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Tech hobbyist makes shoulder-mounted guided missile prototype with $96 in parts and a 3D printer — DIY MANPADS includes Wi-Fi guidance, ballistics calculations, optional camera for tracking (www.tomshardware.com)
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[–] 11 points 8 months ago (4 children)

Atomize* some propelant, boom, explosive.

The trick is to get the atomized propelant to "boom, explosive" at the target and not in your backpack.

Also, you probably want a "boom" sufficient to accomplish whatever demolition you're planning, which - again - raises the stakes regarding what's in your backpack.

There's a classic little film called "The Wages of Fear" that explores the hazards of amateurs transporting high explosives over long distances.

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  • [–] 2 points 8 months ago* (1 child)

    I mean, spray the leftover fuel into the oxygen-filled head only on target? It wouldn't stay atomized for long anyway. And for the boom, the shell needs only be strong enough. Wouldn't that work?

    Sure, there's more effective explosives.

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  • [–] 3 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

    Wouldn’t that work?

    Idk, you wanna find out?

    Listen, if you've got the specs for military ordinance and want to say "We've done this a thousand times, it works fine" that's one thing.

    But it's very much another to just wave your hands and announce "you know, the boom-boom juice goes here and the detonator goes there and it'll probably do something."

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