BBC NEWS | World | Americas | Man hurt using gun to change tyre

Chris

BBC NEWS | World | Americas | Man hurt using gun to change tyre

Chris

:rofl:

BBC NEWS | World | Americas | Man hurt using gun to change tyre

Chris

:rofl:

So near yet so far (to a Darwin award)

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A shotgun :eek:....now if he had used a solid bullet it might have spun the nut off .........about the same time it hit him

PMSL, that reminds me of Homer joining the NRA and using his gun to switch off the lights and TV

This is their answer to everything:rolleyes:

As is the "American Way" He'll Qualify for a 'Purple Heart'

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Apparently, thrashing the car with a leafy branch does the trick - Fawlty style. That would make the bolt throw a wobbly and would then be easy to remove. No need to use a gun at all really, if you think about it.

He can probably sue the car manufacturers because he didn't know that the shot would ricochet and subsequently every wheel in future will have to carry a sticker saying "Do not use a shotgun to loosen bolts".

Mo

I was talking to an old boy who fought in WW2 and he said that when the Germans started firing they used to duck, if britsh started firing the Germans kept their heads down.......however if the Americans started firing ...EVERYBODY ducked

You see, the yanks don't have kettles do they? So a 12-bore is the next best thing.

Just don't ask for a cup of tea.

So do you think bolt torque settings directly influence the calibre and rate of fire of the weapon to be used to release?

is that what they call friendly fire ?

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I'm in Arkansas at the moment - the chambermaid asked where I was from, and then said "Did you drive all that way?"

Scary people!