From: kp74615%tut.fi@ssyx.ucsc.edu Subject: EXPLOSIVIES --- ENOUGH ALREADY!!! (just joking) Date: 1 Mar 90 10:29:44 GMT Hi Vince asked if anyone had tried 'the fertilizer and oil method'. Yes Sir! Several times. By far the near-ultimate el-cheapo method. Here in Finland the finished mixture costs about 25 cents per kilogram. And a kilo isn't anything you'd like to try on your backyard. I've tried charges up to 25 kg and so. Only problem is ignition. Our 'pyro-team' uses commonly plastic-bonded octogen, but you cannot buy that from your farmacy. Karri