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A few observations from a former bomb disposal officer...
ThreadReader ^ | 10/24/2018 | Tom Sauer

Posted on 10/24/2018 12:11:22 PM PDT by bkopto

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21 posted on 10/24/2018 12:25:30 PM PDT by bkopto
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It's interesting that with ALL these "pipe bombs" going around supposedly in the mail, NONE of them has detonated.

It's as if these "bombs" were not meant to go off, just to be found.

-PJ

22 posted on 10/24/2018 12:25:33 PM PDT by Political Junkie Too (The 1st Amendment gives the People the right to a free press, not CNN the right to the 1st question.)
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To: Trump.Deplorable

It’s too small to be a major threat.

Even if real, it likely would not kill the recipient.

Unless, of course, it’s full of C-4 and a blasting cap.

But it does not look capable of remote detonation. No cell phone or receiver attached. Just a clock?

If real, it’s real amateur. Or designed to be found.


23 posted on 10/24/2018 12:25:51 PM PDT by Mariner (War Criminal #18)
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To: Trump.Deplorable

All conservatives., be on the lookout for fake Amazon charges to your account charging little digital clocks and black powder.


24 posted on 10/24/2018 12:25:55 PM PDT by jetson
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To: bkopto

My bet is they are non functional. Why mail a time bomb? It’s stupid. We will never find out who it was because it is a retired FBI guy.


25 posted on 10/24/2018 12:26:32 PM PDT by wastoute (Government cannot redistribute wealth. Government can only redistribute poverty.)
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To: RevelationDavid

Whoever is doing this are clearly amateurs or foreigners,...perhaps both. Or want it to look that way. There’s an obvious reason why none of these went off.


26 posted on 10/24/2018 12:27:03 PM PDT by caww
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To: bkopto

I read that one news agency has photos of one of the bombs, but I can’t find any reference to them.

Does anybody have a link to the image?


27 posted on 10/24/2018 12:27:29 PM PDT by Yo-Yo (Is the /sarc tag really necessary?)
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To: caww
Interesting clorox wipes right there...

Gotta wipe off any incriminating evidence, I suppose, like fingerprints. Sheesh.

28 posted on 10/24/2018 12:27:30 PM PDT by bkopto
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6 uncancelled stamps - I don’t believe it ever went through the USPS. Also, 6 first class stamps, even if it did really go through the Post Office and they failed to cancel the stamps, the weight of that thing would have to be 10 ounces or less. Have no idea what the materials are from the picture, but my eye questions that it is under 10 ounces.


29 posted on 10/24/2018 12:28:20 PM PDT by rigelkentaurus
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Looking at that bomb I am reminded of the Texas Clock Boy terrorist. His device was more sophisticated. Okay, this looks like something built in Mom’s basement by a whacked out kid or adult still living at home. I still wonder when we will find out that the FBI, ATF, or someone has already been aware of the person, maybe even involved. Maybe that is why none of the devices actually worked?


30 posted on 10/24/2018 12:28:30 PM PDT by Reno89519 (No Amnesty! No Catch-and-Release! Just Say No to All Illegal Aliens! Arrest & Deport!y)
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To: bkopto

Pipe bombs made by the “clockboy”. LOL


31 posted on 10/24/2018 12:28:43 PM PDT by Fiddlstix (Warning! This Is A Subliminal Tagline! Read it at your own risk!(Presented by TagLines R US))
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To: Steely Tom

Or,
ACME.


32 posted on 10/24/2018 12:29:13 PM PDT by Leep
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To: bkopto

“we should ask ourselves what the motives of the “bomber” are and “who benefits?” Go ahead. Think deeply and critically.”

Exactly. My vote is Dem False Flag. Big question is whether the “person of interest” will be taken alive or not.


33 posted on 10/24/2018 12:29:41 PM PDT by PLMerite ("They say that we were Cold Warriors. Yes, and a bloody good show, too." - Robert Conquest)
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To: bkopto

Careless whoever is doing this.....they assuredly will be caught....fake bombs or not.


34 posted on 10/24/2018 12:29:47 PM PDT by caww
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To: wastoute

The one in the pic doesn’t appear to actually have been mailed.


35 posted on 10/24/2018 12:30:11 PM PDT by NativeSon ( Grease the floor with Crisco when I dance the Disco)
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36 posted on 10/24/2018 12:30:14 PM PDT by Red Badger (I lie to pollsters......................ALL Of THEM!...................)
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To: RevelationDavid

One thing the USPS does is cancel stamps. Also this package looks like it exceeds the general mailbox pickup. Packages larger than a certzin size have to be handed to a postal clerk. If this was dropped then video, esp at CNN has to exist.


37 posted on 10/24/2018 12:30:18 PM PDT by xkaydet65
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To: Mariner

It is real in the sense that it exists

But it won’t work as a bomb

It is a hoax

Wires on each end, giveaway

Clock, not timer/alarm

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Small-Black-Electric-Digital-LCD-Clock-Date-Time-Calendar-Ultra-thin-Car-Clock/192319744986

Whoever built this, watched too many cartoons

and it was never suppose to go boom


38 posted on 10/24/2018 12:30:28 PM PDT by Trump.Deplorable
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To: bkopto

Hoax.


39 posted on 10/24/2018 12:30:35 PM PDT by anton
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To: Yo-Yo

40 posted on 10/24/2018 12:30:58 PM PDT by Red Badger (I lie to pollsters......................ALL Of THEM!...................)
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