Ok, well, I can take a piece of pvc tubing, a clock, a battery, and some wire, and toss in a tiny "lady finger" firecracker (1" long and 1/4" around say) with some glass shards... And voila, I have a "device" with "the components" of a dangerous bomb, containing "energetic material" in the form of "explosive powder"...Montegriffo wrote: ↑Sat Oct 27, 2018 4:49 amAre you sure?
He faces five federal crime charges: interstate transportation of an explosive, illegal mailing of an explosive, threats against former presidents and other persons, threatening interstate communications and assaulting current and former federal officers.Police said the package contained explosive powder and "had the components" of a bomb.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-45983580FBI Director Mr Wray described the devices as "roughly six inches of PVC pipe, a small clock, a battery, some wiring, and what is known as energetic material", which is material that can give off heat and energy as a reaction to heat, shock or friction.
"Though we're still analysing the devices in our lab, these are not hoax devices," Mr Wray said at a news conference on Friday.
...that would be lucky if it did anything more damaging than scare the shit out of you if it went off. The only life-threatening capability of it would be giving you a heart attack if you had a pre-existing heart condition.
"material that can give off heat and energy as a reaction to heat, shock or friction" - hmm, that describes a lot of things. A sparkler? A bottle cap of rubbing alcohol? Lamp oil? A couple drops of gasoline? A shot of vodka? All potential "energetic materials". Toss a can of hair spray or spray paint into a fire and you'll get a far more dangerous example of releasing 'heat and energy as a reaction to heat' than any of those.