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Explanation

The following are my favorites out of the Anarchy Cookbook. Before any of you retards out there try and point out the fact that I got

these from the Cookbook DUH! Of course I got these from the cookbook I only Improved some

of the instructions.

Just a few things to help you out along your little escapade.

Anarchist Checklist

Flashlight – For general use.Matches (Strike anywhere) -

To light things and can be used a a fuse.Lighter - To light fuses.

Phillips Screwdriver (+) - To take things apart.Flathead Screwdriver (-) - To take

things apart.2 Crescent wrenches - Take more things apart.

Wire cutters -To cut wire, rope, ect. if you have room put a set of small bolt

cutters in place of wirecutters.

Hammer - To bash things and to pound nails into things.Nails -

Nail doors shut, jam into locks (sometimes you can open doors this way)Rope - Climb

things, tie to things. Ex: Tie car door handles to other carect.)

CO2 Handgun -To shoot animals, windows, people. Bring extra: CO2 and BB’s

Sling-Shot - Same as abovebut cheaper. Use marbles, rocks, ect.

Tire spikes - Put under car tires. Take four nailscross two nails tape together

add other two nails by crossing them over tape together real good.If you

have access to a welder then weld together. (Best)CO2 Bombs

Smoke Bombs - Use for quickescapes, set smoke alarms off, ect. KNO3 Wicks - Use if other wicks

don’t work. Black Spray paint – Painting over windows to fool them as to the time of day.

Tape (duct) -To tape everything in sight

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1. The Arts of Lockpicking I Lockpicking I: Cars and assorted other locks

While the basic themes of lockpicking and uninvited entry have not changed much in the last few years, some modern devices and techniques have appeared on the scene.

Automobiles: Many older automobiles can still be opened with a Slim Jim type of opener (these and

other auto locksmithing techniques are covered fully in the book "In the Still of the Night", by John Russell III); however, many car manufacturers have built cases over the lock mechanism, or have moved the lock mechanism so the Slim Jim will not work. So:

American Locksmith Service P.O. Box 26

Culver City, CA 90230 ALS offers a new and improved Slim Jim that is 30 inches long and 3/4 inches wide, so

it will both reach and slip through the new car lock covers (inside the door). Price is $5.75 plus $2.00 postage and handling.

Cars manufactured by General Motors have always been a bane to people who needed to open them, because the sidebar locking unit they employ is very difficult to pick. To

further complicate matters, the new GM cars employ metal shields to make the use of a Slim Jim type instrument very difficult. So:

Lock Technology Corporation 685 Main St.

New Rochelle, NY 10801 LTC offers a cute little tool which will easily remove the lock cylinder without harm to the vehicle, and will allow you to enter and/or start the vehicle. The GMC-40 sells

for $56.00 plus $2.00 for postage and handling. The best general automobile opening kit is probably a set of lockout tools offered by:

Steck MFG Corporation 1319 W. Stewart St. Dayton, OH 45408

For $29.95 one can purchase a complete set of six carbon lockout tools that will open more than 95% of all the cars around.

Kwickset locks have become quite popular as one step security locks for many types of buildings. They are a bit harder to pick and offer a higher degree of security than a

normal builder installed door lock. So: A MFG

1151 Wallace St. Massilon, OH 44646

Price is $11.95. Kwickset locks can handily be disassembled and the door opened without harm to either the lock or the door by using the above mentioned Kwick Out tool.

If you are too lazy to pick auto locks: Veehof Supply

Box 361 Storm Lake, IO 50588

VS sells tryout keys for most cars (tryout keys are used since there is no one master

key for any one make of car, but there are group type masters (a.k.a. tryout keys). Prices average about $20.00 a set.

Updated Lockpicking: For years, there have been a number of pick attack procedures for most pin and tumbler

lock systems. In reverse order of ease they are as follows: Normal Picking:

Using a pick set to align the pins, one by one, until the shear line is set and the lock opens. Racking:

This method uses picks that are constructed with a series of bumps, or diamond shape notches. These picks are "raked" (i.e. run over all the pins at one time). With luck, the pins will raise in the open position and stay there. Raking, if successful, can be

much less of an effort than standard picking. Lock Aid Gun:

This gun shaped device was invented a number of years ago and has found application with many locksmiths and security personnel. Basically, a needle shaped pick is

inserted in the snout of the "gun", and the "trigger" is pulled. This action snaps the pick up and down strongly. If the tip is slipped under the pins, they will also be snapped up and down strongly. With a bit of luck they will strike each other and

separate at the shear line for a split second. When this happens the lock will open. The lock aid gun is not 100% successful, but when it does work, the results are very

dramatic. You can sometimes open the lock with one snap of the trigger. Vibrator:

Some crafty people have mounted a needle pick into an electric toothbrush power unit. This vibrating effect will sometimes open pin tumbler locks -- instantly.

There is now another method to open pin and wafer locks in a very short time. Although it resembles a toothbrush pick in appearance, it is actually an electronic device. I am

speaking of the Cobra pick that is designed and sold by: Fed Corporation

P.O. Box 569 Scottsdale, AR 85252

The Cobra uses two nine volt batteries, teflon bearings (for less noise), and a cam roller. It comes with three picks (for different types of locks) and works both in

America and overseas, on pin or wafer locks. The Cobra will open group one locks (common door locks) in three to seven seconds with no damage, in the hands of an experienced locksmith. It can take a few seconds more or up to a half a minute for

someone with no experience at all. It will also open group two locks (including government, high security, and medicos), although this can take a short time longer. It

will not open GM sidebar locks, although a device is about to be introduced to fill that gap. How much for this toy that will open most locks in seven seconds?

