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- @X084@X05.@X0854 @X03 LIGHTBULB BOMBS
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- @X08An automatic reaction to walking into a dark room is to turn on the
- light@X05.@X08 This can be fatal@X05,@X08 if a lightbulb bomb has been placed in the overhead
- light socket@X05.@X08 A lightbulb bomb is surprisingly easy to make@X05.@X08 It also comes
- with its own initiator and electric ignition system@X05.@X08 On some lightbulbs@X05,@X08 the
- lightbulb glass can be removed from the metal base by heating the base of a
- lightbulb in a gas flame@X05,@X08 such as that of a blowtorch or gas stove@X05.@X08 This must
- be done carefully@X05,@X08 since the inside of a lightbulb is a vacuum@X05.@X08 When the glue
- gets hot enough@X05,@X08 the glass bulb can be pulled off the metal base@X05.@X08 On other
- bulbs@X05,@X08 it is necessary to heat the glass directly with a blowtorch or
- oxy@X05-@X08acetylene torch@X05.@X08 When the bulb is red hot@X05,@X08 a hole must be carefully poked
- in the bulb@X05,@X08 remembering the vacuum state inside the bulb@X05.@X08 In either case@X05,@X08
- once the bulb and@X05/@X08or base has cooled down to room temperature or lower@X05,@X08 the
- bulb can be filled with an explosive material@X05,@X08 such as black powder@X05.@X08 If the
- glass was removed from the metal base@X05,@X08 it must be glued back on to the base
- with epoxy@X05.@X08 If a hole was put in the bulb@X05,@X08 a piece of duct tape is sufficient
- to hold the explosive in the in the bulb@X05.@X08 Then@X05,@X08 after making sure that the
- socket has no power by checking with a working lightbulb@X05,@X08 all that need be
- done is to screw the lightbulb bomb into the socket@X05.@X08 Such a device has been
- used by terrorists or assassins with much success@X05,@X08 since nobody can search the
- room for a bomb without first turning on the light@X05.@X08
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