From 64cc489d6f463bc6b242dcc5c61a7ce6359f9aac Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: mjfernez Date: Sat, 10 Sep 2022 17:38:16 -0400 Subject: Add text files from textfiles.com --- thoughts/txt/textfiles.com/atombomb.txt | 117 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 117 insertions(+) create mode 100644 thoughts/txt/textfiles.com/atombomb.txt (limited to 'thoughts/txt/textfiles.com/atombomb.txt') diff --git a/thoughts/txt/textfiles.com/atombomb.txt b/thoughts/txt/textfiles.com/atombomb.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..596b4c7 --- /dev/null +++ b/thoughts/txt/textfiles.com/atombomb.txt @@ -0,0 +1,117 @@ +File: HOW TO MAKE AN ATOM BOMB + + CONSTRUCTION PROJECT: + ATOMIC BOMB + + The following paper is taken from The Journal of Irreproducible Results, + Volume 25/Number 4/1979-P.O.Box 234 Chicago Heights,Illinois 60411. +Subscriptions are 1 year for $3.70 + +1. INTRODUCTION + + Worldwide controversy has been generated recently from several court +decisions in the United States which have restricted popular magazines from +printing articles which describe how to make an atomic bomb. The reason +usually given by the courts is that national security would be compromised +if such information were generally available. But, since it is commonly known +that all of the information is publicly available in most major metropolitan +libraries, obviously the court's officially stated position is covering up a +more important factor; namely, that such atomic devices would prove too +difficult for the average citizen to construct. The United States courts +cannot afford to insult the vast majorities by insinuating that they do not +have the intelligence of a cabbage, and thus the "official" press releases +claim national security as a blanket restriction. + + The rumors that have unfortunately occurred as a result of widespread +misinformation can (and must) be cleared up now, for the construction project +this month is the construction of a thermonuclear device, which will hopefully +clear up any misconceptions you might have about such a project. We will see +how easy it is to make a device of your very own in ten easy steps, to have and +hold as you see fit, without annoying interference from the government or the +courts. + + The project will cost between $5,000 and $30,000 dollars, depending on how +fancyyou want the final product to be. Since last week's column, "Let's Make +a TimeMachine", was received so well in the new step-by-step format, this +month's column will follow the same format. + +2. CONSTRUCTION METHOD + +1. First, obtain about 50 pounds (110 kg) of weapons grade Plutonium at your +local supplier (see NOTE 1). A nuclear power plant is not recommended, as +large quantities of missing Plutonium tends to make plant engineers unhappy. +We suggest that you contact your local terrorist organization, or perhaps the +Junior Achievement in your neighborhood. + +2. Please remember that Plutonium, especially pure, refined Plutonium, is +somewhat dangarous. Wash your hands with soap and warm water after handling +the material, and don't allow your children or pets to play in it or eat it. +Any left over Plutonium dust is excellent as an insect repellant. You may wish +to keep the substance in a lead box if you can find one in your local junk +yard, but an old coffee can will do nIcely. + +3. Fashion together a metal enclosure to house the device. Most common +varieties of sheet metal can be bent to disguise this enclosure as, for +example, a briefcase, alunch pail, or a Buick. Do not use tinfoil. + +4. Arrange the Plutonium into two hemispheral shapes, separated by about 4 +cm. Use rubber cement to hold thePlutonium dust together. Gelignite is much +better,but messier to work with. Your helpful hardware man will be happy to +provide you withthis item. + +6. Pack the TNT around the hemisphere arrangement constructed in step 4. If +you cannot find Gelignite, feel free to use TNT packed in with Playdo or any +modeling clay. Colored clay is acceptable, but there is no need to get fancy +at this point. + +7. Enclose the structure from step 6 into the enclosure made in step 3. Use +a strong glue such as "Crazy Glue" to bind the hemisphere arrangement against +the enclosure to prevent accidental detonation which might result from +vibration or mishandling. + +8. To detonate the device, obtain a radio controlled (RC) servo mechanism, as +found in RC model airplanes and cars. With a minimum of effort, a remote +plunger can be made that will strike a detonator cap to effect a small +explosion. These detonator caps can be found in the electrical supply section +of your local supermarket. We recommend the "Blast-O-Mactic" brand because +they are no deposit-no return. + +9. Now hide the completed device from the neighbors and children. The garage +is not recommended because of high humidity and the extreme range of +temperatures experienced there. Nuclear devices have been known to +spontaneousLy detonate in these unstable conditions. The hall closet or under +the kitchen sink will be perfectly suitable. + +10. Now you are the proud owner of a working thermonuclear device! It is a +great ice-breaker at parties, and in a pinch, can be used for national defense. + +3. THEORY OF OPERATION + + The device basically works when the detonated TNT compresses the Plutonium +into a critical mass. The critical mass then produces a nuclear chain reaction +similar to the domino chain reaction (discussed in this column, "Dominos on the +March" March, 1968). The chain reaction then promptly produces a big +thermonuclear reaction. And there you have it, a 10 megaton explosion! + +4. NEXT MONTH'S COLUMN + + In next month's column, we will learn how to clone your neighbor's wife in + six easy steps. This project promises to be an exciting weekend full of fun +and profit. Common kitchen utensils will be all you need. See you next month! + +5. NOTES + +1. Plutonium (PU), atomic number 94, is a radioactive metaLlic element formed +bythe decay of Neptunium and is similar in chemical structure to Uranium, +Saturium, Jupiternium, and Marsium. + +6. PREVIOUS MONTH'S COLUMNS + +1. Let's Make Test Tube Babies! May, 1979 +2. Let's Make a Solar System! June, 1979 +3. 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