I remember posting about that some time back. God only knows what kind of panic would have ensued if it had been a 22 long rifle instead of a 22 short.
Photo is of a .22 Long Rifle, story is about a .22 Short. Just saying.
I used to vacume these up in my shag carpet in my room when I was a kid. They always went off with a little “pop.” You could barely hear them over the vacume. I’d find the ruptured case later. Never killed or gravely wounded anyone.
January 15th, 2008 at 12:04 pm
Um, that’s an old story – Nov. 2006. I thought I’d posted something about it at the time, but I can’t find the piece.
January 15th, 2008 at 12:40 pm
But good gods…look at the SIZE of that cartridge! You could take out a tank with it!
Oh, wait…there’s nothing to compare it to in scale. Hmm, wonder why?
January 15th, 2008 at 12:53 pm
I remember posting about that some time back. God only knows what kind of panic would have ensued if it had been a 22 long rifle instead of a 22 short.
January 15th, 2008 at 1:01 pm
Yeah, I remember that.
My favorite part is this quote.
How exactly would it “fire itself?”
January 15th, 2008 at 1:55 pm
Now I’m really scared. I have hundreds (at least) of those deadly things at home. How will I sleep at night, knowing I’m in such mortal peril?
January 15th, 2008 at 2:26 pm
Photo is of a .22 Long Rifle, story is about a .22 Short. Just saying.
I used to vacume these up in my shag carpet in my room when I was a kid. They always went off with a little “pop.” You could barely hear them over the vacume. I’d find the ruptured case later. Never killed or gravely wounded anyone.
The Brits. Lame-o.
January 15th, 2008 at 3:25 pm
These guys got bombed by the German’s in WWII, right?
They fought like hell in that war, right?
Who the heck is living on the British Isles now?
Bunch of freakin’ pantywaists.
January 15th, 2008 at 4:05 pm
All the brits with balls died in the Battle of Britain?