$235.00 plus $4.00 shipping and handling. For you hard core safe crackers, FC also sells the MI-6 that will open most safes at a

cost of $10,000 for the three wheel attack model, and $10,500 for the four wheel model. It comes in a sturdy aluminum carrying case with monitor, disk drive and software. If none of these safe and sane ideas appeal to you, you can always fall back on the

magic thermal lance... The thermal lance is a rather crude instrument constructed from 3/8 inch hollow

magnesium rods. Each tube comes in a 10 foot length, but can be cut down if desired. Each one is threaded on one end. To use the lance, you screw the tube together with a

matted regulator (like a welding outfit uses) and hook up an oxygen tank. Then oxygen is turned on and the rod is lit with a standard welding igniter. The device produces an incredible amount of heat. It is used for cutting up concrete blocks or even rocks. An active lance will go through a foot of steel in a few seconds. The lance is also known

as a burning bar, and is available from: C.O.L. MFG

7748 W. Addison Chicago, IL 60634

2. CO2 bomb You will have to use up the cartridge first by either shooting it or whatever. With a nail, force a hole bigger so as to allow the powder and wick to fit in easily. Fill the

cartridge with black powder and pack it in there real good by tapping the bottom of the cartridge on a hard surface (I said TAP not SLAM!). Insert a fuse. I recommend a good

water-proof cannon fuse, or an m-80 type fuse, but firecracker fuses work, if you can run like a black man runs from the cops after

raping a white girl.) Now, light it and run like hell! It does wonders for a row of mailboxes (like the ones in apartment complexes), a car (place under the gas tank), a

picture window (place on window sill), a phone booth (place right under the phone), or any other devious place. This thing throws shrapnel, and can make quit a mess!!

3. Thermite II Thermite is nasty shit. Here is a good and easy way to make it. The first step is to

get some iron-oxide (which is RUST!). Here is a good way to make large quantities in a short time:

• Get a DC converter like the one used on a train set. Cut the connector off, separate the wires, and strip them both.

• Now you need a jar of water with a tablespoon or so of sodium chloride (which is SALT!) added to it. This makes the water conductive.

• Now insert both wires into the mixture (I am assuming you plugged the converter in...) and let them sit for five minutes. One of them will start bubbling more than

the other. This is the POSITIVE(+) wire. If you do not do this test right, the final product will be the opposite (chemically) of rust, which is RUST ACID. You

have no use for this here (although it IS useful!). • Anyway, put the nail tied to the positive wire into the jar. Now put the negative wire in the other end. Now let it sit overnight and in the morning scrape the rust off of the nail & repeat until you got a bunch of rust on the bottom of the glass. Be generous with your rust collection. If you are going through the trouble of

making thermite, you might as well make a lot, right? • Now remove the excess water and pour the crusty solution onto a cookie sheet. Dry

it in the sun for a few hours, or inside overnight. It should be an orange-brown color (although I have seen it in many different colors! Sometimes the color gets

fucked up, what can I say... but it is still iron oxide!) • Crush the rust into a fine powder and heat it in a cast-iron pot until it is red.

Now mix the pure iron oxide with pure aluminum filings which can be bought or filed down by hand from an aluminum tube or bar. The ratio or iron oxide to aluminum is 8

grams to 3 grams. • Congrats! You have just made THERMITE! Now, to light it...

• Thermite requires a LOT of heat (more than a blow torch!) to ignite. However, magnesium ribbon (which is sort of hard to find.. call around) will do the trick.

It takes the heat from the burning magnesium to light the thermite. • Now when you see your victim's car, pour a fifty-cent sized pile onto his hood, stick the ribbon in it, and light the ribbon with the blow torch. Now chuckle as you watch it burn through the hood, the block, the axle, and the pavement. BE

CAREFUL! The ideal mixtures can vaporize CARBON STEEL! Another idea is to use thermite to get into pay phone cash boxes.

5. Touch Explosives This is sort of a mild explosive, but it can be quite dangerous in large quantities. To

make touch explosive (such as that found in a snap-n-pop, but more powerful), use this recipe:

• Mix iodine crystals into ammonia until the iodine crystals will not dissolve into the ammonia anymore. Pour off the excess ammonia and dry out the crystals on a

baking sheet the same way as you dried the thermite (in other words, just let it sit overnight!).

• Be careful now because these crystals are now your touch explosive. Carefully wrap a bunch in paper (I mean carefully! Friction sets 'em off!) and throw them around.. pretty loud, huh? They are fun to put on someone's chair. Add a small fish sinker to them and they can be thrown a long distance (good for crowds, football games,

concerts, etc.)

6. Paint Bombs To make a pain bomb you simply need a metal pain can with a refastenable lid, a nice

bright color paint (green, pink, purple, or some gross color is perfect!), and a quantity of dry ice. Place the paint in the can and then drop the dry ice in. Quickly

place the top on and then run like hell! With some testing you can time this to a science. It depends on the ratio of dry ice to paint to the size of the can to how full it is. If you are really pissed off at someone, you could place it on their doorstep,

knock on the door, and then run!! Paint will fly all over the place!!

7. Smoke Bombs Here is the recipe for one hell of a smoke bomb!

4 parts sugar 6 parts potassium nitrate (Salt Peter)

Heat this mixture over a LOW flame until it melts, stirring well. Pour it into a future container and, before it solidifies, imbed a few matches into the mixture to use as fuses. One pound of this stuff will fill up a whole block with thick, white smoke!

8. The easiest way to hot-wire cars Get in the car. Look under the dash. If it's enclosed, forget it unless you want to cut

through it. If you do, do it near the ignition. Once you get behind or near the ignition look for two red wires. In older cars red was the standard color, if not, look

for two matched pairs. When you find them, cross them and take off!

