Boy, 14, makes homemade bomb with recipe from Internet

[Saddle Bronc 124]

What is ghetto napalm?

Napalm is just gasoline, benzine and polystyrene. These are not difficult things to obtain.

In other words, "gasoline in a styrofoam coffeecup with perf'ed lid and wick"

[russ 1]

In other words, "gasoline in a styrofoam coffeecup with perf'ed lid and wick"

Close, but the idea is for the polystyrene to act as a plasticizer, and it will need to be disolved in the hydrocarbon (gasoline) to form a jelly for this to work. So, you still need benzene (they sell it at home depot, right?) It is also somewhat more difficult to ignite, though when it burns, it will do so for quite some time (10-15 minutes), at about 2,000 degrees C.

Styrofoam is used as a binder in lots of explosives, and in hydrogen bombs as well. It also keeps your coffee warm One of the more useful plastics (cheap and easy to make from oil and benzene).

[almaty 19]

In other words, "gasoline in a styrofoam coffeecup with perf'ed lid and wick"

Close, but the idea is for the polystyrene to act as a plasticizer, and it will need to be disolved in the hydrocarbon (gasoline) to form a jelly for this to work. So, you still need benzene (they sell it at home depot, right?) It is also somewhat more difficult to ignite, though when it burns, it will do so for quite some time (10-15 minutes), at about 2,000 degrees C.

Styrofoam is used as a binder in lots of explosives, and in hydrogen bombs as well. It also keeps your coffee warm One of the more useful plastics (cheap and easy to make from oil and benzene).

brother uss..i hope i never anger you...your friend ...dean

[Ban Hammer 14,569]

What is ghetto napalm?

Napalm is just gasoline, benzine and polystyrene. These are not difficult things to obtain.

In other words, "gasoline in a styrofoam coffeecup with perf'ed lid and wick"

gas will eat thru the styrofoam cup real quick - i learned that years ago

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

Okay, when I was a kid (17 years ago), I had chemistry sets (the old fashioned type, with real chemicals.) I blew stuff up in the back yard (proper saftey, didn't hurt anyone). If the police were called, you could get a ticket for having fireworks (illegal in massachusetts), but explain that it is a chemisty experiment - no problems. I think we are getting paranoid here - after all - man has undersood how to make chemical explosives for several thousand years now. It is hardly a secret.

Word. We were blowing Dads fishpond up when we were teenagers.

It was part of growing up. Folks just need to chill a bit.

[Jasman0717 9]

Future Angus MacGyver

[JODO 2]

[russ 1]

brother uss..i hope i never anger you...your friend ...dean

When I was in college (Electrical Engineering), I shared an apartment with a friend (we were both Air Force). He was Nuclear Engineering, probably the more dangerous one...