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,?IS BOOK HAS BE5 REPRODUC$ = ACADEMIC PURPOSES ONLY4 ,! READ] IS CAUTION$ AGA9/ ! ACTUAL CON/RUCTION @& USE ( ! DEVICES DESCRIB$4 ,SU* ACTIVITIES W\LD BE 9 VIOLATION ( LOCAL1 /ATE LAWS1 & MAY RESULT 9 P]SONAL 9JURY OR DEA?4 

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,FEW /UD5TS ( TURBUL5T POLITICS FAIL TO LOOK BACKW>D TO ! AN>*I/ ACTIVITIES DUR+ ! LA/ HALF ( ! #a#i? C5TURY & TO ONE ( ! =MO/ PROMOT]S -- A MAN BY ! NAME ( ,JOHANN ,MO/ 7#a#h#d#f -- #a#i#f74 

,HIS MO/ CONTROV]SIAL WORK 0,REVOLUTION>E ,KRIEGSWISS5S*AFT0 7,MILIT>Y ,SCI5CE = ,REVOLUTION>IES7 HAS BE5 WRONGLY CR$IT$ BY SOME WRIT]S AS HIS CONTRIBUTION TO ! ,AM]ICAN AN>*I/ MOVEM5T4 ,:ILE WRITT5 9 ,AM]ICA 9 #a#h#h#d1 IT WAS DIRECT$ TO ! ,G]MAN & ,AU/RIAN AN>*I/1 :O W]E L>GELY FROM ! WORK+ CLASS AS OPPOS$ TO !IR ,RUSSIAN C\NT]P>TS1 ! ,NIHILI/S1 :O HAD MANY HI<LY TRA9$ TE*NICIANS4 

,MO/1 ORIG9ALLY A PR9T] @& BOOKB9D]1 WAS RUN \T ( ,G]MANY 9 #a#h#g#h4 ,HE NEXT W5T TO ,5GL& :]E HE 5DE>$ HIMSELF TO ! ,5GLI% PEOPLE BY ADVOCAT+ REGICIDE 7! KILL+ ( K+S74 ,! ,5GLI%1 TYPICAL ( !IR DRY S5SE ( HUMOR1 REW>D$ HIM ) A LONG S5T5CE AT H>D LABOR4 

,SEEK+ A MORE COMPATIBLE 5VIRONM5T1 ,MO/ EMIGRAT$ TO ,AM]ICA 9 #ahhb :]E HE W5T TO WORK 9 AN EXPLOSIVES PLANT 9 ,NEW ,J]SEY6 ,IT WAS H]E ?AT HE OBTA9$ 5\< 0NUTS @& BOLTS0 KN[L$GE ( EXPLOSIVES TO WRITE ?IS H&BOOK AS AN AID TO HIS COMRADES 9 C5TRAL ,EUROPE4 

,TODAY1 ! IMPORTANCE ( EXPLOSIVES AS AN 9/RUM5T = C>RY+ \T REVOLUTIONS ORI5T$ TO SOCIAL JU/ICE IS OBVI\S4 ,ANYONE CAN SEE ?AT !SE MAT]IALS WILL BE ! DECISIVE FACTOR 9 ! NEXT P]IOD ( WORLD HI/ORY4 

,IT !RE=E MAKES S5SE = REVOLUTION>IES 9 ALL C\NTRIES TO ACQUIRE EXPLOSIVES & TO LE>N ! SKILLS NE$$ TO USE !M 9 REAL SITUATIONS4 

,IT SEEMS TO US ?AT F> TOO MU* TIME & MONEY HAS BE5 WA/$ ON FALSE APPROA*ES TO ?IS OBJECTIVE4 

,MANY PEOPLE OBTA9$ EXP5SIVE TEXT-BOOKS MEANT = PR(ESSIONAL *EMI/S & NOT = ! LAYMAN1 & W]E UNABLE TO UND]/& !M4 

,SOME 9DIVIDUALS MAY HAVE LE>N$ A LITTLE 9 ?IS WAY1 ESPECIALLY 9 CASES :]E !Y W]E ABLE TO CONSULT AN EXP]T4 ,EV]Y?+ LE>N$ IS WOR? SOME?+1 SO !IR TIME WAS NOT 5TIRELY WA/$4 

,WE1 ALONG ) SOME O!R PEOPLE1 W5T A /EP FUR!R1 & >RANG$ = POPUL>IZ$ V]SIONS ( TE*NICAL PAP]S ON ! PRODUCTION ( EXPLOSIVES TO BE PUBLI%$4 ,H[EV]1 WE F\ND ?AT !SE ALSO W]E NOT WELL UND]/OOD4 

,H]E & !RE1 PEOPLE />T$ EXP]IM5T+ ON ! BASIS ( ?IS MAT]IAL1 BUT ! RESULTS W]E USUALLY NOT V]Y 5C\RAG+4 

,! EQUIPM5T !Y WORK$ ) WAS EXP5SIVE & FRAGILE1 & EASILY DAMAG$ BEYOND REPAIR :5 US$ BY UNSKILL$ PEOPLE4 ,! NECESS>Y RAW MAT]IALS1 :5 B\<T FROM ORD9>Y RETAIL]S1 USUALLY TURN$ \T TO BE ( 9F]IOR QUALITY4 ,UPGRAD+ OR PURIFY+ !SE RAW MAT]IALS W\LD ONCE AGA9 HAVE CALL$ = EXP5SIVE EQUIPM5T & ECONOMIC DEM&S BEYOND ! MEANS ( ! MAN 9 ! /REET4 ,IT W\LD HAVE BE5 /ILL MORE DIFFICULT TO MAKE ! MAT]IALS1 BO? = F9ANCIAL REASONS & DUE TO ! LACK ( EXP]TIZE4 ,WE DO KN[ SOME PEOPLE :O HAVE MADE SOME?+ RESEMBL+ GUN COTTON4 ,SOME HAVE EV5 SUCCE$$ -- AFT] !IR FIF? OR SIX? MIX+ RIG BLEW UP -- 9 MAK+ SMALL QUANTITIES ( NITROGLYC]91 & CONV]T+ IT 9TO DYNAMITE4 

