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HOW TO MAKE PLASTIC EXPLOSIVES
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A PLASTIC EXPLOSIVE FILLER CAN BE MADE FROM POTASSIUM CHLORATE AND PETROLEUM
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JELLY. THIS EXPLOSIVE CAN BE DETONATED IN ANY MILITARY BLASTING CAP. (FIND A
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FRIEND IN THE SERVICE OR IN THE RESERVE, OR STEAL ONE).
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MATERIALS:
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POTASSIUM CHLORATE - THIS CHEMICAL IS USED FOR MEDICINAL PURPOSES, AND IN
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THE MANUFACTURE OF MATCHES.
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PETROLEUM JELLY - JUST GET SOME VASELINE OR NO-NAME BRAND.
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PIECE OF ROUND STICK
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WIDE BOWL OR OTHER CONTAINER FOR MIXING INGREDIENTS.
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PROCEDURE:
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1) SPREAD THE POT. NIT. CRYSTALS THINLY ON A HARD SURFACE. ROLL THE ROUND
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STICK
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OVER THE CRYSTALS TO CRUSH INTO WHAT LOOKS LIKE WHEAT FLOUR.
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2) PLACE 9 PARTS POWDERED POTASSIUM CHLORATE AND 1 PART PETROLEUM JELLY IN A
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WIDE BOWL OR SILILAR CONTAINER. MIX THE INGREDIENTS WITH YOUR HANDS
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(KNEAD)
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UNTIL A UNIFORM PASTE IS OBTAINED.
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STORE THE EXPLOSIVE IN A WATERPROOF CONTAINER UNTIL YOU ARE READY TO USE IT.
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PLASTIC EXPLOSIVES-
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MIX 7 PARTS POTASSIUM CHLORATE FOR EVERY ONE PART OF PETROLEUUM JELLY
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(VASELINE WILL DO) THEN USE AN ELECTRIC CHARGE OR A FUSE.
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NITRO IODIDE-
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OK, THIS IS HOW TO MAKE NITRIC IODIDE. MIX SOME SOLID IODINE WITH
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HOUSEHOLD AMMONIA. WAIT OVERNIGHT. POUR OFF THE LIQUID. LET THE MUD FROM
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THE BOTTOM DRY ON A HARD SURFACE OUTSIDE LIKE CONCRETE. THROW SOMETHING ON
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IT. IT WILL GO OFF AT THE SOUND OF A VOICE BECAUSE IT IS SO UNSTABLE.
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[ Text File Section #2 ][ 107 files ]
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[ Enter File #, or Q)uit ]:
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KITCHEN IMPROVISED PLASTIC EXPLOSIVES
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BY TIM LEWIS PART II RDX MANUFACTURE
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RDX IS THE MAIN INGREDIANT IN THE REST
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OF THE PLASTIC EXPLOSIVES I WILL COVER.
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THE PRODUCTION OF RDX IS VERY DANGEROUS
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IF YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU ARE DOING.
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DO NOT ATTEMPT ANY OF THIS IF YOU WISH
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TO LIVE TILL YOUR NEXT BIRTHDAY!
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SINCE THE FIRST PART OF WWII THE ARMED
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FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES HAS BEEN
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SEARCHING FOR THE PERFECT PLASTIQUE
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EXPLOSIVES TO BE USED IN DEMOLITION
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WORK. THIS SEARCH LEAD TO THE
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DEVELOPMENT OF THE 'C' COMPOSITION
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PLASTIQUE EXPLOSIVES. OF THIS GROUP
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C-4 BEING THE LASTEST FORMULATION THAT
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HAS BEEN READILY ADOPTED BY THE ARMED
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FORCES. THIS FORMULATION WAS PRECEDED
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BY C-3, C-2, AND C.
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IN THIS SERIES OF ARTICLES, I WILL
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COVER ALL THESE EXPLOSIVES IN THEIR
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CHRONOLOGICAL PROGRESSION AS THEY WERE
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DEVELOPED AND STANDARDIZED BY THE ARMED
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FORCES. ALL THESE EXPLOSIVES ARE
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CYCLONITE OR R.D.X. BASE WITH VARIOUS
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PLASTISIZING AGENTS USED TO ACHIEVE THE
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DESIRED PRODUCT.
