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killer_elite Frequent Poster |
posted July 30, 1999 08:48 PM
 
The technical name for this is type of device is a hypergolic chemical reaction. This is a time delayed fire-starter made form an easy to obtain wood treatment oil called LINSEED OIL. It can be fond in any hardware store. Rags soaked wih this oil are known to spontaneously combust when they are confined in a container like an open-topped coffee can. The temperatures often reach 1100 degrees in the bottom of the can. If the arsonist were to put linseed soaked rags in a coffee can, then add some wadded up newspaper on top of that, a fire is almost guaranteed to erupt. Fire investgators know all about the hazards of Linseed oil and probably would rule the fire an accident. Note: The coffee can must NOT have a cover on it. Air is ALWAYS needed to promote a fire. killer_elite@my-Deja.com |
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Ho ju Moderator |
posted July 31, 1999 01:22 PM
That is pretty cool. About how long does it take for the rags to combust? does it take seconds? minutes? hours? ------------------ |
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killer_elite Frequent Poster |
posted July 31, 1999 10:42 PM
It takes a few hours for the reaction to take place. |
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Saiyan Knight Frequent Poster |
posted August 01, 1999 09:12 AM
A better and much more powerful self igniting fire starter would be to mix equal amounts of calcium hypochlorite( HTH granular swimming pool chlorinator) with brake fluid. This reaction can take place within 5-10 seconds on sunny days and about 30 seconds to a minute at night. It's best to mix them quickly as possible because I had the reaction take place as fast as 3 seconds. Anyway,when the reaction takes place, it will smoke then suddenly give off a very hot red flame. |
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WashuuX unregistered |
posted August 01, 1999 01:32 PM
Straight from US-Army "Unconventional Warfare Devices and Techniques - Incendiaries" Technical Manual 31-201-1 ; page 131-142, Spontaneous Combustion It all boils down to: Mix 1/3 pint of boiled/raw linseed oil, safflower oil or tung oil with 1/2 teaspoon of Cobalt drier and 2 teaspoons of lead drier. Thoroughly mix for one minute. This can be stored for about one week in an air-tight container. Add this to 1 pint of cotton waste, 3 pints of cotton batting, 1 pint of sawdust or 1 pint of kapok. Saturate the combustible material (cotton, etc) with the oil by kneading, pulling and balling with the hands. Put it into a 1 gallon container which has a hole cut in at the bottom center (about 1-2 inches in diameter). When packing the stuff in, put a stick (1.5 inches diameter) over the hole. \ / Pack the stuff around the stick so that it fills 1/3 to 1/2 of the container after hand pressure is removed. Remove the stick. Ready. The device is placed at the target on a flat surface with one edge propped up to allow ventilation. Do not cover open top of container! Temperature(°F) Ignition Time(hours) This is only approximate, try it out before. If you want to know how to make the driers or want some nice pictures for this shit, get yourself TM 31-201-1 from some web publisher. It shouldn`t cost more than $5. |
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poison Frequent Poster |
posted August 01, 1999 09:53 PM
Here is another good one well in my opion it is its called Dimanganheptoxide its nasty looking stuff and spontaneously burst out in flames when it comes in contact with any organic material, naphta, wood, your fingers -pois |
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