



                         THE PYROBOOK



HOW TO MAKE GREEK FIRE

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   1 PARTS  SULFUR (LIVE)

   2 PARTS  CHARCOAL (OF WILLOW)

   6 PARTS  SALTPETRE (POTASSIUM NITRATE)



GRIND EACH ELEMENT INTO A FINE POWDER SEPERATLEY WITH A MORTAR AND MIX.



WHEN LIT AND THROWN FLAMING, IT CARRIES THE FLAME WHEREVER IT GOES AND

SPLATTERS FIRE WHERE IT LANDS.



THE GREEKS USED THIS TO WIN WAR AT SEA.  THE ENEMY HAD NEVER SEEN ANYTHING

LIKE IT AND EVENTUALLY PERISHED.



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HOW TO MAKE GUN PROPELLANT

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   1.0 PARTS  SULFUR

   1.5 PARTS  CHARCOAL (CARBON)

   7.5 PARTS  SALTPETRE (POTASSIUM NITRATE)



(LOOKS FARMILIAR...)

AS WITH GREEK FIRE, IT IS GROUND SEPERATELY AND MIXED.



THIS FORMULAE PRODUCES GUN PROPELLANT THAT BURNS AT 1312 FEET PER SECOND.

OR 400 METERS PER SECOND IF YOU THINK IN METRIC.



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MERCURY FULMINATES

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MERCURY FULMINATE IS A MEDIUM-POWER EXPLOSIVE THAT IS COMMONLY USED IN BLASTING

CAPS, DETONATING DEVICES IN GENERAL, AND AS A STAND-ALONE EXPLOSIVE.

ALL FULMINATES, INCLUDING MERCURY FULMINATE, ARE SENSITIVE TO SHOCK AND

FRICTION, AND IN NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHOULD THEY BE HANDLED IN A ROUGH OR

CARELESS MANNER.



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MERCURY FULMINATE 1 (SHOCK BOMB)

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SHOCK BOMBS, OR MORE PROPERLY, FULMINATE OF MERCURY [HG(ONC)2], ARE BOMBS THAT

EXPLODE WHEN JOLTED IN ANY WAY, SUCH AS LANFING ON SOMEONE'S FEET OR SHOT FROM

A DISTANCE WITH A BB GUN.



ADD MERCURY (FOUND IN THERMOMETERS AND STRANGE GADGETS AT RADIO SHACK) TO

NITRIC ACID (CHEMICALS CATALOGS).  DON'T TOUCH THE MERCURY.  NOW CAREFULLY ADD

ALCOHOL (RUBBING ALCOHOL OR ANYTHING: DRUG OR GROCERY STORE) TO THE MIXTURE AND

VOILA!  INSTANT SHOCK BOMB.



I RECCOMEND RIPPING THE TOP OFF OF A COKE CAN AND STUFFING A PAPER TOWEL IN

TO MAKE IT LESS LIKELY TO BLOW UP WHEN YOU DON'T WANT.  GENTLY TRANSFER THE

MIXTURE TO THE COKE CAN AND, IF YOU WANT, IT WITH ANOTHER CAN TO MAKE IT LOOK

MORE INNOCENT.



NOW PLACE IT SOMEWHERE AND THROW A ROCK AT IT, SHOOT IT WITH A WRISTROCKET OR

BB GUN AND BOOM!



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MERCURY FULMINATE 2

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[-1-]   TAKE 5 GRAMS OF PURE MERCURY AND MIX IT WITH 35 ML. OF NITRIC ACID.



[-2-]   THE MIXTURE IS SLOWLY AND GENTLY HEATED.  AS SOON AS THE SOLUTION

        BUBBLES AND TURNS GREEN, ONE KNOWS THAT THE SILVER MERCURY IS

        DISSOLVED.



[-3-]   AFTER IT IS DISSOLVED, THE SOLUTION SHOULD BE POURED, SLOWLY, INTO

        A SMALL FLASK OF ETHYL ALCOHOL.  THIS WILL RESULT IN RED FUMES.

[-4-]   AFTER A HALF HOUR OR SO, THE RED FUMES WILL TURN WHITE, INDICATING

        THAT THE PROCESS IS NEARING ITS FINAL STAGE.



[-5-]   AFTER A FEW MINUTES, ADD DISTILLED WATER TO THE SOLUTION.

