Black Powder
Black Powder
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Place 5 pints of alcohol in a bucket. In another bucket, put 3 cups
of
granulated potassium nitrate, 2 cups powdered wood charcoal, and
1/2 cup of powdered sulfur
into the bucket. Add 1 cup of water and
stir well with a wooden stick. Place the bucket on a
heat source and
add 2 more cups of water and wait for it to bubble but don’t let it
boil. Remove the bucket from the heat and pour it into the alcohol
while stirring well. Let
the alcohol stand for about 5 minutes. Strain
the liquid through cheesecloth to remove the
powder. Wrap the cloth
around the powder and squeeze out the excess liquid. Place a piece
(That black muddy
looking stuff) on the screen and begin to workd it
through. Spread the end result on a piece
of newspaper and let it dry
in the sunlight. Now you have black powder which can be used to
make
other bombs.