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# there's
only 1 trick with combustibles: LOOONG fuse!
(, Fri 13 Feb 2004, 14:20, archived)
# and don't wear ripped jeans
too long to bang on about but suffice to say if flaming particles come back your way you don't want plenty of holes in your trousers.
(, Fri 13 Feb 2004, 14:22, archived)
# and don't hammer the pipe bomb shut
on the same bench that the bag of fertilizer is sitting on, just a word to the wise...
(, Fri 13 Feb 2004, 14:23, archived)
# Eeep.
You didn't did you

Top Tip:

Use a vice.
Much less chance of explosion due to gentle folding of the pip erather than sudden impacts.
(, Fri 13 Feb 2004, 14:24, archived)
# until my mate pointed out the possibilities
yes, the horse trough in his field went about a hundred yards up, though, so it was worth it.
(, Fri 13 Feb 2004, 14:26, archived)
# the fertilizer
isn't that bad when it's not mixed yet..

yes, I tried that.. 25kg of potassium nitrate costs next to nothing ;)
(, Fri 13 Feb 2004, 14:24, archived)
# Well
i used to use Sodium Chlorate. Mixed with water and used to soak string it made proper fuses, so it must be explosive to some degree on its own.
(, Fri 13 Feb 2004, 14:29, archived)
# no,
it isn't. it just makes sure there's enough oxygen for the reaction to take place.
(, Fri 13 Feb 2004, 14:36, archived)
# especially if canine excrement is part of the device
/traumas
(, Fri 13 Feb 2004, 14:25, archived)