I read the web copy of the book and downloaded a lot of it for potential ‘future reference,’ but I cracked up reading it, especially the way some of the ‘contributors’ wrote their information in it and expressed their warnings.
Like ‘this might be a bit dangerous, so it is suggested to test it in some open space, far from everyone else, with a long fuse so that you don’t get blown to bits when you light it.’
Or ‘mix thoroughly, cap it, throw it and then get yourself out of there as fast as possible to avoid being caught it the resultant explosion.’
I even liked the one that said something like ‘I don’t know if this works, but it should. E-mail me with your results.’
Even the one with the ‘radioactive bomb’ made of the glow chemicals from those light sticks and something like clear gook that is harmless but startling to the victim. The creator stated that ‘your subject will no doubt find it alarming to hear a loud pop and find himself and the locality covered in glowing material, but you will find it amusing.’
Of course there are the instructions on how to obtain some hard to find chemicals, like you should go and break into certain chemical supply houses or doctors offices because they carry the stuff, but in doing so, you need to be careful because the cops might arrest you and throw you in jail.
Unfortunately, our freedom of speech allows this to be published, even though the web guys should take a bit of responsibility, and you just know that there are many out there who WILL make the pipe bombs, will make the C-4, will try making gun powder and will use the various home made explosives on someone or, accidentally, on themselves.
No doubt someone out there with a criminal tendency has gotten the instructions to make disposable .22 caliber silencers and will use them on someone else and there will be someone who now knows how to make napalm and is going to use it on a person or building.
I found the text interesting, but I don’t think that it should be available for just everyone or so darn easy to get. I mean, in some places, it’s harder to get pornography through the mail than to get the book and pornography, so far as I know, has never been used to maul, maim or kill anyone.