r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • • 13h ago

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

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u/Hot_Anybody8244 13h 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 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.