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Obvious candidate for a Darwin Award.
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So when one of those bullets hits & kills someone, he'll be arrested for negligent homicide. And
let's add on Total Stupidity. There's nothing cool about this.
If it's not broken, fix it until it is
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All these comments about stupidity. I suspect he had already researched the danger before he started. From the video, it appears that at worst he may have a minor wound as long as he wears safety glasses.
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Uh - actually, no - as he was surprised the shell casing went through the back foam and into eternity. His assumption about the barrel's acceleration is not particularly useful in that the total (chemical) energy in the system is independent of the firing mechanism. The gun serves as a backstop to prevent disappointing the energy into shell-kinetic energy and the barrel minimizes dispersion of the energy for just a bit longer. The energy in the system is more than adequate to shoot not only himself, but, being the grand-mal a**hole that he is, any innocent bystander in that he's firing bullets in a totally random fashion. Maybe a few broken windows down the street, as well - but let's not get too fussy.
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You are assuming. He may not have known exactly what would happen, but he may have checked beforehand to ensure that what would happen was not generally lethal. Mythbusters has done it in an oven, and you can find quite a few videos on YouTube. Very easy to figure out and it appears he was only working with a 22.
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Clifford Nelson wrote: he may have checked beforehand
As to which way the shell will be facing when it bounced out of a frying pan half full of molten metal? Clifford Nelson wrote: Mythbusters has done it in an ov
And the fact they've facilities and a staff to control the kill zone compares with this jerk-off how ?Clifford Nelson wrote: and you can find quite a few videos on YouTube.
On YouTube - well, that makes everything OK! No argument is more succinct and undeniable then finding something on the internet YouTube.Clifford Nelson wrote: he was only working with a 22.
I see - it's OK because it could have been even worse.
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true you can lie on the internet. A little harder to fake video. Plus there are so many examples. there has even been testing with 50 cal cartridges.
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In Episode 85 of the television show "Myth Busters," the danger of putting bullets in a fire was tested by placing .22, .44 and .50 caliber bullets in an oven and then turning on the heat. All of the bullets fired when they got hot, but none of them had sufficient force to shoot through the oven door. By contrast, bullets fired from a gun at an oven door went right through it. A similar test was performed on an open flame with the same results --- bullets dropped into the fire went off but were not dangerous.
I guess you do not trust Mythbusters either. There are probably better sources than I have found. He did do some additional testing before, and the bullet did not seem to have done any damage to the wood, which means that it would still not cause much damage as long as more vulnerable parts were protected (like the eyes).
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The video starts with an ad about yellow pages. And it went on. And on. And on. And then I closed the browser.
I can't stand untargeted advertising. Show me an ad for a cool gadget. Or for software. Or for a bike. And give me the message quickly and directly.
Stop assuming I care. Make me care: but do it in 3 seconds.
(OK, maybe I need another coffee and/or a beer. It's been that kinda day)
cheers
Chris Maunder
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Didn't happen to me - the grinning idiot appeared immediately.
Perhaps it's an artifact of having a Canadian ISP?
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Chris Maunder wrote: cheers
Yes, there were!
The Mounties chorus line, a fine double parody, recalling the Producers and their chorus line, parodying the chorus line.
But, be that as it may, they're right. While we, in my 'office', will stand at the entrance-way of our cubicles, hands over hearts, singing those joyful words in pristine unison, our spirits will rise. All the political parties can, at last, unite, with one true and faithful vision.
Scapegoating is alright and everything, but when the target is true and just? Woo Hoo!
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Okay. The guy has a privacy fence around his yard. This implies he has neighbors. He's setting off small caliber ammunition in random directions, endangering said neighbors.
I would assume this video alone would be sufficient evidence to indict him on charges of premeditated reckless assholery, or something similar.
Software Zen: delete this;
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Horsepoopoo. If not constrained by a chamber and a barrel, a cartridge produces no energetic particles. The primary danger presented by an unconstrained cartridge in a fire is shrapnel from the brass case disintegrating, with a range of about 3 feet.
Will Rogers never met me.
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May be. I'd still call the cops if I lived next door.
Software Zen: delete this;
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Sorry about no CCC I forgot I was going to Devon for a long weekend ( tis my age ) will post one tomorrow
We can’t stop here, this is bat country - Hunter S Thompson RIP
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"You should not ask forgiveness like that! Humiliate yourself! Be a man and humiliate yourself!"
Skipper: We'll fix it.
Alex: Fix it? How you gonna fix this?
Skipper: Grit, spit and a whole lotta duct tape.
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pkfox wrote: I forgot I was going to Devon for a long weekend ( tis my age )
Devon is your age?
Jeeze, how do you manage to look so sprightly?
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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Do female fish ask if their bass looks big in this?
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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That's enough of this carp...
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Could lead to a very tench situation.
"the debugger doesn't tell me anything because this code compiles just fine" - random QA comment
"Facebook is where you tell lies to your friends. Twitter is where you tell the truth to strangers." - chriselst
"I don't drink any more... then again, I don't drink any less." - Mike Mullikins uncle
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No point: their bass looks big in everything...
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It's all about that bass, that bass, that bass....
- I would love to change the world, but they won’t give me the source code.
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Forogar wrote: It's all about that bass, that bass, that bass....
Is this a game of name that tuna?
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