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April 1985,
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File: NITRO.HOW
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NITROGLYCERIN
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by Gray Chance
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for >TARGET<
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INTRODUCTION:
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This file was composed in April of 1985, so it is by far the newest, and
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after you read this you will see that it is by far the safest of all previous
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nitro files* Hopefully you will learn a little bit about che-stvy@(although
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I doubt it) and not just how to blow things up. I myself am not a chemist,
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and have had no more than high school chemistry. This recipe is a modified
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form of the one found in the ANARCHISTS COOKBOOK, but much better. It was
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obtained from a grad student in chemistry at one of top universities (for
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chemistry at least) in the nation. His name and the university are not
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mentioned for purposes of privacy.
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As most people know, nitroglycerin is an extremely powerful explosive,
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used largely today by industry, and made in huge cement mixers that hold
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hundreds of gallons. It is not safe to make, and you shouldn't even think of
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making any unless you plan to use it (and don't make more than you need). I
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personally do not condone the use of nitroglycerin at all--this file is for
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informational purposes only. I hope anyone who does make some has had at
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least some chemistry and a little bit of brains. The last thing anyone wants
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to hear is how some 14 year old punk blew himself up trying to make nitro.
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One last thing. I encourage you to upload this file to other systems, but
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I insist that my name and club remain.
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MATERIALS:
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1) 70% concentrated nitric acid
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2) 98% concentrated sulfuric acid
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3) Glycerin
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4) Baking soda
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5) A *GOOD* thermometer and glassware (beakers, glass rod-stirring device,
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test tubes, eyedropper, whatever--must be all glass materials though.
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Acid eats everything else. Also, whatever you use to hold your
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solutions should have as thin a glass wall as possible--to diffuse heat
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faster.)
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6) Very large ice-bath
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7) Gloves, Goggles, etc.
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8) Blue litmus paper
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9) Kitchen sink
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OBTAINING MATERIALS:
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Nitric acid can be bought for about $19+ per gallon (it's cheaper to buy
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in this quantity). You need to be 21, but some chemical places don't care.
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Sulfuric acid can be bought the same way, at $14+ per gallon.
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Glycerin can be bought at any drug store. You won't need half as much
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glycerin as acid. The actual quantity and ratio varies--and is really
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unimportant in this recipe.
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The thermometer and glassware, etc., can be bought by anyone, but it's
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cheaper to 'borrow' from chem lab. If you have to buy, there should be a
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place near any college campus that sells the stuff.
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THE REACTION:
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H
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!
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H-C-O-NO2
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!
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H-C-O-NO2 ===========> N2 + CO2 + O2 + H2O
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!
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H-C-O-NO2
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!
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H
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PROCEDURE:
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1) Mix by volume 3 parts sulfuric acid with 1 part nitric. Add the
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sulfuric to the nitric *NOT* vice versa (you never add water to acid because
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it splatters, and the nitric is 30% water). Your beaker/test tube should be
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contained in the ice bath because this solution gets *HOT*--but isn't
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dangerous, yet. Stir a little bit, but don't put your face right over it
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(vapors). Wait till it cools to 0-5 degrees centigrade. You'll need to rig
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some kind of contraption, if you don't have the proper lab equipment, in order
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to keep the thermometer from touching the edge of the beaker/test tube--an
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accurate reading is *VERY* important.
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2) Once the acids ar cool enough you can start adding glycerin. While
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stirring constantly, use the eyedropper and add about 5 drops. If the heat
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doesn't rise, add 8 drops, and see what happens. Keep adding larger amounts
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until the temperature rises. Once it does, wait (don't stop stirring till at
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least 30 seconds after adding glycerin) for the temperature to drop back down
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to 0-5 degrees centigrade. DON'T EVER LET THE TEMPERATURE GET ABOVE 30
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DEGREES CENTIGRADE--If you do, you lose. It might not blow up, but it will
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decompose, and you'll get nothing but garbage (the person who designed this
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recipe has had it go as high as 40 and not explode). To be safe, keep it
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below 20 degrees centigrade, and if it gets above that, dump the whole thing
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in the ice bath (there better be plenty of ice too, 'cause sulfur and water
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react, and you need plenty of ice to keep that reaction cool). The
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nitroglycerin reaction is done when the glycerin you add no longer affects the
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temperature.
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3) The nitroglycerin is slowly decomposing at this point, so you want to
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work fast here. The sulfuric has only been a catalyst for the reaction and
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needs to be washed out. Fill a container 10x the volume of your solution with
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ice water (again, ice is important 'cause sulfur and water react giving off
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enough heat to set off the nitro) and add your solution to it. Stirr
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thoroughly (nitro and water don't mix). Let the nitro seperate (it will
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settle to the bottom) and pour off the water (acids and all) down the drain.
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Put your solution under the tap and add more water. Stirr again and let
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settle (settling can be helped by adding a little of ordinary dishsoap--like
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half a drop). Pour off again. Repeat the process 3 or 4 times Make sure
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*ALL* the water is poured off (to get the last little bit, try ragging paper
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towells across the top). Take the blue litmus paper and test the nitro. If
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it stays blue, everything is fine. If it turns red, wash your solution a few
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more times.
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4) After the solution is 'clean', wash with a baking soda solution (1
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tsp./ quart of water). Follow the same steps outlined above, but only wash
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once. Pour your final solution into a glass bottle. Put in the fridge.
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CAUTIONS:
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First of all, store nitroglycerin in a cool place-like the fridge (or try
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the freezer. I don't know what the freezing point is). Label it so nobody
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accidently dumps it or drinks it. If you still live at home, then bury it in
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the fridge and disguise it so your parents wouldn't want to touch it or
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examine it. You don't really need to keep it that cold. You could fairly
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safely store it in your closet. Although if you live in an area with extreme
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heat (like Palm Springs) it might not be a good idea. Don't breath the vapors
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or swallow any--you'll get a short but incredible headache. I you touch some
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you'll get the headache of your life that will last up to 12 hours.
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DETONATION:
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What you will probably want to try as soon as you make nitroglycerin is a
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simple little experiment to prove to yourself it works. Put *ONE* drop on a
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paper towell and strike with a hammer.
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Nitro, in this form, is not all that easy to blow up. Throing a bottle
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of the stuff at a wall or dropping it off a five story building will do
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nothing more than break the bottle. The best way to detonate nitroglycerin is
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with a wax coated firecracker taped on the inside of your container.
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VARIATIONS:
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Putty- Mix your final solution with sawdust o iatomacious
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