A Molotov cocktail is an improvised explosive device. I know, having been in a humvee hit by one before.
When the bottle breaks the fuel, and often some additives like powdered soap to make it stick, explosively spreads and almost instantly catches fire. Tanks were taken down with cocktails during the second world war, and during various soviet occupations in eastern Europe. -- Timothy Heald Analyst, Architect, Developer [EMAIL PROTECTED] W: 202-228-8372 C: 703-300-3911 -----Original Message----- From: S. Isaac Dealey [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, April 05, 2006 5:10 PM To: CF-Community Subject: Re: Hasidic riot in Brooklyn Article said (iirc) that they lit the car on fire with it... A molotov cocktail is just a glass bottle with more gas -- bigger fire... but it's the same idea. But yes, the person didn't have to be jewish... I'm just saying, a riot is a riot -- the event takes on a life of its own regardless of who started it or how it was started and you end up with people doing all kinds of crazy shit, like looting. The fact that one particular riot didn't escalate to deaths isn't any kind of comment on the people who started it, it's just what happened. > Well, the article didn't say that. It was a gasoline soaked rag > thrown in the backseat. Far cry from a Molotov cocktail. > And who's to say that *one* car that was torched wasn't some punk-ass > who had no ties to the actual incident or people, just trying be a > prick? > Gray areas...gotta love em. s. isaac dealey 434.293.6201 new epoch : isn't it time for a change? add features without fixtures with the onTap open source framework http://www.fusiontap.com http://coldfusion.sys-con.com/author/4806Dealey.htm ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:203000 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
