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Hey, you know what they say about shaking it more than 3 times!
"He was seen shaking the device with both hands moments before it exploded"
"Duhhhh, I think I'll shake this bomb and see what happens duhhhh"
I don't know what is stupider, this man for the stunt, or the law that makes such stupidity (shake up some dry ice and water in a pop bottle) into a felony.
I've been wanting to make a dry ice bomb, but I never thought about shaking it...
I suppose everyone knows what one is... if you put dry ice in a plastic soda bottle it will go off with a loud bang. If you put it in a small space like a mail box, I should imagine it would cause a lot of damage. Only trouble is, it's rather unpredictable how long it takes for the pressure to build up sufficiently for the bottle to blow.
I didn't know what a dry-ice bomb was, until I read this thread.
ya learn somethin' new every day..............
1. I've never heard of a dry ice bomb before. I mean I watched a lot of TV, read a lot of books, read a lot newspapers and news items, surfed the web, seen a lot of movies, read a lot of magazines, traveled all over the world, but never, never have I heard of a dry ice bomb. It's true I've heard of dry ice before, but never a dry ice bomb.
2. I have no idea how one would make a dry ice bomb.
3. Even if I did know how to make one, I have no idea where to buy dry ice. I've been to a lot of stores and I've never seen dry ice for sale in any of them.
4. This story makes it seem as if everyone knows what a dry ice bomb is. What a retarded reporter. I mean it's like saying a guy was caught with Martian underwear in his car. Most of us would be thinking Martian underwear, what the eff is that?
I'm not condoning or recommending making dry-ice bombs, but I did it in college a few times (in a huge field out in the country).
The fact that this guy did this on Main Street while on duty at an auto parts store is just the beginning of his stupidity. This fruitcake did everything he could to screw up.
As a kid we used to use carbide...which miners use to light lamps in helmet. A little spit on a rock of carbide...and empty oj can..light the gas and blow that sucker. I never lost a finger. Don't know if it was illegal. So I guess I was just young and lucky? Wonder if they guy was going to bomb the store he worked in?
I think anyone who has worked in or around grocery stores would know what they are. They pack a pretty good punch.
As a young Boy Scout (apparently in the very BAD Boy Scout Troop) we used to make Alka-Seltzer bombs by putting Alka-Seltzer and water into a jar, screwing the lid on tightly, waiting a bit and they throwing it against something hard. But then I was about 12 years old.
This was also the Boy Scout troop where before meetings we would lie in the bushes in front of the church where we met and with our BB guns try to shoot the give away dishes on display outside the gas station across the street from the church. Not exactly good Boy Scout behavior.
It didn't "detonate," it "burst." Detonation is reserved for high explosives; the erosion of language continues.
Making dry-ice bombs is a felony under California law, punishable by a maximum of one year in custody and/or a $10,000 fine.
Wow - lose your Second Amendment rights forever, even when you don't intend to hurt anyone or anything. Good thing I only used LN, never dry ice.
Yeah.....I wonder what "swolled up" on this one? lol
http://www.big-boys.com/articles/sheepbomb.html
Excuse me while I go check on that case of aerosol cans I have in my truck.