# Anarchy and Explosives and General Mayhem

The term Anarchy got bandied about a lot in the early 80's, perhaps having some amount of political or social meaning attached at the outset, but by the first couple of years, it simply became a synonym for "blow shit up". Writers outdid themselves trying to imagine ways to create chaos and panic out of whatever household items they had available. How much of this destruction actually went on and how much was simply writing out angry missives about destruction, is unknown.

I wrote an essay about the meaning of the term "Anarchy" and how these files relate to that and the world at large.

The entirely stupid direction this country has taken regarding personal responsibility, freedom of expression and good ol' self-preservation necessitates the following paragraph:

> Before you waste one entire second even considering mixing, creating, or otherwise implementing the instructions in these files, be aware that people have died from some of these very texts, attempting wholescale explosives and dangerous chemical reactions based on some flimsy text file written by god knows who for god knows what. It's just way too easy for someone to have typed a 5 instead of a 4 years and years ago when they were copying out of a badly photocopied pamphlet written by someone entirely different. Your life is too precious to take such an idiotic risk. If you're going to blow things (and yourself) up, at least go the route of learning with experts, where you'll become aware of risks and fun far beyond soaking tennis balls in gasoline and lighting them. OK?!

That aside, the justifications in some of the files are amazing, and a nice insight into the writer's mind.

Filename | Size | Description of the Textfile
CARDING |  | On Committing Credit Card Fraud
FDR |  | The FDR Anarchy File Collection
FREELOADING |  | Getting Something for Nothing
INCENDIARIES |  | Files With Instructions on Blowing Things Up
JOLLYROGER |  | Jolly Roger's Cookbook: Someone's Collection of Files
LOCKPICKING |  | Files About Getting Through Locks
MISCHIEF |  | Files About Making Life a Little More Messy
PAIN |  | Files about Hurting and Being Hurt
SCAMS |  | Files About Getting Something For Nothing
WEAPONS |  | Files About Creating Weapons
001.txt | 1151 | How to Make a Dry Ice Bomb, by Vortex
176.txt | 7551 | The Ninja Warrior Presents: Poison #1
201.txt | 5949 | ANFOS: Ammonium Nitrate - Fuel Oil Solution
202.txt | 3362 | Picric Acid, by Exodus
203.txt | 5428 | Chemical Fire Bottle
206.txt | 681 | Film Canisters 2, by Bill and Exodus
214.txt | 3231 | Lists of Suppliers and More Information
aa.txt | 10217 | Samaurai Cat Presents Scanning: The Art of Non-Selective Intervention
ac.ana | 3725 | Anarchist's Ordering Catalog
acbfile.txt | 12119 | Recipes for Nonsurvival - The Anarchist Cookbook by William Powell (Review by Esperanza Godot)
address.ana | 21415 | Gray-Area Company List - Technology 1 BBS - 89-01-15
alarm.fun | 2404 | Fun with Alarms, from the Stainless Steal Rat
alko170.txt | 25645 | The ALKO Buying Guide, for People Under 20 Years Version 1.7, by Matte (1991)
anarc25.txt | 16753 | The Anarchives: Power and Language
anarchist.txt | 5041 | Anarchists: The Social Loosers, by Mr. C
anarchy.txt | 3999 | A Guide to Anarchy by Berzerker
anarchy3 | 57272 | Anarchy Today Issue #2: Evading Bomb Squad Tactics
anarcy1.txt | 61440 | A Collection of Anarchist Files downloaded from Thrasher's Way on the Pipeline BBS
anarcy1b.txt | 41057 | A Collection of Anarchist Files downloaded from Thrasher's Way on the Pipeline BBS (Part II)
anarcy2.txt | 32768 | A Collection of Anarchist Files downloaded from Thrasher's Way on the Pipeline BBS (III)
anarcy4.txt | 43008 | A Collection of Anarchist Files downloaded from Thrasher's Way on the Pipeline BBS (Part IV)
anarkunc.txt | 29247 | You're Wrong! An Irregular Column, by Mykel Board
anarky.txt | 8510 | iXHS (Information Express by Helter Skelter Issue #18): r00iners AnArKy pHilEz v0l 1.
