Ctrl-S to Stop/Start Ctrl-C to Cancel D.K.K. Labs present.... == By: Jello Biafra I know all you major phone tappers are probably all sitting there going "Oooooo! Ahhhhh!" and I know what you're saying... but this is for the guys/girls who have some electrical knowledge, but not enough to put some- thing together by themselves...(like this, anyway.) Here we go. I: THE BEIGE BOX Also commonly referred to as the "Bud Box". This is extremely simple to construct, and doesn't take much time. First, get about a 12 foot phone cord. Regular. They cost about uh...$2.50 at K-Mart or something. Second, cut off one of the ends of it. (ie, cut the little plastic thingy off). Third, cut some of the plastic stuff off; like get a razor blade and cut it, but don't cut the wires inside. (Very tricky). Fourth, when you see the wires inside, there should be a red, a green, a yellow, and a black. Ignore the yellow and black. In fact, cut them off. Now strip some of the little red and green plastic off. (Yes, with your razor blade). Now get out your soldering gun! (Oh, did i forget to mention that?) Now, get some solder and some alligator clips. (Available at Radio Shack for about $1.10 for 10 of them). Now solder the green wire to one clip, and the red to another. Simple? You've finished your first phone 'tap'. Now, grab your fone, (ie, the receiver), and head outside. In your backyard, there should be a silver box with "BELL" written on it. They're not that hard to find, usually, you can just look up at the telephone poll and there are wires leading down. Anyway--pop off the little box. If it doesn't budge, go grab a screwdriver. Now unscrew the big screw at the bottom of the box. NOW pop it off. There should be screws and wires that look some- thing like this: *(red wire) *(green wire) *(screw) *(yellow) *(black) Or something along those lines. The little asteriks are screws. Usually, (at least around my neighborhood), the green alligator clip goes to the green screw, and the red to the red. It could be different, however, so switch them around if needed. I don't think the bottom screws are ever needed, unless the house has another separate fone line. And be careful! I got shocked once, and it wasn't very phun.. Alright, so that's basic, and it's very easy to get caught with, so don't try it unless your neighbors aren't going to be home for a long time, or are on vacation. A neato nifty thing to do is to stick an automatic recorder in their little box. (When i say 'their', I am referring to your victim's). They're available at Radio Shack for $19. Pretty steep unless you're a rich kid, which i'm not, but that's another story. So, you rip one off. (Haha, joke... I do NOT condone stealing things). Ok, so anyway, you buy one from Radio Shack for $19, use it until you don't need it anymore (up to 30 days, usually), and then take it back... if it's in good condition. Anyway (for the 4th time), you get a microcassette recorder (you can buy mine!) and stick your little contraption in the silver Bell box. Then the recording will start when they pick up the fone, and stop automatically when they're done. Just make sure your neighbors don't check their Bell box often. (And *REMEMBER*, the fine for evesdropping is 5 years and $10,000.. the CHOICE