9. How to make Napalm • Pour some gas into an old bowl, or some kind of container.

• Get some styrofoam and put it in the gas, until the gas won't eat anymore. You should have a sticky syrup.

• Put it on the end of something (don't touch it!!). The unused stuff lasts a long time!

10. Diskette Bombs

• A disk (Floppy)• Scissors

• White or blue kitchen matches (they MUST be these colors!) • Clear nail polish

1. Carefully open up the diskette (31⁄2" disks are best for this!) 2. Remove the cotton covering from the inside.

3. Scrape a lot of match powder into a bowl (use a wooden scraper, metal might spark the matchpowder!)

4. After you have a lot, spread it evenly on the disk. 5. Using the nail polish, spread it over the match mixture

6.Let it dry

11. Ripping off Change Machines Have you ever seen one of those really big changer machines in airports Laundromats or

arcades that dispense change when you put in your 1 or 5 dollar bill? Well then, here is an article for you.

1. Find the type of change machine that you slide in your bill length wise, not the type where you put the bill in a tray and then slide the tray in!!!

2. After finding the right machine, get a $1 or $5 bill. Start crumpling up into a ball. Then smooth out the bill, now it should have a very wrinkly surface.

3. Now the hard part. You must tear a notch in the bill on the left side about 1⁄2 inch below the little 1 dollar symbol (See Figure).

4. If you have done all of this right then take the bill and go out the machine. Put the bill in the machine and wait. What should happen is: when you put your bill in

the machine it thinks everything is fine. When it gets to the part of the bill with the notch cut out, the machine will reject the bill and (if you have done it right)

give you the change at the same time!!! So, you end up getting your bill back, plus the change!! It might take a little practice, but once you get the hang of it, you

can get a lot of money!

\-----Make notch here. About 1⁄2" down from the 1.

12. Harmless Bombs

To all those who do not wish to inflict bodily damage on their victims but only terror. These are weapons that should be used from high places.

1. The Flour Bomb Take a wet paper towel and pour a given amount of baking flour in the center. Then wrap

it up and put on a rubber band to keep it together. When thrown it will fly well but when it hits, it covers the victim with the flower or causes a big puff of

flour which will put the victim in terror since as far as they are concerned, some strange white powder is all over them. This is a cheap method of terror and for

only the cost of a roll of paper towels and a bag of flour you and your friends can have loads of fun watching people flee in panic.

2. Smoke Bomb Projectile All you need is a bunch of those little round smoke bombs and a wrist rocket or any

sling-shot. Shoot the smoke bombs and watch the terror since they think it will blow up!

3. Rotten Eggs (Good ones) Take some eggs and get a sharp needle and poke a small hole in the top of each one.

Then let them sit in a warm place for about a week. Then you've got a bunch of rotten eggs that will only smell when they hit.

4. Glow in the Dark Terror Take one of those tubes of glow in the dark stuff and pour the stuff on whatever you want to throw and when it gets on the victim, they think it's some deadly chemical

or a radioactive substance so they run in total panic. This works especially well with flower bombs since a gummy, glowing substance gets all over the victim.

5.Fizzling Panic

Take a baggy of a water-baking soda solution and seal it. (Make sure there is no air in it since the solution will form a gas and you don't want it to pop on you.)

Then put it in a bigger plastic bag and fill it with vinegar and seal it. When thrown, the two substances will mix and cause a violently bubbling substance to go

all over the victim.

13. Free Postage The increasing cost of postage to mail letters and packages is bringing down our

standard of living. To remedy this deplorable situation, some counter control measures can be applied. For example, if the stamps on a letter are coated with Elmer's Glue by

the sender, the cancellation mark will not destroy the stamp: the Elmer's drives to form an almost invisible coating that protects the stamps from the cancellation ink.

Later, the receiver of the letter can remove the cancellation mark with water and reuse the stamps. Furthermore, ecological saving will also result from recycling the stamps.

Help save a tree. The glue is most efficiently applied with a brush with stiff, short bristles. Just dip the brush directly into the glue and spread it on evenly, covering

the entire surface of the stamp. It will dry in about 15 minutes. For mailing packages, just follow the same procedure as outlined above; however, the package should be

weighed and checked to make sure that it has the correct amount of postage on it before it is taken to the Post Office. Removing the cancellation and the glue from the stamps can be easily accomplished by soaking the stamps in warm water until they float free from the paper. The stamps can then be put onto a paper towel to dry. Processing

stamps in large batches saves time too. Also, it may be helpful to write the word 'Elmer' at the top of the letter (not on the envelope) to cue the receiving party in

that the stamps have been protected with the glue. We all know that mailing packages can be expensive. And we also know that the handicapped are sometimes discriminated

against in jobs. The Government, being the generous people they are, have given the blind free postal service. Simply address you envelope as usual, and make one

modification. In the corner where the stamp would go, write in (or stamp) the words 'FREE MATTER FOR THE BLIND". Then drop you package or letter in one of the blue federal mailboxes. DO NOT TAKE THE LETTER TO THE POST OFFICE, OR LEAVE IT IN YOUR

MAILBOX. Sounds very nice of the government to do this, right? Well, they aren't that nice.

The parcel is sent library rate, that is below third class. It may take four to five days to send a letter to just the next town. This too is quite simple, but less

effective. Put the address that you are sending the letter to as the return address. If you were sending a $20 donation to the pirate's Chest, you would put our address (PO

box 644, Lincoln MA 01773) as the return address. Then you would have to be careless and forget to put the stamp on the envelope. A nice touch is to put a bullshit address

in the center of the envelope. Again, you MUST drop the letter in a FEDERAL mailbox. If the post office doesn't send the letter to the return address for having no stamp, they

will send it back for the reason of "No such address".

