Path: ...!weretis.net!feeder9.news.weretis.net!news.quux.org!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Rich Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.misc Subject: Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? Date: Tue, 10 Dec 2024 04:59:11 -0000 (UTC) Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 40 Message-ID: References: <9eb45192-e996-fa3d-b002-c02798bb2b7a@example.net> <5e0c7681-481e-b1b2-eec2-321c161c9fd5@example.net> <8Gq5P.102877$7FA3.45532@fx13.iad> <38c0edd2-4d5e-951f-fb7c-350014593e76@example.net> Injection-Date: Tue, 10 Dec 2024 05:59:11 +0100 (CET) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="64431ee995281286d1b0df5bbc8ab0f7"; logging-data="876580"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX18LSRoA/7stRAufm/+0LJqS" User-Agent: tin/2.6.1-20211226 ("Convalmore") (Linux/5.15.139 (x86_64)) Cancel-Lock: sha1:UNCz6L3tPBXlkA3Phv+Lh0ihqck= Bytes: 3026 D 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.