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- @X084@X05.@X0831 @X03 FUSE DELAYS
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- @X08It is extremely simple to delay explosive devices that employ fuses for
- ignition@X05.@X08 Perhaps the simplest way to do so is with a cigarette@X05.@X08 An average
- cigarette burns for about 8 minutes@X05.@X08 The higher the @X05"@X08tar@X05"@X08 and nicotine rating@X05,@X08
- the slower the cigarette burns@X05.@X08 Low @X05"@X08tar@X05"@X08 and nicotine cigarettes burn quicker
- than the higher @X05"@X08tar@X05"@X08 and nicotine cigarettes@X05,@X08 but they are also less likely to
- go out if left unattended@X05,@X08 i@X05.@X08e@X05.@X08 not smoked@X05.@X08 Depending on the wind or draft in
- a given place@X05,@X08 a high @X05"@X08tar@X05"@X08 cigarette is better for delaying the ignition of a
- fuse@X05,@X08 but there must be enough wind or draft to give the cigarette enough oxygen
- to burn@X05.@X08 People who use cigarettes for the purpose of delaying fuses will often
- test the cigarettes that they plan to use in advance to make sure they stay lit@X05,@X08
- and to see how long it will burn@X05.@X08 Once a cigarettes burn rate is determined@X05,@X08 it
- is a simple matter of carefully putting a hole all the way through a cigarette
- with a toothpick at the point desired@X05,@X08 and pushing the fuse for a device in the
- hole formed@X05.@X08
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- A similar type of device can be make from powdered charcoal and a sheet
- of paper@X05.@X08 Simply roll the sheet of paper into a thin tube@X05,@X08 and fill it with
- powdered charcoal@X05.@X08 Punch a hole in it at the desired location@X05,@X08 and insert a
- fuse@X05.@X08 Both ends must be glued closed@X05,@X08 and one end of the delay must be doused
- with lighter fluid before it is lit@X05.@X08 Or@X05,@X08 a small charge of gunpowder mixed with
- powdered charcoal could conceivably used for igniting such a delay@X05.@X08 A chain of
- charcoal briquettes can be used to delay a fuse by merely lining up a few bricks
- of charcoal so that they touch each other@X05,@X08 end on end@X05,@X08 and lighting the first
- brick@X05.@X08 Incense@X05,@X08 which can be purchased at almost any novelty or party supply
- store@X05,@X08 can also be used as a fairly reliable delay@X05.@X08 By wrapping the fuse about
- the end of an incense stick@X05,@X08 delays of up to 1@X05/@X082 an hour are possible@X05.@X08
- Finally@X05,@X08 it is possible to make a relatively slow@X05-@X08burning fuse in the home@X05.@X08 By
- dissolving about one teaspoon of black powder in about 1@X05/@X084 a cup of boiling
- water@X05,@X08 and@X05,@X08 while it is still hot@X05,@X08 soaking in it a long piece of all cotton
- string@X05,@X08 a slow@X05-@X08burning fuse can be made@X05.@X08 After the soaked string dries@X05,@X08 it
- must then be tied to the fuse of an explosive device@X05.@X08 Sometimes@X05,@X08 the end of the
- slow burning fuse that meets the normal fuse has a charge of black powder or
- gunpowder at the intersection point to insure ignition@X05,@X08 since the slow@X05-@X08burning
- fuse does not burn at a very high temperature@X05.@X08 A similar type of slow fuse can
- be made by taking the above mixture of boiling water and black powder and pouring
- it on a long piece of toilet paper@X05.@X08 The wet toilet paper is then gently twisted
- up so that it resembles a firecracker fuse@X05,@X08 and is allowed to dry@X05.@X08
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