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Things That Go 'BOOM' and Other Stuff That Rulez Issue Nine: The Anarchist's Toolbox Written by ---------- Cerberus Case ---------- Shroud of Deception Gut Shoveler (Gutz) 616.775.2945 ---------- 5-23-94 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. THIS IS PRESENTED FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY! Yes! We have finally persuaded Gut, the sysop of Boom's WHQ (see above), to make a guest account for people who wish to complete their collection of Booms and don't want to go through the validation shit. Call the Shroud of Deception (616.775.2945) and enter the following info: Name: GUEST Password: GUEST Then, you will be logged on to the guest menu. All you can do from there is download. The files available are all the issues of Boom, GutMOD, ModSHELL, various MODs written by people we think are cool, and anything else we want to get distributed. I would recommend you download GutMOD, ModSHELL, and some MODs if you have a SoundBlaster and have never heard MODs. This issue marks a change in the content of Boom. In this issue, we have included a news article about school arson. We hope to continue with more news articles. Don't worry, we're still your best source for anarchy. The Anarchist's Toolbox: All you will need for the Anarchist's Toolbox is one cheap ass K-Mart tackle box. But, if intend to carry alot of the materials we suggest, you should buy (or stick it under your coat as Watson tried to do) a huge ass top-of-the-line mutha fuck'n tackle box. Suggested Materials: Battery - 9 volt recommended. Big dry cell if you have room. This is useful for detonating some explosives. Warning: do not store your battery near your electrically detonated explosives. Beverage - Just in case you get thirsty. Binoculars - Very useful in espionage, safety, blackmail. C-Clamp - A must for clamping your projects to the work bench. Camping Stove - An essential if you want to make stuff when you're away from your garage (or wherever you usually make shit). A can of Sterno might serve as a suitable replacement for this item. Duct tape - If we need to explain this you should give up the anarchy biz. Fuses - We recommend both the traditional fuses which burn and rocket ignitors. Explosives - There are several different explosives you should carry: TNT - have fun! Gun Powder - essential, see issue 7 Gel Dynamite (or AFPO) - see issue 10 Home Made Plastique - see issue 10 Smoke Powder - see issue 3 Solid Rocket Fuel - see issue 8 Lighter - We usually carry both a Zippo and a generic Bic. Liquid Chemicals - When carrying liquid chemicals, be very careful they don't spill. Here's our list: Nitric Acid Sulfuric Acid Ethanol Toluene Perchloric Acid Hydrochloric Acid Lock Picks - Just in case you feel like breaking and entering. Look for Boom issue 11 or 12 which will explain lock picking and the creation of picks. Marbels - Just in case you get caught and decide to run, grab a couple of these babies and throw then on the ground. If you're lucky, you'll be home reflecting on your accomplishments while they are at the hospital picking stones out of thier head. Matches - We carry both wooden and paper matches. Paper are useful for making pocket rockets when you are bored (see issue 8). Pen and Paper - If you want to record your field test data. Piping - We recommend thin copper water heater piping. This comes in handy if you want to blow a lock out. Cut a piece, crimp one end shut, fill the other end with gun powder, put in a wick, and light. Projectile - Sharp, possibly a throwing knife. Useful if you want to make a WD bomb or if you want to kick someone's ass. Pry Bar - Another good lock picking device. Also good for prying open lids and other things that are normally hard to open. Rubber Cement - Rubber cement is one of the most useful items an anarchist can carry. In addition to being sticky, it is also highly flammable. Screw Drivers - Carry both Philips and regular. Solid Chemicals - Solid chemicals are very useful for making on the spot explosives. They are also much easier to trasport than liquid chemicals are. Here's our list of recommendations: Potassium Perchlorate Potassium Chlorate Potassium Nitrate Potassium Hydroxide Potassium Permanganate Sulfur Mercury Phosphorus Sodium Azide Lead Acetate Barium Nitrate Picric Acid (powder form) Ammonium Nitrate Powdered Magnesium Powdered Aluminum Swiss Army Knife - Very, very, very useful. Wire - Without the wire, you would have to stick the 9-volt into the explosive. We recommend copper wire. Carry alot. WD-40 - WD-40 is not only a lubricant, but also highly flammable. If you stick a lighter in front of the nozzle and light it, then press down on the nozzle, you will create a small flame thrower. House-hold Equivilents: Experienced anarchist's have a habit of making things unnecessarily complicated by using chemical names instead of telling you what you have that you can use. For example, they'll tell you to use Ammonium Hydroxide. What the hell is Ammonium Hydroxide? Well, it's common ammonia. We would recommend you print this list out and pin in to your wall or something. It comes in real handy. Chemical Name House-hold Equivalant ------------- --------------------- acetic acid vinegar aluminum oxide alumia aluminum potassium sulfate alum aluminum sulfate alum ammonium hydroxide ammonia carbon carbonate chalk carbon tetrachloride cleaning fluid calcium hypochloride bleaching powder calcium oxide lime calcium sulfate plaster of paris carbonic acid seltzer ethylene dichloride dutch fluid ferric oxide iron rust glucose corn syrup graphite pencil lead hydrochloric acid muriatic acid hydrogen peroxide peroxide lead acetate sugar of lead lead tetrooxide red lead magesium silicate talc magesium sulfate Epsom salts naphthalene mothballs phenol carbolic acid potassium bicarbonate cream of tarter potassium chromium sulfate chrome alum potassium nitrate saltpeter sodium dioxide sand sodium bicarbonate baking soda sodium borate borax sodium carbonate washing soda sodium choride salt sodium hydroxide lye sodium silicate water glass sodium sulfate glaubers' salt sodium thiosulfate photographers hypo sulferic acid battery acid sucrose cane sugar zinc choride tinner's fluid Troubled Kids Setting More Fires in Michigan's Schools: This is a cool news article about Michigan's school arson problem. From: The Detroit News