And now for something weird...

nsaspook

Joined Aug 27, 2009
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The environmental damage from that is ridiculous but I've seen idiots using fish poisoning too.
https://mb.com.ph/2023/6/16/poisone...h-not-common-anymore-is-still-being-practiced
Poisoned waters: Cyanide fishing, though not common anymore, is still being practiced

I knew some Marines (not USMC) that used concussion grenades with the lever wrapped with toilet paper as a time delay. At Subic station, up from the US base, those guys were always blast fishing the bay because they had families to feed with very low pay.
 

nsaspook

Joined Aug 27, 2009
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OK, this one is not the fault of the EV.
https://abcnews.go.com/Internationa...ter-driver-mexico-plugs-car-illicit-112624267
TIJUANA, Mexico -- A driver in the Mexican border city of Tijuana apparently had the bright idea of connecting his Tesla to an illegal electricity hookup connected directly to a powerline.
Not only did the Tesla eventually burst into flames, the blaze was so hot it set a neighboring house on fire.
...
It was then, Sánchez said, that he realized “this Tesla is connected directly to the powerline.”

No injuries were reported. The car had California plates.
https://www.nacion321.com/internaci...tos-cruzan-la-frontera-de-chiapas-a-guatemala
 
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nsaspook

Joined Aug 27, 2009
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USA's Logistx battles Nicka as breaking makes its Olympic debut

first-ever breaking Olympic gold medal |
 
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nsaspook

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https://www.theverge.com/2024/8/20/24224277/disney-wrongful-death-lawsuit-waiving-arbitration

Disney gives up on trying to use Disney Plus excuse to settle a wrongful death lawsuit

“With such unique circumstances as the ones in this case, we believe this situation warrants a sensitive approach to expedite a resolution for the family who have experienced such a painful loss,” chairman of Disney experiences Josh D’Amaro said in a statement to The Verge. “As such, we’ve decided to waive our right to arbitration and have the matter proceed in court.”

The lawsuit was filed in February by Jeffrey Piccolo, the husband of a 42-year-old woman who died last year due to an allergic reaction that occurred after eating at a restaurant in the Disney Springs shopping complex in Orlando. The case gained widespread media attention after Piccolo’s legal team challenged Disney’s motion to dismiss the case, arguing that a forced arbitration agreement Piccolo signed was effectively invisible.
 
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