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  When employing the use of any high
explosive, an individual must also use
some kind of detonating device.
Blasting caps are probably the most
popular today, since they are very
functional and relatively stable.  The
prime ingredient in most blasting caps
and detonating devices in general is
mercury fulmunate.  There are several
methods for preparing fulminate.
 
 
Method #1 for preparation of MF:
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1) Take 5 grams of pure mercury and
   mix it with 35 ml. of nitric acid.
 
2) The mixture is slowly and gently
   heated.  As soon as the solution
   bubbles and turns green, one knows
   that the silver mercury is
   dissolved.
 
3) After it is dissolved, the solution
   should be poured, slowly, into a
   small flask of ethyl alcohol.  This
   will result in red fumes.
 
4) After a half hour or so, the red
   fumes will turn white, indicating
   that the process is nearing its
   final stages.
 
5) After a few minutes, add distilled
   water to the solution.
 
6) The entire solution is now
   filtered, in order to obtain the
   small white crystals.  These
   crystals are pure mercury
   fulminate, but should be washed
   many times, and tested with litmus
   paper for any remaining undesirable
   acid.
 
 
Method #2 for preparation of MF:
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1) Mix one part mercuric acid with ten
   parts ammonia solution.  When
   ratios are descibed, they are
   always done according to weight
   rather than volume.
 
2) After waiting eight to ten days,
   one will see that the mercuric
   oxide has reacted with the ammonia
   solution to produce the white
   fulminate crystals.
 
3) These crystals must be handled in
   the same way as the first method
   described, in that they must be
   washed many times and given several
   litmus paper tests.
 
 
  Many other fulminates can be made in
the same manner as above, but I will
not go into theses, since most are
extremely unstable and sensitive to
shock.  All fulminates, including
mercury fulminate, ae sensitive to
shock and friction, and in no
circumstances should they be handled
in a rough or careless manner.
 
 