▲ 229 ▼ Man arrested in Oviedo [Florida] for smashing fake police Flock camera (www.wftv.com) submitted 2 months ago by empireOfLove2@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/privacy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 54 comments fedilink hide all child comments Imagine all that effort put into catching someone smashing a stupid camera, it could've been used on a pedophile or something. You've been warned, they're high on the lookout for Flock vandals now.
[–] FartMaster69@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 2 months ago (11 children) What about a drone with a can of thermite permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 11 child comments replies: [–] imadethis@fedinsfw.app 6 points 2 months ago (5 children) Okay, but seriously, who has enough rust just sitting around to make that shit? You're like the third person I've seen talk about thermite, and that shit is ridiculous to make. Then you have to go through all the trouble of somehow igniting the thermite and getting it away from your drone... The same can really be said for a can of spray paint. I want to see someone actually design that shit before I'd believe it's possible. Maybe someone with a lot of tinkering time, but not the majority of us just trying to buy parts from a hobby store. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] lka1988@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 2 months ago (2 children) Doesn't take a whole lot. Visit a local auto shop and ask about the buildup around the brake rotor lathe. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] imadethis@fedinsfw.app 1 point 2 months ago (1 child) I wouldn't have thought of that as a source. I was thinking along the lines of having to manually mortar and pestle (well, not an actual one, because they wouldn't do metal) rusted hoods and such that you could yoink from a junkyard. That would actually be harder nowadays, with all the plastic and not-iron/not-steel metals being used in cars. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] lka1988@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 2 months ago I used to work at an auto shop. We "accidentally" put a hole in the concrete floor by taking the oxyacetylene torch to a crushed soda can and a chunk of rusted metal shavings from the lathe. We absolutely knew what we were doing. It was glorious. permalink fedilink source parent [–] ThePrimitive@lemmy.world 1 point 2 months ago (1 child) who has enough rust just sitting around to make that shit? Amazon dot com. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] imadethis@fedinsfw.app 1 point 2 months ago Exactly where every enterprising vandal should source their highly specific weapon of destruction... permalink fedilink source parent [–] nobodysreadingthis 4 points 2 months ago (4 children) What about a satellite with an array of nuclear weapons? Thermite is such overkill, and risks harming the surroundings. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] FartMaster69@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 2 months ago (3 children) Good idea, if we blot out the sun with nuclear winter they can’t recharge. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] floofloof@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 months ago (2 children) Why not just build a star-destroyer drone and aim it at the sun? Then Flock can't just wait it out and rebuild. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] nobodysreadingthis 4 points 2 months ago* (1 child) That's a good point, but what if some remnant of humanity survives and rebuilds on another planet, and one of the survivors remembers having seen a flock camera? We should destroy all matter in the universe. Or find some way to accelerate heat death? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] floofloof@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) For the latter, could I suggest building a very large fridge and putting the universe inside it? We can attach it to a drone if that helps. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] imadethis@fedinsfw.app 6 points 2 months ago (5 children) Okay, but seriously, who has enough rust just sitting around to make that shit? You're like the third person I've seen talk about thermite, and that shit is ridiculous to make. Then you have to go through all the trouble of somehow igniting the thermite and getting it away from your drone... The same can really be said for a can of spray paint. I want to see someone actually design that shit before I'd believe it's possible. Maybe someone with a lot of tinkering time, but not the majority of us just trying to buy parts from a hobby store. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] lka1988@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 2 months ago (2 children) Doesn't take a whole lot. Visit a local auto shop and ask about the buildup around the brake rotor lathe. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] imadethis@fedinsfw.app 1 point 2 months ago (1 child) I wouldn't have thought of that as a source. I was thinking along the lines of having to manually mortar and pestle (well, not an actual one, because they wouldn't do metal) rusted hoods and such that you could yoink from a junkyard. That would actually be harder nowadays, with all the plastic and not-iron/not-steel metals being used in cars. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] lka1988@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 2 months ago I used to work at an auto shop. We "accidentally" put a hole in the concrete floor by taking the oxyacetylene torch to a crushed soda can and a chunk of rusted metal shavings from the lathe. We absolutely knew what we were doing. It was glorious. permalink fedilink source parent [–] ThePrimitive@lemmy.world 1 point 2 months ago (1 child) who has enough rust just sitting around to make that shit? Amazon dot com. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] imadethis@fedinsfw.app 1 point 2 months ago Exactly where every enterprising vandal should source their highly specific weapon of destruction... permalink fedilink source parent
