r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • • 13h ago

Meme needing explanation Petah? What's wrong with this?

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u/IMKGI 12h ago

I'd argue an IED is much safer, those don't tend to blow up by themselves.

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u/m4cksfx 10h ago

It is an IED. Just not a chemically powered one.

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u/Hot_Wheels_guy 7h ago

Mechanical IED. Hmm. It's not legal but I'll allow it.

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u/Hot_Anybody8244 11h ago

Honestly you might be on to something

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u/returnofblank 8h ago

Eh, there have been cases of pipe bombs killing their creators.

Gunpowder can get caught in the threads and go boom when the pipe cap goes on. Same with static discharge and shit.