Things that go

BOOM!
Prepared By
Ann Petersen
 • Information for this
presentation has been gathered
from a variety of sources mainly
the internet !
 • In no way is this
presentation to be viewed
as condoning or suggesting
that anyone should use or
handle explosives
improperly or for illegal
activities
• As there are several “Graphic”
photos in this presentation they
are in no way meant offend
anyone. In fact the entire content
of this presentation is being
presented with the no intention of
offending anyone in anyway.
A little bit of
history
• The Chinese
first discovered
and used
explosives in
the 3rd century
B.C. In little
hand cannons,
that were used
during
celebrations
• Roger Bacon perfected the
recipe for Black powder in the
12th century
• About a century after Bacon
came up with Black powder a
another European named
Berthod Schwarts did a little
mixing and matching and came
up with a blend of Black powder
that launched a pebble and
therefore he now had
Gunpowder and the first gun
• Which soon lead to the
first cannon and the
use of explosives as a
weapon of war
• Then in the 18th century a Italian
dude Ascano Sobrero mixed
Nitric Acid and glycerin
together and came up with
Nitroglycerin a very explosive
and unstable substance
• In 1867 Alfred Noble
managed to make
Nitroglycerin stable
and got a patent for
Dynamite and also
founded the Nobel
peace prize because
he could foresee the
destruction his
creation could cause
• The Texas City Disaster in 1947 brought
to light the explosive potential of ANFO
when a Cargo ship the S.S. Grandcamp
carrying not only 2300 tons of
ammonium nitrate, but also 380 bales of
cotton, 59000 bales of binder twine,
9334 bags of shelled peanuts and some
farm machinery blew up at the dock
when the ammonium nitrate managed to
mix with the ships diesel fuel blowing
the 7176 ton ship 20 feet in the air.
 Which brings
use to the use
of explosives in
the “modern”
world!
• In 2001 the USGS noted
that the US produced 2.38
million metric tons of
explosives and 69% of it
was used in coal mining
and 165,000 metric tons of
it were used in Wyoming!
Alternate uses
of Explosives
 I found that there are
many alternate uses of
explosives…………………
……
• Some which are
• Humorous
• Destructive
• Violent
• Weird
 In fact
• A lot of the alternate uses are
illegal uses of “homemade”
explosives. Mostly for the
entertainment of the maker!
People have this thing about
blowing stuff up!
Like themselves!
Mailboxes!
 Where do they
find the info to do
this?
 Found on
Amazon.com
for $11.95
Only $35.00
 Web Pages
• www.pacificnet.net
• www.sonic.net
• www.bombshock.com
• www.ezdiscountstore.com
• www.blogspot.com
 • These books and web
pages give you so much
info that you can literally
make a explosive out of
the most mundane
household chemicals!
 Fact !
• You probably have the
ingredients for
homemade explosives
right in your home!
 First one to
name 4
household
explosive
ingredients wins
a prize!
 Do you have ?
• Draino
• Clorox
• Comet
• Tin foil
• Soda bottles
• Film canisters
• Pool cleaning acid
• Matches
• Bullets/Reloading supplies
• Nails
• Gasoline
Here is the
basic recipe for
making “Bottle
Bombs”
• Take a soda bottle glass or plastic and
put either dry tin foil and muratic acid
or just dry ice in it, then put the lid on
and run like hell! The “fuse” on this
one can be rather short or long
depending on how much of the
ingredients you put in it and how hot it
is outside!
• To make your bottle bomb even
more deadly just put a handful
of nails or broken glass inside
so that you get the added bonus
of shrapnel!
 So who uses this?

• This is a favorite weapon of

gangs in California, since it is
so hard to buy guns now !
• It causes chemical burns,
shrapnel wounds, blindness,
deafness and death to mention
a few !
Pipe bombs !
• Very simple to make, you
just need to make a trip
to the hardware, model
rocket shop and sporting
goods stores!
• Just get a threaded pipe nipple
and 2 end caps that fit it. Plus a
handful of nails if so desired
• At the Sporting goods store get
a can of black powder
• At the Rocket store get a length
of fuse
• Drill a hole in the pipe just big
enough for the fuse, stuff the fuse in
at least 3 inches, put a cap on one
end then put the black powder in the
pipe and then put the other cap on.

•BUT
Please make sure
there is
absolutely no
black powder on
the threads
because you can
cause it to
explode as you
screw the cap on!
 And You Know
What!
• Pipe bombs are a
favorite of high school
kids, mailbox bombers
and domestic terrorists
 Mexican M-80

• A model rocket casing

• Some vesco fuse
• (2) 3/4” diameter sections of
wooden dowel
• Black powder or smokeless
powder
• Hot glue
 Mexican M-80
• Drill or punch a hole in the center of the
casing large enough for the fuse to fit
tightly
• But don’t insert the fuse yet!
• Wedge one piece of the dowel into one end
of the casing and glue in place
• Now insert the fuse in the open end all the
way to other end
• Pour enough powder into casing to fill it
4/5th full pack it lightly
• Now insert the other dowel and glue in
place
 But remember
to point it away
from yourself
and others!
 Film Canister fire ball

• A 35mm film canister

• Black or smokeless powder
• Ziplock baggie
• Hot glue
• Gasoline
• Vesco fuse
 Film Canister fire ball

• Punch a hole in the bottom of

canister just big enough for the
fuse
• Insert the fuse halfway
• Pour enough powder in to fill
the canister 3/8th of the way
• Now the tricky part!
Film Canister fire ball

• Pour some gasoline into the ziplock

bag enough to make a little pouch of
gas in the corner of the bag then use
a rubber band to make a little
balloon out of it
• Place it in the canister lid and glue it
there
• So it is suspended above the powder
when the lid is on the canister
Film Canister fire ball

• Now if you haven't blown

yourself up yet glue the lid on
• Light the fuse and run
 Polumna

• 1” X 12” strip of heavy paper

• Vesco fuse
• Black or smokeless powder
• Hot glue
• Duct tape
 Polumna

• Fold up one corner of the paper

• Insert fuse in the fold
• Secure with duct tape and hot
glue
• Fold up another corner and fill
with powder
• Duct tape together and glue
• Light and run
Molotov Cocktail
• Used in 1941 by the Germans
when they were running out of
ammo during WW II. As a anti
tank weapon. Simply fill a
bottle with petrol and stuff a rag
in the top, light the rag and
throw it as far as you can.
 Draino Bomb !
• Fill a film canister ¾ full of
Comet then finish off with
Draino, put the lid on and then
drop in the gas tank of a car and
run like H---, cause in about 10
minutes its gonna blow up like
in the movies, DUDE!
 Now for the
Nitty Gritty
•If you are fool
enough to play with
this stuff you too can
become a statistic!
•10,000 people are
injured a year by fire
works
•50 a year are killed!
 The Law
• Title 18, U S Code Sec. 1705
• If you blow up a mail box
you are looking at a Federal
offense with up to 3 years
of hard time and a $250,000
fine.
 The Law
• Title 18 U S Code Sec.
1716
• If you mail anything
explosive you are looking
at 20 years hard time and
a $10,000 fine.
And the
moral of
this
story ?