litmus paper indicates the water is
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neutral and free of acid.
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(H) Remove the crystals from the filter and allow them to dry completely.
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Store in a cool, dry place. The mercury fulminate is now ready for use.
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The material should be a grey brown crystalline powder.
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WARNING!!!!!!
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When filling blasting caps with mercury fulminate, do not use copper, brass,
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or aluminum jackets, as these metals react with mercury fulminate. Instead
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use stainless steel, glass, paper (Plastic ball point pen cases work very
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well). The jacket should be about 2.75 to 3.00 inches long and .25 inches
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in diameter. The loading density can be around two to three times the
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density of the loose material. The caps can be fixed with a fuse or by
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heating wire.
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-/Vuarnet International/-
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617/527.oo91
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