is YOURS... hehehehe). II: WIRELESS TRANSMITTER PLANS This is a transmitter that consists on a one colpitts oscillator that takes its power from the fone line. Since the resistance it puts on the line is less that 100 ohms, it has no effect on the telephone performance, and can't be detected by your neighbors or Ma Bell. Since it's a low-powered device that doesn't use an antenna for radiation, it is legal to the FCC... BUT--Not legal for what we're going to do with it! What it does, is use four diodes to form a bridge rectifier. It produces a varying DC voltage varying with the auto-signals on the line. That voltage is used to supply the voltage for the oscillator transistor. Which is connected to a radio circuit. From there, you can tune it to any channel you want. The rest will be explained inn text. PARTS LIST Item Description =========================================================================== C1 47-PF CERAMIC DISK CAPACITOR C2,C3 27-PF MICA CAPACITOR CR1, CR2, CR3, CR4 GERMANIUM DIODE 1N90 OR EQUIVALENT R1 100 OHM, 1/4 WATT 10% COMPOSITION RESISTOR R2 10K, 1/4 WATT 10% COMPOSITION RESISTOR R3 .7K, 1/4 WATT "" "" L1 2 UH RADIO FREQUENCY CHOKE (SEE TEXT) L2 5 TURNS NO. 20 WIRE (SEE TEXT) Q1 NPN RF TRANSISTOR 2N5179 OR EQUIVALENT ========================================================================== L1 may be constructed by winding approx. 40 turns of No. 36 enamel wire on a mega-ohm, 1/2 watt resistor. The value of L1 is not critical. L2 can be made by wrapping 5 turns of No. 20 wire around a 1/4 inch form. After the wire is wrapped, the form can be removed. Just solder it into place on the circuit board. It should hold quite nicely. Also be sure to position Q1 so that the emitter, base, and collector are in the proper hols. The schematic should be pretty easy to follw. Although it has an unusual number of grounds, it still works. -----------------L1-------------------- -- CR1/ \CR2 ------------------- A-----------------/ \ -- ---- \ / C2 L2 CR3\ /CR4 C1 R2 ---- R1 -- GND C3 ---- ---- GND ---------BASE COLLECTOR R3 \ / B---------------------------- \/\ <-Q1 GND \/ EMITTER (GND) Ok, now go to the box, remove the red wire that was already on Screw 1, and attach it to wire "A" of the bug. Then attach wire "B" to the screw itself. You can adjust the frequency which it comes out on the FM channel by either smashing, or widening thec coils of L2. It takes a few minutes to get to work right, but it is also very versatile. You can change the frequen- cy at will, and you can easily record off your radio. ------------------------------------------ Ok, that's about it for now. My fingers hurt. I would just like to admit that I did steal most everything of the "Wireless Transmitter Plans" from The Overlord, from Phrack Vol. 1, Issue 3, Phile #5, of 10. (Hey, put it this way, I wouldn't have borrowed it if it wasn't any good, now would I?) That's it. Have phun, don't abuse, and you'll be alright. ------------------------------------------ Call the Dark Side of The Moon AE/BBS (408) 245-7726 Chow. 7:51 pm PST 11/02/86 Cmd: Ctrl-S to Stop/Start Ctrl-C to Cancel -.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.- - - - - - The Pirates' Den 1200 AE List - - [December 23, 1986] - - Created by: Masked Marauder of The Legion - - - - The Yacht Club |1200/2400|Ind. PW...