MAKING THERMITE BY XCALIBUR THERMITE IS A POWERFUL SUBSTANCE WHIC H CAN BURN THROUGH PRACTICALLY ANYTHING, SAVE TUNGSTEN. IT IS ESPECIALLY OF USE IN TRYING TO CRACK OPEN A FORTRESS FONE. NOW HERE'S HOW YOU MAKE IT. IT IS VERY SIMPLE. THE FIRST STEP I N MAKING THERMITE IS TO MAKE HEMATITE. IN LAYMAN'S TERMS, HEMAT ITE IS IRON OXIDE (RUST). HERE IS A GOOD METHOD OF MAKING LARGE Q UANTITIES OF RUST. OU WILL ELECTROLYZE A METAL ROD, SUCH AS A COMM ON NAIL. YOU WILL NEED A SOURCE OF DC POWER AS WELL. AN ELECTRIC TRAIN TRANSFORMER IS PERFECT. ATTATCH THEROD TO THE POSITIVE WIRE. ^^^^^^^^ THEN PLACE THE ROD AND THE NEGATIVE WIR E IN OPPOSITE SIDES OF A GLASS JAR FILLED WITH WATER. PUT A LITT LE SALT IN THE WATER, JUST ENOUGH TO MAKE IT CONDUCT WELL (A TEASP OON). LET THE SETUP SIT OVERNIGHT. IN THE MORNING, THERE WILL B E A DARK RED CRUD IN THE JAR. FILTER ALL THE CRUD OUT OF THE WAT ER OR JUST FISH IT OUT WITH A SPOON. NOW YOU WILL NEED TO DRY IT OUT. HEAT IT IN AN IRON POT UNTILL IT ALL TURNS A NICE LIGHT RE D. THE OTHER INGREDIANT YOU WILL NEED IS ALUMINUM FILINGS. YOU CAN EITHER FILE DOWN A BAR OF ALUMINUM, OR (AS I SUGGEST) BUY ALUM INUM FILINGS AT YOUR LOCAL HARDWARE SHOP. (IF YOU BUY THE BAR USE NO LESS THAN 94% PURE ALUMINUM. IT IS CALLED DURALUMIN.) THAT 'S ALMOST IT. NOW, MIX TOGETHER THE RUST AND ALUMINUM FILINGS. THE RATIO SHOULD BE 8 GRAMS OF RUST PER 3 GRAMS OF ALUMINUM F ILINGS. THAT'S THERMITE! NOW, TO LIGHT IT! STICK A LENGTH OF M AGNESIUM RIBBON IN A PILE OF THE THERMITE. (EITHER STEAL IT FROM CHEM LAB OR BUY IT AT YOUR LOCAL HARDWARE STORE. IF NOT, ORDER FRO M A CHEMICAL SUPPLY HOUSE. IT'S PRETTY CHEAP.) THE RIBBON SHOULD S TICK INTO THE THERMITE LIKE A FUSE. NOW YOU LIGHT THE MAGNESI UM WITH A BLOWTORCH. (DON'T WORRY. THE TORCH ISN'T HOT ENOUG H TO LIGHT THE THERMITE.) WHEN THE BURNING MAGNESIUM REACHES THE THERMITE, IT WILL LIGHT. WHEN THE THERMITE BURNS, GET THE HELL B ACK! THAT STUFF CAN VAPORIZE CARBON STEEL. IT DOES WONDERS ON HUMAN FLESH. EXPLOSIVE INFO ============== WHEN PETROLEUM JELLY AND POTASSIUM CH LORATE ARE MIXED IN A ONE TO ONE RATIO BY WEIGHT, IT MAKES A TOTA LY SAFE WET COMPOUND BUT WHEN DRIED IT BECOMES HIGHLY EXPLOSIVE AND SHOCK SENSITIVE. MIX 3 GRAMS OF POTASSIUM IODIDE AND 5 GRAMS OF IODINE IN A BEAKER WITH 50 ML OF WATER. THEN ADD 20 ML OF AMMONIUM HYDROXIDE [AMMONIA WATER 10%]. FILTER THIS SUBSTA NCE AND THE RESULTING SOLID IS CALLED NITROGEN TRIIODIDE. WHE N THIS IS WET IT IS SAFE, BUT WHEN DRY BECOMES VERY EXPLOSIVE AND SHOCK SENSITIVE. (TO SET OFF ABOVE EXPLOSIVES, PUT THE MIXTURE ON OR IN SOMETHING THE DROP IT SORT OF LIKE AN IMPACT BOMB . IT, LIKE A HAND GRENADE, WILL EXPLODE ON CONTACT WITH ANOTHER OB JECT.) FOR GREAT SMOKE BOMBS, MIX 4 PARTS SUG AR AND 6 PARTS POTASSIUM NITRATE (SALT PETER) AND HEAT IT OVER A LOW FLAME UNTIL IT MELTS. STIR WELL, THEN POUR IT INTO A CONTAINE R YOU DON'T NEED. BEFORE IT SOLIDIFIES, PUT A FEW MATHES ON THE SURFACE AS FUSES. ONE POUND OF THIS SUBSTANCE WILL FILL A BLO CK NICELY WITH THICK WHITE SMOKE. Nitroglycerin HERE IS AN ADDITION TO THE FILE ON EXPL OSIVES IN THE GENERAL SECTION. NITROGLYCERIN: *CAREFULLY* MIX EQUAL AMOUNTS OF NITRIC ACID AND SULPHURIC ACID TOGETHER IN A GRADUATED CYLINDER OR OTH ER TALL, THIN CONTAINER. SLOWLY ADD ORDINARY GLYCERIN AND STIR V ERY LIGHTLY. WAIT A WHILE, AND POUR OFF THE LIQUID ON THE TOP. THI S LIQUID IS NITROGLYCERI N, AND SHOULD BE HANDELED WITH CAUTION. WASHING IT WITH SODIUM CARBONATE WILL IMPROVE THE PURITY. HOW TO MAKE: T.N.T --------------------------------------- MIX 170 PARTS TOLULENE WITH 100 PARTS A CID. THE ACID MADE OF 2 PARTS OF 70% NITRIC AND 3 PARTS OF 100% SULFURIC. MIX BELOW 30 DEGREES.SET THIS FOR 30 MIN AND LET IT SEPARATE. TAKE THE MONONITROTOLULENE AND MIX 100 PART OF I T WITH 215 PARTS OF ACID. THIS ACID IS 1 PART PURE NITRIC AND 2 P ARTS PURE SUL FURIC. KEEP THE TEMP. AT 60-70 WHILE THEY ARE SLOWL Y MIXED. RAISE TEMP TO 90-100 AND STIR FOR 30 MIN. THE DINITRO TOLUENE IS SEPARATED AND MIX 100 PARTS OF THIS WITH 225 PARTS OF 20% OLEUM WHICH IS 100% SULFURIC WITH 20% EXTRA DISSOLVED SULFU R TRIOXIDE, AND 65 PARTS NITRIC ACID. HEAT AT 95 DEGREES FOR 60 MIN. AND THEN AT 120 DEGREES FOR 90 MIN.SEPARATE THE TRINITR OTOLUENE AND SLOSH IT AROUND IN HOT WATER. PURIFY THE POWDER BY SOAKING IT IN BENZENE. AND THATS IT YOU KNOW HAVE TNT. CALL INFINITY'S EDGE: xxx-xxx-xxxx (300/1200 BAUD 10 MEGS) CRACKER JACK