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2025-11-06 -Land of the Free

In the UK You Can Be Arrested for Possessing the Recipe to Make Black Powder

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Posted by Gloluns Turkeyneck4904 2025-11-06 00:00|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [1786 views ] Top

1 Don't be watchin' the old Star Trek episode with the Gorn.

Posted by ed in texas 2025-11-06 08:30|| 2025-11-06 08:30|| Front Page Top

2 Soon coming to ammonium nitrate type fertilizers.

Nitram is a big one in the UK.

Posted by Mullah Richard 2025-11-06 08:54|| 2025-11-06 08:54|| Front Page Top

3 Guy Fawkes smiles

Posted by DarthVader 2025-11-06 08:56|| 2025-11-06 08:56|| Front Page Top

4 Incomplete recipe, the part about how to mix the ingredients apparently was left out!

Water is involved I think?

Posted by Seeking Cure For Ignorance 2025-11-06 09:48|| 2025-11-06 09:48|| Front Page Top

5 isopropyl alcohol allows for better corn/grain formation and thus better ignition. That was left out Seeks.

But, a dry mix will work... just not at a very good efficiency.

Posted by DarthVader 2025-11-06 10:46|| 2025-11-06 10:46|| Front Page Top

6 H. Beam Piper "Lord Kalvan" is going to be banned in UK?

Posted by Grom the Affective 2025-11-06 10:50|| 2025-11-06 10:50|| Front Page Top

7 Ahh, thanks Darthvader!

Posted by Seeking Cure For Ignorance 2025-11-06 16:53|| 2025-11-06 16:53|| Front Page Top

8 I liked the Lord Kalcan stories

Posted by Silentbrick 2025-11-06 23:23|| 2025-11-06 23:23|| Front Page Top

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