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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsDo people really believe that shooting guns at a hurricane will deter it?
or is this just incredibly irresponsible stress relief??
Florida gun owners encouraged to 'shoot the storm' and fire their guns at Hurricane Irma
A Florida man who suggested shooting guns at Hurricane Irma out of "stress and boredom" has found that his idea has captured peoples' imaginations - with over 46,000 signing up to join in.
Hurricane Irma is due to hit Florida on Saturday, and the state is currently experiencing the largest ever mass evacuation due to a hurricane in American history.
But Ryon Edwards, 22, came up with a novel way of amusing himself during the storm: firing bullets into it.
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Graphics suggesting how to shoot at a hurricane have sprung up online, with the suggestion that if you fire correctly the bullet might not come back and kill you.
more at: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/09/08/florida-gun-owners-encouraged-shoot-storm-fire-guns-hurricane/
beachbum bob
(10,437 posts)This story gave me the first "WTF????" reaction of the day. I suspect that many more are on the horizon.
shenmue
(38,501 posts)democratisphere
(17,235 posts)Collateral damage. Idiots!
Honeycombe8
(37,648 posts)Squinch
(50,773 posts)I learned that from the gungeon.
Siwsan
(26,177 posts)It doesn't solve the problem, but then I've long given up the notion that I can really control much of anything!
Squinch
(50,773 posts)Two cousins in Florida today, one of them with his wife and two little kids and his sister-in-law with a newborn. I think I'll be using all three coping strategies. Might even add some obsessive knitting...
Siwsan
(26,177 posts)My niece went inland, to Gainesville (with her wedding dress, in tow). My nephew is by Pensacola. Their paternal aunts and uncles live in the West Palm area.
I haven't drawn an easy breath, in days.
Squinch
(50,773 posts)Siwsan
(26,177 posts)I figure the kids will be ok, but my fear is they will come home to Tampa, to find total destruction of their first home. However I'll try to think positive thoughts.
Squinch
(50,773 posts)just waiting for everyone's call when the storm passes.
JustABozoOnThisBus
(23,283 posts)Or was it the idea of Ryon Edwards and Jack Daniels?
Siwsan
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Skittles
(152,964 posts)he thinks he is all that
I WILL SHOW HIM THE ERROR OF HIS WAYS; yes INDEED
Siwsan
(26,177 posts)Hopefully he will grow out of it. I doubt he expected this kind of notoriety would result from his irresponsible attempt at 'stress relief'.
Kaleva
(36,146 posts)dchill
(38,321 posts)Bubba Christ.
klook
(12,134 posts)He'll order a nuke strike on the thing.
Optical.Catalyst
(1,355 posts)Some small, insignificant piece of lead moving at 800 mph through winds moving at 100 mph will alter the hurricane at some later date.
dchill
(38,321 posts)PoindexterOglethorpe
(25,746 posts)hurricanes and earthquakes are engineered. People haven't a clue about basic science. Or how much energy is involved in things like earthquakes and hurricanes. Whatever science they learned in high school they promptly forgot, haven't read a book of any kind since then, and do not understand much of anything.
What the hell it can't hurt, it gives people something to do and it helps get rid of old ammunition.
NightWatcher
(39,343 posts)Sure, they found some idiot who might've been actually popping shots off, but I can assure you that it was started as a joke.
Skittles
(152,964 posts)and they certainly are NOT known for their intellect
Kaleva
(36,146 posts)Handling a gun in a stupid fashion has lead to the death and injury of many thousands.
Skittles
(152,964 posts)gun humpers are paranoid fuckers, dumber than fence posts
MyOwnPeace
(16,888 posts)They believed that Orange Cheat-o was going to "Make America Great Again" -
Yavin4
(35,356 posts)There are a lot of "special" thinkers out there, and someone has to represent them.