Delay Detonator

Delay Detonator

This detonator can also be modified to activate blasting caps for detonating Plastique etc. All of the parts are easily available at Radio Shack or other electronic stores. One drawback of this detonator is that it costs about $10 in parts to make one.
Parts List:
2 Switching Diodes
10K Resistor
Relay Switch (6V)
IC Timer 555
Mini LED
Electrolytic capacitor (Size depends on delay desired)
Resistor (Size...

Construction of a Timed Electronic Detonator

by Ziggy

This essay will explain the procedure of construction of a timed electronic detonator. This contrivance is inexpensive to and easy to build. It is very simple. It would have to be, with the help of a book from Radio Shack, (Understanding Solid State Electronics, Texas Instruments Learning Center) I designed it. The device’s components can be easily obtained at almost any local department and/or hardware ...

Composition C-4

Composition C-4

This is the standard-issue plastic explosive used by the U.S. military. I recieved most of my early demo training in the army, which spoiled me for C-4. It retains its moldability over a wider range of temperatures, doesn't exude liquid (as does Semtex), and is pound-for-pound the most powerful explosive in common use. Its power, stability, and versatility are un- equalled. C-4 is in such demand and so well thought of that...

Composite Rocket Fuels

by PrimoPyro

1.) Introduction
Composite propellants are solid rocket fuels that are composed of separate fuels and oxidizers mixed together in one homogenous mass. This propellant is then either molded into a grain to be inserted in an engine or cast in an engine casing and left to harden. The fuels and oxidizers taken separately are generally unreactive. Composite propellants are used in a number of engines. There are engines...

Chlorine Bombs Gone Wrong

by Andrew D.

Its 4 o'clock on a nice April day in Las Vegas, Nevada there are 4 people in my car and we have nothing to do. An idea came up about these people that we always fuck with <-(long story why) that lives in my girlfriends neighborhood. So I thought it would be a good idea because I would get to see my girl and entertain some bored people. On the way to my girlfriends house we decide to use a chlorine bomb and a cone for a...

Chlorate and Perchlorate Explosives

by Dennis Fritsinger

revised 7/29/89

*** WARNING ***

The following material is presented here in the interest of technical enlightenment only. This information, at the time of its writing, is as accurate as the author has knowledge of. This material is the result of years of experience and many hours of careful experimenting. The manufacture, transportation and detona- tion of explosives may be in violation...

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Checking in with New Bomb Detection Strategies

by Mike Ellenbogen

Checking in with New Bomb Detection Strategies

by Mike Ellenbogen

On December 21, 1988, the unforgettable bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 in the sky over Lockerbie, Scotland, claimed the lives of 259 passengers and eleven victims on the ground. More than seven years later, airlines and regulators are still struggling with how best to protect passengers from the threat of terrorist...

Cheap, Quick, Easy Bomb & Cannon

by RC boom

First of all, understand that it is not the authors fault if anyone makes, injures or does anything stupid with this device. This is reference ONLY!

Step 1: Go to your local hobby store and buy a package of C 8-3 model rocket engines. Also, make sure that there are igniters.

Step 2: Cut the engine open with hobby knife,then peel off cardboard.

Step 3: Take and cut of gray stuff...

Cheap Diversion Bomb

by The Vandal

A diversion bomb isnt actually a bomb at all but it can be used for diversions. Take a small plastic water bottle (the one used here is 16.9 FL OZ) and take the cap off. Fill the bottom of the bottle with about 1 teaspoon of gunpowder. Take the cap and drill a very small hole in the top of it. You can also heat up a sewing needle and use it to melt a hole through the cap. The hole should be large enough to accommodate for a 3-inch...