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Gunpowder from Urine
Posted: Mon Sep 28, 2015 3:51 pm
by VMI77
http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2015 ... materials/
So, one day you’re working on your ranch in Utah, and you think “you know, when the zombie elk apocalypse comes, I had better be prepared. I’ve got a rifle, and some ammo, but what happens when I run out?”
Well, obviously you make your own gunpowder, and to do that you need to watch the following videos from YouTuber Cody of the channel Cody’sLab
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=522&v=8wW5KR1pDxs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=1&v=P5iJZjw8k40
Re: Gunpowder from Urine
Posted: Mon Sep 28, 2015 7:24 pm
by WildBill
Urea has been used to make explosives, but this is ludicrous.
Re: Gunpowder from Urine
Posted: Mon Sep 28, 2015 7:33 pm
by Weg
You still need sulphur and charcoal.
Re: Gunpowder from Urine
Posted: Mon Sep 28, 2015 10:49 pm
by jimlongley
It was quite common, during the late War of Northern Aggression, for southern ladies to save the necessary product for gunpowder production.
Re: Gunpowder from Urine
Posted: Tue Sep 29, 2015 10:00 am
by VMI77
Weg wrote:You still need sulphur and charcoal.
Charcoal is the easiest to obtain, but he also shows how to get sulphur or an adequate substitute.
Re: Gunpowder from Urine
Posted: Tue Sep 29, 2015 10:35 am
by Taypo
Coming soon to a post apocalyptic trading post near you! New PeePeePewPew rounds made from the urine of virgins! Guaranteed to stop the guys from Mad Max at 1000 yards!
Re: Gunpowder from Urine
Posted: Tue Sep 29, 2015 11:39 am
by The Annoyed Man
VMI77 wrote:Weg wrote:You still need sulphur and charcoal.
Charcoal is the easiest to obtain, but he also shows how to get sulphur or an adequate substitute.
I actually found this very informative. I've wondered how one could obtain saltpeter and sulfur if one had to make it oneself.
Re: Gunpowder from Urine
Posted: Sun Oct 04, 2015 9:04 pm
by wharvey
Didn't watch the video but saltpeter, Potassium Nitrate, can be extracted from ashes of wood, bat guano, and other sources. It supplies the oxygen for the reaction. Urine was used early on in the production of gun powder, black powder that is, to help keep the slurry moist to prevent the building from blowing up. It was said that a bishops urine made the highest quality powder.
Re: Gunpowder from Urine
Posted: Mon Oct 05, 2015 5:46 am
by rbwhatever1
Very interesting. I hope we never have to make our own from urine. Adding a urine disclaimer to the famous line "I love the smell of gunpowder in the morning" doesn't have the same effect.
My Cabela's ammo list may now be large enough to merit a special trip with powder & ball added to it...