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[Miech]

Ventsi.

 

1. You buy Glutinous Rice

2. You me <snip> es/powder into a coffee grinder.

 

DON'T put non crushed PIECES into your grinder, that's the way I broke my blade.

If you start with glutinous rice starch it's somewhat easier. Just make a ball of dough of it by adding some water, then steam it. I used a kitchen sieve in a pot with some water, don't forget to put a lid on top. You're finished steaming when the taste of rice starch is gone and it has a somewhat sweet taste.

 

I dried mine in the microwave oven, which dries the stuff in under an hour but slightly burns it from the inside out. Drying by air works the same well, but just takes longer. I have to grind it up yet, but I think the meatgrinder will do a fine job .

 

Glutinous rice starch is usually sold in toko's and some large supermarkets for under $1,50 a pound. It's also sold as "ketan flour" or "ketan rice flour" sometimes, but you'll need to check the package if it is glutinous rice starch.

[TrueBluePyro]

When shooting someone as a Marine, you're executing an order from a superior. It's not really your decision to kill someone, you don't always have a choice. The main killer is the one who gave the order.

 

However, you can always kill someone by your decision. This is the difference.

 

Not sure whats going on but....

 

It is up to you if you kill them, wether you were told to or not it is still up to you wether or not to kill that person.

 

I have been learning about the Nazi's and the holocaust and heaps of people where sent to jail for war crimes which they said they were just acting under orders, but as I said it is up to that person wether or not they pour that gas into the gas chamber and kill those 100-150 people.....

It is a random thread after all....

 

The holocaust is a touchy thing and I dont really want to go into it too much.

[50AE]

Remember, in a war, if you don't execute an order, you get shot. You're considered as a traitor.

 

So you have to choose between both, which can be a dilemma.

[Ventsi]

I was thinking about just grating it down with a kitchen cheesegrader , like parmesan cheese, and then mill the finw curls into a powder.

[RUUUUUN]

More importantly than the orders is the fact that I can not engage a person until they are shooting at me, so it really comes down to self defense. Snipers aren't even allowed to engage hostiles until they present a threat to Non-combatants or to coalitions forces.

 

Marines who kill people in cold blood normally exhibit post-traumatic stress disorder AKA combat fatigue, and then drink themselves into oblivion trying to forget.

 

I agree we should pay taxes for things such as: Miliary/law enforcement, well really all federal employees(postal workers, teachers, judiciary branch, all that trash), because it is our civic duty. However things such as welfare, unemployment, and other programs that allow people to manipulate the system for a handout are really a total drag on society.

 

yes, I am very aware of how our sytem works and while it is the best system in the world at the moment, I think it could use some improving.

[Mumbles]

Welfare and unemployment have their places. Everyone runs into hard times at some point or another, and I am all for helping them stay afloat if they need it in the interim between jobs. It's the people who abuse the system that really piss me off, as I am sure do many people here.

[Seymour]

yes, I am very aware of how our sytem works and while it is the best system in the world at the moment, I think it could use some improving.

 

 

I'm sorry, but while the USA is above average, it is not the best system. Far from it.

 

If you want to see the best system, take a look at Scandinavia. And yes, oh no, those countries are SOCIALIST!!!!

 

They also have free markets.

 

Socialism is not something from dysfunctional ex-soviet countries and the Wiemar republic, it is something all developed countries have to some extent (including the US, as has been stated previously) and many of the richest countries (I'm talking per-capita wealth here, the US is not one of them because the wealth is spread over hundreds of millions of people) have a lot of socialism.

 

For example, many people in the US fail to recognize that all their allies (other than perhaps those really dodgy allies like the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia) have government funded health care. The US is the exception among developed countries here, and while no medical system is perfect, the one in the US is quite far behind the rest of the developed world.

[WarezWally]

I have been learning about the Nazi's and the holocaust and heaps of people where sent to jail for war crimes which they said they were just acting under orders, but as I said it is up to that person wether or not they pour that gas into the gas chamber and kill those 100-150 people.....

 

No soldier who emptied zyklon b pellets into the gas chambers were ever sent to prison / executed for war crimes, those who gave orders (higher up the chain) were the ones who had the ultimate say and were punished.

[jacob]

50AE, you're missing out bigtime if you're not getting the forum, did you try loging in on the first page that shows up when you go to Passfire?

[50AE]

Actually, I contacted the admin and he fixed my account. I'm able to access now.

 

I quickly read some topics, it seems that the forum has many intelligent members, but there are not many topics though. Correct me if I'm wrong

[jacob]

Yeah that's kinda how it is, the archives of the old forum have a ton of info though.

[Mumbles]

The forum as is is probably only a month and a half old. They make far more threads there than we do here. There is the archives which have 8000-some topics.

[tentacles]

If you want to see the best system, take a look at Scandinavia.

 

 

Several scandinavian countries are having huge problems these days with illegals abusing their systems.. Look at Sweden, for instance. Norway is starting to have problems as well.

[RUUUUUN]

My church regularly does mission trips to norway, sweden, finland and other scandanavian countries. some of our churches over there have sent some of its congregation over here. I have conversed with, and do converse with quite regularly, several peoples from all parts of scandanavia and they say it SUCKS, they come over to america and see what we have as normal everyday americans and they are amazed by our wealth. Not only our sheer wealth but also our freedoms as people! The fact that we can even own rifles amazed several of them, they had never even heard of private ownership of any firearms. That is not exactly true, they do have private "ownership" but they have to keep the firearm at a safe at the range, they can't just bring it home and shove it in the closet. I set off 1 pound of Binary HE during an independance day celebration and the scandanavian kids had to be convinced that the cops weren't gonna come and they weren't gonna get in trouble and that it was totally legal. I am not saying that that is the same everywhere in scandanavia, however that seems to be the majority. While from the outside a system may appear better than it really is, I don't think some 14-25 year old kids from scandanavia would lie about their country being horrible in comparison to ours, therefore I must stick to the contention that the US is the best country in the world.

