Ammonium Nitrate

Ammonium Nitrate

CHEMICALS

ammonium hydroxide
nitric acid
water litmus

APPARATUS

beaker
500-mL Erlenmeyer flask
litmus paper

Ammonium nitrate is used as a fertilizer and is supposed to be available from agricultural supply stores or perhaps well stocked garden shops. It may be increasingly hard to find due to its ease of use as an explosive, and especially from the Oklahoma City bombing. The...

Amatol

Amatol was developed by the British in World War I as a way of conserving their meager TNT supplies. It is composed of AN and TNT in varying ratios, the most common being 80/20. It is slightly more effecient than TNT when used in breaching charges, but since it contains AN it is somewhat hygro- scopic and must be well sealed against moisture. It has a detonation vel- ocity of 16,000 feet per second, almost twice that of straight AN. It is very insensitive, and...

Acetone Peroxide Detonators

by Phoenix

ACETONE PEROXIDE EXPLOSIVE

Acetone peroxide is a primary explosive that can be made from hair bleach (hydrogen peroxide), acetone, and sulfuric acid. This explosive is to be used in the fabrication of detonators.

MATERIAL REQUIRED: SOURCES:

Hydrogen Peroxide, Hair bleach (15-25volume content) Drug stores and hair supply stores

Acetone, Hardware stores, Drug stores
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Acetone Peroxide

by 30-06

Here is a faily detailed synth to make Acetone Peroxide (AP). Note this is a high explosive and should NOT be made by any inexperienced people.


Materials

• 30% Hydrochloric acid
• 3% or 6% H2o2
• Acetone
• Ammonia or bi-carb solution

Equipment

• 60ml syringe
• Two 30ml syringes
• Two glass jars
• Fridge
• Thermometer
• Coffee filters

First put the H2o2, acetone and a glass...

A Reliable Guide to Flash Powder

by Infallible Prodigy

Introduction:
Flash powders, generally speaking, include any oxidiser/metal fuel often with the addition of other chemicals to modify burn rate and sensitivity. Standard flash powder is a mix of 70% KClO4 (Potassium Perchlorate) / 30% Al (Alumnium Powder - 600 mesh). Flash finds a use in many consumer fireworks for producing a loud report as well as a salute filler for amature pyrotechnists.
S...

A Powerful Pipe Bomb

by joem

This is a quite powerful pipe bomb, similar to the CO2 cartridge and powder idea. It made a crater about 2 feet deep and a foot wide in my yard, and split a cinderblock in 2.

What you need:

1' Cannon fuse (da Green stuff)

1 1/2 - 2" long 3/4 in wide Galvanized steel pipe (threaded on both ends)

Caps for both ends of the pipe Enough Black Powder to fill the pipe

Note:...

A Guide for Explosion and Bombing Scene Investigation

by NIJ

A Guide for Explosion and Bombing Scene Investigation

Written and Approved by the Technical Working Group for Bombing Scene Investigation

June 2000
NCJ 181869

Opinions or points of view expressed in this document represent a consensus of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official position of the U.S. Department of Justice.

The National...

A Balloon Bombing

by Ovidio

Supplies

• Propane Gas
• Little balloons, big balloons, and/or punching balloons
• Paper
• Tape
• Lighter

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Now what you are going to need to do is fill your balloons with the gas. Now it will only work with gas, not liquid gas. Liquid gas will eat through the balloons. Plus that would be stupid, it wouldn't even blow up.

Ok, after you have those balloons filled. Tape them together in a structure. Be creative....

10 Great High Explosive Mixtures

1)Potassium perchlorate and cane sugar
2)Sodium nitrate and sulphur flour
3)Potassium bichromate and Antimony sulfide
4)Guanidine nitrate and powdered antimony
5)Potassium permanganate and powdered sugar
6)Barium chlorate and paraffin wax
7)Sodium chlorite and aluminum powder(not sure about this one)
8)Magnesium perchlorate and cane sugar
9)Ammonium nitrate (more than 40%pure) and gasoline(VERY...