Friday, May 20, 1994 A sharp increase in arson is plauging Michigan schools, with most fires being set by lonely students without friends or pranksters hoping to get out of class, according to investigators. State K-12 schools reported 215 arson and suspicious fires in 1993, a 27-percent increase. Nearly half the fires, 104 in all, occurred at schools in Wayne, Oakland, and Macomb counties. Although no one has been injured, the incidents caused an estimated $11.6 million in property damage. The 1993 figures, the most recent available from the state fire marshal, shows a disturbing trend, authorities said. "Fire setting often signals a cry for help," said John Hall, assistant vice-president for fire analysis and research at the National Fire Protection Association. "It could be trouble in school, trouble at home," Hall said. "It could be abuse. It could be a learning disability and the frustration from that." School officials are taking a range of steps to deal with the problem, from criminal prosecution to the careful removal of trash cans and certain types of bathroom towel dispensers. They also worry about finding the students who set fires and getting them counseling before they graduate to larger crimes beyond the school yard. "Our concern is to identify the student and solve the problem," Dickson said. "We want to prevent the person from going on to more dangerous activities, setting bigger fires. Fires "are typically set by younger students, kids in the ninth and 10th grade," said Norman Dickson, assistant principal at Harrison High School in Farmington Hills. "They typically would not have a lot of friends. That doesn't mean they're loners." "Probably they don't have a lot of friends because their communication skills and interrelation skills with other kids are not very good." Farmington Hills fire fighters were called to seven arson fires at Harrison High between October and April. "You've got 1,000 kids in the school," said Farmington Hills Fire Chief Richard Marinucci. "You worry about their safety." Added dangers are present in buildings with central air conditioning units where it can be difficult to locate the source of the smoke, Marinucci said. Many fire victims die from smoke inhalation, rather than from the actual flames. Nationally, an average of 4,100 school fires a year were reported between 1987 and 1991, according to the NFPA. The fires caused and average $64.4 million in property damage each year. Group fire setting often occurs among preteens in the 10-12 year age range, experts say. Sometimes a group of juveniles set nuisance fires as a prank or an opportunity to skip classes. "They set the fire so they can bust out of school for the day," said Capt. John Tucker, a Detroit arson investigator. "They evacuate the school and some of them don't come back." But the fires don't always happen during school hours. At Mackenzie High School on Detroit's west side, a fire last March set after school while many students still occupied the building, caused an estimated $100,000 in smoke and fire damage. Most fires are set in school trash cans or bathrooms. But last fall, at Detroit's Osborn High School arson investigators say someone used a Molotov cocktail to destroy the main office and cause $50,000 in damage. A troubled student often will set more than one fire. At Mt. Clemens High School last year, a disgruntled student set several locker room and bathroom fires, fire officials said. Many of the fires at Farmington Hills' Harrison High also have been set by the same student, or students. The fires, which usually involved trash cans set under stairwells, were quickly extinguished. This year, fire setting has been more persistent than in previous years at the school, officials said. "The first one in the girls' bathroom would have been the most serious because it was a roll of paper towels," said assistant principle Dickson. "They rolled it out and set it on fire. The plastic dispenser melted and allowed the paper roll to keep burning, so it increased the chance of something else to catch fire. So we replaced all the plastic containers with the metal ones to contain fires." School officials also removed garbage cans from the stairwells, forcing students to use more visible receptacles in hallways and classrooms. The school is considering whether it should take legal action against offenders, Dickson said. At least two students have received counseling for setting fires. Fire chief Marinucci said schools should take a hard line with youthful offenders. "From our perspective, we'd like to see (the culprits) prosecuted and held responsible for it," he said. "It's a criminal action and they're endangering lives." What to do when you find a dead animal: This is presented as a public service message, by Watson. If you are ever outside and find a dead animal, you may want to consider following Watson's Do's and Don'ts of dead Wildlife. Do's: 1. Kick it in the head to insure that it is truly dead. 2. If you find that it is not quiet dead, find a big rock, hold it above your head and let it drop apon the animal's skull squishing it's pudding like bain into a puddle of surypy crap. 3. Set the animal on fire, it's only right that it be cremated or buried, and since diggin' a hole seems to take for ever.... 4. If the animal is big enough, such as a deer, paint it's eyes white and put a black dot in the middle, next dress him up in your finest duds and put him in the line at a local lawyers office. <Editor's Note: huh?> 5. Charge admition for little kids to poke it with an ugly stick. Don'ts: 1. Don't make love to it, Dead animals often carry disease. <Editor's Note: Watson, is that the only reason you know of not to have sex with it?!?> 2. Don't eat it, it might have died becuase it ate some feel good root, unless you want to end up the same... remember what you are is what they ate... wait no .... in one end out the other... no umm well, you know don't eat it. 3. Don't stick it in you locker, becuase that annoying chick that has a locker next to you will see it and tell a teacher. 4. Don't stick things in it's butt because a bad smeel will occure. 5. Don't cut off it's nuts and turn it into a neckless for your girl friend, she won't like it much (if she does you may want to consider getting a new girl friend, unless you are a girl then that would make you an lesbian, unless it was your boy friend or... ahhh whatever.)