[HOME OF THE LEGION!]...717-273-6704 - - The Retreat AE |1200 only|Ind. PW...........................305-288-4869 - - - -.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.- Sorry about the long delay between lists but I've been busy lately. Hopefully it'll be a matter of days (not weeks) until the next list. If you have any corrections/additions/deletions drop me a note The Yacht Club. Codes: C-Carrier Detected B-Busy when I called W-Weak Handshake - Couldn't Connect R-Rang Forever - Will be rechecked later. AE-Ascii Express Supported MT-Mousetalk Supported CF-Car-Fur Supported AET-AE:Tac Used AEP-AE Prodos Used BBS-BBS Used Number Password Code/Type Comments -.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.- - - - 201-221-9006 Ind. C AE/BBS The Electronic Basement-10mg-3/1200 - - 201-255-2132 TAZ B AE ????-10mg - - 201-256-4202 Ind. C AE/CF/BBS Trade Center-20mg - - 201-330-9104 Ind. C AET The Falcon's Lair-20mg-1200/2400 - - 201-398-2953 Ind. C AE/BBS Upside Down-20mg (No New Users) - - 201-460-3470 No P/W C AE Fly by Night AE-2dr - - 201-697-4825 Ind. C AE/CF/BBS Byte Bastard BBS-10mg-300/1200 - - 201-838-5138 Ind. C AE/CF/BBS Heart of Gold-10mg-300/1200 - - 201-867-5031 No P/W C AE Da Cave AE-1mg - - 201-879-6668 KILL C AE Metal AE-4dr - - 203-236-1777 T/P/ Ind. C AE The Assembly Line-20mg - - 203-746-2570 Ind. C AE/BBS Abode ][ Elite-40mg-300/1200 - - 206-838-7686 Ind. C AE/BBS Shooting Star-20mg-300/1200 - - 206-943-3229 No P/W C AE Hyboria-4 dr - - 208-384-5569 Ind. C AET Altered States AE-20mg-300/1200 - - 209-474-0868 Ind. C AET Warehouse-40mg - - 209-957-7372 Ind. C AE/BBS The Mystic-20mg-300/1200 - - 213-493-2011 Ind. C AE/CF/BBS The Citadel-20mg - - 215-488-6019 Ind. C AE/CF/BBS Exchange Password-10mg-300/1200 - - 215-647-5384 Ind. C AET The Pirate Zone-1.2mg - - 215-843-9193 CASHIT C AEP The Wall Street AE-20mg - - 215-886-6105 MAGIC W AE The Magical Tavern-?-300/1200 - - 216-235-6613 Ind. C AE/BBS S.O.B-10mg-3/12/2400 (No New Users) - - 216-267-2938 Ind. C AE/BBS The Dock-20mg-300/1200/2400 - - 218-724-4210 Ind. W AE/BBS The Vault-4 dr-300/1200 - - 219-422-6305 Ind. B Secret Service-3 dr-300/1200 - - 301-661-9355 Ind. C AE/BBS The Weather Station-?-300/1200 - - 305-229-9508 No P/W C AET Humidity Plus-1mg - - 305-288-4869 APL/Ind. C MT The Retreat-3dr (Cool Sysop) - - 305-395-6906 Ind. C AE/CF/BBS Digital Logic Data Service-10mg-3/12 - - 305-556-6858 Ind. C AE/BBS Apple Tree //-10mg - - 305-777-8365 No P/W/Ind. C AET The Connection-10mg-300/1200 - - 305-898-5649 Ind. C AE/BBS S.E. Connection-20mg - - 309-662-0779 Ind. C AET The Pretzel Board-10mg - - 312-234-6237 Ind. C AE/BBS Hotel California-?mg-300/1200 - - 312-395-9456 Ind. C AE/BBS The Infocomatium-30mg-300/1200/2400 - - 312-432-6964 Ind. C AE/BBS Wizard's Guild-300/1200 - - 312-528-5020 Ind. C AE/BBS Ripco-40mg-300/1200/2400 - - 312-654-2918 Ind. B AET The Quarterdeck-8 dr-300/1200 - - 312-699-7482 Ind. C AET The Challenger-5 dr-300/1200 - - 312-724-0807 Ind. C AE/BBS Bullwinkle's Bar-1.3mg-300/1200 - - 312-759-1916 Ind. C AET Silver Tongue-5 dr - - 312-848-3394 Ind. B The Cemetary-300/1200 - - 312-870-7875 Ind. C AET Metal Shop-2 dr-300/1200 - - 312-934-4637 Ind. B Shady Vale Inn-10mg - - 313-295-4397 Ind. B AET The Trivial AE-20mg-300/1200 - - 313-591-1024 Ind. C AE/CF/BBS Red-A-Sector-20mg-300/1200 - - 314-427-0983 Ind. C AET Escort-10mg - - 314-527-5551 Ind. R AE/CF/BBS Kleptic Palace-10mg - - 402-464-7952 Ind. C AE/BBS Solomon's Mine-5mg-1200/2400 - - 403-456-0974 Ind. C AET/BBS Canadien Conn.