14. Getting Money out of Pay Phones I will now share with you my experiences with pay telephones. You will discover

that it is possible to get money from a pay phone with a minimum of effort. Theory: Most pay phones use four wires for the transmission of data and codes to the central office. Two of them are used for voice (usually red and green), one is a ground, and

the last is used with the others for the transmission of codes. It is with this last wire that you will be working with. On the pay phone that I

usually did this to, it was colored purple, but most likely will be another color. What you will do is simply find a pay phone which has exposed wires, such

that one of them can be disconnected and connected at ease without fear of discovery.

You will discover that it is usually a good idea to have some electrical tape along with you and some tool for cutting this tape. Through trial and error, you will

disconnect one wire at a time starting with the wires different than green and red. You do want a dial tone during this operation. What you want to disconnect is the wire

supplying the codes to the telephone company so that the pay phone will not get the 'busy' or 'hang-up' command. Leave this wire disconnected when you discover it. What will happen: Anytime that someone puts any amount of money into the pay phone, the deposit will not register with the phone company and it will be held in the 'temporary' chamber of the pay phone. Then, (a day later or so) you just come back to the phone, reconnect the wire, and click the hook a few times and the phone will dump it all out

the chute. (What is happening is that the 'hang-up' code that the phone was not receiving due to the wire being disconnected suddenly gets the code and

dumps its' 'temporary' storage spot.) You can make a nice amount of money this way, but remember that a repairman will stop by every few times it is reported broken and repair

it, so check it at least once a day. Enjoy and have fun.. Many phones I have done this to, and it works well with each..

Post-AwesomeThe following aren't necessarily the best but are required or at least help to do the above projects.

Chemical Equivalency list

Scientific name Common name Acacia................................................................Gum Arabic Acetic Acid..............................................................Vinegar

Aluminum Oxide............................................................Alumia Aluminum Potassium Sulphate.................................................Alum

Aluminum Sulfate............................................................Alum Ammonium Carbonate.....................................................Hartshorn

Ammonium Hydroxide.......................................................Ammonia Ammonium Nitrate......................................................Salt Peter

Ammonium Oleate.....................................................Ammonia Soap Amylacetate...........................................................Banana Oil Barium Sulfide.........................................................Black Ash Carbon Carbinate...........................................................Chalk

Carbontetrachloride...............................................Cleaning Fluid Calcium Hypochloride............................................Bleaching Powder

Calcium Oxide...............................................................Lime Calcium Sulfate.................................................Plaster of Paris

Carbonic Acid............................................................Seltzer Cetyltrimethylammoniumbromide......................................Ammonium Salt

Ethylinedichloride...................................................Dutch Fluid Ferric Oxide...........................................................Iron Rust

Furfuraldehyde..........................................................Bran Oil

Glucose...............................................................Corn Syrup Graphite.............................................................Pencil Lead

Hydrochloric Acid..................................................Muriatic Acid Hydrogen Peroxide.......................................................Peroxide Lead Acetate.......................................................Sugar of Lead Lead Tero-oxide.........................................................Red Lead Magnesium Silicate..........................................................Talc

Magnesium Sulfate.....................................................Epsom Salt Methylsalicylate................................................Winter Green Oil

Naphthalene............................................................Mothballs Phenol.............................................................Carbolic Acid

Potassium Bicarbonate............................................Cream of Tarter Potassium Chromium Sulfate............................................Chromealum

Potassium Nitrate.....................................................Salt Peter Sodium Oxide................................................................Sand

Sodium Bicarbonate...................................................Baking Soda Sodium Borate..............................................................Borax

Sodium Carbonate....................................................Washing Soda Sodium Chloride.............................................................Salt

Sodium Hydroxide.............................................................Lye Sodium Silicate............................................................Glass

Sodium Sulfate....................................................Glauber's Salt Sodium Thiosulfate...........................................Photographer's Hypo

Sulfuric Acid.......................................................Battery Acid Sucrose...............................................................Cane Sugar

Zinc Chloride.....................................................Tinner's Fluid Zinc Sulfate.......................................................White Vitriol

Fuses

You would be surprised how many projects are out there that use what falls under the category of a "fuse." They assume that you just have a few lying around, or know where

to get them. Well, in some parts of the country, fuses are extremely hard to come by... so this file tells you how to make your own. Both fuses presented here are fairly

simple to make, and are fairly reliable. SLOW BURNING FUSE - 2 inches per minute

Materials needed: • Cotton string or 3 shoelaces

• Potassium Nitrate or Potassium Chlorate • Granulated sugar

Procedure: 1. Wash the cotton string or shoelaces in HOT soapy water, then rinse with fresh water

2. Mix the following together in a glass bowl: • 1 part potassium nitrate or potassium chlorate

• 1 part granulated sugar • 2 parts hot water

3. Soak strings or shoelaces in this solution 4. Twist/braid 3 strands together and allow them to dry

5. Check the burn rate to see how long it actually takes!! FAST BURNING FUSE - 40 inches per minute

Materials needed: • Soft cotton string

• Fine black powder (empty a few shotgun shells!) • Shallow dish or pan

Procedure: 1. Moisten powder to form a paste.

2. Twist/braid 3 strands of cotton together. 3. Rub paste into string and allow to dry.

4. Check the burn rate!!!

Delay Igniter from a Cigarette A simple and economical (everyone wants to save money haha) time delay can be made

with a common cigarette. Materials Required:

• Cigarette • Paper match

• String (shoelace or similar cord) • Fuse cord (improvised or commercial)

How to make Potassium Nitrate Potassium Nitrate is an ingredient in making fuses, among other things. Here is how you

make it: Materials needed:

• 31⁄2 gallons of nitrate bearing earth or other material • 1⁄2 cup of wood ashes

• Bucket or other similar container about 4-5 gallons in volume • 2 pieces of finely woven cloth, each a bit bigger than the bottom of the bucket

• Shallow dish or pan at least as large in diameter as the bucket • Shallow, heat resistant container

• 2 gallons of water • Something to punch holes in the bottom of the bucket

• 1 gallon of any type of alcohol • A heat source • Paper & tape

Procedure: 1. Punch holes on the inside bottom of the bucket, so that the metal is "puckered"

outward from the bottom. 2. Spread cloth over the holes from the bottom.

