WARNING: Soda Bottle Bombs!

Feuer Frei! · 05-11-11, 02:38 AM

Don't pick up any plastic bottles that may be lying in your yards or in the gutter, etc. Pay attention to this. A plastic bottle with a cap. A little Drano. A little water. A small piece of foil. Disturb it by moving it; and BOOM!! No fingers left and other serious effects to your face, eyes, etc.
People are finding these "bombs" in mailboxes and in their yards, just waiting for you to pick it up intending to put it in the trash. But, you'll never make it!!! It takes about 30 seconds to blow after you move the thing.
See "SNOPES" below -- it's true -- the video at SNOPES shows the Indiana State Police Bomb Squad detonating one -- it's truly horrifying! I checked "Truth or Fiction" and "they" agree this is TRUTH!!! So be warned and beware.

papa_smurf · 05-11-11, 05:18 AM

Wonder what sick person(s) are leaving these

joea · 05-11-11, 05:25 AM

Holy ****! Not kid stuff!

Feuer Frei! · 05-11-11, 06:10 AM

I've heard of Drano generating a crapload of heat in clogged drains, it generates steam that propels a potent solution of sodium hydroxide back out of the drain!
Burns material right there!

Armistead · 05-11-11, 07:15 AM

sort of like dry ice bombs we play with as a kid...you could really blow some crap up with those.

Growler · 05-11-11, 07:22 AM

Sheesh.

Well, whaddya know. The world's a dangerous place. Imagine that.

And somewhere, somebody is going to start calling this "domestic terrorism."

[/sigh]

Wolfehunter · 05-11-11, 08:22 AM

This happened to my parents last year in there mail box. Thankfully it blew prematurely. My parents found the mail box warped by the bomb.

The officer investigated it accidentally moved the damaged bottle and the stuff fell on her skin and vest. Its started to eat through the vest and her skin. My brother rushed her to my parents house to get her sink to wash the acid like stuff off her hands and arm. My parents live in the bush so it takes too long for ambulance to get there. Cop is ok. Minor skin burns.

Crazy stuff some people do for a grudge.

Freiwillige · 05-11-11, 11:46 AM

Okay I just got to point this out, the bomb did not detonate it was the explosive charge to destroy it in the video that made the BOOM.

As a kid my friends learned how to do this and they would drop the foil, screw the cap and lob it, 30 sec to a min later it would pop (2 litter soda bottle)

It was a loud bang but almost no explosive power. Granted the dangers of muratic acid getting on you is not a happy thought but M-80's pack more punch!

STEED · 05-11-11, 11:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by papa_smurf

Wonder what sick person(s) are leaving these

I agree... Dreadful.

AVGWarhawk · 05-11-11, 12:08 PM

It confounds me why anyone would want to create and leave such a device for others to get injured by.

Jimbuna · 05-11-11, 12:55 PM

It's such a simply/easily made device I can imagine many a vengeful nutter getting in on the act.

05-11-11, 02:38 AM	#1
Feuer Frei! Navy Seal Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Valhalla Posts: 5,295 Downloads: 141 Uploads: 17	WARNING: Soda Bottle Bombs! Don't pick up any plastic bottles that may be lying in your yards or in the gutter, etc. Pay attention to this. A plastic bottle with a cap. A little Drano. A little water. A small piece of foil. Disturb it by moving it; and BOOM!! No fingers left and other serious effects to your face, eyes, etc. People are finding these "bombs" in mailboxes and in their yards, just waiting for you to pick it up intending to put it in the trash. But, you'll never make it!!! It takes about 30 seconds to blow after you move the thing. See "SNOPES" below -- it's true -- the video at SNOPES shows the Indiana State Police Bomb Squad detonating one -- it's truly horrifying! I checked "Truth or Fiction" and "they" agree this is TRUTH!!! So be warned and beware. __________________ "History is the lies that the victors agree on"- Napoleon LINK TO MY SH 3 MODS

05-11-11, 05:18 AM	#2
papa_smurf Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: High Peak, Derbyshire Posts: 2,851 Downloads: 33 Uploads: 0	Wonder what sick person(s) are leaving these __________________

05-11-11, 06:10 AM	#4
Feuer Frei! Navy Seal Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Valhalla Posts: 5,295 Downloads: 141 Uploads: 17	I've heard of Drano generating a crapload of heat in clogged drains, it generates steam that propels a potent solution of sodium hydroxide back out of the drain! Burns material right there! __________________ "History is the lies that the victors agree on"- Napoleon LINK TO MY SH 3 MODS

05-11-11, 07:22 AM	#6
Growler A long way from the sea Join Date: May 2005 Location: Iowa Posts: 1,913 Downloads: 21 Uploads: 0	Sheesh. Well, whaddya know. The world's a dangerous place. Imagine that. And somewhere, somebody is going to start calling this "domestic terrorism." [/sigh] __________________ At Fiddler’s Green, where seamen true When here they’ve done their duty The bowl of grog shall still renew And pledge to love and beauty.

05-11-11, 08:22 AM	#7
Wolfehunter Crusty Capt. Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 2,752 Downloads: 40 Uploads: 25	This happened to my parents last year in there mail box. Thankfully it blew prematurely. My parents found the mail box warped by the bomb. The officer investigated it accidentally moved the damaged bottle and the stuff fell on her skin and vest. Its started to eat through the vest and her skin. My brother rushed her to my parents house to get her sink to wash the acid like stuff off her hands and arm. My parents live in the bush so it takes too long for ambulance to get there. Cop is ok. Minor skin burns. Crazy stuff some people do for a grudge. __________________

05-11-11, 05:25 AM	#3
joea Silent Hunter Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: At periscope depth in Lake Geneva Posts: 3,512 Downloads: 25 Uploads: 0	Holy ****! Not kid stuff!

05-11-11, 07:15 AM	#5
Armistead Rear Admiral Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: on the Dan Posts: 10,880 Downloads: 364 Uploads: 0	sort of like dry ice bombs we play with as a kid...you could really blow some crap up with those.

05-11-11, 11:46 AM	#8
Freiwillige The Old Man Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Phx. Az Posts: 1,458 Downloads: 24 Uploads: 0	Okay I just got to point this out, the bomb did not detonate it was the explosive charge to destroy it in the video that made the BOOM. As a kid my friends learned how to do this and they would drop the foil, screw the cap and lob it, 30 sec to a min later it would pop (2 litter soda bottle) It was a loud bang but almost no explosive power. Granted the dangers of muratic acid getting on you is not a happy thought but M-80's pack more punch!

05-11-11, 12:08 PM	#10
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,253 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	It confounds me why anyone would want to create and leave such a device for others to get injured by. __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

05-11-11, 12:55 PM	#11
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,461 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	It's such a simply/easily made device I can imagine many a vengeful nutter getting in on the act. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!