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Man uses live mortars as dumbells
Ananova ^
| August 24, 2009
| Staff
Posted on 08/24/2009 1:19:25 PM PDT by library user
A man from China decided to keep fit using two old mortars before a friend noticed the devices were still live.
Former army officer Xie Long, 87, said: "A colleague told me they were defused and because they were heavy and in the right shape I took two home to use as dumbbells.
"Even my two sons used to use them as well for training. I can't believe we trained with them for 30 years with nothing happening."
The mortars were discovered by chance when a friend from the local police force who also specialised in explosives visited Long at his home in the Hechuan district of Chongqing.
"When I saw one of the mortars, I was sweating. The firing pin was in the position of readiness, and can explode if violently hit or shaken," said police officer Li Guangkui. Li said: "Once exploded, the result is beyond imagination."
Police have defused the mortars, and they will now be put on display in a military museum.
TOPICS: Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: dumbells; mortar; mortars; napl; yikes
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Hold muh mortars.
To: library user
"Once exploded, the result is beyond imagination."
Maybe this loses something in the translation, but I expect the result is exactly as I imagine it.
To: library user
THis guy and his kids need to start buying lottery tickets!!!!!
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posted on
08/24/2009 1:23:28 PM PDT
by
taildragger
(Palin / Mulally 2012)
To: Squantos
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posted on
08/24/2009 1:24:16 PM PDT
by
Lurker
(The avalanche has begun. The pebbles no longer have a vote.)
To: Slings and Arrows
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posted on
08/24/2009 1:24:21 PM PDT
by
Fiddlstix
(Warning! This Is A Subliminal Tagline! Read it at your own risk!(Presented by TagLines R US))
To: windcliff
Sounds like 3 dumbells to me ping
To: VisualizeSmallerGovernment
If you visualize a pink mist future for the workout guy, your visualization is correct. You might be surprised at the damage further away, though.
/johnny
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posted on
08/24/2009 1:25:49 PM PDT
by
JRandomFreeper
(God Bless us all, each, and every one.)
To: library user
Only little girlie men work out with defused ammunition.
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posted on
08/24/2009 1:27:25 PM PDT
by
Flag_This
(No, Massoud, there are no men left in Washington.)
To: library user
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posted on
08/24/2009 1:28:48 PM PDT
by
rellimpank
(--don't believe anything the MSM tells you about firearms or explosives--NRA Benefactor)
To: library user
The mortar is the tube (& assembly) that fires them. What they are talking about are properly called projectiles, shells or bombs.
/terminology police
To: library user
Don’t give Obamacare any ideas...
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posted on
08/24/2009 1:30:23 PM PDT
by
b4its2late
(Ignorance allows liberalism to prosper.)
To: library user
This workout could of not only of created ripped muscles but ripped everything. The weight loss would of been instantaneous.
To: taildragger
THis guy and his kids need to start buying lottery tickets!!!!!That's what I was thinking. I wish I had their luck!
To: library user
I see a future Darwin Award.
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posted on
08/24/2009 1:34:40 PM PDT
by
jslade
(People that are easily offended OFFEND ME!)
To: dog breath
The weight loss would of been instantaneous.LOL
To: LegendHasIt
Isn’t mortar ammunition referred to as “rounds”?
(I figure who better to ask than the terminology police!)
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posted on
08/24/2009 1:40:03 PM PDT
by
astyanax
(I'm here to spread peace, love and happiness... so get the f*#% out of my way.)
To: library user
“Dumbell uses live mortars as dumbells”......fixed it.
To: library user
Does he have neighbors? Have they slipped a plastic bag over his head yet?
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posted on
08/24/2009 1:42:02 PM PDT
by
livius
To: LegendHasIt
Saved me the trouble, thank you.
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posted on
08/24/2009 1:42:21 PM PDT
by
HIDEK6
To: Lurker
LOL we call folks who take home uxo organ donors and the end results culling the herd.
Take down the guard rail at the grand canyon and make america a smarter population !!
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posted on
08/24/2009 1:46:43 PM PDT
by
Squantos
(Be polite. Be professional. But have a plan to kill everyone you meet)
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