Yes, in fact any curious man of average or above intelligence can make explosives. You don’t need formal training to learn much any longer. And basic explosives are really simple. Plenty of YouTube videos walk you through things like making your own black powder or rocket fuel. Well if you have enough of such material in a confined space when it ignites the difference between rapid burning and explosion is really just a question of pressure and speeds. Pipe bombs and pressure cooker bombs force the chemical reaction to reach a much higher pressure until they finally fail rapidly and the very vessel becomes shrapnel sent flying by the blast wave.
Did you know gasoline has an energy content approaching TNT? In a car’s engine a tiny amount of gas is sprayed into the cylinder where it is mixed with air and ignited for an explosion that drives the piston. We call them internal combustion engines, ICE, but at some point rapid combustion is explosion, hence fuel air explosives.
Don’t get me wrong, advanced explosives are beyond the capacity of most individuals, but you don’t need some amazing shaped charge with lensing and an EFP to do some damage.
I would not encourage anybody to start learning this stuff now because of what’s coming, but I think it’s fascinating and part of basic knowledge of chemistry and history. You don’t have to plan on being a mechanic to take a few minutes to learn how cars work.
Yes, in fact any curious man of average or above intelligence can make explosives. You don’t need formal training to learn much any longer. And basic explosives are really simple. Plenty of YouTube videos walk you through things like making your own black powder or rocket fuel. Well if you have enough of such material in a confined space when it ignites the difference between rapid burning and explosion is really just a question of pressure and speeds. Pipe bombs and pressure cooker bombs force the chemical reaction to reach a much higher pressure until they finally fail rapidly and the very vessel becomes shrapnel sent flying by the blast wave.
Did you know gasoline has an energy content approaching TNT? In a car’s engine a tiny amount of gas is sprayed into the cylinder where it is mixed with air and ignited for an explosion that drives the piston. We call them internal combustion engines, ICE, but at some point rapid combustion is explosion, hence fuel air explosives.
Don’t get me wrong, advanced explosives are beyond the capacity of most individuals, but you don’t need some amazing shaped charge with lensing and an EFP to do some damage.
I would not encourage anybody to start learning this stuff now because of what’s coming, but I think it’s fascinating and part of basic knowledge of chemistry and history. You don’t have to plan on being a mechanic to take a few minutes to learn how cars work.