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Sun May-02-10 07:53 AM
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| The Time Square "event" looks like a failed Hollywood-Style explosion.... |
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Edited on Sun May-02-10 07:54 AM by Junkdrawer
A common theme of Discovery's Mythbusters is that if you want a damaging explosion, you use explosives. If you want a special-effects style explosion, you use a small amount of explosives and lots of gasoline. And it's especially effective at night. And in Times Square, it's SURE to be captured on film.
So, this looks like a failed "terror attack" that was designed to be long on terror and short on damage.
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| blogslut
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Sun May-02-10 08:08 AM
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But I'm not sure that makes any difference.
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| WeDidIt
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Sun May-02-10 08:09 AM
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Propane and gasoline could be lethal to anybody close to the device, but it was more for the show than anything else.
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| whyverne
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Sun May-02-10 08:29 AM
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Yeah, this looks more like a stunt than serious terrorism.
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| The_Casual_Observer
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Sun May-02-10 09:19 AM
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| 4. It's probably next to impossible to obtain explosives in the US |
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this is the best that can be done.
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| d_r
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Sun May-02-10 09:50 AM
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| 5. nah, tnt, fertilizer, etc. |
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