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THIS PLASTISIZER, USUALLY COMPOSES
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7%-20% OF THE TOTAL WEIGHT OF THE
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PLASTIQUE.
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CYCLOTRIMETHYLENETRINITTRIME OR
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CYCLONITE IS MANUFACTURED IN BULK BY
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THE NITRATION OF
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HEXAMETHYLENETETRAMINE, (METHENAMINE,
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HEXAMINE, ETC., ETC.) WITH STRONG RED
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100% NITRIC ACID.
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THE HARDEST PART OF THIS REACTION IS
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OBTAINING THIS RED NITRIC ACID. IT WILL
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MOST LIKELY HAVE TO BE MADE. MORE ON
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THIS LATER.
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HEXAMINE OR METHENAMINE CAN USUALLY BE
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BOUGHT IN BULK QUANTITIES OR HEXAMINE
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FUEL BARS FOR CAMP STOVES CAN BE USED
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BUT THEY END UP BEING VERY EXPLENSIVE.
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TO USE THE FUEL BARS THE NEED TO BE
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POWERED BEFORE HAND.
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THE HEXAMINE CAN ALSO BE MADE WITH
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COMMON AMMONIA WATER (30%) AND THE
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COMMONLY AVALIABLE 36% FORMALDEHYDE
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SOLUTION. TO MAKE THIS COMPONANT PLACE
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185 GRAMS OF CLEAR AMMONIA WATER IN A
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SHALLOW PYREX DISH. TO THIS ADD 500ML
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OF THE FORMALDEHYDE SOLUTION TO THE
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AMMONIA WATER. ALLOW THIS TO EVAPORATE
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AND WHEN THE CRYSTALS ARE ALL THAT
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REMAINS IN THE PAN PLACE THE PAN IN THE
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OVEN ON THE LOWEST HEAT THAT THE OVEN
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HAS. THIS SHOULD BE DONE ONLY FOR A
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MOMENT OR SO TO DRIVE OFF ANY REMAINING
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WATER. THESE CRYSTALS ARE SCRAPED UP
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AND PLACED IN A AIRTIGHT JAR TO STORE
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THEM UNTIL THEY ARE USED.
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TO MAKE THE RED NITRIC ACID YOU WILL
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NEED TO BUY A RETORT WITH A GROUND
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GLASS STOPPER. IN THE RETORT PLACE 32
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GRAMS SULFURIC ACID, (98%-100%), AND TO
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THIS ADD 68 GRAMS OF POTASSIUM NITRATE
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OR 58 GRAMS OF SODIUM NITRATE. GENTLY
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HEATING THIS RETORT WILL GENERATE A RED
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GAS CALLED NITROGEN TRIOXIDE. THIS GAS
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IS HIGHLY POISONOUS AND THIS STEP, AS
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WITH ALL OTHER STEPS, SHOULD BE DONE WI
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TH GOOD VENTILATION.
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THIS NITRIC ACED THAT IS FORMED WILL
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COLLECT IN THE NECK OF THE RETORT AND
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FORM DROPLETS THAT WILL RUN DOWN THE
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INSIDE OF THE NECK OF THE RETORT AND
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SHOULD BE CAUGHT IN A BEAKER COOLED BY
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BEING SURROUNDED BY ICE WATER.
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THIS SHOULD BE HEATED TILL NO MORE
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COLLECTS IN THE NECK OF THE RETORT AND
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THE NITRIC ACID QUITS DRIPPING OUT OF
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THE NECK INTO THE BEAKER.
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THIS ACID SHOULD BE STORED UNTIL ENOUGH
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ACID IS GENERATED TO PRODUCE THE
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REQUIRED SIZE BATCH WHICH IS DETERMINED
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BY THE PERSON PRODUCING THE ECPLOSIVE.
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OF COURSE THE BATCH CAN BE LARGER OR
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SMALLER BUT THE SAME RATIONS SHOULD BE
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MAINTAINED.
