On Mon, 19 Sep 2005 23:35:14 GMT, xray
wrote:

On Mon, 19 Sep 2005 22:20:31 GMT, Gunner Asch
wrote:

Id be happy to make up a "mousetrap" , and send it to you for
"destructive testing". Shotgun primer or rifle?

You just happen to have a bit of C4 lying around? It's not raw material
for the average home shop. Or maybe you were just referring to the easy
part -- the mousetrap assembly.

The mousetrap assembly of course. Having high energy explosives with
out the proper permits are a serious violation of the law.

I still remember the day Marquez decided to heat some C's with a ball of
C4. He used too much and the flames got scary large. He then tried to
stomp it out with his foot. Everybody in the vicinity went diving for
cover. As usual, he lucked out and it didn't blow.

One of many dangerously stupid Marquez stories from Vietnam.

Ive heated a gazillion cups of bullion on C4 fires. (never did like
C-rat coffee), and yes..allowing pressure to build up (under your foot
for too long a time could be a E ticket home, though learning to use a
cane has its own issues.

Gunner

"Pax Americana is a philosophy. Hardly an empire.
Making sure other people play nice and dont kill each other (and us)
off in job lots is hardly empire building, particularly when you give
them self determination under "play nice" rules.

Think of it as having your older brother knock the **** out of you
for torturing the cat." Gunner