Random Thoughts - Part Deux [NO POLITICS]

[Teseo]

Why you should not run away from cops? Because if the police man die from heart atack, they will charge you for homicide

[humfrz]

Originally Posted by Ashikabi

Speaking of which, why don't we use stick grenades? They seem so much better to throw. Is it because they don't go around corners/through windows as well? Or are they simply too inconvenient to carry?

The Internet says:

"The stick provided a lever, significantly improving the throwing distance. The Model 24 could be thrown approximately 30 yards (27 m) to 40 yards (37 m), whereas the British Mills bomb could only be thrown about 15 yards (14 m)[2] (however the British War Office report "WO 291/472 Performance and handling of HE grenades" gives an average figure for a standing throw of a Mills bomb as 30 yards (27 m), when crouched 25 yards (23 m) and lying 24 yards (22 m)). The stick design also minimized the risk of the grenade rolling downhill back towards the thrower when used in hilly terrain or in urban areas. However, the additional length of the handle meant that fewer could be carried."

Sounds reasonable to me.


humfrz

[Ashikabi]

Originally Posted by humfrz

The Internet says:

"The stick provided a lever, significantly improving the throwing distance. The Model 24 could be thrown approximately 30 yards (27 m) to 40 yards (37 m), whereas the British Mills bomb could only be thrown about 15 yards (14 m)[2] (however the British War Office report "WO 291/472 Performance and handling of HE grenades" gives an average figure for a standing throw of a Mills bomb as 30 yards (27 m), when crouched 25 yards (23 m) and lying 24 yards (22 m)). The stick design also minimized the risk of the grenade rolling downhill back towards the thrower when used in hilly terrain or in urban areas. However, the additional length of the handle meant that fewer could be carried."

Sounds reasonable to me.


humfrz

18ft shorter throw lying down than standing? I dunno how good you guys are at throwing while lying but I think their numbers might be skewed

[echo419]

Originally Posted by Ashikabi

No. Lots of people aren't fit to be soldiers. But anecdotally, women can't throw for shit. Obviously some can just as some white folks can dance. But simply based on the fact that the vast majority of women won't be as physically capable of throwing a grenade as a man makes them poorly suited too the job. Additionally they aren't big/strong enough(compared to the standards set for a traditionally male army) to do the job as well as a man. Shooting a gun is easy(physically), calling in an airstrike is easy(physically), carrying a wounded comrade on top of your 150lb pack is not something more than a few select female athletes around the world can do. That is my biggest problem with female soldiers. If they can physically match men in every test then I have no issue with them at all

why would anyone call in an airstrike from a kitchen?

[Ashikabi]

Originally Posted by echo419

why would anyone call in an airstrike from a kitchen?

Someone get this man a trophy and a beer please!

[humfrz]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

You missed Hum's reference with the FPS! Doesn't matter if you can out run the cop.

Reminds me of the time, back in Missouri, when I set up a line of watermelons, to demonstrate to my sons how various weapons (and types of ammunition) would impact watermelons.

Yep, a .22, .22 RFM, 12 gage shotgun, 45 auto, 357 mag and a 30-30.

The most "impressive" was a 3" 12 gage shotgun shell with a slug.

It was a good teaching moment for the oldest boy, the second son was more interested in finding large chunks of watermelon to eat.

Now I wonder WHY I was concerned, while the younger one was serving 4 tours in Iraq and Afghanistan ??.....


humfrz

[Zaku]

I'm still having an adventure....two weeks ago I sent my s2000 to get detailed and painted to be prepared for sale. I wanted to hand over a nice car to whomever buys her so I put some work into her. Body shop returned it a week ago with the wrong paint, the guy also got pulled over driving my car.., I wouldn't be surprised if he was speeding. The cop wrote him up for an expired reg, which was stupid because the car was registered in a whole another state. They took my car back to fix the paint. Car came back with right paint now things seemed good, the brought it back with no gas, well ok I filled it drove it 15 mins down the road and parked it to run an errand, came back out car won't start, not with a jump. Don't know if they tampered with the car, now I've been waiting two hours to get it towed to a dealer for diagnosis the dealer is 2 miles away....

Yup having an adventure... Car never really had issues till I was prepping it for sale....I wish it would wait to have any issues because my new car is on order. If the shop tampered with the car all he'll be breaking lose. Maybe I should get a lawyer just in case.

[humfrz]

Originally Posted by Zaku

I'm still having an adventure.....

DANG, Zaku ...... you are having a time of it .......

I figure that the dealership will discover that either the battery or the alternator (or both) is wore out.

Let's hope it's not something more serious.

If it is the battery or alternator, have a new one would be a good selling point .....


humfrz

[humfrz]

Originally Posted by Ashikabi

18ft shorter throw lying down than standing? I dunno how good you guys are at throwing while lying but I think their numbers might be skewed

Now, Ashikabi, you know better than to challenge the "Internet" ....... it is ALWAYS right .........


humfrz

[Ashikabi]

Originally Posted by Zaku

I'm still having an adventure....two weeks ago I sent my s2000 to get detailed and painted to be prepared for sale. I wanted to hand over a nice car to whomever buys her so I put some work into her. Body shop returned it a week ago with the wrong paint, the guy also got pulled over driving my car.., I wouldn't be surprised if he was speeding. The cop wrote him up for an expired reg, which was stupid because the car was registered in a whole another state. They took my car back to fix the paint. Car came back with right paint now things seemed good, the brought it back with no gas, well ok I filled it drove it 15 mins down the road and parked it to run an errand, came back out car won't start, not with a jump. Don't know if they tampered with the car, now I've been waiting two hours to get it towed to a dealer for diagnosis the dealer is 2 miles away....

Yup having an adventure... Car never really had issues till I was prepping it for sale....I wish it would wait to have any issues because my new car is on order. If the shop tampered with the car all he'll be breaking lose. Maybe I should get a lawyer just in case.

Push it. It's leg day bitch.

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by Ashikabi

Speaking of which, why don't we use stick grenades? They seem so much better to throw. Is it because they don't go around corners/through windows as well? Or are they simply too inconvenient to carry?

Originally Posted by Ashikabi

18ft shorter throw lying down than standing? I dunno how good you guys are at throwing while lying but I think their numbers might be skewed

Try carrying around 6 apples and 6 large bottles of Coke and see which ones you want to get rid of first. You will quickly understand.




You have to consider the method in which grenades are supposed to be thrown. If you do it properly you will have very similar leverage from any position. Not like throwing a ball.

[MrFisty]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

You missed Hum's reference with the FPS! Doesn't matter if you can out run the cop.

Damn, I missed that one, too.

[jawn]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

Try carrying around 6 apples and 6 large bottles of Coke and see which ones you want to get rid of first. You will quickly understand.




You have to consider the method in which grenades are supposed to be thrown. If you do it properly you will have very similar leverage from any position. Not like throwing a ball.

Yeah, it's more akin to throwing a shotput than throwing a baseball. You can tear up your wrist/elbow if you regularly throw a 1 pound mass like a baseball.

[Ashikabi]

I was imagining a straight forward throw which seemed like it would go about 6 ft and drop