-- On 10 Aug 2001, at 11:48, Eugene Leitl wrote:
Anhydrous hydrazine is toxic (and carcinogenic), and difficult to get. If you want to assist evolution, point people towards something which can be easily bought, made, and something so sensitive no sensible person would use.
Someone should set up a web page on that wonderful explosive made from red phosphorus and potassium chlorate. It is potent, and its extreme instability makes it very good in booby traps. It was used for this purpose in Word War I. Its remarkable instablity also makes applying it successfully an intelligence test that few would pass. --digsig James A. Donald 6YeGpsZR+nOTh/cGwvITnSR3TdzclVpR0+pr3YYQdkG /X5G+7Pu8Mxoj4Sb6okOGetr7ktpTvtti4/NpTxq 4/HNaSVLlHG6ydxk8eIm9TV9XlFZM0S4Q84+XIA1x