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Boom 008
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
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
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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.
