video about making 80's macgyver style bomb
Yes, as a general rule, it seem to be that the more "technical" my videos get, the fewer the views.
Have Sagan do an 'unboxing' of some toy and then do some off-the-wall technical exposition on how it works, light your pants on fire in the process and the money will roll in.
video about making 80's macgyver style bomb
I've actually made one, here is photo of me constructing it.
Actually, I had to make a 2nd one, because the first blomb got washed away in a flood. It happens.
video about making 80's macgyver style bomb
I've actually made one, here is photo of me constructing it.
Actually, I had to make a 2nd one, because the first blomb got washed away in a flood. It happens.
I still remember when I was in maybe 3rd or 4th grade back in the 80s my friend and I made a fake bomb out of some clay and wires and batteries and a calculator and stuff and we were playing with it outside during recess. A teacher caught us with it and we got lectured for wasting school supplies. I shudder to think what would happen today, they'd probably overreact to the max and call in the swat team and charge us with terrorism.
video about making 80's macgyver style bomb
I've actually made one, here is photo of me constructing it.
Actually, I had to make a 2nd one, because the first blomb got washed away in a flood. It happens.
I still remember when I was in maybe 3rd or 4th grade back in the 80s my friend and I made a fake bomb out of some clay and wires and batteries and a calculator and stuff and we were playing with it outside during recess. A teacher caught us with it and we got lectured for wasting school supplies. I shudder to think what would happen today, they'd probably overreact to the max and call in the swat team and charge us with terrorism.
Ha. Wasting school supplies.
Doesn't seem all that long ago but it was a different world back then.
As, by itself, "carbide" was relatively benign, it wasn't kept locked away, & kids could readily purloin some for their own "scientific" experiments.
As, by itself, "carbide" was relatively benign, it wasn't kept locked away, & kids could readily purloin some for their own "scientific" experiments.
More than that, you could go and buy it down the local bicycle shop as carbide lamps for bicycles was still a 'thing'. A bike shop near me still had old stock of carbide into the early seventies (1970s. not 1870s ).
A 1973 film, Charley Varrick, starring Walter Matthau makes it very clear how much things have changed in the United States. Probably much of the western world is on a similar trajectory.
In the film such things as chasing in and out of airports and buying dynamite at the hardware store are standard uncommented activities. Unthinkable today. There are many other examples of the huge cultural change that has occurred.
Acetylene is some spooky stuff if mishandled, doubly so mixed with oxygen.
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Back in the day, I, and others, used to fly round the State fixing TV & Radio Broadcast faults.
As part of this function, we would send on the same plane, a bunch of aluminium road cases full of gear, including often, CRC cleaning fluid & RP7 lube, in "spraycans".
These days, they would probably be a "no-no!"
Our "Big Boss" was the "Broadcast Operations Manager" (BOM), &, as "internal politics" were always a thing, we were often to be found chatting animatedly, referring a lot to "the BOM"!
I think that might cause a stir these days!!
Back in the day, I, and others, used to fly round the State fixing TV & Radio Broadcast faults.
As part of this function, we would send on the same plane, a bunch of aluminium road cases full of gear, including often, CRC cleaning fluid & RP7 lube, in "spraycans".
These days, they would probably be a "no-no!"
Our "Big Boss" was the "Broadcast Operations Manager" (BOM), &, as "internal politics" were always a thing, we were often to be found chatting animatedly, referring a lot to "the BOM"!
I think that might cause a stir these days!!
The Hasselblad bomber
https://www.stuff.co.nz/travel/travel-troubles/126650610/us-plane-evacuation-was-because-someone-mistook-a-camera-for-a-bomb
The Hasselblad bomber
https://www.stuff.co.nz/travel/travel-troubles/126650610/us-plane-evacuation-was-because-someone-mistook-a-camera-for-a-bomb
The Hasselblad bomber
https://www.stuff.co.nz/travel/travel-troubles/126650610/us-plane-evacuation-was-because-someone-mistook-a-camera-for-a-bomb
Wow, that's ridiculous. The guy involved should have sued everyone involved in his ordeal, maybe a few multi-million dollar judgements against overreacting fools would make people think twice before rushing to judgement. It it looks anything like a bomb in a movie or TV show, it probably isn't a bomb. Held for hours? It shouldn't have taken more than 5 minutes to determine the device was harmless and send him on his way.