Explosives, what works and what doesn't
Explosives, What works and what doesn't
by Neon
Well hello everyone and welcome to the first in a series of reviews about explosives and what happens. This is not a how-to file so if your reading this, you should or have tried some of the stuff I will discuss later to relate to this. Have fun and trust me on some of these. I have a big cut from an explosive that didn't quite do what I wanted it to, so I know (hah) what I am talking about.
First of all the Nitric acid and resin mix. This is supposed to create a small explosion. However, in the ratio that was suggested, but a small flame popped up. This is a big dissapointment. Stay away from this. Barium Nitrate and Magnesium makes an awesome explosion that burned small iron plate to shit.
Very good I recommend this one.
There is a file that says that Ammonium Nitrate is a "very unstable and highly explosive compound", this is bullshit. Only in immense quantities is it explosive..and then you need a high burning point to set it off, usually sulfur mix'll do it, but not very efficient.
If you want results, I recommend the Sulfur, potassium nitrate and sugar mix. Remember when I said I cut my hand all to hell?, well this is what did it. Very, very high boiling point and specific heat capacity is created when this is mixed, around 1300 degrees Celsius. Awesome. We tried this is a metal container with a piece of rocket engine explosive in it, and it created a 25-30 foot radius blast..I was very impressed.
The Nitroglycerin formulas you see laying around are not worth the trouble of making them, as you will probably blow yer head off when mixing it, because it is extremely unstable. Try the Plastique mixture..this works.
As for fuses and shit...when you are making the potassium nitrate and water/coffee filter fuse, let it dry for about 8-9 hours untill it becomes semi-brittle. Then it will be good for use. The capacitor-battery fuse is also good to use but requires a bit more precision. The timer fuse is good too..if you get the right kind of watch. I have friends who have given me shit watches to use and they suck for it..use a timex.
Oh yeah, when making flash powder, I find when you use less aluminum and more strontium nitrate, that you get better results.
The Molotov Cocktail files that are circulating are good too, very workable shit. Some of the stuff is garbage and not worth the d/load time so be careful what you get.
