INTRODUCTION:
We work in the dark
We do what we can
We give what we have
Our doubt is our passion, and our passion is our task
The rest is the madness of art.
--Henry James--
When I picture a perfect reader, I always picture a
monster of courage and curiosity, also something
supple, cunning, cautious, a born adventurer and
discoverer...
--Friedreich Nietzsche--
The trouble with chemical books these days, is that they never explain in detail how to make something that you want. Sure, they tell you how the Chinese did it in 1500 or ten centuries ago. But now days, that does not help. Even some of the army manuals don't even give you enough information on HOW-TO-DO it.
It's a fun game to search out the materials that can be put together to make something go "BOOM". An interesting point to remember that it is much easier to make a big explosion than a small one. It is very difficult for a home experimenter to make a fire-cracker, but a bomb capable of blowing the walls out of a building is easy. You can find what you need in grocery stores, hardware stores, and farm supplies. Another, but harder place, to get chemicals is a chemical supply house. These can be dangerous to your explosive career because some supply houses will report people who buy chemicals in certain combinations. For example; a person buying toluene, nitric acid, and sulfuric acid would be reported. The reason, those chemicals are the ones used in making Tri-nitro-tolulene (TNT).
The actual construction of the devices and materials described in this text are extremely dangerous, even for an experienced chemist. Also, the construction or possession of many of these devices would be in violation of many federal, state, and local laws.
The author or authors are not responsible for what damages or trouble that the misuse of the information that is stated herein. Therefore you are responsible for all of your actions that you make. This information is intended for recreational purposes only.
As this material was imported from God knows where there may be irrelevant info or inaccuracies. Feel free to modify to make relevant to this country, as long as the document itself remains unharmed. SOME MATERIAL OR INGREDIENTS MAY BE UNOBTAINABLE IN THIS COUNTRY !!!!
So, as you can tell this text is not meant to be read by the total IDIOT! Before you even think about making any of the devices I would suggest that you have some knowledge about chemistry.