It's go time 1. Pour the ammonium nitrate into the 2-liter bottle (the one you didnt cut in half). 2. Add crushed pills. Shake up to mix them together. 3. Add your 100ml Xylene or MEK solvent At this point, you will see the ingredients starting to react, it will produce bubbles in the bottom. 4. Add the lithium strips. Take them out of the denatured alcohol, tear them into smaller pieces, and add them to the mixture. 5. Add your lye MAKING SURE to cover your Lithium strips. 6. Add the 1/4 cup of water. The water kicks off the reaction, but YOU MUST GET THE CAP ON IMMEDIATELY AFTER ADDING THE WATER. Remember Lithium reacts intensely with water and is potentially dangerous. The lithium-water reaction at normal temperatures is brisk but not violent, though the hydrogen produced can ignite. Do not add the water if your Lithium has not been buried and is UNDER YOUR LYE. 7. Add the Coleman fuel or Naphtha to this mixture. The mixture will be rolling now (it will look like it's boiling real hard). NOW THIS IS THE TRICKY AND MOST IMPORTANT PART: The reaction builds up necessary pressure inside the bottle, don't worry - you will need to let this react WITH THE CAP ON for at least 2 minutes. Let the Lithium do it's thing for a full 120 seconds. Venting or releasing pressure within the first 2-3 minutes will greatly affect your final yield. After 2 or 3 minutes you will see the Lithium starting to get smaller, shriveling up into small Bronze foil looking balls with holes throughout. This is when you MUST VENT by slightly unscrewing the cap to release the gas. ***AFTER THE LITHIUM TURNS BRONZE MAKE SURE TO KEEP AN EYE ON THE PRESSURE INSIDE THE BOTTLE! IT CAN EASILY BUILD UP QUICKLY AND EXPLODE IF NOT VENTED PROPERLY!*** You can gently swirl (not shake!) the bottle side-to-side if you want, you don't have to. Swirling can only help the reaction. Be careful! The gas coming out of the bottle is straight ammonia. Do not breathe it and keep it away from your eyes. AVOID KEEPING THE CAP OFF OR VENTING THE BOTTLE AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.