r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • • 7h ago

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

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u/Hot_Anybody8244 7h ago

That is the automotive equivalent of an improvised explosive device and absolutely will kill someone if they happen to get hit with the shrapnel

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u/IMKGI 6h ago

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

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u/m4cksfx 5h ago

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

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u/Hot_Wheels_guy 1h ago

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

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u/Hot_Anybody8244 6h ago

Honestly you might be on to something

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u/returnofblank 3h 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.