Title: Explosives 201 - Low grade explosives Date: 9/3/88 Time: 3:31 pm EXPOSIVES 201 INTRODUCTION- This course is intended on instructing you on what reacts with what to give you a reaction. Most of these will burn when ignited. Some will burn when mixed. Others will burn when touched by an ant. SO BE CARFUL! All the compounds are considered 'low' explosives. The ingredients are usually easy to find. I have used and/or made the majority of them, so they do work. 1) POTASSIUM CHLORATE AND RED PHOSPHORUS This is down-right dangerous. It will react immediately upon mixing, the reaction being a violent explosion. The phosphorous usually sprays around in a nice splash. Being withen ten feet of ground zero is not advised. (My cousin found this out rather easily). The mix is in a 1 to 1 ratio. BE CAREFUL! 2) BARIUM AND STRONTIUM NITRATE WITH ALUMINUM AND POTASSIUM PERCHLORATE What a long name, well this mixture ratio is 2:3:3:3. Mix the materials together carefully. It should be stored in a glass away from heat. Igniting the mixture will burn at around 3500-4000 degrees. 3) POTASSIUM BICHROMATE AND POTASSIUM PERMANGANATE Mixture ratio is 3:2. The mix is hard to create because if ANY friction is created, the mix will ignite and burn at 5500 degrees. If you make all right, it is very sensitive and prone to burning if it goes about 100 degrees. 4) BARIUM NITRATE WITH STRONTIUM NIRATE This mix by itself is a explosive. Although if any sort of carbon (charcoal) is added, it works better (and is more dangerous). 5) 14 FORMULAS FOR BETTER BOOMS The major idea in this area of explosives is that a combustible is mixed with a oxidizer. When the combustible is ignited, the oxidizer provides the necessary oxygen for the needed consumption. Most ratios give the oxidizer first then the combustible, and finally the ratio. 1. Nitic acid and Resin 2:1 2. Barium nitrate and Powdered magnesium 3:2 3. Ammonium nitrate and Powdered aluminum 2:1 4. Barium peroxide and Zinc dust 3:1 5. Ammonium perchlorate and Asphaltum 2:1 6. Sodium chlorate and Shallac gum 2:1 7. Potassium nitrate and Charcoal 3:2 8. Sodium peroxide and Sulfur flour 2:1 9. Magnesium perchlorate and Woodmeal 1:1 10. Potassium Perchlorate and Powdered sugar 3:1 11. Sodium nitrate and Sulfer flour 3:2 12. Potassium bichromate and Antimony sulfide 1:1 13. Potassium permaganate and Powdered sugar 3:2 14. Barium chlorate and Paraffin wax 3:2 All of the ratios may not be entirely correct, I didn't try all of them. 6) HOME MADE BREWS These are simply fireworks that can be constructed to be louder and brighter if the amount of materials is increased. A) Brian Pace Special: 2 parts Aluminum 6 parts Potassium Nitrate 3 parts Sulphur Be carful when mixing, friction can be a hazard. If large quanty is used, it produces a bright red flash. Named after the first user, who almost lost a finger when lighting it. B) Fizzle Fizzle Flash: 1 part Aluminum 2 parts Potassium Chlorate 1 part Sulphur C) Bitches' Brew: 2 parts Aluminum 5 parts Barium Nitrate 1 part Sulphur A green flame is the best description for the color. Burns pretty fast and lights well. This can be expected from most nitrates. Named after a late girlfriend of Mgee P. who decided metal heads were better in bed than punks. D) Formula 4-D 1 part Aluminum 1 part Barium Nitrate 1 part Potassium Perchlorate 1 part Sulphur E) Jack Black-Flack 2 parts Aluminum 5 parts Potassium Nitrate 1 part Potassium Chlorate 3 parts Sulphur The best of the six. Used quite often by playtesting group. Best effect was found by placing in a Jack Danials Black Whiskey Bottle (5th size) with BB's mixed in. Good applications in HE and AP situations. F) Dog Breath 3 parts Aluminum 2 parts Barium Nitrate 3 parts Potassium Perchlorate 7) AMMONIUM NITRATE COMPOUNDS Ammonium Nitrate is a wonderful thing. By itself, it is an explosive, but it is very unstable. With just about any explosive, it can be made more stable. Listed below are the easiest of about 80 Ammonium Nitrate formulas that I know. The majority of the ones I know need Nitroglycerin for their construction. I know that you don't need those, so I'll just list the others. The listings are listed by: explosives, stabilizing agent, then the texturizer. Listings are by percentages per weight used. The abbrevation Amm. Nit. is used to denote Ammonium Nitrate. Charcoal and sulphur when listed indicates them to bne powdered unless noted otherwise. 