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- Things That Go 'BOOM' and Other Stuff That Rulez
- Issue Eight
-
- Written by
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- Cerberus
- Case
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- Shroud of Deception
- Gut Shoveler (Gutz)
- 616.775.2945
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- 5-16-94
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- WARNING: Don't try this at home. If you're stupid enough to try any of this
- shit, we're not responsible. We aren't gonna pay your hospital bills because
- you blew off your thumb. We'll just laugh at you. WE AREN'T RESPONSIBLE FOR
- ANY DAMAGES CAUSED BY USE OF ANY OF THE MATERIAL PRESENTED IN THIS FILE.
-
- Take a close look at the screen in front of you. The first change you should
- notice is the second name listed. It is Case. Yes, that's right, Count Zero
- has decided to change his name back to Case. While on the subject of names,
- it has come to our attention that there is another Cerberus. The other
- Cerberus is an ACiD member. Note that the Cerberus who writes this
- newsletter is NOT in ACiD (however, ACiD can beg for his membership through
- the board listed above <grin>).
-
- This issue is dedicated to fireworks. As far as we know, everything in this
- issue is legal (I know, we're sorry). But, don't worry, issue 9 will include
- the "Anarchist's Toolbox" and the theme of issue 10 is "High Explosives."
-
- Pocket Rocket (aka Match Rocket):
- Have you ever wanted a simple, easy to make rocket? Well, we can't promise
- you'll get much hang time with this rocket but it is fun to make and fly.
- About the highest you can hope for a Pocket Rocket to go is eight feet.
- Ingredients:
- a match (paper not wood)
- an inch square of aluminum foil
- a pin
- a lighter (Zippo type recommended)
- Directions:
- Take the match and cover the tip with the aluminum foil. Then, use the pin
- to create an exhaust hole. To launch, set the rocket up however you want
- it and heat it with the lighter.
-
- Colored Flames:
- So, you want to really impress the neighbors huh? Try multi-colored
- flames. Below is a list of different colors and what you burn to create
- them.
-
- Color Material Used in
- ----- -------- -------
- red strontium salts road flares,
- (strontium nitrate) red sparklers
- green barium salts green sparklers
- (barium nitrate)
- yellow sodium salts gold sparklers
- (sodium nitrate)
- blue powdered copper blue sparklers,
- old pennies
- white powdered magnesium firestarters,
- or aluminum aluminum foil
- purple potassium permanganate purple fountains,
- treating sewage
-
- Firecrackers:
- This method can also be used to make a nice delivery system for smoke
- powder.
- Ingedients:
- some powdered explosive (black or flash recommended)
- a paper tube
- epoxy
- a fuse
- some waxpaper
- Directions:
- Lay the tube on one end on the waxpaper. Then, put alot of Apoxy down it.
- This is to make the end hard. After this, make a hole in the side. Put
- the fuse in this hole. Then pour your powder in the tube. Fill it up real
- good. Now pour some more Apoxy down the tube. Let it dry and you're
- ready to light.
- Notes:
- Try the above substances to add some color to your firework. Also, try
- mounting the firecrackers on model rockets.
-
- Roman Candles:
- Yes you can make roman candles. No, it's not that easy. NOTE: we
- recommend Pyrodex and flash powder. However, normal gun powder (from
- issue 7) can be used as a replacment for both.
- Ingedients:
- 1/2 inch thick card board tube
- duct tape or paper (to reinforce the above tube)
- epoxy
- fuse (waterproof recommended)
- waxpaper
- Pyrodex (or gun powder)
- flash powder (or gun powder)
- two 6-inch sparklers of the desired color
- water
- Directions:
- Start by reinforcing the tube. You can either do this with duct tape or
- by glueing paper (or cardboard) to the sides. Skip this if you feel your
- tube is thick enough. Put the tube on the waxpaper. Seal on end with the
- epoxy. Now, poke a hole in the epoxy big enough for your fuse. Then put
- your fuse in the hole. Pour about one inch of Pyrodex (or gun powder) in
- the open end of the tube. Now comes the tricky part. Make a mixture of
- sparkler material, flash powder, and Pyrodex in the following ratio:
- 60% sparkler material
- 20% flash powder
- 20% Pyrodex
- After you have mixed up the powders well, add water one drop at a time
- while mixing the powders continuously until a damp paste is formed. Do
- not use to much water. Now, mold the paste into a ball and allow it to
- dry. Then put the ball in the tube and light.