,!SE =TUNATE ONES W]E !N FAC$ ) ! FACT ?AT ALL !IR EF=TS & SACRIFICES HAD RESULT$ 9 SOME?+ ( !ORETICAL VALUE ONLY1 S9CE ONE CANNOT ACCOMPLI% MU* ) SMALL QUANTITIES1 & ! ME?OD WAS TOO EXP5SIVE ANYWAY4 

,TO MANUFACTURE L>GE QUANTITIES ( DYNAMITE1 ONE MU/ HAVE A RA!R EXP5SIVE SETUP4 ,SEV]AL ROOMS >E NE$$1 SO IT CANNOT BE DONE 9 A PRIVATE AP>TM5T4 ,9 FACT1 IT IS NECESS>Y TO LOCATE ! WORK-%OP AWAY FROM ANY NEI<BORS1 BECAUSE DYNAMITE MANUFACTURE PRODUCES A /RONG SMELL ?AT W\LD SOON BETRAY ! OP]ATION4 

,AL?\< PEOPLE HAVE NOT GIV5 UP EXP]IM5T+1 WE CONCLUDE ?AT ! DEM& = DYNAMITE & O!R EXPLOSIVES REQUIR$ = REVOLUTION>Y PURPOSES CANNOT BE MET ON A DO-IT-Y\RSELF BASIS1 & ?AT IT IS A MU* BETT] IDEA TO OBTA9 IT READY-MADE1 FROM REGUL> 9DU/RIAL S\RCES4 

,NOT AN \NCE ( ! DYNAMITE ?AT HAS ACTUALLY BE5 US$ BY REVOLUTION>IES ANY:]E 9 ! WORLD WAS HOME-MADE4 ,IMP]IAL1 ROYAL & REPUBLICAN 7GOV]NM5T7 >S5ALS HAVE HAD TO DO ! PROVID+4 ,NO MATT] H[ WELL-GU>D$ !Y >E1 ! AU?ORITIES CAN NEV] COMPLETELY PREV5T ! DISAPPE>ANCE ( SOME ( !IR /ORES1 G5]ALLY BE=E ! MAT]IAL IS ACTUALLY DELIV]$ & LOCK$ UP 9 ! >S5AL4 

,ON ! O!R H&1 DYNAMITE IS US$ = MANY PURPOSES1 SO ?AT IT IS NONS5SE TO BELIEVE ?AT IT CANNOT BE OBTA9$ FROM CONV5TIONAL SUPPLI]S4 

,EV]Y?+ CAN BE HAD = MONEY1 & ?AT 9CLUDES DYNAMITE4 ,REVOLUTION>IES ) MONEY WILL BE ABLE TO GET IT1 & )\T MONEY !Y CAN NEI!R BUY IT NOR MAKE IT4 ,SO ! SLOGAN IS1 0,SAVE Y\R P5NIES660 ,Y\ MAY OBJECT ?AT NO?+ CAN BE MADE \T ( NO?+1 & ?AT RES\RCES >E 9 ! H&S ( O!RS4 ,?IS BECOMES A QUE/ION ( APPROPRIAT+ !M444 

,ONCE WE >E 9 AN ]A :5 ?+S >E REALLY HAPP5+1 IT W\LD BE /UPID TO CONSID] AMATEUR DYNAMITE PRODUCTION4 ,DYNAMITE FACTORIES & EXPLOSIVES W>EH\SES CAN BE SEIZ$ JU/ LIKE ANY?+ ELSE4 ,! SKILL$ WORK]S !RE W\LD WORK JU/ AS WELL = US AS = ANYONE ELSE1 IF WE PAY !M PROP]LY4 

,SUMM+ UP1 WE %ALL FROM N[ ON NOT FOCUS \R ATT5TION ON MAK+ DYNAMITE1 AB\T :I* !RE HAS BE5 SO MU* TALK & SO LITTLE TO BE SE51 & OCCUPY \RSELVES ) H[ TO OBTA9 L>GE QUANTITIES ( READY-MADE DYNAMITE4 

,= ! SAKE ( COMPLET5ESS1 H[EV]1 WE PLAN TO 9CLUDE A DESCRIPTION ( ! SIMPLE/ ME?ODS ( MAK+ EXPLOSIVES4 ,= ! MOM5T1 WE PROPOSE TO DISCUSS A MU* MORE IMPORTANT ASPECT3 ! EFFECTS ( EXPLOSIVES1 & H[ TO USE !M4 ,A GREAT MANY MI/AKES HAVE BE5 MADE 9 ?IS CONTEXT1 ?R\< IGNORANCE4 

