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Stray Syrian Bullet Cause of Golan Fire
Arutz Sheva ^
| 6/11/12
Posted on 11/06/2012 12:11:43 PM PST by Eleutheria5
The IDf Spokesperson's Unit announced that a stray bullet shot from Syria was the cause of a fire that broke out on Tuesday in the Golan, in a forest near the Syrian border.
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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Israel; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: fire; golan; straybullet; syria
Anyone. Is it even possible for a bullet to cause a fire (other than if it hits nitroglycerin)?
To: Eleutheria5
Yes, tracer rounds.........
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11/06/2012 12:13:27 PM PST
by
Red Badger
(Why yes, that was crude and uncalled for......That's why I said it..............)
To: Eleutheria5
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11/06/2012 12:15:00 PM PST
by
Red Badger
(Why yes, that was crude and uncalled for......That's why I said it..............)
To: Eleutheria5
Tracers and, in the larger calibers like .50 BMG and 12.7x108mm, armor-piercing incendiary.
Also, anything shot by a lady shooter, cuz ladies shooting is
hot. Easily hot enough to start a fire. Granted, this is unlikely in a Muslim country, but could be plausible if it was an Israeli round headed the other way:
Baywatch, IDF style
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posted on
11/06/2012 12:22:15 PM PST
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verum ago
(Some people must truly be in love, for only love can be so blind.)
To: verum ago
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11/06/2012 12:24:18 PM PST
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dfwgator
To: dfwgator
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posted on
11/06/2012 12:33:22 PM PST
by
Lonesome in Massachussets
(Obama: Brought to you by the letter "O" and the number 16 trillion.)
To: Eleutheria5
It is quite a concern during hunting season as a bullet stricking a rock in dry tinder is apt to start a fire much the same as lighting only a smaller start.
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11/06/2012 12:39:52 PM PST
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Gertie
To: Eleutheria5
To: Eleutheria5
Anyone. Is it even possible for a bullet to cause a fire (other than if it hits nitroglycerin)? In December, 1958, a tracer round inadvertently fired by someone engaging in target practice started the Stewart fire which scorched thousands of acres in south Orange County, Calif. I recall seeing the smoke from that fire stretching across the horizon from my home in Whittier.
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11/06/2012 12:57:49 PM PST
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Fiji Hill
(Deo Vindice!)
To: Eleutheria5
Wasn’t it only a couple weeks ago that Al Jazeera had the article titled “single bullet electrocutes 23 at wedding” ...
Where they did their usual Allah Akbar bang bang bang thing at the party, firing guns into the air, a bullet grazed and cut a power line, it swung down and landed on a metal door electrocuting 23?
Who needs nukes?
To: HannibalHamlinJr
There was also the story of a Palestinian firing shots in the air at the celebration of his sister’s HS graduation. One of the bullets killed his sister.
But guns don’t kill people. People shooting guns straight up in the air kill people, which of course is a small price to pay for this proud cultural heritage./s
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11/06/2012 3:21:19 PM PST
by
Eleutheria5
(End the occupation. Annex today.)
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