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04-16-2012, 03:46 PM
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Quote:
Quoth Irving Patrick Freleigh
It's a mite difficult to take off in a garbage truck.
Although the visual of a garbage truck leading police on a high speed chase is giving me the giggles.
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Actually, an early episode of CSI had such a chase...
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04-17-2012, 08:25 AM
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Computer Wizard
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Location: Helsinki
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Quoth Jay 2K Winger
The other was a TANK. Fortunately, the guy never fired the cannon...
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As I understand it, the cannon requires more than one person to operate. The shell itself might be pretty heavy.
Also, leaving the driving position to operate the cannon would give quite a large window of opportunity for the police to board the vehicle and open the hatches.
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04-17-2012, 01:17 PM
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Pedestrian of the Apocalypse
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Location: Northern Virginia
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Quoth Chromatix
As I understand it, the cannon requires more than one person to operate. The shell itself might be pretty heavy.
Also, leaving the driving position to operate the cannon would give quite a large window of opportunity for the police to board the vehicle and open the hatches.
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Well, yeah, I know that. It's still one of those WTFOSHI- moments to see a tank rolling down the street like that.
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04-19-2012, 01:43 PM
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Invisible Potato
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Location: Boston, MA
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One episode of World's Dumbest had a guy who decided to convert a bulldozer into a tank and destroy his town. He apparently forgot what 2-inch steel plating can do to the speed (not that a dozer can go all that fast to start with). Cops on foot were able to catch up with him, and I think they were jogging at most 
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04-19-2012, 02:13 PM
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Pedestrian of the Apocalypse
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Location: Northern Virginia
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Quoth Dreamstalker
One episode of World's Dumbest had a guy who decided to convert a bulldozer into a tank and destroy his town. He apparently forgot what 2-inch steel plating can do to the speed (not that a dozer can go all that fast to start with). Cops on foot were able to catch up with him, and I think they were jogging at most |
That was probably Marvin Heemeyer, creator of the "Killdozer."
I don't think he forgot what that plating does to speed. He knew what he was doing and had no intention of coming out once he got into that thing. He got stuck when one tread caught in a basement, then shot himself before the SWAT team could penetrate the dozer.
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04-28-2012, 09:43 PM
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Assistant Manager
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hey now, the killdozer was serious business.
The tank was effin scary. Police may have a lot fo gear these days, but they don't stock antitank weaponry.
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04-30-2012, 01:01 AM
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Brain Janitor
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Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Toronto, ON
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Quote:
Quoth dalesys
Jimmie le Blond: Drizzles garbage juice.
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He's not a secret agent, but he's Licenced to Spill.
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05-02-2012, 01:25 PM
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Invisible Potato
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Location: Boston, MA
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The WD guy was arrested alive, and the tank didn't get stuck that I recall (I can't find the clip now).
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05-05-2012, 01:19 AM
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forgot what 8 was for
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Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: burning dumpster
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Quote:
Quoth Jay 2K Winger
The other was a TANK. Fortunately, the guy never fired the cannon, and ended up getting stuck under an overpass when he tried to take out the support column by ramming it. That's about when the cops swarmed it and ended up shooting him.
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I think I remember that. The guy was squishing cars and taking out fire hydrants. 
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