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TO MAKE R.D.X. PLACE 550 GRAMS OF THE
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NITRIC ACID PRODUCED BY THE ABOVE
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PROCEDURE IN A 1000 ML. BEAKER IN A SAL
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TED BATH. 50 GRAMS OF HEXAMINE,
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(METHENAMINE) IS ADDED IN SMALL
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PORTIONS MAKING SURE THAT THE
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TEMPERATURE OF THE ACID DOES NOT GO
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ABOVE 30 DEGREES CELCIUS. THIS
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TEMPERATURE CAN BE MONITORED BY PLACING
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A THERMOMETER DIRECTLY IN THE ACID
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MIXTURE. DURING THIS PROCEDURE A
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VIGEROUS STIRRING SHOULD BE MAINTAINED.
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IF THE TEMPERATURE APPROCHES 30
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DEGREES, IMMEDIATLY STOP THE ADDITION
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OF THE HEXAMINE UNTIL THE
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TEMPERATURE DROPS TO AN ACCEPTABLE LEVEL.
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AFTER THE ADDITION IS COMPLETE CONTINUE
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THE STIRRING AND ALLOW THE TEMPERATURE
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TO DROP TO 0 DEGREES CELCIUS AND ALLOW
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IT TO STAY THERE FOR 20 MINUTES
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CONINUING THE VIGEROUS STIRRING. AFTER
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THE 20 MINUTES ARE UP, POUR THIS
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ACID-HEXAMINE MIXTURE INTO 1000 ML. OF
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FINELY CRUSHED ICE AND WATER.
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CRYSTALS SHOULD FORM AND ARE FILTERED
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OUT OF THE LIQUID.
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THE CRYSTALS THAT ARE FILTERED OUT ARE
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R.D.X. AND WILL NEED TO HAVE ALL
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TRACES OF THE ACID REMOVED. TO REMOVE
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THIS TRACE OF ACID, FIRST WASH THESE
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CRYSTALS BY PUTTING THEM IN ICE WATER
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AND SHAKING AND REFILTERING. THESE
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CRYSTALS ARE THEN PLACED IN A LITTLE
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BOILING WATER AND FILTERED. PLACE THEM
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IN SOME WARM WATER AND CHECK THE
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ACIDITY FOR THE RESULTANT SUSPENSION
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WITH LITMUS PAPER. YOU WANT IT TO READ
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BETWEEN 6 AND 7 ON THE PH SCALE. IF
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THERE IS STILL ACID IN THESE CRYSTALS
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REBOIL THEM IN FRESH WATER UNTIL THE
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ACID IS REMOVED AND THE LITMUS PAPER
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SHOWS THEM BETWEEN 6 AND 7, (THE CLOSER
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TO 7 THE BETTER).
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TO BE SAFE THESE CRYSTALS SHOULD BE
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STORED WATER WET UNTIL READY FOR USE.
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THESE CRYSTALS ARE A VERY HIGH
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EXPLOSIVE AND SHOULD BE TREATED WITH
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THE RESPECT THEY DESERVE! THIS
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EXPLOSIVE IS MUCH MORE POWERFUL THAN
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T.N.T.
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TO USE, THESE WILL NEED TO BE DRYED FOR
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SOME MANUFATURING PROCESSES IN THE NEXT
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FEW ARTICLES. TO DRY THESE CRYSTALS,
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PLACE THEM IN A PAN AND SPREAD THEM
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OUT AND ALLOW THE WATER TO EVAPORATE
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OFF THEM UNTIL THE ARE COMPLETELY DRY.
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THIS EXPLOSIVE WILL DETONATE IN THIS
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DRY FORM WHEN PRESSED INTO A MOLD TO
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A DENSITY OF 1.55 GRAMS CUBED, AT A
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VELOCITY OF 8550 M/SECOND!
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COMPARISON OF DETONATION VELOCITIES
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8600 ! !
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8500 ! %%% !
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+--------------------------------+
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TNT RDX C C-2 C-3 C-4
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