rdx-fx wrote:
scouseclarky wrote:
best use for c4 ive seen is enginners usibg it to cook there rations with wtf that cant b safe lol
Perfectly safe.
Just don't stomp on it while it's burning. THAT might cause it to detonate.
Burning it is okay - stepping on it, and throwing it is okay. just don't do both at once
Although, personally - I've never trusted that theory enough to burn a whole block of it.
(and, if you're a Jihadi - Please, Please, Please try that trick with semtex or any of the crap you use)
</evil grin>
a few shavings off of a magnesium block is plenty enough to get a small fire going.
A bit of thermite is more than enough to get an 'impress the locals' fire going
C4 = Playdough for Pyros
Funny story (pre 9/11);
Me, going through an airport passenger security screening line.
Had been flying around the US/Canada/Mexico (for a work project) for the last 2 months, nonstop.
Was carrying my army-green courier bag as a carry-on item.
(canvas shoulder bag, 12"x10"x2", with MI/EN/FA branch insignia patches on it)
It'd been with me almost my entire time in the Army.
Was the perfect size to carry 8 blocks of C4, plus pens/maps/various 'kit'
Security Screener: Um.. will you step over here please? There's a problem with your bag.
Me: Oh! really? oh, yeah.. duh! It probably tested positive for RDX/C4
(I was looking over at another screener, holding my bag and a chemical swabbing patch..)
<Security Screener #1 looks like he can't decide whether to crap his pants on the spot, or let his eyes pop out of their sockets>
A 'friendly' 5 minute discussion took place.
My end of the discussion was 'I WAS an Army Engineer. 3 years ago. That bag probably saw 1/2 a ton of C4 go through it - a few years ago. It's probably still got traces embedded in the fabric. No, I don't have any now. I would quite like to keep my bag - for sentimental reasons. Don't know why you're so concerned - I'm one of the 'good guys'.
The look on that screener's face, when I just matter-of-factly mentioned that my bag probably had C4 residue on it = Priceless. Rather not bright of me to just unthinkingly blurt that out, but...