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Recursion

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Thu Jan 8, 2015, 12:16 PM Jan 2015

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Circles, sigh. n/t Jefferson23 Jan 2015 #1
Sadly, not unexpected.\nt Mass Jan 2015 #2
Did a quick search, there is a youtube video for how to make them, "For Airsoft, or jtuck004 Jan 2015 #3
"Grenade" seems like a stretch FBaggins Jan 2015 #4
I know, but it was the only English source I could find Recursion Jan 2015 #5
Plaster grenades are used in airsoft games. Xithras Jan 2015 #6

Jefferson23

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1. Circles, sigh. n/t
Thu Jan 8, 2015, 12:18 PM
Jan 2015

Mass

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2. Sadly, not unexpected.\nt
Thu Jan 8, 2015, 12:20 PM
Jan 2015
 

jtuck004

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3. Did a quick search, there is a youtube video for how to make them, "For Airsoft, or
Thu Jan 8, 2015, 12:26 PM
Jan 2015

just for fun". They are almost like blowing up chalk with firecracker, though there are probably some overachievers out there. I used to build model rockets for fun. I don't think these would have taken me away from those for very long.

FBaggins

(28,706 posts)
4. "Grenade" seems like a stretch
Thu Jan 8, 2015, 12:39 PM
Jan 2015

"Firecracker" sounds closer.

Recursion

(56,582 posts)
5. I know, but it was the only English source I could find
Thu Jan 8, 2015, 12:41 PM
Jan 2015

And I am not allowed to translate Le Main's title. I'm weighing just deleting this.

Xithras

(16,191 posts)
6. Plaster grenades are used in airsoft games.
Thu Jan 8, 2015, 02:35 PM
Jan 2015

The idea behind plaster and flour grenades is that they sting like a motherf***** if one goes off near you, but generally don't do any damage. Of course, airsoft players and paintballers usually have eye protection on when they're using these. It could easily blind you if it went off close enough to your face, and it might do some serious damage to your hand if you picked it up not realizing what it was.

Here's a vid of a homemade airsoft plaster grenade:

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