Random Minor Importance Equipment

[Mock26]

Originally Posted by pmulcahy11b

One debate we always had about the claymore clacker was whether it could be used as a torture device. We were always told never to try it out, and I unfortunately (or, I guess, fortunately) never found anyone who actually did try it to see whether it could generate enough of a charge to torture anyone.

But you know that with the advent of the show Jackass that someone out there has tried it on themselves!

[pmulcahy11b]

Originally Posted by Mock26

But you know that with the advent of the show Jackass that someone out there has tried it on themselves!

That reminds me of a saying I heard once, "A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools."

[enrious]

Originally Posted by pmulcahy11b

That reminds me of a saying I heard once, "A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools."

The way it was expressed to me was, "If you make something idiot-proof, God will make a better idiot."

[perardua]

As ever, ARRSE has some words to say on the subject of squaddy-proofing:
http://www.arrse.co.uk/wiki/Squaddy_proof

[Raellus]

Originally Posted by pmulcahy11b

That reminds me of a saying I heard once, "A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools."

A teacher I work with had soemthing like this on her wall:

"Never argue with an fool. They will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience."

[JimmyRay73]

Back in the day my grandfather had an entire drawer in the kitchen packed full of random crap. My grandmother griped about it sometimes, and my mother made fun of it, but whenever something broke Grandpap seemed to be able to find something he could use to rig a temporary fix in that "junk drawer." I think any character with a decent scrounge skill in T2K needs a portable junk drawer of some sort...

[Abbott Shaull]

You know the Army has those junk drawers too, but they are usually guarded by a stingy 76 Yankee...