Basic Acid Bomb

Disclaimer: This is for information purposes only, it is not intended for use. I have never tried this, nor would I, and I don't think anyone should!
Warning: Possession of explosives homemade or otherwise, are illegal in the United States unless you have a license.
This was emailed to be some time back.

WARNING:
Handling of dangerous chemicals like acid is extremely dangerous and requires training and proper safety equipment.
Mixing chemicals together such as an acid with a reacting base is hazardous and may cause severe injury even death. There is no way to predict when one of these types of homemade bombs will actually go off.

What's an acid bomb?
A plastic bottle filled with an acid and a reacting base.
Acid bombers make use of the same type of chemical reaction that causes vinegar and baking soda to bubble up when you mix them together. The Acid bomb makers fill a bottle with hydrochloric acid or something else with a low pH, and add a strong base, like drain-clearing liquid. They might replace one of these ingredients with aluminum foil, which can react with either an acid or a base.
Then, they shake it up.
If they're using the right kind of base, the combination of the chemicals will produce a gas.
For vinegar and baking soda, it's carbon dioxide.
The gas builds up pressure inside the sealed bottle until it explodes.
An acid bomb, which is also called a "bottle bomb" or a "MacGyver bomb" doesn't have a timer to set or a fuse to light, and you can't predict exactly when it will explode.
If your device works, its contents should begin to bubble after you shake it up, and the plastic bottle may swell before it bursts. The whole process generally takes a minute to begin, which supposedly gives the bomber a short time to make a getaway.
The video clip below shows how long one acid bomb may take before it ignites.



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Molotov Cocktail Explosive Device

Disclaimer: This is for information purposes only, it is not intended for use.
Warning: Possession of explosives homemade or otherwise, are illegal in the United States unless you have a license.

Note: This was emailed to be sometime back for posting.

WARNING:
Ensure that a safe distance is maintained when throwing the Molotov cocktail. Caution others, such as troops, against dropping the device. Throw it in the opposite direction of personnel and flammable materials. Do not smoke while making this device.
Do not toss over your head as the fuel make leak out.















What is a Molotov Cocktail?
The Molotov cocktail, also known as the petrol bomb, gasoline bomb, or Molotov bomb, or simply Molotov, is a generic name used for a variety of improvised incendiary weapons. They are frequently used by rioters due to the relative ease of production.
The bombs were named after the then Foreign Minister of the Soviet Union, Vyacheslav Molotov.

The Incendiary Device or Bomb:
In its simplest form, a Molotov cocktail is a glass bottle containing gasoline (petrol) fuel usually with a source of ignition such as a burning cloth wick held in place by the bottle's stopper. The wick is usually soaked in alcohol or paraffin, rather than petrol.
In action the wick is lit and the bottle hurled at a target such as a vehicle or fortification. When the bottle smashes on impact, the ensuing cloud of petrol droplets and vapor are ignited, causing an immediate fireball followed by a raging fire as the remainder of the fuel is consumed.
Other flammable liquids such as wood alcohol and turpentine have been used in place of petrol. Thickening agents such as tar, strips of tire tubing, sugar, animal blood, XPS foam, egg whites, motor oil, rubber cement, and dish soap have been added to help the burning liquid adhere to the target and create clouds of thick choking smoke.
Thus there are variations to this device but the what makes it work is any flammable liquid and a glass bottle.

Development and Use:
On 30 November 1939, the Soviet Union launched a war against Finland after a futile year and a half campaign to persuade the Finnish government to cede territory to the Soviet Union and give up some sovereignty by conceding specific military and political favors. The Finnish Army, facing Red Army tanks in what came to be known as the Winter War, borrowed the design of an improvised incendiary device that had been used in the just concluded Spanish Civil War (July 1936—February 1939). In that conflict, General Francisco Franco ordered Spanish Nationalists to use the weapon against Soviet T-26 tanks supporting the Spanish Republicans in a failed 1936 assault near Toledo, 80 km south from Madrid.
The United States Marine Corps developed a version during World War II that used a tube of nitric acid and a lump of metallic sodium to ignite a mixture of petrol and diesel fuel.
Important Note: While Molotov cocktails may be a psychologically effective method of disabling tanks and armored vehicles by forcing the crew out or damaging external components, most modern tanks cannot be physically destroyed or rendered completely inoperable by Molotov cocktails.