,MANY PEOPLE BELIEVE ?AT DYNAMITE IS TO BE H&L$ LIKE GUNP[D]4 ,!Y TRY TO MAKE IT EXPLODE ) A SIMPLE FUZE1 OR EV5 ) RELATIVELY CRUDE K9DL+ MAT]IALS4 ,IT'S NOT SO BAD :5 !Y TRY ?IS EXP]IM5TALLY1 BECAUSE !N !Y SEE ?AT IT DOESN'T WORK4 ,! WOR/ SITUATIONS >ISE :5 !Y ATTEMPT ?IS AS A P>T ( A S]I\S ACTION1 RESULT+ 9 A FIASCO4 

,IT IS 9DE$ POSSIBLE = DYNAMITE TO EXPLODE :5 EXPOS$ TO HOT SP>KS1 FLAMES1 OR A BURN+ FUZE1 BUT IT HAPP5S SO V]Y R>ELY ?AT ?IS PROC$URE IS NOT WOR?Y ( CONSID]ATION AS AN EXPLOSIVE TE*NIQUE4 ,:5 DYNAMITE COMES 9TO CONTACT ) FLAMES OR A GL[+ SUB/ANCE1 IT USUALLY CAT*ES FIRE & BURNS UP1 )\T ANY O!R RESULT4 

,A VIOL5T %OCK OR JOLT IS ! ONLY RELIABLE WAY TO MAKE DYNAMITE EXPLODE4 ,= ?IS REASON1 ONE %\LD BE CAUTI\S :5 TRANS-PORT+ IT1 AVOID+ %>P JOLTS & C>ELESS H&L+4 ,?IS DOESN'T MEAN ?AT DYNAMITE WILL 9EVITABLY EXPLODE IF IT GETS BANG$ >\ND A LITTLE4 ,Y\ C\LD1 P]HAPS1 ?R[ A P\ND ( DYNAMITE AGA9/ ! WALL #ii TIMES )\T ANY TR\BLE4 ,ACCID5TALLY KNOCK+ IT (F ! TABLE1 SO ?AT IT JU/ DROPS TO ! FLOOR1 MI<T !N CAUSE AN EXPLOSION4 

,:5 FROZ51 DYNAMITE IS LESS ABLE TO )/& %OCKS1 I4E4 IT EXPLODES MORE READILY ?AN :5 IT IS NOT 9 A FROZ5 CONDITION4 ,NOTE ?AT DYNAMITE FREEZES AT A RELATIVELY HI< TEMP]ATURE1 AT :I* WAT] IS /ILL COMPLETELY FLUID4 ,ON ! O!R H&1 DYNAMITE CAN TOL]ATE QUITE W>M TEMP]ATURES1 )\T ANY DANG] ( EXPLOD+4 ,! HEAT W\D HAVE TO BECOME 9T5SE -- CORRESPOND+ TO ! TEMP]ATURE ( ! METAL %ELF 9 A HEAT$ OV51 BE=E ONE MI<T EXPECT AN1 EXPLOSION4 

,DAMPNESS HAS NO EFFECT AT ALL ON DYNAMITE1 AS ITS MA9 COMPON5T 7NITROGLYC]97 IS EXTREMELY FATTY4,!SE PRELIM9>Y NOTES %\LD BE SUFFICI5T = ! LAYMAN4 ,N[ WE CAN MOVE ON TO ! MA9 SUBJECT4,! SIMPLE/ & MO/ RELIABLE WAY TO MAKE DYNAMITE EXPLODE IS TO USE BLA/+ CAPS1 :I* >E OBTA9ABLE FROM ALL SUPPLI]S ( EXPLOSIVES1 GUNS & AMMUNITION4 ,!Y >E R\ND1 & !IR SIZE IS ! SAME AS ?AT ( ! DRAW+4 

,5D 0,A0 IS OP51 & ! O!R 5D 0,B0 IS CLOS$4 ,! SPACE LABEL$ 0,C0 IS FILL$ ) A MIXTURE ( FULM9ATE ( M]CURY & POTA%4,9TRODUCE ! FUZE 9TO ! OP5 5D 0,A0 9 SU* A WAY ?AT IT RE/S DIRECTLY ON ! FILL+ 0,C04 ,CRIMP ! RIM AT ! OP5 5D 0,A0 TI<TLY1 SO ?AT ! FUZE IS HELD TI<TLY & CAN NO LONG] SLIP \T3 USE A PAIR ( PLI]S1 OR Y\R TEE?4 

,= ALL IMPORTANT PROJECTS1 IT IS ADVISABLE TO USE NO?+ O!R ?AN TOP QUALITY FUZES4 ?IS ITEM LOOKS LIKE GRAY /R+1 & IS AB\T ! SAME SIZE AS ! 9SIDE ( ! BLA/+ CAP TUBE4 ,! COMBU/IBLE CORE ( ! FUZE IS COV]$ ) A T\<1 WOV5 MAT]IAL1 :I* MAKES ! FUZE SEEM AS H>D AS WIRE4 

,?IS K9D ( FUZE HAS ITS [N PROTECTION AGA9/ A C]TA9 AM\NT ( DAMPNESS4 ,DUE TO ! FABRIC COV]+1 IT IS NOT EASY = ! CORE TO GET REALLY WET FROM ! \TSIDE4 ,IF Y\ ALSO APPLY A COAT+ ( TALL[ OR T>1 C>EFULLY RUBB+ IT 91 MOI/URE ( ANY K9D WILL BE PREV5T$ FROM AFFECT+ ! ABILITY ( ! FUZE TO BUM RELIABLY4 ,TO REMOVE ! LA/ ELEM5T ( D\BT1 ! FUZE CAN BE PUT 9SIDE A RUBB] TUBE4 

