>> ^skinnydaddy1:

Found a nest of those the hard way. Was helping a guy prepping a house for painting. I was on the roof prepping some over hangs. When I got stung the first time. No biggie I thought I'll swat it and go on. I looked down and saw about 10 of the fuckers on my stomach and more streaming out of a hole in the roof. Then as more and more landed on me they all stung about the same time. I screamed, rolled, fell, landed on top of a fence, pinwheeled and landed on the guy. (All the while getting stung again and again) we both screamed. We are now both being stung. Scrambled and dove in to a near by pool. 80+ stings. 3 cracked ribs and 2 broken fingers. (No idea how I broke them) I decided no to work outside anymore after that.
Mother nature does not like me and I've not found enough money to buy a flame thrower so I could fight back.


My father is a carpenter so dealing with wasps was a regular thing. Rather than a flamethrower, we found a plain old hand saw to be the most practical line of defense. I dubbed it the "bee accelerator". Waving it through the air is a great way to fend off dozens of them at a time. They also make a very satisfying *ping!* as they hit the blade.

Of course the most important part of dealing with wasps is to be aware of them before they start stinging you. If you find yourself totally surprised, all bets are off.

Congrats on breaking my record for most stings in a single attack, though. I've only ever managed about 30-35.

You misunderstand, QM. I didn't post to mock. I truly am curious if this would be appealing to our staunch libertarians on the Sift.

I thought those comments I posted were amusing. I don't think it will work for a host of reasons, but I am more interested in how it MIGHT work and if someone else sees the same possible flaws as I do.

For example... domestic workers. Probably can't afford to get out there on their own. Most likely can't afford to leave on their own. So once they are there... what protections? Any? Should there be? What if they lose their job? Caveat emptor -- don't go unless you can get yourself home?

All is fine and well if you are wealthy. What happens if you aren't? Because there is no welfare, there are no regulations, right?

But I'm not interested in what I think -- what do others think?



>> ^quantumushroom:

"A pirate's dream: a static object in international waters with a very high concentration of very wealthy people. Good luck with all that!"
It's a pirates dream until they realize the entire island is armed, and instead of water hoses peeing down from cargo ships they're being sprayed with napalm gel from flamethrowers. Yo ho ho!

Now Boards, you asked this question with the intent to mock the concept, and that's your right. Forget pirates, if The Island worked the federal mafia would move the Navy in the next night in the name of 'fighting global warming' or some scam.

"A pirate's dream: a static object in international waters with a very high concentration of very wealthy people. Good luck with all that!"

It's a pirates dream until they realize the entire island is armed, and instead of water hoses peeing down from cargo ships they're being sprayed with napalm gel from flamethrowers. Yo ho ho!


Now Boards, you asked this question with the intent to mock the concept, and that's your right. Forget pirates, if The Island worked the federal mafia would move the Navy in the next night in the name of 'fighting global warming' or some scam.

Hey, don't forget to vote for your own videos!

http://videosift.com/video/FPS-Russia-Flamethrower-Massacre

He needs to get together with this guy: http://videosift.com/video/FRANKENHORN-aka-Flamethrower-Trombone

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Leggo my Eggo while I flex my ego
Sip on prosecco, dressed up tuxedo
Sippin coffee, playin Keno in the casino
Wanna lucky number, ask Mike Dino
I burn the competition like a flamethrower
My rhymes age like wine as I get older
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MAKE SOME NOISE IF YA WIT ME!

Yes, here we go again, give you more, nothing lesser
Back on the mic is the anti-depressor
Ad-Rock, no pressure, yes, we need this
The best is yet to come, and yes, believe dis
Leggo my Eggo while I flex my ego
Sip on prosecco, dressed up tuxedo
Sippin coffee, playin Keno in the casino
Wanna lucky number, ask Mike Dino
I burn the competition like a flamethrower
My rhymes age like wine as I get older
I'm getting bolder, competition is wanin
I got the feelin and assume the lane
And we got a party on the left, a party on the right
We gonna party for the motherfuckin right to fight,


MAKE SOME NOISE IF YA WIT ME!

No, no, no, you're doin it wrong.

The proper way to clean a cobra pit is with a flamethrower. Cleans the cobras right out of there, no problem.

This also works on tarantulas, scorpions, hissing cockroaches, the black meat of the giant aquatic Brazilian centipedes, and clowns.

When you fire to kill a target, a weapon can go empty in a few seconds. So, three-four seconds and the clip is empty. You have five guys doing that and you multiply that by 5...so, the average clip, 15...X5, 45 rounds in seconds.

If someone survived that reasonable volley, I would have to think they were a zombie and get the flamethrowers out...

Also, it takes a murderer 1 second to draw a gun, and one second to put it to a cop's face and pull the trigger.

My point is, of course they are taught to continue firing--and why not? When a cop is in doubt, they try again. When they are in doubt and don't try again---they die. It is easy for us to gainsay them...

Away from the topic of reasonable training (In regards to lethal situations) I would say that the average American person would not understand why this would be assualt. They would think it fine---right up until they had it done to them. And then! OMG! What a violation of THIER rights...

>> ^csnel3:
>> ^robbersdog49:
>> ^mgittle:
Moral of the story:
Poking a cop in the kidney with a dildo gets you instantly handcuffed.
Pretty sure that would be the case in any country/culture across the globe.

Except in america. Who'd like to speculate what an american cop would do if poked like that?

Ok, I'll go first.
Here in Portland Oregon (west coast, USA) the police would either Beat you to death, Taze you to death or, shoot you to death and then shoot you some more ( I believe they are trained to empty their weapons regardless of the results of the previous rounds). I hear In New York (east coast, USA) they would just sodimize you and drop you off at the ICU with the dildo in your rectum tamped in with a nightstick or broom handle.Not exactly "Death by Snu Snu", but close.

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Common misconception is that when a flamethower is shot and punctured that it will explode. It doesn't explode, but it can cause a large fireball. Which often looks like an explosion....

Read this Discovery forum post on the Myth of exploding flamethowers.

http://community.discovery.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/9741919888/m/2291905779

The quoted person below can explain what I mean far better than I can.

Not to split hairs - oh heck, yes, let's do that.

The word explosion is what's wrong. Used here it's a pardonable exaggeration, but an inaccurate statement nonetheless.

I'm going to use a US WWII M2 series flamethrower for discussion purposes. In it's original form, it used hydrogen for its compressed gas element. Hydrogen can explode when exposed to air and flame. However, they quickly switched to nitrogen, which is generally inert. If a bullet hit the nitrogen tank, no explosion.

As for the fuel, it's a thickened gas, just like napalm. It doesn't explode in its liquid state, and it doesn't vaporize to any degree worth mentioing here, so no explosion there, either. It burns. Period.

The pressurized nitrogen tank provided the 'push' for the fuel to be projected. If the pressure valve was turned off, and the thickened fuel tank was hit by a bullet, no fire or explosion, for the same reason a gas tank doesn't burn when shot. It needs to be exposed to air before burning, and there is none inside the tank. With an unpressurized tank, you'll get a slow leak (it IS thickened fuel, remember) which may eventually find an ignition source. The result: a fire, not an explosion.

If a fuel tank is hit when the pressure valve is on, still no explosion for the very same reasons. However . . . the thickened fuel is under pressure and will spray all over and is VERY likely to find an ignition source very quickly in combat. You still don't get an explosion, but you do get a big, spectacularly horrible fireball.

For purposes of conveying the horror involved, it may be understandable to misuse the term explosion. But for the purpose here of understanding the mechanics, explosion is not the correct word.
-binthere from discovery forums.