[lodi90]

Is ricin easy to make? Seems to come up pretty often in these nutjob mail attack cases.

[EvilCapitalist]

Don’t know. I’ve never considered making it. The most I know is how to make homemade napalm. And I don’t know if Hogan’s Heroes is correct, but in one episode Carter was making a bomb to blow up a bridge using ammonia, and bleach. If it is correct then I know a high explosive.

[BeauBo]

"Is ricin easy to make?"

It can be made from Castor Beans (Ricinus communis), which grow wild.

[NImerc]

Naturally occurring and easy to extract. Hence its popularity.

[saintgermaine]

Castor oil beans and the right solvent to extract the poison and then in a repetitive process keep compounding the concentration. But I wouldn’t even think about it neither would I suggest attempting it.

[Diana in Wisconsin]

It's the bean from the Castor Bean plant, which is very easy to grow and is very beautiful and tropical-looking.

"The use of castor bean plants in cultivation is discouraged because the seeds are extremely poisonous. The alluring seeds are tempting to young children. Therefore, growing castor beans in the home landscape is not a good idea if you have children or pets."

[LesbianThespianGymnasticMidget]

Pretty easy.... castor beans and high school chemistry.