,9CID5TALLY1 IT IS NOT ADVISABLE TO SPREAD \T FUZES OV] LONG DI/ANCES4 ,IF PRECISE TIM+ ( ! EXPLOSION IS REQUIR$1 & Y\ WI% TO ACCOMPLI% ?IS FROM A CONSID]ABLE DI/ANCE = SAFETY REASONS1 IT IS ALWAYS PREF]ABLE TO USE ! ELECTRICAL ME?OD1 ) WIRE & A BATT]Y4 ,MORE AB\T ?IS LAT]4' 

,IF Y\ SET ! *>GE & ONLY NE$ A FEW M9UTES TO GET TO SAFETY1 A L5G? ( SIX TO EI<T 9*ES ( FUZE WILL BE SUFFICI5T1 ) A PIECE ( K9DL+ MAT]IAL 7AB\T ONE & A HALF 9*ES LONG & ONE ?IRD ( AN 9* WIDE7 ATTA*$ TO ! FREE 5D2 IT %\LD BE TI$ ON ) ?READ4 

,IF Y\ WANT TO ?R[ A BOMB )\T BE+ ABLE TO USE A P]CUSSION DETONATOR 7!SE ALSO WILL BE DEALT ) LAT] ON71 Y\ %\LD1 ( C\RSE1 ONLY USE 5\< FUZE TO BURN :ILE IT IS BE+ ?R[N4 ,9 ?IS CASE ALSO1 SIX TO EI<T 9*ES %\LD BE QUITE SUFFICI5T4 ,ANYONE CAN *ECK ?IS \T BY ?R[+ BLANK BOMBS ?AT ONLY HAVE ! FUZE & CAP4 ,! FUZE L5G? DEP5DS ON ! DI/ANCE & ?R[+ CAPABILITY ( ! US]4,AT ?IS PO9T1 WE NE$ TO 9DICATE 9 G5]AL T]MS H[ TO APPLY ! CAP & FUZE TO ! DYNAMITE1 SO ?AT IT WILL EXPLODE4 

,! BOMB CAS+1 BLA/+ *>GE CONTA9-]1 OR :ATEV] ELSE ! EXPLOSIVE IS PACK$ 9 MU/ BE SEAL$ ON ALL SIDES1 & NE$S A R\ND HOLE ?R\< :I* ! CLOS$ 5D 0,B0 ( ! BLA/+ CAP CAN BE 9TRODUC$4 ,AT LEA/ HALF ! L5G? ( ?IS CAP %\LD 9TRUDE RI<T 9TO ! MASS ( ! EXPLOSIVE ITSELF1 BUT ! CAP %\LD NOT BE PU%$ 9 SO F> ?AT ! FUZE ALSO COMES 9TO CONTACT ) ! DYNAMITE4 ,IF ?AT HAPP5$1 IT W\LD BE POSSIBLE = ! DYNAMITE TO CAT* FIRE AS DESCRIB$ ABOVE1 & SIMPLY S5D A %EET ( FLAME \T ?R\< ! HOLE1 ) EXPLOD+4 ,?IS C\LD ALSO HAPP5 EASILY IF ! EXPLOSIVE IS LOOSE 9 ! CONTA9]1 NOT FILL+ IT PROP]LY4 ,IF ! EXPLOSIVE IS PACK$ 9 TI<TLY1 ?IS TYPE ( FAILURE CANNOT HAPP5 EASILY1 EV5 IF ! O!R 9/RUCTIONS >E NOT COMPLI$ ) FULLY4 

,! FOLL[+ SKET* MAKES ! MATT] COMPLETELY CLE>4 

,D "7 ,DYNAMITE ,K "7 ,BLA/+ ,CAP ,Z "7 ,FUZE 

,AS SOON AS ! FUZE BUMS D[N TO ! FULM9ATE ( M]CURY FILL+ IS ! CAP1 ?IS FILL+ EXPLODES1 9DUC+ ! SIMULTANE\S EXPLOSION ( ! DYNAMITE1 RELEAS+ ALL ITS 5]GY4 

,IT IS ALSO NECESS>Y TO FIX ! \T] 5D ( ! BLA/+ CAP 9 ! HOLE 9 ! CAS+ AS FIRMLY AS POSSIBLE1 EI!R ) T9Y WOOD5 W$GES OR BY WRAPP+ ?READ >\ND IT1 SO ?AT IT IS JAMM$ FIRMLY 9 POSITION4 

,BE=E 9S]T+ ! 5D ( ! FUZE 9TO ! CAP1 ONE %\LD ALWAYS CUT (F A SMALL PIECE ( FUZE ) SCISSORS OR A %>P KNIFE1 AS ! COMBU/IBLE CORE 9 ! LOOSE 5D ( A 7/OR$7 FUZE C\LD CRUMBLE AWAY 9 ! C\RSE ( TIME1 MAK+ IT UNRELIABLE4 

,9 IMPORTANT PROJECTS1 D\BLE *ECKS >E ALWAYS BETT] ?AN S+LE ONES4 ,IF Y\ WANT TO AVOID ANY POSSIBLE FAILURE ( CAP OR FUZE1 IT IS BE/ TO 9/ALL TWO ( !M4 ,ALSO1 NOTE ?AT ! FULM9ATE ( M]CURY FILL+ IS (T5 LOCAT$ QUITE LOOSELY 9 ! CAP1 & CAN EASILY FALL \T BE=E USE4 ,ONE %\LD !RE-=E *ECK EA* CAP C>EFULLY4 ,IF IT IS EMPTY1 ONE CAN SEE ! %E5 ( ! COPP] 5D-FACE 9SIDE2 A LOAD$ CAP %[S A GRAY SURFACE4 

