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Re:No one, not even the Secret Service, should randomly plug... by aperrien on Monday April 08, 2019 @11:31PM (#19611530)
Unless the strike surface also contained an accelerant, as well as the igniter...:)
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Re:No one, not even the Secret Service, should randomly plug... by 01100011 on Tuesday April 09, 2019 @01:46AM (#19612128)
I'm guessing that there are plenty of things that would fit in the floppy and cause serious damage. Mercury fulminate maybe, or ammonium triiodide(?), assuming they didn't just self-detonate.
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