Just a word of warning: It is a federal crime to possess an unregistered molotov cocktail, or even to have all of the components of a molotov cocktail with the intent to make a molotov cocktail later.
The point being, all of the components are so commonplace that you should never talk like you’re going to make one. I know one person who was convicted and sentenced to years in federal prison, even though he never actually assembled one, because he texted people that he was going to make one. Admittedly, in his case, he was also caught trying to assemble one. But the law didn’t actually require that.
Edit: I forgot to mention the specific reason I recalled this is that part of the evidence against him was what he found by Googling molotov cocktails, like the meme says.
Other possible things you want to avoid putting in a glass bottle include gasoline (any grade) and Styrofoam.
Also, definitely don’t tape storm matches to the bottle instead of using cloth. Trust me on that. You really don’t want it to light it before throwing it and then it breaks and ignites. It’d be terrible
Cloth wicks can be unreliable and risk splashing fuel around, whereas storm matches are easy to light, wind-resistant, and burn plenty long enough on their own.
The cloth won’t fully seal the bottle, so liquid can fly out and splash from the cloth. If you don’t throw it properly or if you “fling” the rag you are going to set yourself or something nearby on fire and lob a non-flaming bottle. Storm matches burn for awhile, and you just need it to ignite when the bottle breaks, so you want to use a liquid with a low flash point and seal the bottle before chucking it.
And just so no-one has to google this either; it forms a napalm-like substance that sticks well and burns, so definitely something very dangerous that shouldn’t be tried under any normal circumstances
You also shouldn’t Google how to throw one. Need to make sure it’s against something solid that will break the glass. Much of a modern car is plastic and thin sheet metal, and glass bottles will bounce off. But don’t Google any of that.
And for sure don’t lob the bottle in an arc to your side instead of over your head so you don’t shower yourself in burning liquid. Or score the bottle along the base with a glass cutter/concrete if you are unsure whether the impact will shatter or not.
Go torrent a copy of the official US army IED handbook and idealy also get the sabotage handbook.
Don’t ever use the anarchist cookbook wich contain horribly dangerous fuse design.
The one I use in france have been made using a glass bottle and a tampon as a fuse :
Put a very small dose of frying oil in the botom of your bottle, add gasoline. Soak your tampon in gasoline and use it to plug the bottle.
Light and throw as fast as possible a soak fuse is quick to burn, the frying oil will vaporize on inpact making it harder for cops to get rid of the heat or cover the fire.
Alternative that I call the KFC ( Kentucky Fried Cop ) that is less ethical, same setup with a glass bottle and a tampon but use a larger dose of frying oil and put polysterene in the botom, use the same amout of gasoline. This one will make an oil mist that stick to clothe and go through cops armor. It’s litterally frying people, use it only against people you want to hurt.
BEFORE THROWING IN A PROTEST, TRAIN YOURSELF, you need to be accurate, capable of quickly throwing and backing of. Also coordinate with a local action group, people on your side need to know you are going to throw.
( and always have a atorney number on hand )
Just a word of warning: It is a federal crime to possess an unregistered molotov cocktail, or even to have all of the components of a molotov cocktail with the intent to make a molotov cocktail later.
The point being, all of the components are so commonplace that you should never talk like you’re going to make one. I know one person who was convicted and sentenced to years in federal prison, even though he never actually assembled one, because he texted people that he was going to make one. Admittedly, in his case, he was also caught trying to assemble one. But the law didn’t actually require that.
Edit: I forgot to mention the specific reason I recalled this is that part of the evidence against him was what he found by Googling molotov cocktails, like the meme says.
So, uh, to avoid legal jeopardy, what exactly are the components of a molotov cocktail.
The same crafting ingredients that any video game would require:
Other possible things you want to avoid putting in a glass bottle include gasoline (any grade) and Styrofoam.
Also, definitely don’t tape storm matches to the bottle instead of using cloth. Trust me on that. You really don’t want it to light it before throwing it and then it breaks and ignites. It’d be terrible
why would one use tape matches instead of a cloth? just so i know to not do it.
Cloth wicks can be unreliable and risk splashing fuel around, whereas storm matches are easy to light, wind-resistant, and burn plenty long enough on their own.
The cloth won’t fully seal the bottle, so liquid can fly out and splash from the cloth. If you don’t throw it properly or if you “fling” the rag you are going to set yourself or something nearby on fire and lob a non-flaming bottle. Storm matches burn for awhile, and you just need it to ignite when the bottle breaks, so you want to use a liquid with a low flash point and seal the bottle before chucking it.
Diesel wont work (because you specified any grade of gasoline, but people might confuse that with any grade of fuel)
And just so no-one has to google this either; it forms a napalm-like substance that sticks well and burns, so definitely something very dangerous that shouldn’t be tried under any normal circumstances
I’ve labeled mine: “For Use on Fascists ONLY”
is the price of petrol really that bad now?
Gasoline is way cheaper than IPA in the USA. And that’s cheaper than drinking etoh.
IPA isn’t going to burn. You need a much higher proof for that.
IPA: Isopropyl alcohol, not Indian Pale Ale
Unless this is a woosh moment for me and you were making that joke all along. Sarcasm on the Internet is weird 🫠
Yes, I was making a joke, and I definitely didn’t actually think you were talking about India Pale Ale.
What about a nice stout? Maybe with the rocket widget. That do anything?
A double ipa maybe? That’ll get me near 20 proof. A trippel approaches 30 proof but I’ve only had Belgians in that configuration i think.
You also shouldn’t Google how to throw one. Need to make sure it’s against something solid that will break the glass. Much of a modern car is plastic and thin sheet metal, and glass bottles will bounce off. But don’t Google any of that.
Definitely don’t loft it real high so it has enough momentum to shatter when hitting asphalt or concrete.
And for sure don’t lob the bottle in an arc to your side instead of over your head so you don’t shower yourself in burning liquid. Or score the bottle along the base with a glass cutter/concrete if you are unsure whether the impact will shatter or not.
Go torrent a copy of the official US army IED handbook and idealy also get the sabotage handbook. Don’t ever use the anarchist cookbook wich contain horribly dangerous fuse design.
The one I use in france have been made using a glass bottle and a tampon as a fuse :
Put a very small dose of frying oil in the botom of your bottle, add gasoline. Soak your tampon in gasoline and use it to plug the bottle. Light and throw as fast as possible a soak fuse is quick to burn, the frying oil will vaporize on inpact making it harder for cops to get rid of the heat or cover the fire.
Alternative that I call the KFC ( Kentucky Fried Cop ) that is less ethical, same setup with a glass bottle and a tampon but use a larger dose of frying oil and put polysterene in the botom, use the same amout of gasoline. This one will make an oil mist that stick to clothe and go through cops armor. It’s litterally frying people, use it only against people you want to hurt.
BEFORE THROWING IN A PROTEST, TRAIN YOURSELF, you need to be accurate, capable of quickly throwing and backing of. Also coordinate with a local action group, people on your side need to know you are going to throw. ( and always have a atorney number on hand )
You really shouldn’t look up the anarchist’s cookbook
I might still have that deep in a backup folder carried over from the nineties. Next to the scientology files.
that’s why i’m mocktails only.