25 Jun 08 18:08, Richard Webb wrote to Bob Ackley:

 ML>> the sole point is that one can make a bomb out of a lightbulb and
 ML>> some flamable materials... if in doubt, a quick consultation of the
 ML>> Anarchist's Cookbook can help...

 BA>> I've read that in that 'reference' about 1/3 of the things don't
 BA>> work, 1/3 of them
 BA>> do and the other third will kill or otherwise harm the perp.  AFAIK
 BA>> they're not labelled as to which third they're in...

 RW> WEre I really interested in doing something like that I think I'd
 RW> keep it simple stupid. MEthods I've heard of for the lightbulb bomb
 RW> are cumbersome at best, and don't know how much of the aforementioned
 RW> reference I'd trust.

 RW> THere are simple ways to do such a thing, such as the shotgun booby
 RW> trap that a fellow in western Iowa rigged up at a farmhouse to deal
 RW> with would-be intruders while he was away.  THen there's the
 RW> storekeeper in Miami back in the '80's who rigged up a system to
 RW> electrocute anybody breaking into his establishment through the
 RW> skylight.

Both of these are labeled pre-meditated murder by the law.

 RW> Recall a few years ago a newsgroup dealing with model rocketry and
 RW> pyrotechnic displays had a pretty detailed faq on safety when
 RW> handling explosives. A lot of that falls into the "don't try this at
 RW> home kids" category.


 RW> Regards,
 RW>            Richard
 RW> --- timEd 1.10.y2k+

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