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From: Rich <rich@example.invalid>
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Subject: Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ?
Date: Tue, 10 Dec 2024 04:59:11 -0000 (UTC)
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D <nospam@example.net> wrote:
> 
> 
> 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.
>>
>> These gentlemen are not very scientific.
>> Making gunpowder from chickenshit is quite complex.
>>
>> 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.
>>
>> We used to use sodium chlorate - a weedkiller that is now also banned
>>
>> Terrorist and criminals use what they can get their hands on
>>
>> 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.

Perhaps then it is easier to cart the car battery bomb in somewhere 
that a large pipe with caps on both ends and a wire out one end would 
raise suspision?

> 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

Not the sharpest knife that was ever in the drawer.