3. Place wood ashes on the cloth. Spread it out so that it covers the entire cloth and has about the same thickness.

4. Place 2nd cloth on top of the wood ashes. 5. Place the dirt or other material in the bucket.

6. Place the bucket over the shallow container. NOTE: It may need support on the bottom so that the holes on the bottom are not blocked.

7. Boil water and pour it over the earth very slowly. Do NOT pour it all at once, as

this will clog the filter on the bottom. 8. Allow water to run through holes into the shallow dish on the bottom.

9. Be sure that the water goes through ALL of the earth! 10. Allow water in dish to cool for an hour or so.

11. Carefully drain the liquid in the dish away, and discard the sludge in the bottom. 12. Boil this liquid over a fire for at least two hours. Small grains of salt will form

- scoop these out with the paper as they form. 13. When the liquid has boiled down to 1⁄2 its original volume let it sit.

14. After 1⁄2 hour, add equal volume of the alcohol; when this mixture is poured through paper, small white crystals appear. This is the potassium nitrate.

Purification: 1. Redissolve crystals in small amount of boiling water.

2. Remove any crystals that appear. 3. Pour through improvised filter then heat concentrated solution to dryness.

1. Spread out crystals and allow to dry.

Igniter from Book Matches This is a hot igniter made from paper book matches that can be used with most incendiaries.

Material Required: • Paper book matches

• Adhesive or friction tape Procedure:

1. Remove the staple(s) from match book and separate matches from cover. 2. Fold and tape one row of matches (fold in thirds)

3. Shape the cover into a tube with striking surface on the inside and tape. Make sure the folder cover will fit tightly around the taped match heads. Leave cover open at

opposite end for insertion of the matches. 4. Push the taped matches into the tube until the bottom ends are exposed about 3/4

in. (2 cm) 5. Flatten and fold the open end of the tube so that it laps over about 1 in. (2-1⁄2

cm); tape in place. Use with a Molotov Cocktail:

1. Tape the "match end tab" of the igniter to the fuse or starting area.2. Grasp the "cover and tab" and pull sharply or quickly to ignite.

General Use: The book match igniter can be used by itself to ignite flammable liquids, fuse cords,

and similar items requiring hot ignition. CAUTION: Store matches and completed igniter's in moisture proof containers such as

rubber or plastic bags until ready for use. Damp or wet paper book matches will not ignite.

Under water igniters Materials needed:

• Pack of 10 silicon diodes. (Available at Radio Shack. You will know you got the right ones if they are very, very small glass objects!)

• Pack of matches • 1 candle

Procedure: 1. Light the candle and allow a pool of molten wax to form in the top.

2. Take a single match and hold the glass part of a single diode against the head. Bend the diode pins around the matchhead so that one wraps in an upward direction and then sticks out to the side. Do the same with the other wire, but in a downward

direction. The diodes should now be hugging the matchhead, but its wires MUST NOT TOUCH EACH OTHER!

3. Dip the matchhead in wax to give it a water-proof coat. These work underwater 4. Repeat to make as many as you want.

How to use them: When these little dudes are hooked across a 6v battery, the diode reaches what is

called breakdown voltage. When most electrical components reach this voltage, they usually produce great amounts of heat and light, while quickly melting into a little blob. This heat is enough to ignite a matchhead. These are recommended for use

underwater, where most other igniters refuse to work.

Fuses / Ignitors / Delays There are many ways to ignite explosive devices. There is the classic "light the fuse,

throw the bomb, and run" approach, and there are sensitive mercury switches, and many things in between. Generally, electrical detonation systems are safer than fuses, but

there are times when fuses are more appropriate than electrical systems; it is difficult to carry an electrical detonation system into a stadium, for instance,

without being caught. A device with a fuse or impact detonating fuze would be easier to hide.

FUSE IGNITION

The oldest form of explosive ignition, fuses are perhaps the favorite type of simple ignition system. By simply placing a piece of waterproof fuse in a device, one can have almost guaranteed ignition. Modern waterproof fuse is extremely reliable, burning at a

rate of about 21⁄2 seconds to the inch. It is available as model rocketry fuse in most hobby shops, and costs about $3.00 for a nine-foot length. Cannon Fuse is a popular ignition system for pipe bombers because of its simplicity. All that need be done is light it with a match or lighter. Of course, if the Army had fuses like this, then the grenade, which uses fuse ignition, would be very impractical. If a grenade ignition

system can be acquired, by all means, it is the most effective. But, since such things do not just float around, the next best thing is to prepare a fuse system which does not require the use of a match or lighter, but still retains its simplicity. One such

method is described below: MATERIALS:

• Strike-on-Cover type Matches • Electrical Tape -or- Duct Tape

• Waterproof Fuse 1. To determine the burn rate of a particular type of fuse, simply measure a 6 inch or

longer piece of fuse and ignite it. With a stopwatch, press the start button the at the instant when the fuse lights, and stop the watch when the fuse reaches its end.

Divide the time of burn by the length of fuse, and you have the burn rate of the fuse, in seconds per inch. This will be shown below:

Suppose an eight inch piece of fuse is burned, and its complete time of combustion is

20 seconds. 20 seconds / 8 inches = 21⁄2 seconds per inch.

