ROFLMFAO @ scotz! You are correct sir!


As to PF's questions and OF's and my answer...We were wrong!

Mr. Lixy said, "The reason there are flashes in some vids is because those particular shots were set off with a non-electrical initiation system. They shoot a hollow tube filled with HMX (flash powder which burns @ 1 mile per second) with a shot gun shell primer...which sets off the shot. The non-flashes in the others represent all electric blasting caps. Better turn off your two way radio in this vicinity!"

So hey! We learned something today...huh?

themi01...TY for that vid link! THUNDERSTRUCK is my all time fave AC/DC song!

db...Awwwwwwwwwwww...*hugs*

gecko....SOON!

Lixy You and me and my son actually he likes TnT better I'm torn between Thunderstruck and "For those of you about to rock" especially the version I saw at MSG

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And the church!

In bygone times the device used to initiate a blast was called a pistol. Goes around, comes around.

I've always been concerned when I see the signs on the side of the road alerting drivers, "Blasting Zone - turn off all cell phones & two-way radios"



I mean, these poor bastards are putting their asses on the line & trusting that some Type-A Asshole-in-a-business-suit is gonna turn off his cell? The same :ahole: that has the phone up to his f'in' ear while he zooms across 3 lanes of traffic at 70mph in front of me because he almost missed the stinkin' exit?!?

disclaimer: I have to drive with both a cell & a Nextel 2-way in the course of my job, & I do make every effort to pull over when possible...but I have an idea about how radio communications work, & I'm thinking that even if I turn my phone & radio off, there's still radio signals bouncing off the towers whether I'm receiving them or not...

I don't think the worry is about you receiveing as much as the ones you would be sending.

My point is that there's very little difference between the two.

Warning: Science Content below...

The signal form a cell or two-way should already be on different frequencies from whatever the blasters use; the problem is that signals can malfunction, bounce, create harmonics & otherwise wreak havoc. That's why they don't let you use such devices on airplanes, & why they say don't use them around gas pumps; properly functioning, there should be no problem, but you never know when the Fuck-up Fairy is gonna visit...

OF? Are you...or had you been...a blaster?

Scotz and Boog...In a blasting area (as far as I know the circumstance) the devices aren't "live" till the blaster in charge has a certain dead zone/ground zero area secured. Hubby even has a device to set out when there are possible storms in the area. This tells him how far away lightening is striking. A strike within a particular range, even if it can't be seen and thunder can't be heard or is barely audible, and the holes aren't loaded and the blast is postponed. So, when he clears an area and stops traffic he usually has the police there to make sure those "assholes" who are so self important don't dismiss the warnings!

PF...Patience! I'm getting this cast off soon and I'll have to even out my tan. LMFAO!

Steph...What about the church? If you mean did it survive? Yes...not a crack in it!

themi01...Thunderstruck rocks my whole body and I like that in a song! If I can't sit down when a song starts to play...it's a goody to me!

I figured that the consequences would dictate there be maximum safety for all involved...it just seemed pointless to me that they would put out the orange warning signs, expecting people to be nice & co-operative...

A few years back, there was an incident here that spelled out all too clearly the price of letting blasters get sloppy...apparently construction equipment hit a primer cord that was being laid, & the charge went off prematurely...result was traffic stalled in one of the busiest areas of town (which I normally had to drive thru to work), while they scraped one worker's remains off the side of a semi with a spatula...

Yeah...see? That's the kinda stuff Mr. Lixy goes to safety meetings to review. Learning from others mistakes is a big part of precautionary measures. And as I said before, the mister appreciates his own over-cautious ways because it keeps him grounded (no pun intended) and not full of himself.

Lixy,

No, just an interested kid who did some science at Teachers College and helped a mate blast stumps on his farm.

Ah, the good ole days, when "terrorist" was seldom heard, & TNT was available to anyone who had a need to blow stuff up...

TNT?

Much more mundane and inexpensive stuff, which strangely enough are now very tightly controlled.

TNT is old school. The stuff Mr. Lixy uses now is a combination of stuff that can be purchased at a farm supply store and a gas station. Don't let Homeland Security find out you've been buying these components in bulk though!