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Carshy McCarsh (OP) User ID: 28445124 United States 11/25/2012 12:36 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Pretty sure a .22 would have a hard time going through the 1/4 inch of metal containing the transformer. I'd be more more concerned with high powered hunting rifles, for that purpose lol. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 19623226 I thought that too. I think he's talking about the manufacturing facility where the winding is exposed before having that metal case surround it. Tell me what this tastes like... |
Eagle # 1 User ID: 28447870 United States 11/25/2012 12:37 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | REALLY ? STOP and THINK ! Obammy and cohorts 'planting' the idea SO THAT, WHEN a CME or Flare from the sun knocks out some/all of the 72 HOUSE SIZED transformers, ( And all electricity for homes, factories, stores, etc. including all compacting devices ) he can declare martial law and declare himself emperor TOO ! Parts for THOSE transformers ONLY MADE in France, Germany and Brazil ! Guess most of you have never played checkers, forget chess ! You have to look more that one move ahead ! Also forgot problem, reaction .. SOLUTION ! Eagle |
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Munsoned User ID: 27143553 United States 11/25/2012 12:40 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Exactly, fucking morans! Freedom requires breathing room, the Constitution presupposes that there will be some crazies among us so that the rest of us can enjoy freedom. - Judge Andrew Napolitano A huge shit cloud is coming! |
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DarthDickheadus:AmericanSith User ID: 1503533 United States 11/25/2012 12:43 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | A pick up, a winch, and a sledge hammer can have the same effect, but thanks for giving nutbags great ideas. I heard this from the Emergency Management Director of our county fifteen years ago. (GLP aka American Jedi) Listen here you beautiful bitch, I'm about to fuck you up with some truth. Kenny Powers If you steal the dreams of others long enough, sooner or later you'll end up in a nightmare. American Jedi Intellectuals solve problems, geniuses prevent them. Albert Einstein Satis Eloquentiae, Sapientiae Parum.... "The last of the old?" "No, the first of the new." |
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Hardwired User ID: 27975700 United States 11/25/2012 12:52 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I've heard this form of disruptive terrorism bandied about for years. A .22? Maybe. The scenario I heard posited a more powerful rifle; a good deer gun. It could be used to cut power to a large city. If there was really a terrorist threat here, it would have been done already. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 28450373 United States 11/25/2012 12:59 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | another safety nazi. the government cannot make everything illegal they can think of. eventually we will not be allowed to own matches, kitchen knives, cars that weigh 4000 lbs and go 100 mph, nobody can wear shoes and women can't have fake boobs on an airplane, nobody can fly an airplane of any size, not even R/C, cannot own watches, speaker wire, cell phones, everyone's email and phone must be monitored, and where does it end? if you aren't huddled in a corner of the basement pulling your hat over your face in sheer terror for your life, you must be a terrorist and you will be held indefinitely for questioning! dude is an idiot. idiots like that are what are dangerous. |
DarthDickheadus:AmericanSith User ID: 1503533 United States 11/25/2012 01:02 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | This happened in my hometown. [link to tahlequahdailypress.com] is a crime/LREC-offers-reward-for-arrests-in-cases-of-substation-vandalism Last Edited by Mad Scientist (aka AmJedi) on 11/25/2012 01:03 PM (GLP aka American Jedi) Listen here you beautiful bitch, I'm about to fuck you up with some truth. Kenny Powers If you steal the dreams of others long enough, sooner or later you'll end up in a nightmare. American Jedi Intellectuals solve problems, geniuses prevent them. Albert Einstein Satis Eloquentiae, Sapientiae Parum.... "The last of the old?" "No, the first of the new." |
