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Basedinhissmalroom whichhesharedwithapetrabbit,thegentlemansharedhistimebetweenhis explosivehobbyandtherepairofTV’s,vacuum cleanersandotherelectricalitemstomakesomemoney. Whendealingwiththeman,theissuesbehindthisarticledawnedonme.Satinconversationwithaman whocanveryeasilymanufactureexplosivecomponentsaswelasthecomplexelectronicsystemsto activateadevice.Heworkedwithinthelaw,infacthegavetheteam thebenefitofathirty-minutelectureas tothefinerpointsofexplosivesregulations,againstudiedovertheinternetandworkedscrupulouslytothe law.
Hehadspenthundredsofpoundspurchasingthematerialsforhishobbyfrom theinternet,alargenumber ofcompaniesprovidedhim withsuchcomponentsandchemicals,healsofolowedahistoricalcontextof harvestinghisoxidiserfrom colectedurine.Itwasplainlyobviousthatthissituationhadtorenderedsafe, themanhadarangeofsocialandmedicalissuesanditwasdificulttopredictwhatinfluenceswere controlinghisbehaviour,onceagainthematerof‘intent’surfaced.Inthiscaseweresortedtohistenancy a g re e m e n t fro m h is s o c ia l la n d lo rd , p ro h ib itin g s u c h a c tiv itie s w ith in h is h o m e a n d h e c h e e rfu l ly o f fe re d u p
rdisposalhischemicalsandexplosivematerialsfordisposal.Hazardousmaterialsteamsworkedwiththe MilitaryBombDisposaloficerstoidentifycategoriseandpackagethematerialsfortransportanddisposal.
TheinternethasefectivelylettheGenieoutofthebotlewhenitcomestolearninghowtomanufacture manyexplosives,notjustfireworkssowhatcanwedotocontrolthedangerstothosewhoenjoyfireworks asahobbyandthosewholivearoundthem?Asyoucanguess,therearenoanswersinthesepages,only pointsforconsiderationanddiscussion.
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