Sterno Bomb

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Sterno Bomb

For a nice stealth bomb, get a small gourd, cut off the top and hollow it out. Fill the round part with sterno jelly leaving the stem empty. Put a couple of firecrackers in the stem and wrap up the fuses around one central fuse. Poke a hole in the top piece of the gourd that you cut out earlier, and feed the fuse through. Seal off the fuse hole and the part you cut off with epoxy. Rig the fuse with a cancerette fuse or some other timing device.

This method also works with numerous other fruits and veggies. Also, other types of explosives can be used if you don't have sterno.

The above and below designs are questionable as firebombs (unlikely to ignight from firecrackers) and certianly not useful as an explosive since sterno is simply methyl alcohol mixed with a gelling agent, the reason for sterno is that it is much less flamable and spillable than liquid alcohol and the flames are not very visible when used at weddings to heat chafing dishes. Alcohol is much safer than gasoline when it comes to flamability.

Original STERNO BOMB

One of the simplest bombs to make is the converted sterno can. It will provide some bang and a widely dispersed spray of jellied fire. Remove the lid from a standard, commercially purchased can and punch a hole in the center big enough for the firecracker fuse. Take a large spoonful of jelly out of the center to make room for the firecracker. Insert the firecracker and pull the fuse up through the hole in the lid. When in place, cement around the hole with epoxy glue. Put some more glue around the rim of the can and reseal the lid. Wipe the can and wash off excess with rubbing alcohol. A cancerette fuse should be used. The can could also be taped around a bottle with Molotov mixture and ignited.