it gets engagement because people can’t resist pointing out how useless the circle is.

Some people wouldn’t read the joke without it.

I already know that, though…

1: Get a nice sized empty glass bottle and a rag.

2: Scratch the bottle with something like diamond, quartz, or ceramic. This creates a weak point in the structure and makes it more likely to break on impact.

3: Fill bottle with gasoline. (Optionally, for extra ooey-gooey effectiveness, dissolve some styrofoam into the gasoline first, to make a stickier, longer-burning, napalm-like mixture.) Use a funnel if available, try not to spill too much, and for fuck’s sake, do this away from open flames, and no smoking! (In a pinch, other flammable liquids can work. Not pure diesel fuel, though – that’s too difficult to ignite.)

4: Soak the rag. Kerosene would be great, since it doesn’t evaporate quickly and would stay viable for longer, but if that’s not available, the same gasoline or gas mix you put in the bottle will be fine. You can always re-soak the rag if it dries out, or just turn the bottle upside down and let some of the mix inside soak into the rag. Wring it out after soaking – it should be a little bit damp, but not dripping.

5: Stuff the rag tightly into the mouth of the bottle. You only need to leave a little bit hanging out, just a few inches. A long, flopping tail could be a liability once it’s lit.

6: Wipe any excess flammable mixture away from the outside of the bottle, and wipe your hands clean as well. (Ideally, give your hands a full wash with soap and water to ensure nothing flammable is still on your hands. But depending on the situation, that’s not always possible.)

7: When ready to deploy: Using a match or lighter or any other convenient source of flame, ignite the rag. Give it a moment to fully catch on fire and begin to burn thoroughly. (Don’t worry – as long as you stuffed the mouth of the bottle tightly, it won’t suddenly explode or anything. It should actually be able to burn like this for a fairly long time while you choose your target and aim.) Holding it away from your body to the side, use a sideways or underhand – not overhead! – throw to lob it at your target. (An overhead throw risks burning liquid dripping down on you as you throw.) Aim for something hard, like metal or concrete, to ensure the bottle breaks. If your target isn’t made of metal or concrete, aim for the nearest hard surface next to it, often the ground right in front of it.

(Obviously, I’m not endorsing or condoning violence. This is for purely academic purposes, demonstrating that I do know this.)

Is there a good guide people swear by?

The youth organizations would often accuse like teachers, and others, and they could be grabbed, tortured, concentration camped. Before they fleshed out concentration camps they had something sort of like them, regional centers they would take the opposition, others of any type, and interrogate and torture and murder. Really nasty details, they had torture implements made just for certain tortures.

But these youth were not only liable to inform, or accuse people; they were also worthless in the work force. The entire Nazi war machine was running on people that didn’t grow up under the nazis, as they were incapable of a great many things that were needed, not the least the engineering and science and logistics, and the military itself.

In the desparate days after the allies and russians were both rushing towards germany, they sent some of these hitler youth brigades fitted out for war against the allies. They rushed in with no real plan, got pointlessly wiped out almost to a man with no effect, completely useless in war, although brave in sacrificing themselves for their great all powerful leader that got them into that position.

Hard to believe putting one asshole in absolute power to rule on scapegoating others for problems didn’t work out. So hard to believe we are going to give it another go!