Non-political things that make you say...WTF?!?! (Welcome To Florida!) **NOT CV RELATED** NO TALKY!

Got Blowout last night, Left Rear. HUGE hole, center tread. Look what they found in the tire when they replaced it...

Apparently, I ran over a .45ACP 1911 pistol magazine that had at least one round in it. Round went off, blew the mutilated mag into the tire!

I've been a firearms instructor & RSO for decades, and I've NEVER heard of this kind of thing happening.

Woof!

 

Holy shit

 

thats exactly what i said out loud. thank god you werent a new entry on 1000 ways to die

 

Pretty incredible. In order for that to happen, the mag lip has to be deformed at just the right angle to hit the primer at the right speed.

 

Yep.

That's a 15 minutes of fame, I really wouldn't care to have.

I guess. Modern smokeless powder rounds are about as impact-resistant as you can get... you could throw one against a wall and the odds of it detonating are way up there.

Since I was driving in a straight line (not turning) when it blew, I have to assume that the front tire ran over it without incident, but perhaps it positioned (or deformed) it just right for the rear tire impact to ignite the primer.

In any case, it's the first time I've ever heard of this happening. Definitely, WTF-worthy.

 

That deformation at the bottom of the mag doesn't look indicative of being caused by a round. My guess is you ran over an empty mag with the front tire, caused it to get kicked up/tumble across the ground just as the rear tire hit it. Deformation occurred as it punctured the rear tire. Still a WTF but that's my guess.

 

Perhaps, but the powder burn marks on the tire lead me to believe a round went off. I have the mag in front of me; the edges at the base are mushroomed out. It is possible, but I don't think what you describe would have done that.

 

Definitely a WTF! I'm always amazed when I go to tire shops and they usually have a jar of some type with the crazy things found in tires. Can't say I've ever seen a magazine in the jar though!

 

LMAO!!!

 

Not sure if this is a wtf or a funny video. Has moments of both, but its a good message

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfvPPPc_UTs

 

HOLY SHIT HAHAHA THATS NUTS

 

Jim Beam now owned by Asian company..... Guess I'm done drinking it.

 

Dont you drive a toyota?

 

Don't you like in Chinmerica?

 

The Japanese can only make it better. They make some of the best scotch in the world.

 

firsthand experience with this = agreement

I thoroughly enjoyed Suntory stuff while over there

 

Not currently.

 

Got turned down from a carwash because it was "unsafe" due to my bumper. I even had the courtesy to go to a self-service wash to get all the mud and debris off the truck and undercarriage. The gal definitely got a dirty enough look she probably needed to stroll the carwash.

 

^ believe me, she did you a favor

 

Sorry, but only the Scottish make "Scotch" Whiskey. Whiskey made elsewhere is not "Scotch".