-10mg-4 pm:8 am - - 403-466-6187 Ind. C AET The Northern Link-4 dr-3/1200-4pm:8am- - 404-284-4859 Ind. B AE/BBS The Leeches Palace-10mg - - 404-299-0302 Ind. B AE/BBS Video Castle-20mg-1200/2400 - - 404-327-2327 Ind. B AE/BBS Metalland South-20mg - - 404-394-8265 Ind. C AE/BBS Ground Zero-20mg-1200/2400 - - 404-449-5986 Ind. C AE/BBS Atlanta Crackers-40mg-1200/2400 - - 404-487-4059 Ind. R AE/BBS Peachtree Syndicate-60mg-1200/2400 - - 404-932-2233 Ind. R AE/BBS Forbidden Zone-20mg-300/1200 - - 408-245-7726 No P/W B AE Dark Side-10mg-300/1200 (All T-Files)- - 408-257-3174 Ind. C AE/CF/BBS Gold Mine-80mg - - 408-429-8562 TURKEY B AE The Arena AE-20mg-1200/2400 - - 414-449-5010 Ind. C AET The Ghetto-6 dr - - 415-873-3840 RATT/Ind. C AET Rattpak AE-11mg-300/1200 - - 415-961-9337 No P/W B Rogue's Gallery-5mg-300/1200 - - 415-969-5673 Ind. B AE/CF/BBS Lord's Domain-10mg-300/1200 - - 502-245-8270 Ind. C AE/BBS Fifth Precinct-20mg-300/1200 - - 503-657-1759 Ind. B AET Ware Brigade-?-300/1200 - - 503-684-0548 Ind. B Phreak House-10mg-300/1200 - - 504-291-5690 Ind. B AE/CF/BBS Light House-10mg-300/1200 - - 504-774-7126 Ind. C AE/CF/BBS Pitstop-10mg-300/1200 - - 504-831-4348 SANITY B Insane Asylum-3 dr-300/1200 - - 505-275-0110 SIXX/Ind. C AET Binary Sixx-20mg-300/1200 - - 505-434-0381 Ind. C AE/CF/BBS The Foundation-10mg - - 505-865-0883 CICADA/Ind. C AET Terrapin Station-3 dr-300/1200 - - 512-229-1080 Ind. B Cygnus-10mg-300/1200 - - 513-832-1938 Ind. R AET Shawdow Keep AE-3 dr - - 515-294-3977 Ind. C AET M.A.D.-40mg - - 516-221-4450 Ind. B Motherboard Elite-30mg - - 516-579-6380 Ind. C AET The Realm-20mg-300/1200/2400 - - 518-563-2383 Ind. C AET The Molder's Lair-3dr - - 602-577-1051 Ind. B AE/BBS Underground-10mg - - 606-271-2156 Ind. B AET Power Source AE-11mg-300/1200 - - 606-272-2241 Ind. B Dead Body Outline-20mg-300/1200 - - 606-291-6502 Ind. C AE/BBS Blue Chip Exchange-20mg - - 609-921-1994 Ind. B AE/BBS Milliway's-10mg-1200/2400 - - 615-983-8232 Ind. C AE/BBS The Disk Fix-20mg-3/12-6 am:6 pm - - 617-849-0975 Ind. C AE/BBS The Universe Elite-10mg (Cool Sysop) - - 703-639-4937 GUEST/Ind. C AET Chaos Valley-10mg-3/12 - - 703-922-6123 SPIRAL C AE The Reflex Tower AE-20mg-1200/2400 - - 703-938-4174 WIRE C AE The Hotwire AE Line-3dr - - 713-690-3918 Ind. B AE/CF/BBS Hobbit's Hideaway-20mg - - 713-729-5100 No P/W B AE Big Boobs #1-10mg-1200/2400 - - 713-896-0472 No P/W C AE/CF Big Boobs #2-40mg-1200/2400 - - 714-472-8241 Ind. B Asylum ][-20mg - - 714-877-3044 Ind. B AE/BBS The Dungeon-10mg - - 717-273-6704 Ind. C AE/BBS The Yacht Club-20mg-1200/2400 - - 804-737-2432 Ind. C AE/CF/BBS Fishing Hole-10mg - - 805-984-3547 Ind. C AE/BBS Down the Rabbit Hole-10mg - - 815-838-5464 Ind. B AET Mainflow AE-10mg-1200/2400 - - 818-447-2548 Ind. R AE/CF/BBS Contact Point-20mg - - 818-957-0347 NEW C AE Glendale Private Library-20mg - - 818-981-4230 Ind. B AE/BBS Golden Disk-20mg-300/2400 - - 913-262-5155 Ind. C AET Ray's AE-20mg-1200/2400 - - 914-591-9285 EXEC C AE The Conference Center-20mg - - 914-623-1471 Ind. B AE/CF/BBS Apple Pit I-10mg-300/1200 - - 914-698-5965 Ind. C AE/CF/BBS Circus Maximus-20mg - - 915-694-0004 Ind. B AE/BBS Crowley Manor-10mg-300/1200 - - 915-694-9379 Ind. B AE/BBS Crowley Manor (Line #2) - - 919-489-6890 Ind. C AE/CF/BBS Panopticon Center-10mg - - - -.