I actually think it’s an imperative to know how chemistry works. In a free society, knowing how to do things should not be off limits.

Unfortunately, we don’t live in a free society any more. Much of this information has been suppressed and is hard to find. That said… for those curious, here’s a whole book on making explosives:

https://archive.org/details/saxon-kurt.-fireworks-explosives....

Here’s a whole video on making a bomb:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=tsxGX5F5SXg

Im a pacifist and don’t condone any violence against another human ever. But I also like fireworks