anti.modem.weap | 2509 | The Anti-Modem Weapon from the Enemy Within
aoa4.txt | 3233 | How to Make your Own Poison, by Moradian of AoA
aofa-1.txt | 5443 | Anarchist of America by Clarence Bodicker (Part 1)
aofa-2.txt | 4851 | Anarchist of America by Clarence Bodicker (Part 2)
aofa-3.txt | 4592 | Anarchist of America by Clarence Bodicker (Part 3(
aofa-4.txt | 4619 | Anarchist of America by Clarence Bodicker (Part 4)
assassination.txt | 32741 | CIA Assassination Manual (From Freedom of Information Act) (1997)
at.txt | 44184 | Anarchy Today Issue #1 by Jack The Ripper
atmosph.ere | 16080 | Kenmore Square, Boston...atmospheric test site discovered
badmind1.txt | 3654 | Dr. Badmind's Chemistry Files #1
badmind2.txt | 5394 | Dr. Badmind's Chemistry Files #2
badmind3.txt | 4374 | Dr. Badmind's Chemistry Files #3
badmind4.txt | 1024 | Dr. Badmind's Chemistry Files #4
badmind5.txt | 2114 | Dr. Badmind's Chemistry Files #5
badmind6.txt | 3539 | Dr. Badmind's Chemistry Files #6
badmind7.txt | 2721 | Dr. Badmind's Chemistry Files #7
balloon.txt | 960 | Balloon Bombs, by Anarchist Elf
bank | 3003 | The Brotherhood of the Falcon Presents How to Rip Off Your Local Bank, by Conan the Barbarian
bankomat.txt | 876 | How to Take Money From a Bankomat Without Paying For It
beaspy.ana | 3752 | A Quick Quiz to See if you'd make a Good Spy
beat.the.scan.t | 3712 | Mastering the Scantron by The Warhead
bibfraud.txt | 9159 | The Bible of Fraud, by Sneak Thief (1985)
bigsecr1.txt | 5535 | Big Secrets Volume 1, by the Wyvern
bigsecr2.txt | 8199 | Big Secrets Volume 2, by the Wyvern
books | 8458 | The MAD! Source Book Part #3 Revised Addition (December 20, 1987)
break.in.car | 5048 | How to Break into a Car, by Zoron
bridged.txt | 5617 | Bridge Destruction
build_an_h_bomb.txt | 23675 | Basement H-Bomb Production (Have You Really Come to Love the Bomb?)
catlogs.txt | 14636 | The Canonical List of Undergroup Catalogs
change.machine | 2304 | Change Machine Fraud by The Prisoner of The 3rd Reich
chekgame.txt | 14172 | Check Games, by Dark Grif (Septmber 26, 1993)
chemical.txt | 50881 | Know What You're Handling: A List of Chemicals, Their Dangers and Uses
ciaman.txt | 14772 | The FM 95-1A CIA Guerrilla War Manual (Part I) by Samurai Cat
civilian.war | 22535 | The Anarchist's Guide to Civilian Warfare and Sabotage by The Tracker (February, 1987(
commando.1 | 5843 | The Commando Series Part 1 by Elliot Ness and The Untouchable
commando.2 | 4115 | The Commando Series File 2: Vietnam Phrases, by Elliot Ness and The Untouchable
cookbook.iv | 5107 | The Anarchist Cookbook Version IV from Exodus (1994)
courier.txt | 12526 | Fly Free: The Courier Route
crack.gif | 10211 | IMAGE: Accompanying Image to Cracking the Universal Product Code, by Count Nibble
crack.upc | 6587 | Cracking the Universal Product Code, by Count Nibble
curing.boredom | 9979 | Anti-Boredom Activities: 44 Things to Do When You're Bored, by Shooting Shark
departmentt.sto | 2102 | Department Store Fun, by Agent 81, from TAP Magazine
depth.charge.fi | 2560 | Fishing with Depth Charges by The Blue Buccaneer
dingdong.txt | 1208 | Ding Dong Ditch by Jonin Meka of the Black Hand Society
dmv.txt | 1894 | Driver's License Fingerprint and Document Requirments
drive.killing | 2537 | Head Grinder, by The Talon
drugs | 3632 | Smuggling and Dope, by John Shaver (December, 1982)
dry.ice.gun | 12482 | A Step by Step Guide to Making a Dry Ice Gun, by The Voice Over
dstrylox.txt | 1746 | Lock Destruction by Captain Hack (March 18, 1995)
dust.bomb | 2432 | Initiator for Dust Explosions, by Mr. Byte-Zap
easy.money | 11660 | Earn Large Amounts of Money With YOur Computer From Your Own Home!