,EV]Y?+ /AT$ H]E AB\T ! *>ACT]I/ICS ( DYNAMITE1 & H[ TO MAKE IT EXPLODE1 ALSO APPLIES TO NITROGLYC]94 ,! DIFF]5CE BETWE5 !SE MAT]IALS LIES ONLY 9 ! FACT ?AT NITROGLYC]9 HAS F> MORE EX-PLOSIVE P[] ?AT DYNAMITE1 BECAUSE ! LATT] 9 ITS MO/ CONC5TRAT$ =M ONLY CONTA9S #ge -- #h.0 NITROGLYC]91 ! RE/ BE+ PULV]IZ$ *>COAL 7MADE FROM WOOD71 SAWDU/1 *OPP$ PAP]1 ETC41 S]V+ AS A B9D+ AG5T4 

,! P[] ( A GIV5 QUANTITY '( DYNAMITE IS (T5 OV]E/IMAT$4 ,ALSO1 MI/AKES >E (T5 MADE 9 ! WAY IT IS APPLI$ TO ! T>GET1 BECAUSE ! LAYMAN IS (T5 IGNORANT ( ! P>TICUL> *>ACT]I/ICS ( ! EXPLOSIVE4 ,?IS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE :5 ! US] ATTEMPTS TO GO 9TO ACTION ) DYNAMITE )\T EXP]IM5T+ BE=EH& & ?US LE>N+ H[ TO H&LE IT4 ,?IS IMP>TS SPECIAL IMPORTANCE TO ! FOLL[+ NOTES4 

,! EFFECTIV5ESS ( DYNAMITE IS DUE TO ! 5ORM\S SPE$ AT :I* IT EXPLODES1 & IT IS MO/ DEVA/AT+ 9 ! DIRECTION :]E IT F9DS ! MO/ RESI/ANCE4 ,EV]YONE %\LD BE SURE TO LE>N ?IS1 ABOVE ALL ELSE4 

,= EXAMPLE1 IF A DYNAMITE BLA/+ *>GE IS SIMPLY PLAC$ ON ! GR\ND & DETONAT$1 IT WILL JU/ MAKE A HOLE 9 ! GR\ND4 ,ON ! O!R H&1 IF Y\ SET ! *>GE AT ! FOOT ( A WALL1 ! EFFECTS WILL BE MAXIMIZ$ 9 ! DIRECTION ( ! WALL4 

,IF ! EXPLOSIVE IS SURR\ND$ ON ALL SIDES ) HI<LY RESI/ANT MAT]IALS1 = EXAMPLE A /EEL CONTA9]1 ! MO/ SIGNIFICANT BLA/+ EFFECT WILL /ILL BE 9 ! DIRECTION ( MAXI-MOM RESI/ANCE1 I4E4 T[>D ! SURFACE TO :I* ! CONTA9] IS ATTA*$1 OR ON :I* IT RE/S4 ,NOTE ?AT A CONSID]ABLE P>T ( ! EXPLOSIVE 5]GY IS CONSUM$ BY ! DE/RUCTION ( ! CONTA9]1 ?AT IS1 9 OV]COM+ ! RESI/ANCE IT PRES5TS4 

,IT IS !RE=E UNWISE TO SELECT AN EXTREMELY /RONG CONTA9] = BLA/+ ?R\< A WALL FROM ! \TSIDE4 ,AN ORD9>Y CAN MADE ( ?9 %EET METAL IS PREF]ABLE = SU* JOBS4 

,! OPPOSITE IS TRUE IF Y\ WANT TO CAUSE MAXIMUM DE/RUCTION 9 ALL DIRECTIONS1 = EXAMPLE1 9SIDE A H\SE -- & P>TICUL>LY 9 ! MIDDLE ( A L>GE GR\P ( HUMAN T>GETS = A DYNAMITE ATTACK4 ,9 SU* CASES1 ! /RONG] ! \T] CAS+1 ! BETT] ! RESULTS4 

,!SE TWO ASPECTS -- MAXIMUM BLA/ 9 ONE DIRECTION ONLY1 & EQUAL EFFECTIV5ESS 9 ALL DIRECTIONS -- !RE=E CALL = DIFF]5T TREATM5T4 

,WE %ALL BEG9 BY CONSID]+ EXPLOSIVE DEVICES :I* >E EFFECTIVE 9 ALL DIRECTIONS1 :I* WE WILL SIMPLY CALL 0BOMBS04 

,! BE/ %APE = A BOMB IS1 & ALWAYS WILL BE1 A SPH]E4 ,?IS IS BECAUSE ! RESI/ANCE ( ! CAS+ IS HOMOG5\S1 & SO ! EXPLOSIVE EFFECT WILL BE ! SOME 9 ALL DIRECTIONS4 

,:]E CAN Y\ OBTA9 SU* HOLL[ SPH]ES8 ,! BE/ ONES >E MADE ( IRON1 & Y\ C\LD HAVE !M CA/ AT A F\NDRY4 ,H[EV] AP>T FROM ! MATT] ( F9D+ ! NECESS>Y CA%1 !RE IS ALSO ! QUE/ION ( SECURITY4 ,IF ! PEOPLE AT ! F\NDRY >E NOT LOYAL COMRADES1 !RE IS ! POSSIBILITY ( BETRAYAL4 