If a delay of 10 seconds was desired with this fuse, divide the desired time by the number of seconds per inch:

10 seconds / 21⁄2 seconds per inch = 4 inches NOTE: THE LENGTH OF FUSE HERE MEANS LENGTH OF FUSE TO THE POWDER. SOME

FUSE, AT LEAST AN INCH, SHOULD BE INSIDE THE DEVICE. ALWAYS ADD THIS EXTRA INCH, AND PUT

THIS EXTRA INCH AN INCH INTO THE DEVICE!!!

2. After deciding how long a delay is desired before the explosive device is to go off, add about 1⁄2 an inch to the premeasured amount of fuse, and cut it off.

3. Carefully remove the cardboard matches from the paper match case. Do not pull off individual matches; keep all the matches attached to the cardboard base. Take one of the cardboard match sections, and leave the other one to make a second igniter.

4. Wrap the matches around the end of the fuse, with the heads of the matches touching the very end of the fuse. Tape them there securely, making sure not to put tape

over the match heads. Make sure they are very secure by pulling on them at the base of the assembly. They should not be able to move.

5. Wrap the cover of the matches around the matches attached to the fuse, making sure that the striker paper is below the match heads and the striker faces the match heads. Tape the paper so that is fairly tight around the matches. Do not tape the

cover of the striker to the fuse or to the matches. Leave enough of the match book to pull on for ignition.

The match book is wrapped around the matches, and is taped to itself. The matches are taped to the fuse. The striker will rub against the matcheads when the match book

is pulled. 6. When ready to use, simply pull on the match paper. It should pull the striking paper across the match heads with enough friction to light them. In turn, the burning matcheads will light the fuse, since it adjacent to the burning match

heads.

HOW TO MAKE BLACKMATCH FUSE: Take a flat piece of plastic or metal (brass or aluminum are easy to work with and won't rust). Drill a 1/16th inch hole through it. This is your die for sizing the fuse.

You can make fuses as big as you want, but this is the right size for the pipe bomb I will be getting to later.

To about 1⁄2 cup of black powder add water to make a thin paste. Add 1⁄2 teaspoon of corn starch. Cut some one foot lengths of cotton thread. Use cotton, not silk or thread made

from synthetic fibers. Put these together until you have a thickness that fills the hole in the die but can be drawn through very easily.

Tie your bundle of threads together at one end. Separate the threads and hold the bundle over the black powder mixture. Lower the threads with a circular motion so they

start curling onto the mixture. Press them under with the back of a teaspoon and continue lowering them so they coil into the paste. Take the end you are holding and

thread it through the die. Pull it through smoothly in one long motion. To dry your fuse, lay it on a piece of aluminum foil and bake it in your 250° oven or tie it to a grill in the oven and let it hang down. The fuse must be baked to make it

stiff enough for the uses it will be put to later. Air drying will not do the job. If you used Sodium Nitrate, it will not even dry completely at room temperatures.

Cut the dry fuse with scissors into 2 inch lengths and store in an air tight container. Handle this fuse carefully to avoid breaking it. You can also use a firecracker fuse if

you have any available. The fuses can usually be pulled out without breaking. To give yourself some running time, you will be extending these fuses (blackmatch or

firecracker fuse) with sulfured wick. Finally, it is possible to make a relatively slow-burning fuse in the home. By

dissolving about one teaspoon of black powder in about 1/4 a cup of boiling water, and, while it is still hot, soaking in it a long piece of all cotton string, a slow-burning

fuse can be made. After the soaked string dries, it must then be tied to the fuse of an explosive device. Sometimes, the end of the slow burning fuse that meets the normal

fuse has a charge of black powder or gunpowder at the intersection point to insure ignition, since the slow-burning fuse does not burn at a very high temperature.

A similar type of slow fuse can be made by taking the above mixture of boiling water and black powder and pouring it on a long piece of toilet paper. The wet toilet paper

is then gently twisted up so that it resembles a firecracker fuse, and is allowed to dry.

HOW TO MAKE SULFURED WICK Use heavy cotton string about 1/8th inch in diameter. You can find some at a garden

supply for tying up your tomatoes. Be sure it's cotton. You can test it by lighting one end. It should continue to burn after the match is removed and when blown out will

have a smoldering coal on the end. Put some sulfur in a small container like a small pie pan and melt it in the oven at 250°.

It will melt into a transparent yellow liquid. If it starts turning brown, it is too hot. Coil about a one foot length of string into it. The melted sulfur will soak in

quickly. When saturated, pull it out and tie it up to cool and harden. It can be cut to desired lengths with scissors. 2 inches is about right. These wicks

will burn slowly with a blue flame and do not blow out easily in a moderate wind. They will not burn through a hole in a metal pipe, but are great for extending your other

fuse. They will not throw off sparks. Blackmatch generates sparks which can ignite it along its length causing unpredictable burning times.

---IMPACT IGNITION---

Impact ignition is an excellent method of ignition for spontaneous terrorist activities. The problem with an impact-detonating device is that it must be kept in a very safe container so that it will not explode while being transported to the place where it is to be used. This can be done by having a removable impact initiator.

The best and most reliable impact initiator is one that uses factory made initiators or primers. A No. 11 cap for black powder firearms is one such primer. They usually come in boxes of 100, and cost about $21⁄20. To use such a cap, however, one needs a nipple

that it will fit on. Black powder nipples are also available in gun stores. All that a person has to do is ask for a package of nipples and the caps that fit them. Nipples

have a hole that goes all the way through them, and they have a threaded end, and an end to put the cap on. A cutaway of a nipple is shown below:

When making using this type of initiator, a hole must be drilled into whatever container is used to make the bomb out of. The nipple is then screwed into the hole so that it fits tightly. Then, the cap can be carried and placed on the bomb when it is to

be thrown. The cap should be bent a small amount before it is placed on the nipple, to make sure that it stays in place. The only other problem involved with an impact detonating bomb is that it must strike a hard surface on the nipple to set it off. By attaching fins or a small parachute on the end of the bomb opposite the primer, the

bomb, when thrown, should strike the ground on the primer, and explode. Of course, a bomb with mercury fulminate in each end will go off on impact regardless of which end

it strikes on, but mercury fulminate is also likely to go off if the person carrying the bomb is bumped hard.

