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Re:Ask HN: How to Make an Explosive? by anenefan on Saturday January 14, 2023 @02:18AM (#34378036)
This is not stuff you should ask for without explaining a legitimate and benign purpose for the sort of explosion you'd like. For scaring pest animals you could always watch "Mythbusters" for some ideas like a flour bomb.
Re:Ask HN: How to Make an Explosive? by pestatije on Saturday January 14, 2023 @02:27AM (#34378093)
Soda water bottle, alka seltzer, quickly screw the cap
Re:Ask HN: How to Make an Explosive? by boulanger75 on Saturday January 14, 2023 @02:30AM (#34378105)
Demandez à Chat Gpt
Re:Ask HN: How to Make an Explosive? by csilverman on Saturday January 14, 2023 @02:38AM (#34378143)
Pick a programming language and write an impassioned, snark-filled post on Hacker News explaining why it's not a real programming language
Re:Ask HN: How to Make an Explosive? by anenefan on Saturday January 14, 2023 @04:35AM (#34378783)
lol good one, I wish I'd thought of it myself

https://www.flamewarriorsguide.com/warriorshtm/grenade.htm

Re:Ask HN: How to Make an Explosive? by curtisblaine on Saturday January 14, 2023 @03:12AM (#34378322)
I'll go out on a limb and say that this question smells like testing the boundaries of HN's freedom of speech to prove some point related to the culture wars.
Re:Ask HN: How to Make an Explosive? by chewz on Saturday January 14, 2023 @03:48AM (#34378530)
Buda's Wagon: A Brief History of the Car Bomb

https://www.amazon.com/Budas-Wagon-Brief-History-Bomb/dp/184...

Re:Ask HN: How to Make an Explosive? by 082349872349872 on Saturday January 14, 2023 @04:29AM (#34378751)
Thankfully technical progress means horses haven't been involved with VBIEDs in a long time. We just have to continue that trend, and get all other living creatures into the disjoint part of the Venn diagram...