 

They also enjoyed our uniquely mild weather patterns(at least in the pacific northwest )

[Pretty green flame]

Several scandinavian countries are having huge problems these days with illegals abusing their systems.. Look at Sweden, for instance. Norway is starting to have problems as well.

 

That's the problem right now yes, some heavy duty restrictions should be implemented to battle these screwy immigrants from third world countries. I don't consider myself as racist as long as these guys respect my country, the law and the people who originally live here, I don't have much problems with them. But when they start protesting for one thing or another, let's just say I have nothing against police brutality....Just to be on the safe side, i'd rather see we keep immigrant numbers to a bare minimum.

 

I have conversed with, and do converse with quite regularly, several peoples from all parts of scandanavia and they say it SUCKS. While from the outside a system may appear better than it really is, I don't think some 14-25 year old kids from scandanavia would lie about their country being horrible in comparison to ours.

 

Give them guns and they'll be impressed, I doubt you conversed with them about the social status and the benefits their country gives them in form of schooling, medical care...(Though it has to be said, I am no expert on scandinavia, maybe AndyBoy can share some more information?)

 

The fact that we can even own rifles amazed several of them

 

No argument against that, I would be amazed too

 

therefore I must stick to the contention that the US is the best country in the world.

 

That's good, be proud of your country, but that's just your bias opinion.

[Swede]

I've always thought e-matches were cool, but can be a bit of a pain to make. Commercially-made e-matches normally require an ATF license, but you can buy pre-soldered ematch heads (no compound) without one. For fun, I tried an experiment to see if I could make some that were not too difficult. The hard part is usually the bridge, normally either nichrome or fine copper. Looking at a pad of BRONZE WOOL, it made me think of trying an e-match using its strands. What I came up with:

 

http://www.5bears.com/firew/ematch.jpg

 

Left to right: 1) 3 wraps of bronze wool around the 2-sided PCB chip 2) one strand of bronze wool, barely seen, and 3) Conventional #30 Cu wire.

 

These were dipped in a simple 50:50 chlorate:A3S slurry, coated once with NC lacquer, and allowed to dry. 12 volts through any of them produced a perfect match... nice instant POP and good flame.

 

Question: would anyone care to see a mini tutorial on their construction? It is always easier to buy the pre-soldered chips, but if you cannot, or just want to make a few, the bronze wool bridge is easy and works well.

 

Edit: After further testing, the performance of the #30 Cu was superior to the bronze wool. The other consideration is that the bronze wool might be TOO light. You need a stable e-match that can pass normal continuity checks without any danger, and #30 Cu does that with ease. I think I know a way of executing this with perf board and less soldering rather than a 2S PCB. Anyway, if guys are interested, I'll post more on it or make a tutorial.

Edited June 5, 2009 by Swede

[optimus]

I must stick to the contention that the US is the best country in the world.

 

Only the world? I thought y'all thought it was the best country in the UNIVERSE?

 

LOL

[Miech]

Hmm, double sided PCB material isn't hard to come by cheaply. I think I got something to try. Is that heat shrink you put on those things?

[TheSidewinder]

Yeah, that's heatshrink.

 

Looks like the good stuff, too, not the cheap shit that Radio Shack sells.

[asilentbob]

If your wanting to make many, fast... bridgewire-less ones are fast. Some BP/NC/graphite/whatever slurry and lengths of 2 strand zip-cord wire with the last few mm stripped. Dip and let dry. Course they wont be as reliable in series and/or parallel... but if your firing one at a time anyways...

[Swede]

The only reason I put heat shrink on them was to differentiate between them when test-time came, because once dipped, they looked the same. They certainly don't need it. I think there is a way to use bare perf board, with a loop of fine Cu, to do the same thing, rather than soldering the tiny wires to a chip of circuit board.

 

Nothing new, but kind of fun. And I definitely need to give bridgeless another go. My first batch had too much resistance.

[FrankRizzo]

Swede, have you tried the scoring/snapping x-mas bulb technique? The advantage is that the matches are a consistent resistance from match-to-match, and they have lead wires already connected.

 

http://pyrobin.com/files/scoring%20xmas%20...match%20use.avi

 

http://pyrobin.com/files/DIY%20shroud.avi

[Richtee]

Nothing new, but kind of fun. And I definitely need to give bridgeless another go. My first batch had too much resistance.

 

Ain't that what voltage triplers are for? ;{)

 

Man I miss this stuff bad... thanks for the fix :{)

[FrankRizzo]

Ain't that what voltage triplers are for? ;{)

 

Man I miss this stuff bad... thanks for the fix :{)

 

Richtee, would it be possible for you to just get legal? Apply for a type 54 with contigency storage at a commercial fireworks supplier for the transportation/handling issue, and for your own material, build/buy an indoor magazine that meets Type 4 requirements that could be stored in an unattached garage or shed that locks?

Edited June 6, 2009 by FrankRizzo

[mike_au]

...a simple 50:50 chlorate:A3S slurry...

 

What is A3S? Antimony trisulfide? and if so, isn't that a chlorate+sulfur mix and horribly dangerous? Or does the fact that it is in an NC slurry do something to make it safer?