elecfun.txt | 2271 | Fun With Electronics by The King of Roo
electronic.bugs | 10976 | The Bug Detector! By Ford Prefect
fakeid | 2843 | Getting a Fake Driver's License by The Sultan (February 26, 1986)
famphun.txt | 3061 | The Pyromaniac's Guide to Family Entertainment Volume 1 by The Great White and Cal Songsinger
feds1.txt | 4352 | The Feds Part I: Electronic Surveillance by The Dutchman of The Shadow Brotherhood II
feds2.txt | 2560 | The Feds Part II: Electronic Surveillance by The Dutchman of Shadow Brotherhood
feds3.txt | 3072 | The Feds Part III: Fed Fraud, by The Dutchman of Shadow Brotherhood
feds4.txt | 3072 | The Feds Part IV: Fed Fraud by The Dutchman of Shadow Brotherhood
freenews.ana | 3279 | Everyone Has a Right to the News
freenews.txt | 2736 | Getting Free Access to Newspapers
fuksomeone.txt | 6923 | How to Get Detailed Information on Anybody by BTS
gambling.txt | 8190 | Running a Successful and Profitable Gambling Ring by Candyman (1993)
games1.con | 3157 | Tap Corner, Word Processed by the Mulcher ][ for Apple Trek Systems
getinfo.ana | 10252 | How to Get Anything on Anyone, by Toxic Tunic
glassdem.txt | 2349 | Glass Demolition by Captain Hack (November 16, 1995)
good_start.txt | 2977 | A Good Start to Being a Survivalist by J. Moschell (September 15, 1994)
guide.to.shopli | 2402 | How to Shoplift, by Ziggy
gunfact.dos | 51283 | Firearms, Hunting and Trapping: Facts and Positions by Stephen P. Jeffries
gunpowder | 4052 | How to Make Gunpowder and Detonation Devices by The Wave
hackcabl.txt | 2189 | The Hacker's Guide to Cable TV on San Francisco Viacom
handbook.txt | 122702 | The Anarchists' Home Companion: First Release: June 1st 1989
highway.txt | 2858 | Roadway Fun, by Hell's Angel (June 14, 1996)
hijack.hac | 8354 | Nuclear Transit on the Highways, by Data Line.
holiday.anarchy | 6272 | Happy Holidays, The Latest File from The Static Syndicate and The Ninja
home.fun.2 | 11945 | A Nitroglycerin Recipe
homemade.fun | 7476 | Anarchy: How to Make Smoke Bombs
hotwire | 1536 | How to Hot-Wire a Car, from the Boca Bandit
how.hotwire.car | 1408 | How to Hot-Wire a Car by the Boca Bandit
hydrocloric.aci | 4352 | The Hydrochloric Acid Goody
illegalcomp.txt | 21918 | A Listing of Illegal Stuff, by Desiro Nurvoso of the ATDT BBS (January 24, 1993)
imh1.txt | 44823 | Improvised Munitions Handbook TM 31-210 from the Department of the Army
imh2.txt | 21464 | Improvised Munitions Handbook TM 31-210 from the Department of the Army (Part II)
imh3.txt | 30296 | Improvised Munitions Handbook TM 31-210 from the Department of the Army (Part III)
index.txt | 6980 | Index to the Anarchist Cookbook IV, ver. 4.14
info.ana | 11546 | How to get Anything on Anyone
info.txt | 32067 | What Information Can be Obtained, and Where to Obtain it, by CarbonBoy (1995)
ipecac.txt | 2285 | IPECAC: The Anarchist's Friend by The Mage
irritant.txt | 9109 | Chemical Warfare, by Sir Francis Drake
irview.txt | 14592 | Infrared Viewer Plans, by Dick Smith, alias The Ghost (July 13, 1986)
irviewer.txt | 14366 | Infrared Viewer Plans
jacob.fun | 12327 | How to Construct a High Voltage Jacob's Ladder by Count Zero
jammer | 2302 | Highway Radar Jamming
kanalx.txt | 19150 | Pirate TV in Eastern Europe by Evelyn Messinger
killbees.txt | 12754 | How to Have Phun with Bottle Rockets and Bees, Hornets and Large Stinging Insects by Joe Shmoe the Eskimo and Tour De France
kurt.txt | 8582 | A Listing of Kurt Saxon Books by The Wild Bunch
lab-safe.txt | 14205 | An Introduction to Laboratory Safety (October 31, 1993)