---MAGICUBE IGNITOR---

A VERY SENSITIVE and reliable impact initiator can be produced from the common MAGICUBE ($2.40 for 12) type flashbulbs. Simply crack the plastic cover off, remove the

reflector, and you will see 4 bulbs, each of which has a small metal rod holding it in place.

CAREFULLY grasp this rod with a pair of needle-nose pliers, and pry gently upwards, making sure that NO FORCE IS APPLIED TO THE GLASS BULB.

Each bulb is coated with plastic, which must be removed for them to be effective in our application. This coating can be removed by soaking the bulbs in a small glass of acetone for 30-45 minutes, at which point the plastic can be easily peeled away.

The best method to use these is to dissolve some nitrocellulose based smokeless powder in acetone and/or ether, forming a thick glue-like paste. Coat the end of the fuse with

this paste, then stick the bulb (with the metal rod facing out) into the paste. About half the bulb should be completely covered, and if a VERY THIN layer of nitrocellulose

is coated over the remainder then ignition should be very reliable. To insure that the device lands with the bulb down, a small streamer can be attached to

the opposite side, so when it is tossed high into the air the appropriate end will hit the ground first.

---ELECTRICAL IGNITION--- Electrical ignition systems for detonation are usually the safest and most reliable

form of ignition. Electrical systems are ideal for demolition work, if one doesn't have to worry so much about being caught. With two spools of 500 ft of wire and a car

battery, one can detonate explosives from a "safe", comfortable distance, and be sure that there is nobody around that could get hurt. With an electrical system, one can

control exactly what time a device will explode, within fractions of a second. Detonation can be aborted in less than a second's warning, if a person suddenly walks

by the detonation sight, or if a police car chooses to roll by at the time. The two best electrical igniters are military squibs and model rocketry igniters. Blasting caps for construction also work well. Model rocketry igniters are sold in packages of six, and cost about $1.00 per pack. All that need be done to use them is connect it to two

wires and run a current through them. Military squibs are difficult to get, but they are a little bit better, since they explode when a current is run through them, whereas

rocketry igniters only burst into flame. Most squibs will NOT detonate KClO3/petroleum jelly or RDX. This requires a blasting cap type detonation in most cases. There are,

however, military explosive squibs which will do the job. Igniters can be used to set off black powder, mercury fulminate, or guncotton, which in

turn, can set of a high order explosive.

--HOW TO MAKE AN ELECTRIC FUZE---

Take a flashlight bulb and place it glass tip down on a file. Grind it down on the file until there is a hole in the end. Solder one wire to the case of the bulb and another

to the center conductor at the end. Fill the bulb with black powder or powdered match head. One or two flashlight batteries will heat the filament in the bulb causing the

powder to ignite.

---ANOTHER ELECTRIC FUZE--- Take a medium grade of steel wool and pull a strand out of it. Attach it to the ends of

two pieces of copper wire by wrapping it around a few turns and then pinch on a small piece of solder to bind the strand to the wire. You want about 1⁄2 inch of steel strand

between the wires. Number 18 or 20 is a good size wire to use. Cut a 1⁄2 by 1 inch piece of cardboard of the type used in match covers. Place a small

pile of powdered match head in the center and press it flat. Place the wires so the steel strand is on top of and in contact with the powder. Sprinkle on more powder to

cover the strand. The strand should be surrounded with powder and not touching anything else except the

wires at its ends. Place a piece of blackmatch in contact with the powder. Now put a piece of masking tape on top of the lot, and fold it under on the two ends. Press it

down so it sticks all around the powder. The wires are sticking out on one side and the blackmatch on the other.

A single flashlight battery will set this off.

---ELECTRO-MECHANICAL IGNITION--- Electro-mechanical ignition systems are systems that use some type of mechanical switch

to set off an explosive charge electrically. This type of switch is typically used in booby traps or other devices in which the person who places the bomb does not wish to

be anywhere near the device when it explodes. Several types of electro-mechanical detonators will be discussed

---Mercury Switches---

Mercury switches are a switch that uses the fact that mercury metal conducts electricity, as do all metals, but mercury metal is a liquid at room temperatures. A

typical mercury switch is a sealed glass tube with two electrodes and a bead of mercury metal. It is sealed because of mercury's nasty habit of giving off brain-damaging

vapors. The diagram below may help to explain a mercury switch. When the drop of mercury ("Hg" is mercury's atomic symbol) touches both contacts,

current flows through the switch. If this particular switch was in its present position, A---B, current would be flowing, since the mercury can touch both contacts in

the horizontal position. If, however, it was in the | position, the drop of mercury would only touch the +

contact on the A side. Current, then couldn't flow, since mercury does not reach both contacts when the switch is in the vertical position. This type of switch is ideal to

place by a door. If it were placed in the path of a swinging door in the vertical position, the motion of the door would knock the switch down, if it was held to the

ground by a piece if tape. This would tilt the switch into the vertical position, causing the mercury to touch both contacts, allowing current to flow through the

mercury, and to the igniter or squib in an explosive device.