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DarthDickheadus:AmericanSith User ID: 1503533 United States 11/25/2012 01:04 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Pretty sure a .22 would have a hard time going through the 1/4 inch of metal containing the transformer. I'd be more more concerned with high powered hunting rifles, for that purpose lol. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 19623226 At 200 yards no less...... Yes, butt the ceramic insulators crack just like any other glass shot with a .22, just sayin'. It ain't super doom, but it's a pain in the ass. (GLP aka American Jedi) Listen here you beautiful bitch, I'm about to fuck you up with some truth. Kenny Powers If you steal the dreams of others long enough, sooner or later you'll end up in a nightmare. American Jedi Intellectuals solve problems, geniuses prevent them. Albert Einstein Satis Eloquentiae, Sapientiae Parum.... "The last of the old?" "No, the first of the new." |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 28147705 United States 11/25/2012 01:04 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | why a .22? simple. cheapest ammo on the planet (you cant reload a round for as little as a .22 costs). very easily suppressed audio signature. available EVERYWHERE without raising an eyebrow, even if you purchase rounds by the thousands. arms that fire the round are considered basically harmless by even you "knowledgeable firearms experts" that talk lots of shit on this forum. pretty much accurate and reliable no matter what action type. can be purchased at yard sales, garage sales, off classified ads with no questions asked in many places. everybody has 1 (at least) so its use for nefarious purposes generates a list of suspects that matches the entries in the local phone book. |
DarthDickheadus:AmericanSith User ID: 1503533 United States 11/25/2012 01:08 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | why a .22? simple. cheapest ammo on the planet (you cant reload a round for as little as a .22 costs). very easily suppressed audio signature. available EVERYWHERE without raising an eyebrow, even if you purchase rounds by the thousands. arms that fire the round are considered basically harmless by even you "knowledgeable firearms experts" that talk lots of shit on this forum. pretty much accurate and reliable no matter what action type. can be purchased at yard sales, garage sales, off classified ads with no questions asked in many places. everybody has 1 (at least) so its use for nefarious purposes generates a list of suspects that matches the entries in the local phone book. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 28147705 I have three twenty two rifles, one of them in my truck. They are one of the best survival weapons a person can own. Of course, I'm not an expert. (GLP aka American Jedi) Listen here you beautiful bitch, I'm about to fuck you up with some truth. Kenny Powers If you steal the dreams of others long enough, sooner or later you'll end up in a nightmare. American Jedi Intellectuals solve problems, geniuses prevent them. Albert Einstein Satis Eloquentiae, Sapientiae Parum.... "The last of the old?" "No, the first of the new." |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 28353526 United States 11/25/2012 01:14 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I heard somewhere a .22 round was just as dangerous to soft targets. Apparently the magic bullet theory is possible with a .22 round simply due to its lightweight, and will travel the path of least resistance. IE, victims describing being shot in the arm and the bullet lodging itself into the femoral artery. Very nasty, very detrimental. |
Carshy McCarsh (OP) User ID: 28445124 United States 11/25/2012 01:14 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | [The technician] reported all of our breakers at the Hulbert substation have been shot, said Vahdatipour. A close inspection by our crews indicated none of them were rendered inoperative, and they continued to operate. The transformer was also shot, but the bullet did not penetrate the transformer body. Quoting: DarthDickheadus:AmericanSith This happened in my hometown. [link to tahlequahdailypress.com] is a crime/LREC-offers-reward-for-arrests-in-cases-of-substation-vandalism Tell me what this tastes like... |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 28147705 United States 11/25/2012 01:15 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | why a .22? simple. cheapest ammo on the planet (you cant reload a round for as little as a .22 costs). very easily suppressed audio signature. available EVERYWHERE without raising an eyebrow, even if you purchase rounds by the thousands. arms that fire the round are considered basically harmless by even you "knowledgeable firearms experts" that talk lots of shit on this forum. pretty much accurate and reliable no matter what action type. can be purchased at yard sales, garage sales, off classified ads with no questions asked in many places. everybody has 1 (at least) so its use for nefarious purposes generates a list of suspects that matches the entries in the local phone book. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 28147705 I have three twenty two rifles, one of them in my truck. They are one of the best survival weapons a person can own. Of course, I'm not an expert. and you were also able to dedicate a few moments of thought to how the threat mentioned could actually be genuine, as opposed to a kneejerk rejection of the idea like others here. |
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