I TOLD YOU WE'D FIND THE WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION! SEE! TOLD YA' SO! BUT NO, YOU DIDN'T BELIEVE ME DID YOU?!!! WELL FUCK YOU!
-D. Cheney

Well great, there goes the surprise Memorial Day fireworks stash.

That shit is expensive can't we re-use it... to blow up some towns or something

Who needs weapons ... when you have the power of JEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSUUUUUSS MAGIC!

yeah that shit just went into our atmosphere

No upvote for two main reasons:
* Terrible camera, can't hold focus and makes horrendous noise as it tries to shift focus
& the big one
* Rather than holding steady on the explosion so we can see the shockwave come across the ground, he pans up to see the rather dull cloud rolling upwards.

>> ^spoco2:
No upvote for two main reasons:
Terrible camera, can't hold focus and makes horrendous noise as it tries to shift focus
& the big one
Rather than holding steady on the explosion so we can see the shockwave come across the ground, he pans up to see the rather dull cloud rolling upwards.


Oh, I see, you're one of those form over function kinda guys. It's real and someone recorded it. Kinda like amateur porn, it gives an illusion that a steady cam can't.

It's the flying spaghetti monster!

>> ^Xax:
Well great, there goes the surprise Memorial Day fireworks stash.


Is "surprise fireworks" the PC term for IEDs?

I counted about 9 or 10 seconds from the time you see the explosion till the time you hear it, so that puts them about 2 miles away from the explosion.

>> ^jimnms:
I counted about 9 or 10 seconds from the time you see the explosion till the time you hear it, so that puts them about 2 miles away from the explosion.


That or the sound is out of sync. I'm having a hard time deciding.

I suspect the sound is in sync because of the electromagnetic interference picked up on the audio as you see the blast. But then, I'm not an expert on the subject, and there's similar interference later in the video.

This man is trying NOT to be seen.

We can't really use all of it, specifically, it's inhumane to use white phosphorus grenades.

^ Yeah, talk about why they hate us, maybe because we send over a bunch of teenagers who end up blowing their shit up for fun. Good job, us.

Man, Israel is going to be pissed the yanks blew up one of their hidden WP weapon caches for when they invade Ira...

Shit, I've said too much...

>> ^Fjnbk:
We can't really use all of it, specifically, it's inhumane to use white phosphorus grenades.

As opposed to all the humane grenades we normally use?

>> ^spoco2:Rather than holding steady on the explosion so we can see the shockwave come across the ground


I was thinking the same shit! I'm like, "FUCK! I wanted to see the shockwave!"

I also wondered if any little children or kittens wandered into the blast zone as the troops were driving off to a safe distance after setting the charges. Whoopsie! Vaporized kitty parts.

Meh. About as awesome as the time we put 300 sparklers in a jar and set fire to them!

The sound delay is about eight and a half seconds, so judging the distance is fairly easy, based on the speed of sound.

8.5~ seconds = just shy of 3 kilometers, or about 1.8 odd miles.


Definitely one massive explosion, and a great many potential road-side bombs curtailed.

>> ^poolcleaner:
>> ^spoco2:
No upvote for two main reasons:
Terrible camera, can't hold focus and makes horrendous noise as it tries to shift focus
& the big one
Rather than holding steady on the explosion so we can see the shockwave come across the ground, he pans up to see the rather dull cloud rolling upwards.

Oh, I see, you're one of those form over function kinda guys. It's real and someone recorded it. Kinda like amateur porn, it gives an illusion that a steady cam can't.

I prefer amateur porn, but my explosions have to be professional.

>> ^FlowersInHisHair:
As opposed to all the humane grenades we normally use?


The frag grenades we normally use are primarily designed to incapacitate, though they are certainly lethal within a considerable radius. (Approximately 5m lethal, 15m wounding, according to FAS.org) Yes, being killed by a frag grenade is a terrible thing, but being wounded by a white phosphorous grenade is a much worse fate.
Being wounded by a frag grenade is like being shot with a (jagged) projectile. Being wounded by a white phosphorous grenade is like being shot and then scalded at 5000 deg F, and if one is unfortunate enough to survive the burns, an exceedingly unpleasant death from phosphorous poisoning.

The goal of combat is not strictly to kill your opponent. The objective is to reduce or eliminate your opponent's will or ability to fight.
Incapacitation is equally effective as killing at achieving this goal on an individual level. Persuasion even more so. Unfortunately, we've come to the (questionably-valid) conclusion that killing is more efficient and economical.

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