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HCBs - Homemade Chemical Bombs

Disclaimer: I have not tried to build any of these myself and don't personally know anyone who has.
Warning: Possession of explosives homemade or otherwise, are illegal in the United States unless you have a license.

Post: This post is in response to some who have over the course of this blog asked me to explore explosive devices.

These range from a simple smoke bomb to teargas to something deadly.











































Emailed to me last year-
Background on HCB:
Homemade Chemical Bombs (HCBs) are easily constructed out of every-day materials and chemicals. Toilet bowl cleaner or drain cleaner and tin foil mixed in a capped soda pop bottle are among the most common, and perhaps the most toxic, combination of materials. The mixture of isopropyl alcohol and chlorine or dry-ice and warm water and mixed in a capped water bottle yield a similar result.
A study found a total of 29 HCB events occurred from January 1, 1993 to March 31, 2003. The majority of HCB events, 83%, occurred during 2000-2003 and had associated explosions. Three events were responsible for producing injuries to 26 persons. Further analysis revealed that in 2 of the 3 events that produced injury, the person making the bomb became a victim. Sodium hypochlorite, sodium hydroxide, hydrochloric acid, and otherwise unspecified acids were among the chemicals used. A total of 18 events occurred on school property and at least 22 (76%) HCBs were made by juveniles.

For this to be effective as a WMD large quantities of various agents would be needed, thus when large quantities of chemicals of any kind are purchased, a license is needed and the items sold are supposed to be flagged by federal authorities.

WW II - Type 2 Rifle Grenade Launcher with Grenades

Source: U.S. Military Archive Files





The Type 2 rifle grenade launcher was an attachment for the Japanese Type 38 and Type 99 rifles that allowed them to fire special hollow charge grenades. It was a copy of the German Schiessbecher grenade launcher. Two grenades were produced for the launcher: a 30 mm calibre grenade and a larger 40 mm calibre grenade, both designated Type 2. The launcher sits over the end of the barrel, held in place with a clamping device. A special crimped blank cartridge or wooden bullet is used to fire the grenades.
The rear of the grenades is pre-rifled to mate with the rifling in the launcher. The rifling ensures that the grenade is spun in flight, giving it stability and arming the rotational fuze. Both grenades use a largely identical fuze, which makes up the rear part of the grenade. On impact, momentum carries the striker assembly forward, overcoming the resistant force of a creep spring into the detonator.


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Video: Modern Binary Explosives

Source: http://www.liveleak.com/
This is getting serious.
Something to think about if you fly...
This or some variation is probably what was used on the Detroit Flight Christmas Day by the Nigerian Terrorist Bomber.
The would be bomber had almost 3-ounces, which is probably 50 to 100 times as much as shown and used in this video demonstration.


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Weapons, Explosives: Foo Gas, U.S. Military

Vietnam Photo Era of a Foo Gas Test:

Foo Gas can be used in a pipe, or more commonly, a 55-gallon drum of electrically detonated napalm or similar mixtures to napalm. Its detonation causes a brief sheet of fire similar to a flamethrower to shoot upward or outward. Foo gas was developed for perimeter defense during Vietnam, and was used extensively by U.S. Special Forces. This was a perimeter style defense weapon at Fire Bases. Foo gas comes in modified 55-gallon drums, which can be interlocked like a chained. It can also be used in empty metal artillery containers.
FOO GAS is a mixture of gasoline and powdered laundry soap or other thickening agents like human or animal blood. As the war progress, the use of Foo Gas was enhanced by adding C4 Explosive Charges. Some Vets say that when it ignited it would turn the night sky into daylight.

Check out the YouTube Video of some guys making homemade Foo Gas:


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