🚀 go-pugleaf

wisby@ibm.net wrote:

>And I suppose these things are not available anywhere else? No one ever
>finds things in libraries, bookshops, magazines? No, of course not. Only on the
>Net.

>It would be interesting to make a survey of Oz public libraries and see how
>much pron, bomb recipes, and what-have-you is available there. Maybe we
>should ban libraries, too?


I made my first gunpowder in 1976 from information in the _World Book
Encyclopedia_ . It only had the chemical breakdown, not how to make it
and certainly no safety instructions.

Fortunately, any children wishing to do the same thing now can look to
something like the rec.pyrotechnics FAQ and get complete instructions
in which the safety aspect cannot be more emphasised. I am glad this
information technology has helped make these early science
explorations safer for children (and adults).


David Maddison