Back in the 90's in the BBS Scene there were some troubling documents that were being shared on just about every cool kid's BBS. These two were the Anarchist's Cookbook and The Terrorist's Handbook. In one or both of these was described how to make a substance called Thermite. It is very simple to create and it can be ignited by a simple blow torch used in welding. Thermite's claim to fame is that it burns in the thousands of degrees Celcius and once it gets started it doesn't stop until all of its fuel source is spent. If I recall correctly its made of simple, easy to find, materials that can be found at your local camping store. The cost of the materials from the camping store are less than $15 CAD ($12 USD), and no one asks you what you want to use it for, it is just assumed that you want to use it as a fire starter not the ignition chemical for a Thermite burn fire.

Due to the tragedy of 9/11 the Terrorist's Handbook and the Anarchist's Cookbook have become hard to find, but they can still be found by deeply searching the website portion of the Internet. Be careful of who you send those documents to. For most people it's just a curiousity, while for others its a blueprint for a terrorist act that can do real harm to real people.

With caution,
-warmfuzzy

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On 07 May 2024, warmfuzzy said the following...

both of these was described how to make a substance called Thermite.

Often you can commercially buy similar products intended for CAD-welding (electrical and in some cases metals like rail tracks).

Due to the tragedy of 9/11 the Terrorist's Handbook and the Anarchist's Cookbook have become hard to find, but they can still be found by deeply searching the website portion of the Internet. Be careful of who you

There are a lot of messed up copies of these books online, where the formulas have been altered or made unworkable.

At times in certain locations, the simple possession of one of these books would get you into trouble.

In the end 98% of what is in these books was compiled from other open source documents, most which remain available.

--- Steve K9ZW via SPOT BBS

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