,HOLL[ SPH]ES MADE ( Z9C >E QUITE SUITABLE1 & HAVE ! ADVANTAGE ?AT !Y CAN BE MADE 9 AN ORD9>Y AP>TM5T4 ,H[EV]1 WE RECOMM5D ?AT PEOPLE :O WANT TO DO ?IS %\LD /ILL HAVE A BRASS MOLD 7= HALF ( A HOLL[ SPH]E7 MADE BY AN EXP]T4 ,ONCE Y\ HAVE A MOLD1 IT IS AN EASY MATT] TO MAKE FIFTY M$IUM-SIZ$ HALF SPH]ES 9 A DAY4 ,!N Y\ SOLD] TWO HALVES TOGE!R1 & ! BOMB CAS+ IS READY2 ANY PLUMB] CAN %[ Y\ H[ TO DO ?IS SOLD]+4 ,! BOMB NE$S A FILL] OP5+ ( AB\T #c_/#d 9* DIAMET]4 ,AFT] DRILL+1 CUT A ?READ 9 ?IS BORE SO ?AT A PLUG ( IRON OR BRASS CAN BE SCREW$ 94 ,IF Y\ >E NOT 9 A POSITION TO USE A P]CUSSION FUZE DUE TO ! COMPLICATIONS 9VOLV$1 & Y\ PLAN TO USE A COMBU/IBLE TIME FUZE & BLA/+ CAP AS DESCRIB$ ABOVE1 DRILL A HOLE 9 ! PLUG JU/ L>GE 5\< TO ADMIT ! CAP 7NOT L>G]674 ,AFT] FIX+ A SIX TO EI<T 9* L5G? ( FUZE 9 ! CAP1 AS DESCRIB$ ABOVE1 PASS ! FUZE ?R\< ! HOLE 9 ! PLUG & 9S]T ! \T] 5D ( ! CAP 9 ! HOLE1 FIX+ IT !RE1 9 SU* A WAY ?AT AB\T ?REE QU>T]S ( ITS L5G? PROTRUDES T[>D ! 9SIDE ( ! BOMB4 ,ONCE ! CAS+ IS FILL$ ) DYNAMITE1 SCREW 9 ! PLUG -- FIRMLY -- & Y\ HAVE QUITE A RESPECTABLE BOMB AT Y\R DISPOSAL4 ,ALL Y\ NE$ TO DO IS LI<T ! FUZE & ?R[ IT4 

,! HOLL[ SPH]E WE US$ 7MADE ( Z9C AS DESCRIB$ ABOVE7 WAS F\R 9*ES 9 DIAMET]1 ) ! CAS+ HALF AN 9* ?ICK4 ,?IS HOLDS A *>GE ( HALF A P\ND ( DYNAMITE4 ,WE DIDN'T ?R[ IT ON ACC\NT ( ! WEI<T1 BUT WE HAVE F\ND \T ?AT A BOMB ( ?IS SIZE CAN BE ?R[N AB\T FIFTY PACES1 IF IT HAS TO BE DONE4 ,! OBJECT ( \R EXP]IM5T WAS TO F9D \T JU/ H[ P[]FUL A BOMB LIKE ?IS W\LD BE4 ,WE PLAC$ ! BOMB ON ! GR\ND & RE/$ A SLAB ( S&/ONE ON IT1 AB\T F\R 9*ES ?ICK & ) A TOP SURFACE ( AB\T FIVE SQU>E FEET4 ,SOME K9DL+ MAT]IAL WAS ATTA*$ TO ! FUZE1 TO MAKE SURE WE HAD TIME TO GET TO SAFETY4 ,! EFFECT WAS TREM5D\S2 ,! NOISE WAS SIMIL> TO ! EXPLOSION ( A HEAVY >TILL]Y %ELL4 ,! BLOCK ( S&/ONE WAS %ATT]$ 9TO AB\T #b PIECES1 :I* W]E ?R[N AT LEA/ #a -- #ae FEET 9 ! AIR4 ,! HOLE 9 ! GR\ND WAS AB\T TWO FEET 9 DIAMET] & ( ! SAME DEP?4 ,IT WAS DIFFICULT TO F9D REMNANTS ( ! BOMB4 ,AFT] CONSID]ABLE SE>*+1 WE F\ND SEV]AL PIECES1 >\ND #c -- #d FEET AWAY4 ,!Y W]E AB\T ! SIZE ( REVOLV] BULLETS1 & HAD V]Y JAGG$ $GES4 

,JU/ IMAG9E ?IS BOMB HAD BE5 PLANT$ UND] ! TABLE AT A HI< SOCIETY BANQUET1 OR HAD BE5 ?R[N ?R\< A W9D[ ONTO !IR TABLE -- IT W\LD HAVE A*IEV$ WOND]FUL RESULTS6 