---Tripwire Switches--- A tripwire is an element of the classic booby trap. By placing a nearly invisible line of string or fishing line in the probable path of a victim, and by putting some type of

trap there also, nasty things can be caused to occur. If this mode of thought is applied to explosives, how would one use such a tripwire to detonate a bomb. The

technique is simple. By wrapping the tips of a standard clothespin with aluminum foil, and placing something between them, and connecting wires to each aluminum foil contact,

an electric tripwire can be made, If a piece of wood attached to the tripwire was placed between the contacts on the clothespin, the clothespin would serve as a switch. When the tripwire was pulled, the clothespin would snap together, allowing current to

flow between the two pieces of aluminum foil, thereby completing a circuit, which would have the igniter or squib in it. Current would flow between the contacts to the igniter or squib, heat the igniter or squib, causing it to explode. Make sure that the aluminum

foil contacts do not touch the spring, since the spring also conducts electricity. ---Radio Control Detonators---

In the movies, every terrorist or criminal uses a radio controlled detonator to set off explosives. With a good radio detonator, one can be several miles away from the device,

and still control exactly when it explodes, in much the same way as an electrical switch. The problem with radio detonators is that they are rather costly. However, there could possibly be a reason that a terrorist would wish to spend the amounts of

money involved with a RC (radio control) system and use it as a detonator. If such an individual wanted to devise an RC detonator, all he would need to do is visit the local

hobby store or toy store, and buy a radio controlled toy. Taking it back to his/her abode, all that he/she would have to do is detach the solenoid/motor that controls the

motion of the front wheels of a RC car, or detach the solenoid/motor of the elevators/rudder of a RC plane, or the rudder of a RC boat, and re-connect the squib or

rocket engine igniter to the contacts for the solenoid/motor. The device should be tested several times with squibs or igniter's, and fully charged batteries should be in

both he controller and the receiver (the part that used to move parts before the device became a detonator).

---DELAYS--- A delay is a device which causes time to pass from when a device is set up to the time

that it explodes. A regular fuse is a delay, but it would cost quite a bit to have a 24 hour delay with a fuse. This section deals with the different types of delays that can

be employed by a terrorist who wishes to be sure that his bomb will go off, but wants to be out of the country when it does.

---FUSE DELAYS--- It is extremely simple to delay explosive devices that employ fuses for ignition.

Perhaps the simplest way to do so is with a cigarette. An average cigarette burns for between 8-11 minutes. The higher the "tar" and nicotine rating, the slower the

cigarette burns. Low "tar" and nicotine cigarettes burn quicker than the higher "tar" and nicotine cigarettes, but they are also less likely to go out if left unattended, i.e. not smoked. Depending on the wind or draft in a given place, a high "tar"

cigarette is better for delaying the ignition of a fuse, but there must be enough wind or draft to give the cigarette enough oxygen to burn. People who use cigarettes for the

purpose of delaying fuses will often test the cigarettes that they plan to use in

advance to make sure they stay lit and to see how long it will burn. Once a cigarettes burn rate is determined, it is a simple matter of carefully putting a hole all the way through a cigarette with a toothpick at the point desired, and pushing the fuse for a

device in the hole formed.

---TIMER DELAYS--- Timer delays, or "time bombs" are usually employed by an individual who wishes to threaten a place with a bomb and demand money to reveal its location and means to disarm it. Such a device could be placed in any populated place if it were concealed properly. There are several ways to build a timer delay. By simply using a screw as one contact at the time that detonation is desired, and using the hour hand of a clock

as the other contact, a simple timer can be made. The minute hand of a clock should be removed, unless a delay of less than an hour is desired.

The main disadvantage with this type of timer is that it can only be set for a maximum time of 12 hours. If an electronic timer is used, such as that in an electronic clock,

then delays of up to 24 hours are possible. By removing the speaker from an electronic clock, and attaching the wires of a squib or igniter to them, a timer with a delay of up to 24 hours can be made. All that one has to do is set the alarm time of the clock to the desired time, connect the leads, and go away. This could also be done with an electronic watch, if a larger battery were used, and the current to the speaker of the

watch was stepped up via a transformer. This would be good, since such a timer could be extremely small.

The timer in a VCR (Video Cassette Recorder) would be ideal. VCR's can usually be set for times of up to a week. The leads from the timer to the recording equipment would be the ones that an igniter or squib would be connected to. Also, one can buy timers from electronics stores that would be work well. Finally, one could employ a digital watch,

and use a relay, or electro-magnetic switch to fire the igniter, and the current of the watch would not have to be stepped up.

---CHEMICAL DELAYS--- Chemical delays are uncommon, but they can be extremely effective in some cases. These were often used in the bombs the Germans dropped on England. The delay would ensure

that a bomb would detonate hours or even days after the initial bombing raid, thereby increasing the terrifying effect on the British citizenry.

If a glass container is filled with concentrated sulfuric acid, and capped with several thicknesses of aluminum foil, or a cap that it will eat through, then it can be used as a delay. Sulfuric acid will react with aluminum foil to produce aluminum sulfate and

hydrogen gas, and so the container must be open to the air on one end so that the pressure of the hydrogen gas that is forming does not break the container.

The aluminum foil is placed over the bottom of the container and secured there with

tape. When the acid eats through the aluminum foil, it can be used to ignite an explosive device in several ways.

1. Sulfuric acid is a good conductor of electricity. If the acid that eats through the foil is collected in a glass container placed underneath the foil, and two wires

are placed in the glass container, a current will be able to flow through the acid when both of the wires are immersed in the acid.

2. Sulfuric acid reacts very violently with potassium chlorate. If the acid drips down

into a container containing potassium chlorate, the potassium chlorate will burst into flame. This flame can be used to ignite a fuse, or the potassium chlorate can be the igniter for a thermite bomb, if some potassium chlorate is mixed in a 50/50

ratio with the thermite, and this mixture is used as an igniter for the rest of the thermite.

1. Sulfuric acid reacts with potassium permanganate in a similar way.