Path: csiph.com!weretis.net!feeder9.news.weretis.net!news.nk.ca!rocksolid2!i2pn2.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: D Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.misc Subject: Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? Date: Tue, 10 Dec 2024 14:34:59 +0100 Organization: i2pn2 (i2pn.org) Message-ID: <3b7aeb7e-5ac3-09be-eacd-23d5e0dfd950@example.net> References: <9eb45192-e996-fa3d-b002-c02798bb2b7a@example.net> <5e0c7681-481e-b1b2-eec2-321c161c9fd5@example.net> <8Gq5P.102877$7FA3.45532@fx13.iad> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed Injection-Info: i2pn2.org; logging-data="2187182"; mail-complaints-to="usenet@i2pn2.org"; posting-account="w/4CleFT0XZ6XfSuRJzIySLIA6ECskkHxKUAYDZM66M"; In-Reply-To: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 4.0.0 Xref: csiph.com comp.os.linux.misc:62113 On Tue, 10 Dec 2024, Rich wrote: > D wrote: >> >> >> On Mon, 9 Dec 2024, Charlie Gibbs wrote: >> >>> On 2024-12-08, Rich wrote: >>> >>>> And consider the explosive force stored in a 350-700 bar (your >>>> AI's number) pressure vessel that becomes brittle enough to go "bang". >>>> That's one hell of a bang, even without the hydrogen itself explosively >>>> combusting as part of the pressure release. >>> >>> I've seen the results of a 200-bar scuba tank letting go. >>> And that's just a little 80-cubic foot tank filled with air. >> >> How did this happen? In sweden, there is an epidemic of bombings for the >> past couple of years, since crazy drug dealing arabians are waging some >> kind of war with hand grenades, and car battery bombs in the bigger >> cities. >> >> Would using scuba tanks be a cheaper way for them to bomb each other? > > Likely not as cheap as a car battery. I see a 2.3L mini scuba tank on > Amazon for $299 (no idea how big a 2.3L mini tank really is). I can > get a car battery for about $100 at the local auto-store. > > And the scuba tank will not also spray sulfuric acid over everyone when > it goes "bang". And short of an armor peircing slug, it is probably > more difficult to get a new scuba tank to go "bang" vs becoming a brief > high speed rocket or spinner. > >> Also, how does a car battery bomb work? > > Perhaps google would answer your question... Or perhaps google would > report you to the authorities for even asking the question? I did, and my conclusion was that a pipe bombs with gun powder would be lighter, cheaper and more dangerous. So that's why I ask you knowledgeable guys, since to me, it seems there are _way_ better ways to cause mayhem than car battery bombs. >> I'ev seen videos of exploding lithium batteries, but that does not >> look as efficient to me as just producing good, old, gun powder at >> home and making your own. >> >> So with that in mind, what would be the advantage of a car battery bomb >> over regular gun powder plus a pipe? > > Lack of education maybe? They can buy the car battery at an auto parts > store (no education required, just the local currency) and they likely > have a "script" passed down that they have no idea how/why it works, > but if the do x, y, and z, it does work. > > Making gunpower does require some knowledge and skill -- although > presumably it too could be scripted. So perhaps the 'authorities' are > watching the gunpowder precursor purchases, but not watching 'car > battery' purchases? > >