,H]E IS ANO!R WAY TO MAKE BOMBS3 TAKE A PIECE ( IRON PIPE1 AS COMMONLY US$ = WAT] OR GAS MA9S1 & CUT IT 9TO %ORT L5G?S4 ,= HOME-MADE 0H&-GR5ADES01 SIX 9* L5G?S ( PIPE ( ONE & A HALF TO TWO 9*ES DIAMET] >E SUITABLE4 ,CUT A ?READ AT BO? 5DS1 ON ! \TSIDE4 ,! 5DS CAN !N BE CLOS$ (F ) ?READ$ IRON 5D CAPS4 ,DRILL A HOLE 9 ONE ( ! 5D CAPS = ! CAP & FUZE1 OR O!R DETONAT+ DEVICE4 ,! BOMB CAN !N BE PREP>$ JU/ LIKE ! SPH]ICAL K9D2 AN OP5 5D ( ! PIPE S]VES AS ! FILL] HOLE4 

,WE C>RI$ \T TE/S ) !SE BOMBS1 ALSO1 & ! RESULTS W]E ALWAYS SATISFACTORY4 

,IT %\LD BE CLE> TO EV]YONE ?AT SU* DEVICES >E EASY TO MAKE1 & NOT EXP5SIVE AT ALL 7:I* IS V]Y IMPORTANT = US71 & ?AT !Y CAN A*IEVE SPECTACUL> RESULTS :5 US$ AGA9/ L>GE ASSEMBLIES ( PEOPLE 7RIFF-RAFF ( ! UPP]-CLASS V>IETY74 

,ON ! O!R H&1 NO ONE %\LD BE UND] ! ILLUSION ?AT !Y CAN BE JU/ AS SUCCESSFUL ) SIMPLY PLAC+ ONE ( !SE BOMBS 9 FRONT ( OR EV5 JU/ 9SIDE A H\SE4 ,UNLESS ! HUMAN T>GETS ACCID5TALLY COME CLOSE TO ! BOMB AS IT EXPLODES1 NO?+ MU* WILL HAPP54 ,A FEW BROK5 W9D[S1 SPL9T]$ DOORS & /EPS1 SOME *IPP$ MASONRY & A L\D BANG >E ALL ?AT CAN BE EXPECT$4 

,EV5 ORD9>Y H\SES >E SO RESI/ANT TO SU* M9I-EXPLOSIONS ?AT !Y WILL NOT COL-LAPSE1 & IT FOLL[S ?AT PUBLIC BUILD+S1 *UR*ES1 PALACES1 ETC41 >E FULLY ABLE TO )/& !M4 ,TO DEAL ) !SE BUILD+S1 Y\ NE$ 5TIRELY DIFF]5T QUANTITIES & A DIFF]5T TE*NIQUE4,BE=E WE GET 9TO ! SUBJECT ( L>GE-SCALE DYNAMITE OP]ATIONS1 WE %ALL 0DEAL ) P]CUSSION DETONATORS = BOMBS4 

,!RE >E1 = EXAMPLE1 #c-CORN]$ & #d-CORN]$ BOMBS 7I4E4 PYRAMID-%AP$ & CUBICAL7 :I* ALWAYS L& ) ONE ( !IR FACES T\*+ ! FLOOR4 

,IF EA* ( !SE F\R OR SIX FACES HAS ONE OR MORE ACTIVAT+ P9S SCREW$ 9TO IT1 EA* ( !SE P9S ) A P]CUSSION CAP ( ! K9D US$ 9 PI/OL OR RIFLE AMMUNITION1 !N AT LEA/ ONE ( !SE CAPS WILL EXPLODE :5 ! BOMB HITS ! GR\ND4 ,BUT1 IF ! BOMB L&S ON A S(T SURFACE SU* AS DAMP E>?1 S& OR CLAY1 IT MAY JU/ S9K 9 )\T GO+ (F -- SIMPLY BECAUSE A SURFACE LIKE ?AT GIVES WAY 9/EAD ( PROVID+ 5\< RESI/ANCE4 

,TO RIG BOMBS ( ?IS TYPE ) A DYNAMITE *>GE1 IT IS NECESS>Y TO ATTA* BLA/+ CAPS TO ! 9N] 5DS ( ! P9S4 ,!SE P9S HAVE A HOLE DRILL$ ?R\< !M FROM 5D TO 5D1 ! BORE AT ! 9N] 5D BE+ JU/ L>GE 5\< TO ACCOMMODATE ! BLA/+ CAP4 ,?IS BLA/+ CAP MU/ BE FIX$ ON V]Y FIRMLY1 SO ?AT IT CANNOT FALL (F ON IMPACT BE=E ! P]CUSSION CAP ON ! \T] 5D EXPLODES -- IF ?AT HAPP5$1 ! BOMB W\LD NOT EXPLODE4 ,FILL ! HOLL[ P>T ( ! BLA/+ CAP ) A SUB/ANCE :I* WILL CONDUCT ! 9-COM+ IGNITION TO ! FULM9ATE ( M]CURY4 ,! SIMPLE/ ME?OD IS TO FILL IT ) F9E-GRA9 GUNP[D]4 

,?OSE :O ?9K !Y CAN GET ALONG )-\T BLA/+ CAPS ON ! 9SIDE 5D ( !SE ACTIVAT+ P9S >E IGNORANT ( ! PECULI>ITIES ( DYNAMITE1 OR >E CONFUS+ IT ) O!R EXPLOSIVES SU* AS GUNP[D] OR FULM9ATE ( M]CURY4 

,IF ! BOMBS W]E LOAD$ ) A *>GE ( ONE OR ! O!R ( !SE MAT]IALS 7AS ! MA9 EXPLOSIVE71 !N A SIMPLE ACTIVAT+ P9 ) ! EXT]IOR P]CUSSION CAP W\LD BE ADEQUATE1 BUT NOT :5 ! MA9 *>GE IS DYNAMITE4 

