benstern wrote:If it's one thing that pisses me off it's people who don't understand stoichiometry and say explosions are possible in an incredibly unbalanced mixture, or even 100% fuel.
Stoicheometry... now theres a word I havent heard in a while
Well, if Superman went to my university, I sure wouldn't feel the need to carry a gun, and if Bruce Banner did, I'd be afraid to.
You dont wanna make him angry
You won't like him when he's angry
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Yeah, I know, having this forum effectively segregated is a place where we really dont want to go, just asking for the help of other Aussies should suffice.
I dont think that it is 100% necessary to make another website, but a possibility could be to have an Australian discussion area in the forums General Spud cannon related Pneumatic cannon discussion Combustion cannon discussion Australian cannon discussion I dunno, just throwing ideas around here __...
But you are stil prepared to cause bodily harm to another, and having good intentions of self defense does not nullify that. I live my life prepared to cause bodily harm to another if the situation requires it. I'm not going to standby as I get mugged by someone if they don't have a decent weapon. ...
I disagree, a weapon is defined by its use. A pistol used to bang a nail into wood is a tool. A pencil used to stab someone is a weapon. By definition, a gun is not a weapon until you use to harm someone. True, anything can become a weapon if used in the wrong manner, as I tried to imply in my post...
A gun is NOT a tool, it is a weapon, a device designed to kill. An example of a tool is a hammer, which, yes, could kill if used in the wrong manner, but its primary function is to bang nails into wood. I disagree, a weapon is defined by its use. A pistol used to bang a nail into wood is a tool. A ...
Now this, I see, has become a rather heated and passionate debate in the Spudfiles forums. Firstly, as I read this thread, I felt that SPG, Davidvaini and Ragnarok have the right ideas. Giving everyone "responsible" a firearm for "protection" in my opinion, is just poorly thought out and illogical. ...