Things That Go 'BOOM' and Other Stuff That Rulez Issue Eight Written by ---------- Cerberus Case ---------- Shroud of Deception Gut Shoveler (Gutz) 616.775.2945 ---------- 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 ). 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?" 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" 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.