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| Aircraft could be brought down with a ballpoint pen |
| 2008-02-15 |
| Posted by:GolfBravoUSMC |
| #7 ION SCIENCE/TECH > WND > The USA is proposing to shoot down its wayward SPYSAT wid a missle, which in turn may illustrate = test US MISSLE DEFENSE CAPABILITIES [GMD]. Figured that out years ago. MORE IMPORTANTLY, NEWSCIENTIST > SPYSAT SHOOTDOWN MAY ENDANGER SPACE STATION. Goes to Year 2020, + COMET APOPHIS versus MOON, I.E. ABILITY OF FUTURE OWG TECHS TO DETERMINATIVELY DEFLECT OR DESTROY ANY DANGEROUS POTENTIAL NEO's WIDOUT BLOWING UP TERRA FIRMA ANDOR THE MOON, OR ANYTHING VITAL FOR THAT MATTER. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2008-02-15 20:11 |
| #6 Tannerite looks like great stuff for sport bombers, amazing it could be ordered over the internet by anyone at all. Just as well it went off in Red Wing rather than in Manhattan or DC. Too bad this wasn't posted on Rantburg as an article on its own, with a headline like: Discovery of 45 kg of Explosives in Goodhue County |
| Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418 2008-02-15 18:44 |
| #5 I agree. Great stuff... |
| Posted by: CB 2008-02-15 17:27 |
| #4 Yeah, I pity city kids that never knew that simple joy. |
| Posted by: bigjim-ky 2008-02-15 17:20 |
| #3 Great Video Moose. I'd forgotten how much fun it was go blow stuff up out on the farm! Thanks. |
| Posted by: Icerigger 2008-02-15 16:30 |
| #2 The text to the right of the video mentions "Tannerite". From the Wiki: Tannerite consists of two components, a sensitizer and a bulk material. The bulk material is a mixture of ammonium nitrate and ammonium perchlorate, while the sensitizer is a mixture of dark flake aluminium powder and a small amount of zirconium hydride. On January 14th 2008 (one month ago), a man in Red Wing, Minnesota was accused of detonating 100lbs. of tannerite inside the bed of a dump truck by shooting it with a .50 caliber rifle from 300 yards away. The ensuing blast could be felt at Prairie Island Nuclear Power Plant, and officials from the FBI, BATF, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, US Postal Service, and the US Coast Guard have become involved, along with local law enforcement agencies. The man, Brian Wesley Childs, was arrested for gross disregard for human life and destruction of property with an explosive or incendiary. Further information on Mr. Childs: http://www.kare11.com/news/ts_article.aspx?storyid=492819 |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2008-02-15 16:18 |
| #1 From the comments, there's some skepticism on whether this is legit. |
| Posted by: tu3031 2008-02-15 15:48 |