

shoulderoforion ( @shoulderoforion@fedia.io ) 31•24 days agothis is both harmless and effective, but make no mistake, after a couple go rounds with this, they are gonna get the order to go live fire
seathru ( @seathru@lemmy.sdf.org ) English24•24 days agoProbably not live fire, but you’re definitely going to get some rubber bullet kisses.
Chewget ( @Chewget@lemm.ee ) English11•24 days agoThey already do this
SynopsisTantilize ( @SynopsisTantilize@lemm.ee ) English8•24 days agoBaton Courtesy, Service…with a smile.
shoulderoforion ( @shoulderoforion@fedia.io ) 6•24 days agotacos y burritos
seathru ( @seathru@lemmy.sdf.org ) English26•24 days agoYou have to start by sawing the glass around the end of your light bulb with a sharp knife until its visibly cut into.Then you tap it off with a screwdriver
Even easier is grasp the lightbulb by the metal base with the glass down and the center connector facing up. Smack that center connector with a heavy spoon or light hammer and it will shatter the porcelin and center support. Leaving you a hollow light bulb with a hole in the end. Takes some practice but super easy once you get the hang of it. It also leaves the threaded base intact so you can seal it with a bottle cap and tape instead of messing with wax.
When they go to wipe it the glass etching solution will cause the sand to scratch and etch huge gouges in the surface of Plexiglas.
2 problems here. 1. Plexiglass is resistant to common chemical glass etching solutions. 2. Those solutions contain some nasty chemicals and acids, FAR from harmless. Might as well be flinging battery acid or drain cleaner at that point.
socsa ( @socsa@piefed.social ) English7•24 days agoYeah this seems way too complicated. Water balloons seem like they’d be way easier to mass produce. If you want something which can’t be washed off easily then just use oil based paint.
seathru ( @seathru@lemmy.sdf.org ) English4•24 days agoIt is. I just wanted to share my crafting tips from when I was a young stoner making vaporizers. Balloons are definitely the better option.
Cethin ( @Cethin@lemmy.zip ) English1•23 days agoBalloons are actually pretty hard to pop, especially when not inflated with air. I don’t think they’d work that well. You need something fragile that breaks on impact. There’s a reason a lot of hand grenades meant to break and distribute their payload were made from glass or ceramic. I would guess that light bulbs are probably the easiest and cheapest way to get bulbs for this.
ShinkanTrain ( @ShinkanTrain@lemmy.ml ) English17•24 days agoBy painting yourself light pink you can fool a pig into thinking you’re one of their own. Oldest trick in the book
Pot8o ( @Pot8o@slrpnk.net ) English6•23 days agoSo apparently riot shields are made of polycarbonate. For educational purposes here is an interesting chemical compatibility list
pezhore ( @pezhore@infosec.pub ) English6•24 days agoI’m confused, did they chuck the paint bulbs at the cops?
perestroika ( @perestroika@slrpnk.net ) English11•24 days agoI don’t know either, but I would rather use a proper agricultural sprayer with a proper tank and hose. You don’t want to spend a century painting, liters per minute is what counts.
…as for effect, it would discourage subsequent use of tear gas, because the gas mask would need cleaning.
cheers_queers ( @cheers_queers@lemm.ee ) English3•24 days agowho else?
Jimny_Crkt ( @Jimny_Crkt@slrpnk.net ) English4•24 days agoWhat’s the modern day equivalent of this now that glass incandescent bulbs are off the market?
three ( @three@lemm.ee ) English2•24 days ago???
Sturgist ( @Sturgist@lemmy.ca ) English2•24 days agoYeah, there’s plans to phase them out, but it doesn’t look like they’re already gone anywhere. In fact, seems like there was a January executive order repealing the DOE plan to phase them off the market.
Tiresia ( @Tiresia@slrpnk.net ) English1•23 days agoanywhere
Fun fact: there are places that are not the United States.
Sturgist ( @Sturgist@lemmy.ca ) English2•23 days agoThe first part and second part of my comment were separate.
Fun Fact: I’m not from the States, and I don’t live in the States.By anywhere I meant globally. I found nothing online saying that any country, globally, had 100% phased out incandescent bulbs.
In the second half of the comment, I referred to the US DOE, and an executive order as we had been talking about things happening in the US.
RizzoTheSmall ( @RizzoTheSmall@lemm.ee ) English1•23 days agoCould probably use water balloons to a similar effect if you can figure out how to fill them with the sandy paint
krolden ( @krolden@lemmy.ml ) English1•24 days agoNo that is terrorism
Sharing tactics does not mean people will suddenly show up at the next protest lobbing paint. Ideally, nobody ever has to do that.
But if cops escalate against peaceful protestors weeks, months or years from now. Then at that point you either resist or lick the boot. Knowledge is power.
krolden ( @krolden@lemmy.ml ) English1•23 days agoPeace = terror
fetter ( @fetter@lemm.ee ) English1•22 days agoI played quite a bit of paintball as a kid, and pink paint stains. You get that on your goggles and it’s not coming off. Doesn’t make it useless mind you, just annoying. So… pink paint is great! No other colors seemed to stain like pink.