[-6-]   THE ENTIRE SOLUTION IS NOW FILTERED, IN ORDER TO OBTAIN THE SMALL

        WHITE CRYSTALS.  THESE CRYSTALS ARE PURE MERCURY FULMINATE, BUT SHOULD

        BE WASHED MANY TIMES, AND TESTED WITH LITMUS PAPER FOR ANY REMAINING

        UNDESIRABLE ACID.



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MERCURY FULMINATE 3

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[-1-]   MIX ONE PART MERCURIC OXIDE WITH TEN PARTS AMMONIA SOLUTION.  WHEN

        RATIOS ARE DESCRIBED, THEY ARE ALWAYS DONE ACCORDING TO WEIGHT

        RATHER THAN VOLUME.



[-2-]   AFTER WAITING EIGHT TO TEN DAYS, ONE WILL SEE THAT THE MERCURIC OXIDE

        HAS REACTED WITH THE AMMONIA SOLUTION TO PRODUCE THE WHITE FULMINAVE

        CRYSTALS.



[-3-]   THESE CRYSTALS MUST BE HANDLED IN THE SAME WAY AS METHOD 2 ABOVE, IN

        THAT THEY MUST BE WASHED MANY TIMES AND GIVEN SEVERAL LITMUS PAPER

        TESTS.



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HOW TO MAKE A HIGH SCHOOL BOMB

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I WOULDN'T KNOW ABOUT THIS BUT THE LOCAL NEWSPAPER REPORTED A STORY ON A CAR

BEING TOTALED AND A LADY SUFFERING SERIOUS BURNS ON HER TORSO AFTER IT EXPLODED

IN HER LAP ON THE 4TH OF JULY.  ANYWAY THEY REPORTED THE FORMULA USED...  EASY.



ADD CLORINE TO BRAKE FLUID IN A GLASS BOTTLE AND RUN.



DON'T ASK WHY IT'S CALLED A HIGH SCHOOL BOMB, THAT'S JUST WHAT FRIENDS OF MINE

WHO ALREADY KNEW ABOUT IT CALLED IT.



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CONVERTING A SHOTGUN INTO A GERNADE LAUNCHER

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A 12- OR 16-GAUGE SHOTGUN IS PROPPED UP WITH A SET OF FOLDING LEGS, SO AS TO

FORM A TRIPOD, WITH THE BUTT OF THE GUN BEING THE THIRD LEG AT ABOUT A 45-

DEGREE ANGLE.  THE ANGLE CAN BE VARIED, FOR AIMING, BY MOVING THE LEGS BACK AND

FORTH.  TO BUILD A GRENADE LAUNCHER, ONE MUST TAKE AN OPEN SHELL AND REMOVE

ALL THE SHOT.  ONCE THIS IS DONE, REPLACE IT WITH A SMOOTH CYLINDRICAL STICK,

WHICH HAS BEEN CUT DOWN TO A CLOSE FIT.  WHEN THE SHELL IS LOADED INTO THE

GUN, THE STICK SHOULD EXTEND OUT THE MUZZLE OF THE GUN.  TO THE EXTENDED

RORTION, A FLAT RUBBER BASE SHOULD BE FIXED AND A "MOLOTOV COCKTAIL" PLACED

ON IT.  THIS WILL SEND THE BURNING BOTTLES OVER A HUNDRED YARDS WITH A GOOD

FEAL OF ACCURACY.  THIS IS A GOOD WEAPON FOR ENCIRCLEMENT.



                   / /

                  / /*

                 /_/   <--- MOLOTOV COCKTAIL

                 /

                /   <--- STICK

              //

             //

           ///

          ///   <--- SHOT GUN

         ///

        /// \

      _///\ \ 

       \/  \  \   <--- FOLDING LEGS

      ///   \___

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HOW TO MAKE A GOOD MOLOTOV COCKTAIL

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A "MOLOTOV COCKTAIL" IS A BOTTLE FILLED WITH A FLAMMABLE LIQUID SUCH AS

GASOLINE, MIXED WITH OIL OR SOAP POWDER TO THICKEN IT.  A FUSE, USALLY A RAG

SOAKED IN GASOLINE, IT ATTACHED TO THE CORK, LIT, AND THROWN.  THE BOTTLE

BREAKS ON CONTACT WITH ANOTHER HARD OBJECT, AND THE GASOLINE IGNITES, CAUSING

A BURST OF FLAME.  THESE WERE USED WITH A GREAT DEGREE OF SUCCESS IN HUNGARY,

AGAINST THINGS AS BIG AS TANKS.