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.- (>ttop/start text >] Uploaded by Temporal Demon to Digital Logic's Data Service [305-395-6906] ************************************** * * * GOLD BOX PLANS * * BB * * DR. REVENGE * * ___________ * * * * COSYSOP OF MODEM MADNESS * * 516-569-0589 * * * * MR. SPOCK * * * * THE SYSOP * * * ************************************** WARNING: THESE ARE PRELIMINARY PLANS, AND ONLY WORK IN SOME AREAS. I WILL SOON POST THE NEW PLANS THAT WORK ANYWHERE IN THE UNITED STATES. LOOK FOR IT ON MODEM MADNESS (516)-569-0589 WHAT IT DOES ____________ WHEN YOU PUT A GOLD BOX ON TWO PHONE LINES IT LETS ANYONE WHO CALLS ONE OF THE LINES CALL OUT ON THE OTHER. SO WHEN MCI OR SPRINT TRACES THE LINE IT WILL TELL THEM THAT YOU ARE CALLING FROM THE LINE YOU HOOKED THE GOLD BOX UP TO. THIS IS GREAT FOR HOOKING UP TO PAY PHONES. JUST THINK PHREAKING WITHOUT THE HEART ATTACKS WHEN YOU HEAR A CLICK AND THE PHUN YOU CAN HAVE WITH A RED BOX AND AT&T CALLING CARDS. JUST DON'T USE A BLUE BOX, CALL THE PRESIDENT AND SAY YOU WANT TO KILL HIM, GOVERMENT COMPUTERS, OR ANYTHING THAT THEY TRACE BY DECTING A TONE IN THE LINE. BUT YOU CAN STILL CALL THE OPERATOR AND ASK FOR HER BRA SIZE OR IF SHE KNOWS WHAT A TRUNK TONE IS !! HOW TO BUILD IT _______________ YOU WILL NEED THE FOLLOWING: TWO 10K OHM AND THREE 1.4K OHM RESISTOR ES, TWO 2N3904 TRANSISTORS, TWO PHOTOCE LLS, TWO RED LED'S (THE MORE LIGHT PROD UCED THE BETTER), A BOX THAT WILL NOT L ET LIGHT IN, AND RED AND GREEN WIRE. LIGHT FROM THE #1 LED MUST SHING DIREC TLY ON THE PHOTOCELL #1. THE GOLD BOX I MAID NEEDED THE TOP OF THE LED'S TO TOU CH THE PHOTOCELL FOR IT TO WORK. THE SAME APPLIES TO THE #2 PHOTOCELL AN D LED 1 :-PHOTOCELL--: : : : :BASE : 1 TTTTT : +LED- TRANSISTOR : TTTTT : : : : -I(-- : :COLLECTOR RED1--< >:--: :-------:-----GREEN2 -I(-- : ----------: : : 2 :-/+/+/-/+/+/-/+/+/-/+/+/ LED 10K 10K 1.4K 1.4K RESISTORES 2 -PHOTOCELL----------------- : : :BASE : TTTTT : TRANSISTOR : TTTTT : : :EMITTER : GREEN1- --------------------------RED2 : : /+/+/ 1.4K THE 1.4K RESISTOR IS VERIABLE AND IF TH E SECCOND PART OF THE GOLD BOX IS SKIPPE D IT WILL STILL WORK BUT WHEN SOMEONE P ICKS THE PHONE UP THEY WILL HEAR A FAIN T DIAL TONE IN THE BACKGROUND AND MIGHT REPORT IT TO THE GESTOPO ER...(AT&T). 1.4K WILL GIVE YOU GOOD RECEPTION WITH LITTLE RISK OF A GESTOPO AGENT AT YOUR DOOR. NOW THAT YOU HAVE BUILT IT TAKE TWO GREEN WIRES OF THE SAME LENTH STRIP THE ENDS, TWIST TWO ENDS TOGETHER AND CONN ECT THEM TO GREEN1 AND PLACE A PEICE OF TAPE ON IT WITH LINE #1 WRITING ON IT. CONTINUE THE PROCESS WITH RED1 ONLY US E RED WIRE. REPEAT WITH RED2 AND GREEN2 BUT CHANGE TO LINE #2. HOW TO INSTALL ______________ YOU WILL NEED TO FIND TWO PHONE LINE S THAT ARE CLOSE TOGETHER. LABEL ONE OF THE PHONES LINES LINE #1.CUT THE PHONE LINES AND TAKE THE OUTER COUTING OFF I T. THERE SHOULD BE 4 WIRES CUT THE YELL OW AND BLACK WIRES OFF