****************************************************************************** * * * IMPROVISED MUNITIONS FILE #1 * * by * * The Executioner * * 'Preparation of Piric Acid from Asprin' * * * ****************************************************************************** The Ever-present Disclaimer: This text file is written on a purely INFORMATIONAL (hahaha) bases, if you are fool enough to try this without some prior chemistry training and blow off a body part, I am NOT responsible (If you blow off a body part and you have had prior chemistry training, I'm still not responsible). Now that the bullshit is out of the way, lets begin. All of these explosives have been tested by the U.S. Army and the way they are written is so simple even an ignorant grunt can figure it out (So you shouldn't have any problems) Preparation of Piric Acid from Aspirin: Piric Acid can be used as a booster explosive in detonators, a high explosive charge, or as an intermediate to preparing lead picrate or DDNP. Material Required: Aspirin tablets (5 grains per tablet) Alcohol (95% pure) Sulfuric Acid, concentrated ('borrow' your neighbors car battery, drain off acid and boil until white fumes appear.) Potassium Nitrate (Salt peter, get from garden supplies) Water Paper towels Canning jar, 1 pint wood or glass stir rod Glass container Ceramic or glass dish cup Teaspoon and a Tablespoon Pan Heat Source Tape Procedure: 1) Crush 20 aspirin tablets in a glass container. Add 1 teaspoon of water and work into a paste. 2) Add approximately 1/3 to 1/2 cup of alcohol to the aspirin paste; stir while pouring 3) Filter the alcohol-aspirin solution through a paper towel into another glass container. Discard the solid left on the paper towel. 4) Pour the filtered solution into a ceramic or glass dish. 5) Evaporate the alcohol and water from the solution by placing the dish into a pan of hot water. White powder will remain in the dish after evaporation. (The water in pan should be at hot bath temperature, not boiling, 160 to 180 degrees F is ideal) 6) Pour 1/3 cup of concentrated sulfuric acid into a canning jar. Add the white powder to the Sulfuric Acid. 7) Heat canning jar of sulfuric acid in a pan of simmering hot water bath for 15 minutes; then remove jar from the bath. The solution will turn a yellow-orange color. 8) Add 3 level teaspoons of potassium nitrate in three portions to the yellow-orange solution; stir vigorously during additions. Solution will turn red, and then back to a yellow orange color. 9) Allow the solution to cool to ambient or room temperature while stirring occasionally. 10) Slowly pour the solution, while stirring, into 1-1/4 cup of cold water and allow to cool. 11) Filter the solution through a paper towel into a glass container. Light yellow particles will collect on the paper towel. 12) Wash the light yellow particles with 2 tablespoons of water. Discard the waste liquid in the container. 13) Place particles in ceramic dish and set in a hot water bath, as in step 5, for 2 hours. What you have left is your explosive, as with any other forms of explosive, handle gently and don't store it (if you do store it, be sure it is kept in a cool dry area).