Explosives forum guidelines

[xpl0siv]

As I am the only moderator at the moment I'll lay down the rules which, if everyone tries to stick to, will make this section much more respectable, useful and safe for everyone who uses it.

1. Do not discuss "homemade bombs".
2. Do not discuss "homemade bombs".
3. Do not discuss "homemade bombs".

And if you don't know how to differentiate between "homemade explosives" and "homemade bombs" then let me explain: Homemade bombs are, as far as I am concerned and as far as the many governments around the world are concerned, devices that are used to kill or maim other people. Various middle eastern suicide bombers, the london bus and subway bombers, car bombs and all other types of anti personall bombs which are constructed at home are labelled "homemade bombs". So, as soon as "homemade bombs" are discussed you start to trigger some powerful emotional responses from people, and sometimes from people who we don't really want to fuck with.... and i shouldn't need to name them..

So the term "homemade bomb" should not be used to label any type of explosive device that may be being discussed.

4. If you are discussing improvised explosive devices (i.e. a casing, detonator and explosive combination) state their intended purpose. It's all very well telling everyone that you have made this excellent shaped charge design that will "blow the shit out of something" but please understand that without stating a purpose for your device, you are effectivly leaving it up to the reader to assume that purpose. I don't need to remind you what the media, the police and the various government agencies that monitor controversial websites all automatically assume when explosives devices are being discussed.

5. Do not incriminate yourself. Never make any posts which are written in first person to do with building explosive devices. It is easy to word your post in such a way so that you are not stating that YOU have done what ever it is you are talking about.

For example:

If you want to make an explosive then what you need to do is mix X and Y in A and then you will have E.

This should be worded as:

If one was intent on making an explosive then that person would mix X and Y in A and then would find they had E.

Get it? It is a good habit to get into, so please try to follow this rule.

Call me paranoid, but it is a reality that these days freedom of speech is not what it used to be. We can not, unfortunately, freely chat about how to make bombs and this and that. It only takes ONE reporter to take exception to ONE post and publish a condemning article about bombshock and that would be the end of the forums. Not to mention probably dropping me in a world of shit with authorities. Worst case scenario - ISP records are seized and they go after inderviduals who have incriminated themselves from their posts. Lets not even risk any of that shit ey?

Rule 5. Do not post misinformation@! Do not even post anything that you have gathered from anywhere but a reputable source without noting the possibility of error.

Follow the above simple rules and we can discuss everything we could want to without the possibility of getting in the shit.

Thanks, Xpl0siv

[jellocaca]

dude, I'm not shure if I understand the diff between bomb and explosive. Lemme ask what I understood of it: Bomb is when you blow up something, and explosive is when u blow up nothing in particular... is that it?

[-inefficiency-]

A Bomb is a weapon intended to hurt/maim/kill people - explosives are used for a variety of different taks - like blowing up a stump in your back yard :P.

I'm thinking thats what the difference between a 'bomb' and an 'explosive' is.

[kbk]

You are absolutely correct, bombs are made to injur or kill while an explosive could be an expirament or used for stump removal or just 'digging' in the ground so to speak.

[Verdammnis]

Please allow me to clarify once and for all the difference between a 'Bomb' and an 'Explosive Device'.

For starters you must weed out the interference of typical idiotic thinking...

A bomb by civilian definition is anything that makes a louder bang than a man who ate 15 been burittos and hasn't shit for a week. Kind of like a 'Sniper' in civilan context is anyone who shoots another person with a rifle at a distance greater than 20 feet.

The Military has a clear distinction from the civilian counterpart:

Example: The U.S. Army has E.O.D. (Explosive Ordinance Disposal)

Example: The NYPD (Police/Civilian) has the 'Bomb Disposal/Squad'


A bomb by RIGHTFUL definition is a explosive device dropped from aircraft of either fighter or bomber class.

"A F-117 dropped a Cluster Bomb on Saddame Husseins head"

An example of bomb used in an appropriate context...

"An explosive device was found under my toilet this morning. I am glad I didn't have diahrea."

An example of explosive device used in an appropriate context...

[Cre8tor]

for the purpose of these forums, the definitions used in the first post by Xpl0siv are the ones we will use.