Third world game of catch

Shadow Fox · 11-08-2005, 10:45 AM

As sad as this is, it's also idiotic.

Leave the stunts to the professionals, kids.

GameMaster · 11-08-2005, 11:22 AM

Why would anyone want to play ctach with an explosive?

Professor S · 11-08-2005, 11:22 PM

Wow, the ultimate game of "hot potato". Next they should try musical chairs with land mines. That way if you lose, you really win.

I believe they will be up for a Darwin Award this year.

Typhoid · 11-09-2005, 05:04 AM

One of them probably caught it too hard.

Grenades dont explode unless jossled hard, or have the pin pulled.

It would be fine to toss it around normally.

jeepnut · 11-09-2005, 09:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Typhoid

One of them probably caught it too hard.

Grenades dont explode unless jossled hard, or have the pin pulled.

It would be fine to toss it around normally.

Play with grenades often do you?

Canyarion · 11-09-2005, 11:20 AM

Am I the only one who finds the jokes of Neo, Shadow Fox and Professor S misplaced?

Neo · 11-09-2005, 12:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Canyarion

Am I the only one who finds the jokes of Neo, Shadow Fox and Professor S misplaced?

Where would you like them to be placed?

Professor S · 11-09-2005, 11:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Typhoid

One of them probably caught it too hard.

Grenades dont explode unless jossled hard, or have the pin pulled.

It would be fine to toss it around normally.

Really? Not dangerous at all? Thats good, because I thought it was filled with explosives. The fact that it can explode if something falls out means it's NOT fine to toss around normally.

Typhoid · 11-09-2005, 12:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Professor S

Really? Not dangerous at all? Thats good, because I thought it was filled with explosives. The fact that it can explode if something falls out means it's NOT fine to toss around normally.

You can throw around TNT, or a bullet, and they wont explode unless triggered.

And by "fine" to toss around normally, I meant compared to when the pin was pulled. Meaning in comparison, would you rather not catch a grenade with the pin in, opposed to one with no pin? (not catching isnt an option.)

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Originally Posted by Jeepnut

Play with grenades often do you?

No. I also dont play professional level hockey, yet I seem to know things about that. Strange, is the knowledge people can have without actually participating in the activity they are talking of.

jeepnut · 11-09-2005, 01:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Typhoid

You can throw around TNT, or a bullet, and they wont explode unless triggered.

And by "fine" to toss around normally, I meant compared to when the pin was pulled. Meaning in comparison, would you rather not catch a grenade with the pin in, opposed to one with no pin? (not catching isnt an option.)

No. I also dont play professional level hockey, yet I seem to know things about that. Strange, is the knowledge people can have without actually participating in the activity they are talking of.

Strange also that that knowledge often seems to be flawed or incomplete. There is no substitute for experience.

Typhoid · 11-09-2005, 03:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Professor S

Next they should try musical chairs with land mines. That way if you lose, you really win.

I'm just curious your stance on this.

Is it their fault for being poor and living in a third world country that has landmines placed in random areas?

Or is it the fault of whoever put them there?

Neo · 11-09-2005, 04:16 PM

It's ultimately their fault for playing with them.

DimHalo · 11-09-2005, 06:30 PM

"Strange as it seems, no amount of learning can cure stupidity. And formal education positively fortifies it." ~Stephen Vincenzy

Typhoid · 11-09-2005, 07:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Neo

It's ultimately their fault for playing with them.

No thte fault of the Americans/British/whoever for placing them where they dont need to be placed and then not taking them out?

If you stepped on a landmine outside of your front door tomorrow morning, would your first thought aside from the pain be "**** I'm an idiot!" or "what ****ing moron put this landmine here?"

Happydude · 11-09-2005, 08:05 PM

it's different if it happens by accident....but they were playing catch with it...so it is their fault. if the granade blew up when someone accidentally kicked it while walking...then it would be the fault of whoever put it there.

in anycase, i think they are stupid for playing catch with an explosive....oh, and TNT (dynamite i'm assuming...if that's how you spell it) is very dangerous and very unstable. nitroglycerin can explode very easily...it's practically a time bomb without a timer.