It depends on where you live. I live in NY, and as long as I take the right precautions and make sure the neighbors are okay with it, I can make the bombs with no problem. On the other hand, it is a second degree felony to even own pressurized homemade bombs in places like Utah.
very illegal
The bottle its in expands and explodes making a sound like a gun shot.
Well, lets start with the obvious things first. A felony refers to a Federal crime, as in above the State level. If you read the back of the bottle, using The Works for anything other than cleaning stains off your toilet bowl is a Federal crime. So, the answer to your question is most simply, Making a Works Bomb is illegal in any state of the United States of America. If we dive in deeper, making a Bomb, or any device that causes an explosion due to a chemical reaction that build pressure, (exactly describes how a Works bomb works.) is illegal, and a federal crime. Add in whatever whoever caught you wants to add, attempted murder being the worst I've seen so far, it is very, VERY illegal to do.
The Making of the Atomic Bomb has 886 pages.
It may be fraud, and fraud can be a felony.
The ISBN of The Making of the Atomic Bomb is 0-671-44133-7.
In September 1949, the first Russian bomb created a changed situation.
Read Richard Rhodes books:The Making of the Atomic BombDark SunThey cover it more completely than can be done here.
Wikianswers does not provide instructions on performing illegal acts- and making an explosive device is an illegal act. It is also a good way to get hurt.
A 'felony' charge indicates that any prison sentence would be in excess of one year.
You just need hydrochloric acid. "The Works" bomb contains HCL, and when you add aluminum to it, hydrogen gas is released which causes the bomb. If you have hydrochloric acid on hand, you can dilute it to about 16 percent and use it in place of the works bomb. But be careful, as the explosion can send send pieces of the bottle and acid spewing everywhere. And the explosion sound is like a gunshot.
Yes you can use other items for a works bomb. A works bomb is just a small container filled with ingredients that when mixed together and ignited create a large explosion. Common items used in works bombs are: Gunpowder or black powder Fertilizer Fuel such as gasoline diesel or kerosene Matches or a fuseYou can also use other items such as sugar and potassium nitrate or even a mixture of baking soda and vinegar. However these items are not as powerful as the items listed above and the resulting explosion will be much smaller. It is important to remember that when making any type of works bomb safety should always come first.
Try reading Richard Rhodes book The Making of the Atomic Bomb.