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To: d[-_-]b who wrote (709975)	4/18/2013 1:51:05 AM
From: bentway	1 Recommendation Read Replies (5) \| Respond to of 1578142

Been to Boston lately, Eric?

To: d[-_-]b who wrote (709975)	4/18/2013 2:15:57 PM
From: Bilow	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1578142

Hi d[[-_-]b; I've seen home brew black powder (and other stuff). I wonder if making your own black powder is even against the law. This was around 30 years ago so the statute of limitations ran out a very long time ago. The FBI says that the US public makes about 10,000 bombs per year, almost entirely hobby jobs in rural areas that don't result in any injuries or damages. But technically they're "IEDs". -- Carl P.S. Re stale urine and black powder, this is an unappreciated part of military history. Among the rifle carrying societies, it was normal to collect urine from the population so as to manufacture black powder. It was typically piled up in a way that allowed one end of the pile to dry off and this would grow crystals of the nitrates (potassium and some sodium) or saltpetre required to oxidize the other components of black powder. When you smell piss gone bad you know you've got the stuff being made.