1-Amm. Nit.:60 Potassium Nitrate:29.5 sulphur:2.5 charcoal:4 woodmeal:4 2-Amm. Nit.:88 charcoal:12 3-Amm. Nit.:94 Potassium Nitrate:2 charcoal:4 4-Amm. Nit.:73 Barium Nitrate:19 potato starch:8 5-Amm. Nit.:63.5 sulphur:2 Charcoal:18.5 Ammonium Sulfate:7.5 water:1 Copper Sulfate:7.5 6-Amm. Nit.:85 cellulose residue:15 7-Amm. Nit.:80.75 charcoal:2 powdered Aluminium:18 8-Amm. Nit.:70 Sodium Nitrate:20 nitrated resin:10 9-Amm. Nit.:75 Aluminium powder:25 10-Amm. Nit.:92.5 Potassium Bichromate:2 Naphthalene:5.5 11-Amm. Nit.:88 Dinitronaphthalene:12 12-Amm. Nit.:86 charcoal:2.5 powdered Aluminum:8 Potassium Bichromate:3.5 13-Amm. Nit.:75 Copper Oxalate Aniline:20 Powdered suger:5 14-Amm. Nit.:91 Potassium nitrate:4 Resin:5 15-Amm. Nit.:70 charcoal:20 Zinc dust:5 powdered Aluminum:5 16-Amm. Nit.:78.5 Tetryl:21.5 17-Amm. Nit.:35 Potassium Nitrate:33 Ammonium Chloride:20 Tetryl:12 18-Amm. Nit.:38 Potassium Nitrate:35.5 Ammonium Oxalate:10.5 sulphur:4.5 charcoal:11.5 8) HOME MADE BREWS II Well, again we return to the crypts of the mad bomber. The following formulas are REAL powerful low explosives. These are standard formulas to be used in 'containment' type devices. Most of the formulas use another one of those wonderful compounds called Antimony Sulfide. Antimony Sulfide is hard to find unless you can snag it from your Chemistry Lab like me. And, We're Off! A) FffffllllllththuuBBBBLLLOOOOOOMMMM! 1 part Antimony Sulfide 1 part Potassium Nitrate Quickly made because of the minimum of components. Not especially powerful, but simple. "What more can anyone ask?" B) Plop-Plop, Fizz-Fizz 3 parts Antimony Sulfide 6 parts Potassium Perchlorate 2 parts sulphur C) Stealin' Home 1 part Antimony Sulfide 6 parts Potassium Chlorate 2 parts sulphur D) Heater 1 part Aluminium powder 1 part Antimony Sulfide 9 parts Potassium Chlorate 2 parts sulphur Burns real hot because of lage quantity of Potassium. E) Slime 1 part Antimony Sulfide 1 part charcoal 5 parts Potassium Chlorate 1 part sulphur F) The Seldon Plan 1 part Antimony Sulfide 9 parts Potassium Chlorate 2 parts Potassium Nitrate 4 parts sulphur G) Specialty of the House 1 part charcoal 6 parts Potassium Chlorate 3 parts sulphur Once it comes down to it, I would have to say that this was the best of its kind. Powerful and loud, the two things that are needed with every good explosive is right here. 9) NOTES ON LOW EXPLOSIVES This is the end of the first file on Explosives in THE RIPPER FILES. It is suggested that you read the file Bombs 301 next for further information on how to construct explosive devices. Care should be taken at all times in the construction and use of all devices. The next file in this series, EXPLOSIVES 202, goes into the construction of high explosives. Included are formulas for Dynamite, plastics and the reveled Nitroglycerin. oes into the construction of high explosives. Included are formulas for Dynamite, plastics and the reveleBrew: 2 parts Aluminum 5 parts Barium Nitrate 1 part Sulphur A green flame is the best description for the color. Burns pretty fast and lights well. This can be expected from most nitrates. Named after a late girlfriend of Mgee P. who decided metal heads were better in bed than punks. D) Formula 4-D 1 part Aluminum 1 part Barium Nitrate 1 part Potassium Perchlorate 1 part Sulphur E) Jack Black-Flack 2 parts Aluminum 5 parts Potassium Nitrate 1 part Potassium Chlorate 3 parts Sulphur The best of the six. Used quite often by playtesting group. Best effect was found by