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    Default Americans warned not to fire guns at hurricane after event to ‘scare it away’

    Americans warned not to fire guns at hurricane after event to ‘scare it away’ goes viral


    The event, hosted by Ryan Stumpf, has now reached 22,000 people “going”, and 55,000 people “interested”.

    But the enthusiastic response to the event left organizers worried that it might not be taken as a joke.

    A FACEBOOK event went viral after an overwhelming response of people interested in firing guns at Hurricane Florence to “scare it away”.

    GUN nuts in the US state of Virginia have been warned not to fire their weapons at Hurricane Florence.



    It’s not the 1st time that has been tried there have been other cases of shooting at hurricanes.
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    These people just want to shoot! Doesn't matter what at!

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    Quote Originally Posted by SS Dave View Post
    Americans warned not to fire guns at hurricane after event to ‘scare it away’ goes viral


    The event, hosted by Ryan Stumpf, has now reached 22,000 people “going”, and 55,000 people “interested”.

    But the enthusiastic response to the event left organizers worried that it might not be taken as a joke.

    A FACEBOOK event went viral after an overwhelming response of people interested in firing guns at Hurricane Florence to “scare it away”.

    GUN nuts in the US state of Virginia have been warned not to fire their weapons at Hurricane Florence.



    It’s not the 1st time that has been tried there have been other cases of shooting at hurricanes.
    Why not? It would be a good case to disperse the hurricane but the trouble is most of the caliber is too small, nothing less than a 50mm to a A1 Tank needed.

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    it would never work in Australia, we dont have hurricanes, we have cyclones - they rotate in the opposite direction

    the bullets would just come back

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    first shooting fatality reported



    forensics believe it bounced off thicker than usual clouds

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    Quote Originally Posted by mello yello View Post
    it would never work in Australia, we dont have hurricanes, we have cyclones - they rotate in the opposite direction

    the bullets would just come back
    I know mello yello posted this reply is a joke and not intended to be taken seriously but the old Laws of Physics applies here in that what goes UP, must come Down..........and while it may not be at the velocity it was when it left the gun, it could cause serious injury if it struck somebody.
    I think someone has actually posted just such a situation in another post.
    This why 'Hard Hat' wearing is mandatory on any site where work is being carried at, even at Ground Level in case something flies up and falls on anyone.

    I have a feeling this 'firing into a storm' has been tried before but using real live Go BANG rockets (with or without an explosive head) with absolutely no success which is why very little has been said about it.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Mr 672A View Post
    Why not? It would be a good case to disperse the hurricane but the trouble is most of the caliber is too small, nothing less than a 50mm to a A1 Tank needed.
    The only thing we have that might stand up to the energy of a hurricane would be nuclear explosions, try 10,000 of them.
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    I think thats an excellent idea to try and 'Blow Out' a Hurricane as well as the Country its threatening...............'remodeling' the planet might change things forever...........
    I stand unequivicably behind everything I say , I just dont ever remember saying it !!

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    Quote Originally Posted by nomeat View Post
    The only thing we have that might stand up to the energy of a hurricane would be nuclear explosions, try 10,000 of them.
    or a million one man Elon Musk submarines, all fired from re-useable platforms, capable of orbiting and then landing again, ready for the next hurricane -

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    Quote Originally Posted by gordon_s1942 View Post
    I think thats an excellent idea to try and 'Blow Out' a Hurricane as well as the Country its threatening...............'remodeling' the planet might change things forever...........
    it would probably be easier to take out the country where it started forming as a preventative measure - say, Cuba, or maybe Puerto Rico - would save billions in foreign aid as well - Trump will love it

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    Castro gets blamed for many things but neither he nor the Islands in the Caribbean have much to do with the formation of a Hurricane as they actuality start out in the Atlantic near the Azores off the coast of Africa and work their way across towards the Americas.

    I am sure however He (Castro) would love to have been able to create such events as a 'Weapon of Weather Destruction'....
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    Nah, we won't let any of these minor scientific details media lies get in the way if Trump ever starts blaming those 'Hispanic Muslims' for the hurricanes.
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    They'll shoot at the wind, they'll shoot at each other, they'll shoot at the cops, but be fvcked if they'll shoot at an elected official
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    Quote Originally Posted by trash View Post
    They'll shoot at the wind, they'll shoot at each other, they'll shoot at the cops, but be fvcked if they'll shoot at an elected official
    They do Trash, that fellow shot and a fragment hit US President Ronnie Reagen, Sirhan Sirhan shot Bobby Kennedy, Oswald shot US President J.F. Kennedy (or say they say) there was that woman politician shot in the head at a Rally a few years ago.

    Lincoln was assassinated as was another (McKinley?). Being an elected Official in the USA makes you as big a Target as a Post Office Employee.............
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    if he keeps on reigning, his toupee's gunna break

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    Quote Originally Posted by DB44 View Post
    These people just want to shoot! Doesn't matter what at!
    Exactly!
    Any excuse will do.

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