Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ?

On Mon, 9 Dec 2024, The Natural Philosopher wrote:

On 09/12/2024 09:51, D wrote:

So with that in mind, what would be the advantage of a car battery bomb over regular gun powder plus a pipe?

It's easier and legal to get a car battery.
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These gentlemen are not very scientific.
Making gunpowder from chickenshit is quite complex.
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Did you know that acetone - a highly useful solvent used extensively by people who make glass fibre  components, is also used by people who brew up and purify various drugs. Beware ordering a gallon of it...
The IRA used ammonium nitrate, because it was at that time a legal fertilizer. Today it is controlled and comes mixed with something that stops it going bang.
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We used to use sodium chlorate - a weedkiller that is now also banned
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Terrorist and criminals use what they can get their hands on
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Only the government gets to use the good stuff.

I think making gun powder is very simple. There's loads of youtube videos, and I imagine that a couple of pipe bombs would be far easier and more explosive than car battery bombs.
Fun fact... a swedish wanna be terrorist was caught because he went into a hardware store bought 20 car batteries and the store thought it was suspicious that a bearded gentleman from the middle east should suddenly buy 20 car batteries! =D