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Title: 3rd in the series o' SIMPLE explosives.
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Date: 2/7/88
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Time: 11:52 am
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File number 3 in the "Simple devices" series, written by
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R. J. MacReady.
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Mortar: Basically, that's exactly what this is. It shoots
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out projectiles that explode on contact. Useful
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for small scale war.
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Materials: 4 or 5 cans.
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Strong tape (or a welder if you can get your
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hands on one)
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Matches (MUST be "eddy lights" (the ones with
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the different coloured tip))
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Squashball or dogball, as long as it's holow
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(a tennis ball can be used, but you need cans
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wide enough to house it)
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Ronson's lighter fluid
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Will to blow something up.
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Basically, this device is quite easily made, you just
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need some good tools to do it properly. First, take one
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of the cans, and cut the entire top of of it (this might
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be hard with pop cans, since they have a high edge which gets
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in the way of using a can opener). Then, on the bottom of
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the can, cut about 3/4 of it out, so you have a semi-circle
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of tin missing on the bottom, like in this diagram.
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/}*****\
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/ }******\ * = amount of tin left on bottom
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[ }*******] of can.
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[ }*******]
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\ }******/
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\}*****/
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~~~~~
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Do exactly the same thing to all the rest of the cans as
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explained above (NOT the last one though), making sure that
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the open part in the bottom of each can alternates with the
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one below it. In other words, if you looked down the barrel
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of the thing, you'd see a semi-circle missing on the left,
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then the right (directly opposite) then the left etc. It
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must look this way. When you get to your last can, leave
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the bottom on and still cut the whole top off. Now you
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must tape/weld all these cans together (with the one with
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the bottom on the bottom, naturally). This might be hard
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if you used pop-cans since the edges would be very rough
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(because you'd need to actually CUT off the top, not use
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a can opener). Anyway, now that's done. Last, make a
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small hole in the side of the bottom can (as close as you
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can get to the bottom). It just has to be big enough to
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squirt the Ronson's inside. Next, you need to make
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"Roly Poly Match Heads" (tm)*. You must find a ball that
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is hollow, and will fit as best as possible in the cans, so
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it doesn't wobble too much, but doesn't have trouble coming
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out the end. Make a small slice in the ball (not a hole),
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and start pouring in cut off match heads (eddy lights,
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remember) until it's quite tightly packed. Put this down
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the barrel of the mortar, tilt it upright at about a 45
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degree angle. Squirt some ronsons into the small hole at
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the bottom (and a bit around the hole, in case it doesn't
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catch right away), light it, and BOOM. The ball should
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go VERY far if the cannon is made well, and it will
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explode when it lands to boot!
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*Roly Poly Match Heads are a trademark of Night Crawler (also
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(tm) but I won't mention why). And a full explanation is
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found it "The Anarchy Files Volume III" A.O.A. radio
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productions, Christmas day 1987 (what a guy).
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Look for more files dealing with SIMPLE devices, written
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by R. J. MacReady. Next issue a simple ROCKET LAUNCHER.
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