laughing.gas | 4096 | Laughing Gas, from the Poor Man's James Bond by Scarlet Armadillo
letter.bomb | 3234 | How to Make a Working Letter-Bomb by The Revel Warhead
lock.picking | 3586 | Lock Picking, by Black Cobra
lockerdocs.txt | 7786 | Locked Docs: by Cablecast Operator and Silver Sphere
lockpick | 21854 | FAQ: The Alt.Locksmithing FAQ (June 16, 1992)
lookup.txt | 1879 | Sources for Doing Lookups and Checkups on People (from 2600)
maim.nfo | 2447 | The MAIM Member List and BBS List
makealco.txt | 12990 | The Guys Six Feet Under Present Part I of the Getting Homemade Highs File: Alcohol
makelsd | 2056 | Making LSD
makepois.on | 6656 | The Ninja Warrior Presents: Poison #1
makestun.txt | 3840 | The Underground! Present How to make a Stun Gun by the Green Dean, April 5, 1999
making.afpo.n | 2010 | AFPO, by Ripper (January 11, 1987)
making.tnt | 2544 | How to make TNT by The Computer Pirates of Utah and Screamer
mallphun.txt | 4901 | Phun Things To Do at a Mall, by the Road Warrior
master.locks | 5632 | Master Combination Locks (April 29, 1991)
minibomb | 2306 | Making a Gunpowder Minibomb by D_L0K (August 5, 1987)
miscan2.txt | 4728 | Miscellaneous Anarchy (Tennis Ball Cannons)
mism5.hac | 6272 | General Nuclear Reactor Design
napalm.ana | 796 | Very Small Napalm Grenades, by Bountyhunter
napalm.grenade | 2114 | Napalm Made Easy by Sir Knight
newid.txt | 7312 | How to Create a New Identity by the Walking Glitch
nicotine.ana | 2388 | Nicotine, from The Poor Man's James Bond
night.fun | 7729 | The Anarchist's Guide to Nighttime Fun (February 3, 1986)
nightvis.txt | 5564 | Nightvision by Morpheus
ninja1.ana | 6656 | the Ninja Warrior presents Poison #1
nitro | 3313 | How to Make and Use Nitroglycerin, by Karl Marx
nitro.txt | 3540 | How to Make and Use Nitroglycerin by Ninja Master
no.school.1 | 4736 | 20 Ways to Sabotage Your School by Cosmic Charlie
no.school.2 | 4864 | School Stoppers VOlume #2 by Cosmic Charlie and The Doctor
nuclear.ana | 8461 | Nuclear Transit on the Highways
nuclear.txt | 8529 | Nuclear Transit on the Highways: A Primer by Data Line
nucreact.txt | 4912 | Sir Death's Laboratory: How to Build a Nuclear Reactor (October 23, 1990)
onetimepad.txt | 12047 | How to use One-Time Pads for Secret Communications
pipe.bomb | 2731 | How to Make a Really Nice Pipe Bomb Out of Everyday Materials by Gray Mouser
piratetv.txt | 6223 | How To Build Your Own Television Station by Jersey Devil (April 5, 1991)
pisecret.msg | 110235 | How to Get Anything on Anyone from Mike Enlow, Private Detective 1992
pocket.flamethr | 2796 | How to Make a Flamethrower, by The Cracksman
postal.fraud | 3959 | The Poor Man's Guide to Fraud Part 1 by The Prince of Darkness
powder | 751 | Gun Powder by The Moritician
pranks | 8388 | Cat Trax Presents Phuking Pholks With a Fone (June 19, 1985)
premchan.txt | 1806 | How to Get Premium Channels by Steve Rochin
pressure.txt | 10855 | Manuscript I: Pressure Devices (June 1988)
psonpens | 2546 | The Poison Pen
pyro.2 | 3685 | Pyro Book II by Captain Hack and Grey Wolf
pyro.delights | 3200 | Pyrotechnical Delights by Ragner Rocker
pyro1.txt | 25088 | Preparation of Contact Explosives
pyro2.txt | 32640 | Touch Paper, Self Igniting Mixtures, Percussion Explosives
pyromag.feb | 14906 | The Spoke Gun by Dark Angel
quicky.bomb | 1123 | A Quickie Bomb Stolen from MacGyver by Shadow Hawk of The J-Men (1986)
radar.jamming | 7612 | Radar Jamming: Motorists Fight Back! Byt eh Scarlet Armadillo
rcd.ana | 8270 | Making Radio Controlled Detonators, by The Road Warrior
rdiocont.txt | 7138 | How to Make Things Radio Controlled!
