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Re: you are an ARSONIST, not a hippie.

Post by Nipple » Mon Oct 21, 2013 1:48 pm

I haven't been able to reason out a good place to launch these...anywhere.

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Post by BBadger » Mon Oct 21, 2013 3:13 pm

Even if you're in the middle of the ocean where there's no fire hazard they're essentially floating litter.
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Re: you are an ARSONIST, not a hippie.

Post by tatonka » Mon Oct 21, 2013 5:34 pm

you couldnt even fly them like kites , even with a string attached a heavy wind would bring it down fast .
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Re: you are an ARSONIST, not a hippie.

Post by Mojojita » Tue Oct 22, 2013 10:51 am

I got into a verbal battle with a person who had done these at the event before - her main argument was that they were always launched when the wind would not carry them over the city and they always went out to pick up the moop.

The lack of intelligence in those arguments is obvious. Fucking Morons!
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Re: you are an ARSONIST, not a hippie.

Post by forty_eight » Tue Oct 22, 2013 1:44 pm

BBadger wrote:... anyone caught launching one of these hazards should be brought up on the same felony charges as anyone causing wildfires due to illegal campfires
speaking of which, i can't find any updates on the hunter that allegedly started the rim fire that had the playa all smoky during the burn

it doesn't appear they have pressed any charges

wtf

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Re: you are an ARSONIST, not a hippie.

Post by BBadger » Tue Oct 22, 2013 2:33 pm

This is why I'd like to see launching these things filed as a criminal charge of reckless burning. Then if you encounter these morons you can snap a nice photo of them to report the, and/or you'd see those BLM jeeps racing in to arrest these assholes. That nice induced state-of-fear would dry up these moronic attempts very quickly.
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Re: you are an ARSONIST, not a hippie.

Post by Nipple » Wed Oct 23, 2013 4:16 pm

Nah... It's cool.

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Re: you are an ARSONIST, not a hippie.

Post by forty_eight » Wed Oct 23, 2013 4:25 pm

let the spamming begin

i got a neat trojan horse around here somewhere

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Re: you are an ARSONIST, not a hippie.

Post by GreyCoyote » Wed Oct 23, 2013 5:49 pm

Mojojita wrote:I got into a verbal battle with a person who had done these at the event before - her main argument was that they were always launched when the wind would not carry them over the city and they always went out to pick up the moop.

The lack of intelligence in those arguments is obvious. Fucking Morons!
In 2012 one landed at the BRC Airport and caused a bit of a commotion. Fortunately that was the first year (I think) the airport had an afterhours "firewatch". They got it before anyone lost a plane. (If you have ever seen 100 octane low-lead burn, you understand the concern!)

As you said, complete morons are flying these things.'

EDIT: "Official" confirmation in the 2012 Afterburn Report: http://afterburn.burningman.com/12/comm ... rport.html
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Re: you are an ARSONIST, not a hippie.

Post by AntiM » Sat Nov 02, 2013 7:25 am

The potty pumper truck joyride, now that's thrilling.

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