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%% HOW TO MAKE SMOKELESS POWDER %%
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%% --==**>>THE REFLEX<<**==-- %%
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%% [Member: Omnipotent, Inc.] %%
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1) Boil cotton for 30 minutes, in a 2 percent solution of sodium hydroxide.
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2) Wash the cotton in hot water and allow it to dry.
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3) Mix slowly and carefully at 25 degrees Centigrade, 250 cc. of concentrated
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sulfuric acid, 150 cc. of concentrated nitric acid, and 20 cc. of water.
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They must be kept at 25 degrees C.
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4) Next place the dried cotton in the acid solution, and stir well with either
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a glass or porcelain rod (do not use metal, it would have a terrible
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reaction with the mixture). This should be done for 35 minutes.
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5) After nitration, the acids are washed away, and the cotton is washed in
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boiling water five times, each time for 25 minutes. The cotton is given
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several tests with litmus paper. If the litmus test proves that there is
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still some acid present, a 2 percent solution of sodium bicarbonate should
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neutralize whatever is left. This is important, since any remaining acid
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acts as an impurity to make the explosive unstable.
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