,WE ASSUME ?AT IT WILL BE DYNAMITE1 BECAUSE GUNP[D] DOES NOT HAVE 5\< BLA/+ P[]1 & FULM9ATE ( M]CURY HAS TOO MU*4 ,?IS 0TOO MU*0 %\LD NOT BE MISCON/RU$4,IF ! BOMB CAS+ IS NOT V]Y ?ICK 9DE$1 A MA9 *>GE ( FULM9ATE ( M]CURY W\LD DIS9TEGRATE IT 9TO A VA/ NUMB] ( T9Y P>TICLES4 ,!SE W\LD C]TA9LY CAUSE 9JURIES TO EXPOS$ FACES & H&S1 BUT W\LD NOT P5ETRATE CLO?+ V]Y EASILY4 ,A P]SON HIT BY !SE FRAGM5TS W\LD NOT BE KILL$4 ,AP>T FROM !M1 ! BLA/ WAVE 7AIR PRESSURE7 ITSELF C\LD /ILL BE FATAL IF ! BOMB EXPLODES V]Y CLOSE TO SOME ONE1 BUT IT IS MORE LIKELY TO JU/ KNOCK PEOPLE D[N4 ,TO MAKE ?IS EXPLOSIVE EFFECTIVE1 ! BOMB CAS+ W\LD HAVE TO BE V]Y SOLID 9DE$4 ,A CA/-IRON BOMB ) A CAPACITY ( EI<T CUBIC 9*ES W\LD NE$ TO BE AT LEA/ HALF AN 9* ?ICK4 ,L>G] BOMBS W\LD HAVE TO BE CORRESPOND+LY ?ICK]4 ,?IS MAKES ! OBJECT TO BE ?R[N V]Y HEAVY1 & ?IS W\LD CLE>LY DETRACT FROM ! EFFECTIVE RANGE & ! SAFETY ( ! US]4 

,! WELL-KN[N 0,ORA9I BOMBS0 :I* W]E SPH]ICAL & FITT$ ) NUM]\S ACTIVAT+ P9S & CAPS1 CONTA9$ TOO MU* FULM9ATE ( M]CURY 9 RELATION TO CAS+ ?ICKNESS1 & W]E !RE=E 9EFFICI5T4 

,9 ADDITION TO !SE CONSID]ATIONS1 NOTE ?AT FILL+ A BOMB ) FULM9ATE ( M]CURY IS EXTREMELY HAZ>D\S UNLESS IT IS DONE V]Y C>EFULLY 9DE$4 ,?IS WILL BE EXPLA9$ LAT]1 :5 WE DESCRIBE H[ TO MAKE & USE FULM9ATE ( M]CURY4 ,?IS MAT]IAL IS ALSO MU* MORE EXP5SIVE ?AN DYNAMITE1 & H>D] TO /ORE4 

,AP>T FROM ?AT1 \R OP9ION IS ?AT !SE BOMBS >E RELATIVELY IMPRACTICAL & H>D TO MAKE1 9 COMP>ISON ) ! SPH]ICAL OR CYL9DRICAL 0H& GR5ADES0 WE HAVE DESCRIB$ ABOVE4 ,IF Y\ DO NOT WANT TO USE A TIME FUZE OR MULTIPLE DETONATORS1 IT IS POSSIBLE TO MAKE BOMBS NE$+ ONLY ONE P]CUSSION DEVICE4 ,JU/ MAKE ! CAS+ ?ICK] & HEAVI] AT ! PLACE :]E ?IS ONE DETONATOR IS 9/ALL$ ?AN IT IS ANY:]E ELSE1 EI!R BY DESIGN+ ! MOLD ACCORD+LY1 OR BY P\R+ MOLT5 LEAD 9TO ! APPROPRIATE >EA4 ,! LAW ( GRAVITY WILL !N SEE TO IT ?AT ! BOMB L&S ON ?AT SIDE1 :]E ! P]CUSSION CAP IS4 

,= ?IS TYPE ( PROJECT1 WE /RONGLY RECOMM5D CA/+ AN EGG-%AP$ CAS+1 ) D\BLE ?ICKNESS AT ! BROAD 5D 7AS COMP>$ ) ! N>R[ 5D74 ,BUT1 :AT-EV] REF9EM5TS Y\ IMP>T TO ?IS K9D ( BOMB1 Y\ CANNOT AVOID ITS 9H]5T DISADVANTAGES4 ,WE BELIEVE ?AT A BOMB ) NO?+ MORE ?AN A PROP]LY 9/ALL$ BLA/+ CAP & COMBU/IBLE FUZE IS MORE PRACTICAL & RELIABLE4 ,H[EV]1 WE KN[ ?AT FREQU5T USE IS /ILL MADE ( ! ACTIVAT+ P9 TYPE1 SO WE HAD TO 9CLUDE IT4 

,EV]Y?+ WE HAVE SAID AB\T ?AT TYPE ( BOMB APPLIES TO ALL SIMIL> SY/EMS US+ FIR+ P9S ( ONE K9D OR ANO!R4 ,WE DO NOT RECOMM5D !M1 DUE TO DIFFICULTIES 9 MAK+ !M & UNC]TA9 P]=MANCE4 

,! BE/ & ALSO ! SIMPLE/ IMPACT DETONATOR = BOMBS DESIGN$ TO BE ?R[N CAN BE MADE 9 ! FOLL[+ WAY3 

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