- Pretty Diagram:
- XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX - tube
- /----\ .............X
- | ball | ...gun....zzzzzzzz - fuse
- \----/ ..powder.....X
- XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
-
- Solid Rocket Fuel:
- There are about as many different kinds of rocket fuel as there are rocket
- fuel makers. However, we will only present the two we have had the most
- luck with. One is almost the same as gun powder and the other one uses
- sugar.
- Method I:
- Ingedients:
- 8 parts Potassium Nitrate (salt peter)
- 6 parts Charcoal Dust
- 2 parts Sulfur
- Directions:
- Mix all the ingedients together. Then moisen with a little water.
- Method II:
- Ingedients:
- 65% Potassium Nitrate (salt peter)
- 25% Sugar
- 10% Sulfur
- Directions:
- Mix all the ingedients together. Moisen only if necessary.
-
- Whistles:
- Lighting this mixture in an enclosed container will result in a hissing or
- a loud 'BOOOOOOM.'
- Ingredients:
- 7 parts Potassium Perchlorate
- 3 parts Sodium Salicylate
- Directions:
- Simply mix together and put in an enclosed container (like the firecracker
- from this issue.)
-
- Watson's Thoughts (er, ramblings):
- Hello, Some friends of mine (and some people that only
- like me becuase I make a funny noise when you throw walnuts
- at me) asked me "Watson what do you do when your bored.
- Do you go completely brain dead?" <Editor's Note: I never
- wondered. I always figured you had sex with Yavo.>
- Well my answer is.... I play car games. Yes it's true
- you don't have to be in car to play car games, (although
- it's kinda hard if your playing the ones where ya mark off
- road signs, and you're only in your driveway).
-
- There's always fun car games you can play all the time.
- Like the name game, hit the animal and make it die,
- I can ryhme, and fire fire who's got the fire.
-
- If you don't know how to play these, don't worry I'll
- explain them.
-
- The Name game:
- Because this game involves two people (don't get any perverted thoughts)
- I invited Yavo, He will start us off.
-
- Yavo:" Yavo, Yavo, Bo, Bavo.. Fe fi fo Favo"
- Watson:" What the hell are you doing?"
- Yavo:"It's the name game"
- Watson:"Your pretty stupid, here let me start"
- Watson:"Ass munch"
- Yavo:"What?"
- Watson:"No, now you call me something"
- Yavo:"Dill-hole"
- Watson:"wood wacker"
- Yavo:"Toilet plunger"
- Watson: "Two-headed-weasel-dicked-duck-billed-gopher-sucker"
- <Editor's Note: finally, the truth comes out.>
- Yavo:"You are so balled that when you wear a turtle neck you look like a
- busted condom"
- Watson:"Yavo, your supposed to say single word or small phrase insults
- not stupid jokes"
-
- Hit The Animal and make it die:
- Again Yavo will aid in this presentaition.
-
- Watson:"Ready"
- Yavo:"Yep"
- Yavo:"Owww, shit oww stop it owww damn it quit it"
- Watson:"I hope you people weren't getting perverted ideas about that
- I was just simply showing that the purpose of this game is to kick the
- shit out of some animal that can't defend itself, and I found Yavo
- to be a good example. Of course, in a car you would just run into them
- but you get the Idea."
-
- I Can ryhme:
- Yavo:"Heart Attack"
- Watson:"Hard hat mac?"
- Yavo:"Eat a sack"
- Watson:"Willy wack"
- Yavo:"broken back"
- Watson:"Burn a shack"
- Yavo:"kill a duck"
- Watson:"You stupid F#%*!"
- Yavo:"Empty gun rack"
- Watson:"You don't ryhme to well do you Yavo?"
- Watson:"Big butt crack"
- Yavo:"stinky cow pack"
- Watson:"Burn a tack"
- Yavo:"Guy named Zach"
- Watson"Burn Chris Slack"
- Yavo:"Eat some cheese"
- Watson".......... Yavo go home"
-
- Fire Fire Who's got the Fire:
- Watson:"Yavo look at your hair"
- Yavo:"Ahhhhhhh!"
- Watson:"That was a quick game Yavo found the fire right away"
-
- Quote of the Issue:
- "You don't have to do much if you do a little well." - Jonny Pneaumonic's
- theory on homework.
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