ID: In each of the 4 corners of the image is a drawing of an open matchbook, on the inside is a heart, and one of the matches’ heads is heart shaped, in the centre is text: “IF STANDING UP FOR HUMAN RIGHTS BURNS A BRIDGE, I HAVE MATCHES.”
Credit: @sheislimitless
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I’ve got matches, about 40 lighters, 3 propane torches, and two burners used in a blacksmith forge that can make quite impressive flames reaching 2,000 degrees.
And I also know how to make and (properly) throw molotovs, so that’s always fun to show off at parties.
Can blacksmith forges melt steel beams?
A fossil fuel fire can soften steel so it can be hammered into shape. Hot, soft steel can’t hold up buildings
Is that not literally what they’re built to do?
Only a little bit. Smelters are made to liquify metal. My forge can’t liquify iron or steel. I probably could liquify gold or lead, but I haven’t tried it.
My forge can melt steel, but I don’t like it to. So I don’t crank it to full unless I’m using my burners for metal casting.
You want to get steel hot enough to glow, then it’s easier to smash into shape with a hammer and anvil. If it melts on you, well the piece is now fucked, especially if you wanted to make something hardenable like a knife.
There’s entire sections of metallurgy dedicated to this kind of thing. It’s pretty neat.
Mine can, a little bit.
The trickier question is “can blacksmith forges coopt disaster for massive government overreach and restricting of privacy” but that’s way less catchy for the conspiracy theorists.
There’s a way to properly throw molotovs? Where does one research such skills?
Throw to the side, sometimes called “sidearm” throw.
A properly prepared in advance molotov isn’t going to break or open while you throw, but improvised ones are often unsealed and can spill mid-throw.
If you go up and over your back, like a baseball or snowball throw, you risk burning liquids falling onto your back and head.
By swinging over to the side, left or right depending on which hand you throw with, any risk is sent to the side of you. So be careful your don’t burn your buddies legs, too.
Damn, I need to read up on this at some point. Simple stuff that just makes sense, but could be the difference between serious injury and being fine.
There’s plenty in improvised weaponry that can maim or kill you if not done properly,
the only way to find out is from people beforehand passing on knowledge, firsthand experience, or being really good at brainstorming.
You’d probably figure it out before you went to throw, unfortunately if you’re rushed (like in active combat areas) you don’t always have the luxury of time to figure things out.
Sadly, making and testing these things beforehand would probably just get you in trouble too. But I’ll start studying in case I ever need it. Thanks for starting me down this little path.
We’ll burn that bridge when we get to it
Burning it is too slow. I got some C-4
