Flying toilets of terror

'El Reg' publica un análisis en profundidad sobre la alarma antiterrorista desatada el fin de semana pasado en el Reino Unido. En especial, analizan la posibilidad de introducir en el avión o sintetizar en pleno vuelo los explosivos líquidos concretos (TATP) que, según los medios británicos, iban a utilizar los sospechosos detenidos.

Better killing through chemistry
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Now for the fun part. Take your hydrogen peroxide, acetone, and
sulfuric acid, measure them very carefully, and put them into drinks
bottles for convenient smuggling onto a plane. It's all right to mix
the peroxide and acetone in one container, so long as it remains cool.
Don't forget to bring several frozen gel-packs (preferably in a
Styrofoam chiller deceptively marked "perishable foods"), a
thermometer, a large beaker, a stirring rod, and a medicine dropper.
You're going to need them.
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Once the plane is over the ocean, very discreetly bring all of your
gear into the toilet. You might need to make several trips to avoid
drawing attention. Once your kit is in place, put a beaker containing
the peroxide / acetone mixture into the ice water bath (...), and start adding the acid, drop by drop, while stirring
constantly. Watch the reaction temperature carefully. The mixture will
heat, and if it gets too hot, you'll end up with a weak explosive. In
fact, if it gets really hot, you'll get a premature explosion possibly
sufficient to kill you, but probably no one else.

After a few hours - assuming, by some miracle, that the fumes
haven't overcome you or alerted passengers or the flight crew to your
activities - you'll have a quantity of TATP with which to carry out
your mission. Now all you need to do is dry it for an hour or two.