Rifle barrel banana peeled after using potato as suppressor - GIF

[Altair]

Rifle barrel banana peeled after using potato as suppressor




Previously:

Sound suppressors cut in half - photo
Melting a machine gun barrel by firing 700 rounds through it - GIF
Slow-motion gun malfunctions - GIF and video
Squib round shoots through magazine of competitive shooter's rifle - GIF and video
FN FNS 9 accidental discharge scenarios - GIF

[Frank S]

A sound suppressor does not create a blockage in the end of a barrel it directs the flow of supersonic gases into a series of washer like disks allowing the projectile to pass through the hole in the center. The potato on the other hand is going to block the air in front of the bullet which will cause a near instantaneous spike in pressure both in front of and behind the bullet when the weapon is fired

[neilbourjaily]

And nobody was killed. Darwin Award withheld.

[Frank S]

And nobody was killed. Darwin Award withheld.

My question would be. if the guy had any knowledge of how firearms function why would he purposefully plug the end of the barrel with a potato in the first place and if he had very little or no knowledge then where was the adult supervision? Surely there was someone nearby with at least a general knowledge of the ballistic forces involved when firing a weapon with a plugged barrel

[IntheGroove]

I know of someone that made an adapter to fit a oil filter to the barrel to make a sound suppressor. It worked...

[drivermark]

"Surely there was someone nearby with at least a general knowledge of the ballistic forces involved when firing a weapon with a plugged barrel"


Apparently not.

[drivermark]

I know of someone that made an adapter to fit a oil filter to the barrel to make a sound suppressor. It worked...

That's a handy tidbit of information.

[hemmjo]

I think he did that on purpose, knowing what might happen.

My question is, which more stupid?

1) Not having any idea that could happen? or 2) Knowing it could happen and doing it anyway so he could post it for others to see how stupid he is?

I am voting for #2. Which in my view is the more stupid situation. #1 is just ignorant, which it not quite as bad as stupid. Although I admit they are close.

[meyer77]

Here hold my beer, and watch this!
This gut might not have gotten the Darwin award this day, but give him time.

There are two things that are infinite, the universe, and human stupidity, and I am not sure about the universe.
“Albert Einstein “

[EnginePaul]

It has been an urban legend for years that a potato WITH a hole bored through it will silence a revolver. I just went to YouTube and it does quiet a gun down a very little bit.
I had a friend who was robbed by a guy that pointed a revolver with a potato on the end at him and my friend gave the guy what he wanted. I guess he didn't know that the bad guy would probably have been caught. Or he just didn't want to get shot.