AND STRIP THE RE D AND GREEN WIRES FOR BOTH LINES. LINE #1 SHOULD BE IN TWO PEICES TAKE THE GREEN WIRE OF ONE END AND CONNECT IT TO THE ONE OF THE GREEN WIRES ON THE GOLD BOX. TAKE THE OTHER HALF OF LINE # 1 AND HOOK THE FREE GREEN WIRE TO THE G REEN WIRE ON THE PHONE LINE. REPEAT THE PROCESS WITH RED1 AND THE OTHER LINE. ALL YOU NEED TO DO NOW IS TO RIGHT D OWN THE PHONE NUMBERS OF THE PLACE YOU HOOKED IT UP AT AND GO HOME AND CALL IT . YOU SHOULD GET A DIAL TONE!!! IF NOT LEAVE ME A MESSAGE ON THE MODEM MADNESS BBS 516-569-0589 OR TRY CHANGIN G THE EMITTER WITH COLLECTOR. OH AND HOOKING IT UP TO A PAYPHONE IS A FEDERAL OFFENCE AND IS ILLEAGAL TO PUT ON ANY PHONE. I RECOMMEND YOU SEE YOU R LOCAL POLICE DEPARTMENT BEFORE DOING ANYTHING SAID IN THIS ARTICLE. (HAHAHAH A!!!!!!) Cmd: Ctrl-S to Stop/Start Ctrl-C to Cancel -------------------------------------- Construction Project: Atomic Bomb ------------------------------------- The following paper is taken from the Journal of Irreproducible Results, voluhe 25/number 4/1979-P.O. Box 234 Chicago Heights, Illinois 60411. Dubscription's are 1 year for $3.70 1. Introduction Worldwide controversy has been generated recently from several court decisions in the united states which have restricted popular magazines from printing articles which describe how to make an atomic bomb. The reason usually given by the courts isthat national security would be compromised if such information were generally available. But, since it is commonly known that all of the information is publicly available in most major metropolitan libraries, obviously the court's officially stated position is covering up a more important factor; namely, that such atomic devices would prove too difficult for the average citizen to construct. The United States courts cannot afford to insult the vast majorities by insinuating that they do not have the intelligence of a cabbage, and thus the "official" press releases claim national security as a blanket restriction. The rumors that have unfortunately occurred as a result of widespread misinformation can (and must) be cleared up now, for the construction project this month is the construction of a thermonuclear device, which will hopefully clear up any misconceptions you might have about such a project. We will see how easy it is to make a device of your very own in ten easy steps, to have and hold as you see fit, without annoying interference from the government or the courts. The project will cost between $5,000 and $30,000 dollars, depending on how fancy you want the final product to be. Since last week's column, "Let's make a time machine", was received so well in the new step-by-step format, this month's column will follow the same format. 2. Construction method 1. First, obtain about 50 pounds (110 kg) of weapons grade plutonium at your local supplier (see note 1). A nuclear power plant is not recommended, as large quantities of missing plutonium tends to make plant engineers unhappy. We suggest that you contact your local terrorist organization, or perhaps the junior achievement in your neighborhood. 