Yishai suggested a Hack-n-Mod video clip on how to make thermite [1]. Warning: Some serious safety precautions must be taken [2], because thermite burns at temperatures hot enough to liquefy steel, and once ignited, it is almost impossible to extinguish. (It generates its own oxygen.) Note the minor accident near the end of the video. He’ll also have some serious explaining to do about that back porch slab.
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Kevin a recommended this piece by Marty Weiss: Brace yourself! [3] The U.S. government could be understating the Consumer price Index by 7.6%!
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Frequent content contributor Michael Z. Williamson [4] mentioned a web article about some locals in Cambodia improvising a working rail train from a few spare parts [5]. Note that from the photos it appears to be dead level ground and there is no sign of a hand brake. Having a brake is a must, for safety. Also, see our archived survivalBlog articles about high-railers and rail motorcars (a.k.a. “speeders”–such as this one posted in July of Aught Six [6]–that discuss the serious legal and safety implications of using right-of-ways that belong to railroad companies.
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Any SurvivalBlog readers fluent in German will probably find this Energie & Klima Blog post interesting: Überleben in der Krise [7].