revenge | 2048 | Revenge II by Night Crawler (December 29, 1984)
revengehtg.txt | 2946 | All About Revenge, by Surfer Bob
riflemic.ana | 4143 | Rifle Mikes, by Omnipotent, Inc.
roadpizz.ana | 5547 | The Complete Guide to Road Pizza, by Black Kat
rocket.txt | 20825 | Home Built Rocket Enginers, by Chris Beauregard
rockwool.txt | 11353 | Information on Rockwool
rod001.txt | 2800 | Riders of Death Issue 1
rod002.txt | 2085 | Riders of Death Issue 2
rod003.txt | 4737 | Riders of Death Issue 3
rod004.txt | 4701 | Riders of Death Issue 4 (ANSI)
san-bug1.txt | 8611 | Audio Surveillance, by SANctuary
san-bug2.txt | 3824 | Audio Surveillance Part 2, by SANctuary
san-bug3.txt | 6090 | Audio Surveillance Part 3, by SANctuary
san-bug4.txt | 3363 | Audio Surveillance Part 4, by SANctuary
sanlock | 65402 | The Art of Lockpicking Volume #1 (October 5, 1990)
scanning.txt | 10453 | Samurai Cat Presents Scanning, the Art of Non-Selective Intervention
school.fun | 14336 | How to Have Fun at School, by Walkon
screwpst.txt | 3696 | A Nice Way to Screw Over the Post Office
secretmeetings.txt | 7671 | Secret Meetings
secrets.msg | 30519 | On-Line Investigations: Investigating by Computer! By Michael E. Enlow
secrs.gph | 5120 | Big Secrets Volume #1 by The Wyvern
secrserv.ana | 2019 | How to Contact the Secret Service, by Jedi Warrior
shopping.center | 2299 | Shopping Center Antics by The Trooper
shortfil.txt | 4579 | A Short File on the Central Intelligence Agency
sinksub.txt | 2242 | Sinking a Sub by Hellrazor
sirius.1 | 3330 | The Sirius Affairs #1 by Sylex Sirius (February 3, 1986)
sirius.2 | 3252 | The Sirius Affairs #2 by Sylex Sirius (February 3, 1986)
sirius.3 | 3732 | Sirius Affair #3 - Terrorism (February 9-11, 1986)
sirius.4 | 2710 | Sirius Affair #4 - Trashing by Sylex Sirius (February 18, 1986)
sirius.txt | 13315 | The Sirius Affairs #1 by Sylex Sirius (February 3, 1986)
skippy.hum | 5490 | Ask The Expert by D'Ark Angel
soil2pnt.txt | 3125 | Extraction of Potassium Nitrate from Soil
somethin.ana | 12855 | A wide selection of KY and IN Radio Frequencies
sonicjam.txt | 7821 | Ultra Sonic Jammer Plans by Xanrek the Conjurer
specialw | 10799 | Special Warfare Manual by Baby Huey and The Titan (1985)
ssnum.ana | 1791 | About Social Security Numbers, by Scan Man
ssurvival.txt | 7762 | The Suburban Survival Guide Issue #1 from Incorsis Daethr
stench.txt | 6764 | Stenches For All by Kurt Saxon, typed by Mach Three
still.ana | 4557 | The Still by Cobalt-60 and Airborne Ranger
still.hac | 5139 | The Still: An Article from the Poor Man's James Bond
still.txt | 4693 | How to Make a Still, by Lex Luthor (needs formatting)
stinkbom.txt | 2299 | How to Make the Smelliest Stink-Bomb of All by the Hitmen, Vito and Vinnie
stinkum | 36096 | Stinkum: From the Poor Man's James Bond by Kurt Saxon by The Penguin
streetfi.ana | 6417 | Survival by The Nimpha
stungun.txt | 5571 | How to Make a Home-Made Stun Gun, from Morbid Angel of MAIM