2. Please remember that plutonium, especially pure, refined plutonium, is somewhat dangarous. Wash your hands with soap and warm water after handling the material, and don't allow your children or pets to play in it or eat it. any left over plutonium dust is excellent as an insect repellant. You may wish to keep the substance in a lead box if you can find one in your local junk yard, but an old coffee can will do nicely. 3. Fashion together a metal enclosure to house the device. Most common varieties of sheet metal can be bent to disguise this enclosure as, for example, a briefcase, a lunch pail, or a buick. Do not use tinfoil. 4. Arrange the plutonium into two hemispheral shapes, separated by about 4 cm. userubber cement to hold the plutonium dust together. gelignite is much better, bit messier to work with. Your helpful hardware man will be happy to provide you with this item. 6. Pack the TNT around the hemisphere arrangement constructed in step 4. If you cannot find gelignite, feel free to use tnt packed in with playdo or any modeling clay. colored clay is acceptable, but there is no need to get fancy at this point. 7. Enclose the structure from step 6 into the enclosure made in step 3. use a strong glue such as "crazy glue" to bind the hemisphere arrangement against the enclosure to prevent accidental detonation which might result from vibration or mishandling. 8. To detonate the device, obtain a radio controlled (rc) servo mechanism, as found in RC model airplanes and cars. with a minimum of effort, a remote plunger can be made that will strike a detonator cap to effect a small explosion. These detonator caps can be found in the electrical supply section of your local supermarket. We recommend the "Blast-O-Mactic" brand because they are no deposit-no return. 9. Now hide the completed device from the neighbors and children. The garage is not recommended because of high humidity and the extreme range of temperatures experienced there. Nuclear devices have been known to spontaneously detonate in these unstable conditions. The hall closet or under the kitchen sink will be perfectly suitable. 10. Now you are the proud owner of a working thermonuclear device! it is a great ice-breaker at parties, and in a pinch, can be used for national defense. 3. Theory of Operation The device basically works when the detonated tnt compresses the plutonium into a critical mass. the critical mass then produces a nuclear chain reaction similar to the domino chain reaction (discussed in this column, "Dominos on the March" march, 1968). the chain reaction then promptly produces a big thermonuclear reaction. And there you have it, a 10 megaton explosion! 4. Next month's column In next month's column, we will learn how to clone your neighbor's wife in six easy steps. This project promises to be an exciting weekend full of fun and profit. Common kitchen utensils will be all you need. See you next month! 5. Notes 1. Plutonium (Pu), atomic number 94, is a radioactive metallic element formed by the decay of neptunium and is similar in chemical structure to uranium, saturium, jupiternium, and marsium. 6. Previous month's columns 1. Let's make test tube babies! may, 1979 2. Let's make a solar system! june, 1979 3. Let's make an economic recession! july, 1979 4. Let's make an anti-gravity machine! august, 1979 5. Let's make contact with an alien race! september, 1979 =======================================