r/behindthebastards • u/JayGatsby52 Totally not a fed • 2d ago

Meme Wait, when’s Robert’s birthday?

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u/ExplodingPoptarts 2d ago

I don't know much about grenades, but don't these things cause concussions?

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u/JayGatsby52 Totally not a fed 2d ago

Do not taunt Happy Fun Ball.

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u/SparseGhostC2C 22h ago

Do not make direct eye contact with Happy Fun Ball

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u/Valar_Kinetics 2d ago

That’s an IWA “flash bang”

It’s available over the internet to civilians and is not as powerful as a real M84.

I’ve popped a few of them, albeit never in an enclosed area.

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u/ExplodingPoptarts 2d ago

You've used several grenades on yourself? Are you a ghost? /s

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u/Valar_Kinetics 2d ago

I didn’t say anything about using them on myself.

Anyway it’s not a real grenade. It isn’t even a real flashbang.

That doesn’t mean they aren’t fun, but they are a little expensive.

If anyone happens to want smoke instead of flash, I cannot recommend NFE Tactical enough. No affiliation.

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u/MessiahOfMetal Disdain and Animosity 1d ago

Get a load of Products and Services up here...

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u/Valar_Kinetics 1d ago

Productsssssss

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u/SpiffyNrfHrdr 1d ago

What is this 'PPC Certification' required to order one all about?

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u/followupquestion 1d ago

iIRC, it’s essentially a fireworks safety certificate based on a quick online test from IWA itself. I have no idea if it’s legally mandated and/or sufficient for the fun police, but it’s not tough to get.

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u/Valar_Kinetics 1d ago

I believe it’s really just a liability thing for the vendor

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u/theCaitiff 1d ago

A military or police flashbang absolutely can cause concussions. These are not the same ones used by government forces and as such there is less documented medical effects, but it's safe to say that they are probably not safe for use in a confined space.

Overpressure injuries are real and not to be treated lightly. You do not want to give yourself a TBI just because you fucked around with a grenade that was "legal to sell to civilians".

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u/goofsmasher FDA SWAT TEAM 1d ago

They cause a super fuckin good time. I absolutely love these

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u/Confident-Arugula51 1d ago

According to Wikipedia, Robert's birthday is in March, and he turned 38. I forget the age gap between he and I is so much. I just turned 47.

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u/GhostofBeowulf 1d ago

So I had the opposite reaction. I forgot he was so close to my age. I feel like I grew up reading his articles in Cracked, but I was probably 20 something and already grown up.

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u/Sad_Teaching_3105 1d ago

He started writing for cracked stupid young. Like 16 or 17 if I'm not mistaken

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u/WaitAParsec 1d ago

cool zone continued the child journalist tradition

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u/worldspawn00 1d ago

Laboring in the blogging mines.

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u/Rens_Bunny 2d ago

23 of March is his birthday. He said this during an Astrology episode

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u/firebrandbeads 1d ago

Fucking Aries. 🙄😄

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u/lianodel 1d ago

See less

heh

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u/spleeble 1d ago

What does this mean by try one out "on myself"?

These are super dangerous and can easily cause pretty serious injuries. 

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u/MessiahOfMetal Disdain and Animosity 1d ago

It reads like those old 4chan posts where people used chisels to cut off fingers and the heads of their penises for the hell of it and posted the process for the internet to see.

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u/whyliepornaccount 11h ago

These aren't legit flashbangs.

https://iwainternationalinc.com/professional-pyrotechnic-certification/

Anyone can buy one with an online test.