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To: Poohbah
Note the fuel used. It's not correct. It's nitromethane not nitroglycerin, it can be shipped through UPS for an additional surcharge, and does not require an ATF license. Also I don't know of any R/C helicoptors that can carry a 40 pound payload.
13 posted on 03/18/2003 6:24:16 AM PST by ItsTheMediaStupid
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To: ItsTheMediaStupid
I just looked at the Byron's fuel I have. It is one gal. and contains 15% nitro methane.
15 posted on 03/18/2003 6:32:44 AM PST by freedom4ever
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To: ItsTheMediaStupid
Note the fuel used. It's not correct. It's nitromethane not nitroglycerin

You beat me to it! So-called "hot" model engine (and dragster) fuels are mostly nitromethane. However, nitromethane has been described as "the simplest nitrogen-based high explosive" -- and, packaged with an appropriate oxidizer, is sold as a commercial binary (mix immediately before use) explosive. (Deliberately being vague here...)

Of course, R/C transmitter/receiver/servo combinations have been used by middle eastern terrorists to trigger bombs.

BTW, were any of you FReepers aware that those suspected of bombing the Murrah Building in OKC visited a model shop shortly before the bombing? And that an Iraqi caught an overseas flight from OKC shortly thereafter -- and that his luggage was found to contain "several car radios and other bomb-making materials and tools". (So-described by Italian customs, who discovered them.)

I've often wondered if mis-translation masked the true nature of those "car radios"...

I build models -- and certainly don't advocate shutting down our hobby. OTOH, A good "Heads-up" to model shops across the nation seems in order...

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Of course, nowadays, the terrs seem to favor cell phones for triggering bombs.

Hmmm -- perhaps a computer program that rapidly and repeatedly cycles through all cell numbers, giving each a ring... Might give some terrorists a few nasty surprises...

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22 posted on 03/18/2003 7:03:06 AM PST by TXnMA ((No Longer!!!))
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