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[-] infinitevalence@discuss.online 144 points 1 day ago

FFS I can watch you clear a firearm and the first thing I will do is clear it when handed to me or I pick it up at the range.

Always assume it's loaded. It's not hard.

[-] y0kai@anarchist.nexus 59 points 1 day ago

same. people think they're smarter than themselves.

[-] BedSharkPal@lemmy.ca 18 points 1 day ago

How do we make people feel stupid again?!

[-] Xanthrax@lemmy.world 13 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Rubics cube without google and you don't know how to solve it.

[-] Deceptichum@quokk.au 7 points 1 day ago

Put lots of hot objects around saying “Do not touch: hot”.

[-] lime@feddit.nu 5 points 1 day ago
[-] BedSharkPal@lemmy.ca 16 points 1 day ago

See they would be stupider, but I'm not sure they'd gain any level of awareness.

In the social media age it seems like everyone's opinion seems just as valid, so there's no reality check on how dumb you actually are.

It's like how you think you can fight, then go to an MMA gym and get man handled and then come to realization you can't fight at all.

[-] lime@feddit.nu 2 points 1 day ago

so lobotomy at an mma gym then

[-] wheezy@lemmy.ml 28 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

I'm not a gun person so maybe I was just fooled by a video. I also probably don't use the right terms so forgive me.

But it was awhile back; one video I saw of a guy showing how he was clearing the chamber of a pistol. Pulled it back from a full clip and counted each one. He counted 8 (which was expected for the size). Kept clearing it while nothing came out. Asked the viewer "Clear? Nope. Did you notice what's wrong"?

Pulls the gun back to show the bullet still visually in the chamber.

Apparently it was a pistol with a recall or common issue of not correctly clearing the last round. He had an additional bullet chambered at the start so he counted the clip size but the pistol had 9 rounds initially with one still completely capable of firing at the end.

Like, he literally pulled it back and cleared it like 20 additional times. Bullet still just sitting there at the end.

Will try to find the video.

[-] Gerudo@lemmy.zip 26 points 1 day ago

Yeah, it sounds like a malfunction. It should clear by racking the slide until nothing comes out, but ALWAYS verify by checking the chamber.

[-] poweruser@lemmy.sdf.org 10 points 1 day ago

A faulty extractor would easily cause this issue. That's why you also have to visibly inspect the chamber. A round would be easily visible while the slide is back.

ALWAYS treat every gun as if it is loaded

[-] starman2112@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 day ago

Yep yep. I will only trust that the chamber of a gun is empty if I can shine a light down the front, and see it from the back. Even then, damn bullet goblins can pop a bullet in there in the blink of an eye, so you still want it pointed away from anything that can feel pain

[-] socsa@piefed.social 9 points 1 day ago

I have watched a fat dude with a beard turn a ping pong ball into an orange using nothing but a solo cup and a quick wit. I do not trust, I only verify.

[-] sem@piefed.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 day ago
[-] hildegarde 4 points 1 day ago

cups and balls is a common magic trick, which is being referenced here. You slip the thing into the cup as its set down. Classic slight of hand routine.

[-] sem@piefed.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 day ago
[-] starman2112@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)
[-] Jimmycrackcrack@lemmy.ml 2 points 22 hours ago

Hey that actually is a fat man with a beard as well lol. That was cool.

[-] hateisreality@lemmy.world 1 points 13 hours ago

How many balls? YES ORANGE

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