   ***

  |*|* *

  | |**  <--- GASOLINE-SOAKED RAG FUSE

 /   \**

|/////|*

|/////|  <--- 2/3 GASOLINE

|/////|

|/////|

|%%%%%|  <--- 1/3 OIL

|%%%%%|

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PARTS:

  5- TO 6-SECOND FUSE (SEE TO PYRO BOOK II)

  CARDBOARD TUBE (CARDBOARD MAILER AT POST OFFICE (BEST), OR PAPER TOWEL ROLL)

  IRON SCRAPS (FOUND AT ANY MACHINE SHOP, TELL THEM ITS TO FILL A PUNCHING BAG)

  NON-ELECTRIC BLASTING CAP (USE MERCURY FULMINATE ABOVE)

  TNT (I COULD TELL YOU BUT SOMEONE ELSE ALREADY HAS.  FIND IT.)

  WOODEN HANDLE (ANY HARDWARE STORE OR HOBBY SHOP SELLS DOWELS)



      /   \___/  \_   <--- 5- TO 6-SECOND FUSE

     /

    

\===\==

\,',\,'

\,',\,<---- IRON SCRAPS

\,',\,'

\///\//

\//\<----- NON-ELECTRIC BLASTING CAP

\//\//

\//////

\/////<---- TNT

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   \

    \



FORMULAS FOR AMMONIUM NITRATE COMPOUNDS

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HERE ARE FIFTY-SIX FORMULAS FOR AMMONIUM NITRATE COMPOUNDS.  AMMONIUM NITRATE

IS A NEAT EXPLOSIVE THAT CAN BE DETONATED WITH ALMOST ANYTHING.



THERE ARE TWO REASONS FOR LISTING ALL FIFTY-SIX COMPUNDS.  FIRST, THEY ARE

ALL DIFFERENT AND, REASONABLY ENOUGH, ALL BLOW DIFFERENTLY (SOME ARE MORE

POWERFUL, ALTHOUGH I HAVE NOT TRIED ALL 56).  SOME REQUIRE MORE CARE THAN

OTHERS TOO.  SECONDLY, YOU MAY NOT HAVE ALL THE MATERIALS FOR ONE, BUT YOU

MIGHT HAVE ALL YOU NEED FOR THE ANOTHER.



ENOUGH TALK.  HERE THEY ARE.  ALL RATIOS ARE ACCORDING TO WEIGHT, NOT VOLUME.



 1)  AMMONIUM NITRATE   60               2)  AMMONIUM NITRATE   34

     POTASSIUM NITRATE  29.5                 POTASSIUM NITRATE  34

     SULFUR FLOUR        2.5                 T.N.T.             17

     CHARCOAL POWDER     4                   AMMONIUM CHLORIDE  15

     WOODMEAL            4

                                         4)  AMMONIUM NITRATE   59

 3)  AMMONIUM NITRATE    59                  AMMONIUM SULFATE    9

     WOODMEAL            10                  NITROGLYCERN        6

     NITROGLYCERN        10                  BARIUM SULFATE      7

     SODIUM CHLORATE     20                  DEXTRIN             8

     MAGNESIUM CARBONATE  1

                                         6)  AMMONIUM NITRATE   75

 5)  AMMONIUM NITRATE    88                  ALUMINUM POWDER    25

     CHARCOAL POWDER     12

                                         8)  AMMONIUM NITRATE   64

 7)  AMMONIUM NITRATE    94                  T.N.T.             15

     POTASSIUM NITRATE    2                  SODIUM CHLORIDE    21

     CHARCOAL POWDER      4

                                        10)  AMMONIUM NITRATE   35

9)   AMMONIUM NITRATE    60                  POTASSIUM NITRATE  33

     WOODMEAL            10                  T.N.T.             12

     NITROGLYCERIN       10                  AMMONIUM CHLORIDE  20

     SODIUM CHLORIDE     20

                                        12)  AMMONIUM NITRATE   92.5

11)  AMMONIUM NITRATE    87                  POTASSIUM BICHROMATE2

     CHARCOAL POWDER     13                  NAPHTHALENE         5.5





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