sugar.rocket | 9986 | How to Make Sugar Rockets by Cloaked Warrior
sugar.rocket.2 | 6284 | Improving Your Rocket by Cloaked Warrior (1986)
sun.bomb | 945 | Oxygen: Very Flammable, Sammy the God (September 6, 1987)
supermar.fun | 9856 | Supermarket Fun by 007
surrvival | 2652 | WDP UU's Survival Files for the 507 College District
survaili.ana | 6623 | Sir Francis Drake Presents Remote Surveilance
tapcorner.txt | 7671 | Tap Corner (Various Articles from TAP) Word-Processed by The Mulcher ][
tapfones | 11956 | Private Audience (*A Basic Lesson in the Art of Listening In*)
tbbom15.txt | 195597 | The Big Book of Mischief by David Richards Version 1.5 (1993)
techter.txt | 1890 | Some Facts About Oil Pipelines and Technological Terrorism
terrcomp | 34752 | The Terrorist Home Companion by The Mentor and The Dead Kennedy
terror.hb | 95508 | How to Make a Blackmatch Fuse
test | 124443 | The Avenger's Handboot by The Last Viking Version 1.20 (1995)
therm.txt | 2038 | Creation of My Favorite, Thermite!
thieving.ups | 4096 | UPSetting, by Axiom Codex and Lazar
toliet.bomb | 6113 | The Toilet Bomb by Angus Young
toxins.txt | 2776 | Information on Plutonium typed in by Mike Pompura, November 1989
tracing.msg | 44658 | Tracing Made Simple: Track 'Em Down by Michael E. Enlow, 1993
trash3.phk | 3412 | Trashing Techniques by The Underground Alliance
tripwire.ana | 1854 | Trip Wires by The Mortician
trukpipe.txt | 1761 | Truck Weaponry by Captain Hack (June 26, 1995)
tv.box | 3961 | How to Put Together a TV Station
tvjam.txt | 7484 | TV Jammer, by Dr. Rat 1985
tvro.txt | 18317 | How to Monitor Microwave Telecommunication Links with an orfinary TVRO by Thallion of WUFO (1984)
unlaw1.txt | 4864 | The Book of the Unlawfuls by Shadowspawn Volume I
unlaw2.txt | 2048 | Other Unlawfuls by The Hoe Hoper and The Blue Buccaneer
upc.txt | 6726 | Cracking the Universal Product Code
v23.faq | 6891 | VIRUS 23 FAQsheet, by Darren Wershler-Henry
vending.machine | 4352 | Vending Machines Issue #2 by Lord Knight
vomitgas.ana | 2560 | Vomit Gas, by The Primo Pyro
warehous.e | 1776 | Tag File for the Warehouse BBS
warfare | 2525 | How to Make a Landmine, by Marlin and Black Knight
warrior.txt | 4262 | Axiom of a Warrior by Doctor Murdock
weapons.txt | 2265 | Stealth Systems Product Listings
weekend.anarchy | 18441 | Weekend Anarchy: A Documentary, Nay, Manual on the Widely Studied and Practiced Art of Creating Havoc and General Social Disarray
werehere.mad | 13168 | Parody of Anarchy Files
wildkill.txt | 21011 | WildMan's Complete Guide to "Assinations"
wrist.rocket.bo | 635 | A Wrist Rocket by Sammy the God (September 5, 1987)
writers.txt | 6514 | How to Properly Write an Anarchy File by The Freddy, December 1991
wwiii.ana | 11934 | WWIII - a fantasy, from Shadow Stories, Inc.
zencor.txt | 19957 | The ZenCor Products and Services Catalog v4.0 (October 1st, 1992)
zip.gun | 8576 | The Ringmaster Gun Part I: How to Build a .22 (March 7, 1986)

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