[Jewelry making - Article 00415] - Re: [Orchid] Bombing recipes?

[Peter W . Rowe]

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>     For myself it's something I just won't describe online at all,
>     ever, "historical" or not. It's just too dangerous in the wrong
>     hands. 

    many things are dangerous. For my money, the most dangerous of all
    of them usually is ignorance... It can get us killed in the shop, or
    get us into wars, or... sorry. I shouldn't mix metals with politics. 

    But the point is, knowledge is power. Without the knowledge of the
    process being published, ignorant but eager beginners are much more
    likely to try a thing and do it wrong, to their detriment. (and as I
    said, it's already in print, and easily found, including by
    beginners, in books I can often find or order even at Borders Books,
    not to mention any decent library. My description of the process went
    to some lengths to make sure it's danger was emphasized. Now,
    frankly, anyone who still tries it without making sure they know what
    they're doing, well, they're not my concern. Idiots will manage to
    kill themselves somehow. If you've got a loaded gun sitting in the
    house, it's best, I think, to be sure the children know the gun is
    loaded and extremely dangerous, not a toy, and will kill them for
    sure if they even touch it, rather than simply not telling them it's
    in the bedside drawer, and hoping they never go into their parents
    bedroom and find it by accident, then being unprepared for it's
    dangers. Now in that example, its better to not have the gun at all,
    or at least lock it or the ammo up, or otherwise make it safe. But
    information is not like that. This isn't secret stuff. My not
    mentioning it would not make it invisible to some idiot who wanted to
    try it. They'd find it somewhere, without too much trouble. Better
    to describe it, in terms that let people know, at least, that it's a
    bad idea to do casually. This isn't a gun I can lock up, unload, or
    not have in the house. Best then, to warn the kids. 

    And for what it's worth, even if the info is not hard to find, the
    idiots out there would have to work at least a little bit. Over the
    last few years, cyanide has become a lot harder to buy as a simple
    jewelers supply chemical. So is the concentrated peroxide. I used to
    be able to buy both just over the counter from the local detroit
    jewelry supply house. No hassles. Those days are past, so the
    beginners at least have that level of obstacle to get over. 

Peter
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