[–] lka1988@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 2 months ago (2 children) Doesn't take a whole lot. Visit a local auto shop and ask about the buildup around the brake rotor lathe. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] imadethis@fedinsfw.app 1 point 2 months ago (1 child) I wouldn't have thought of that as a source. I was thinking along the lines of having to manually mortar and pestle (well, not an actual one, because they wouldn't do metal) rusted hoods and such that you could yoink from a junkyard. That would actually be harder nowadays, with all the plastic and not-iron/not-steel metals being used in cars. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] lka1988@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 2 months ago I used to work at an auto shop. We "accidentally" put a hole in the concrete floor by taking the oxyacetylene torch to a crushed soda can and a chunk of rusted metal shavings from the lathe. We absolutely knew what we were doing. It was glorious. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] imadethis@fedinsfw.app 1 point 2 months ago (1 child) I wouldn't have thought of that as a source. I was thinking along the lines of having to manually mortar and pestle (well, not an actual one, because they wouldn't do metal) rusted hoods and such that you could yoink from a junkyard. That would actually be harder nowadays, with all the plastic and not-iron/not-steel metals being used in cars. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] lka1988@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 2 months ago I used to work at an auto shop. We "accidentally" put a hole in the concrete floor by taking the oxyacetylene torch to a crushed soda can and a chunk of rusted metal shavings from the lathe. We absolutely knew what we were doing. It was glorious. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] lka1988@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 2 months ago I used to work at an auto shop. We "accidentally" put a hole in the concrete floor by taking the oxyacetylene torch to a crushed soda can and a chunk of rusted metal shavings from the lathe. We absolutely knew what we were doing. It was glorious. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ThePrimitive@lemmy.world 1 point 2 months ago (1 child) who has enough rust just sitting around to make that shit? Amazon dot com. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] imadethis@fedinsfw.app 1 point 2 months ago Exactly where every enterprising vandal should source their highly specific weapon of destruction... permalink fedilink source parent
[–] imadethis@fedinsfw.app 1 point 2 months ago Exactly where every enterprising vandal should source their highly specific weapon of destruction... permalink fedilink source parent
[–] nobodysreadingthis 4 points 2 months ago (4 children) What about a satellite with an array of nuclear weapons? Thermite is such overkill, and risks harming the surroundings. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] FartMaster69@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 2 months ago (3 children) Good idea, if we blot out the sun with nuclear winter they can’t recharge. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] floofloof@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 months ago (2 children) Why not just build a star-destroyer drone and aim it at the sun? Then Flock can't just wait it out and rebuild. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] nobodysreadingthis 4 points 2 months ago* (1 child) That's a good point, but what if some remnant of humanity survives and rebuilds on another planet, and one of the survivors remembers having seen a flock camera? We should destroy all matter in the universe. Or find some way to accelerate heat death? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] floofloof@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) For the latter, could I suggest building a very large fridge and putting the universe inside it? We can attach it to a drone if that helps. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] FartMaster69@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 2 months ago (3 children) Good idea, if we blot out the sun with nuclear winter they can’t recharge. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] floofloof@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 months ago (2 children) Why not just build a star-destroyer drone and aim it at the sun? Then Flock can't just wait it out and rebuild. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] nobodysreadingthis 4 points 2 months ago* (1 child) That's a good point, but what if some remnant of humanity survives and rebuilds on another planet, and one of the survivors remembers having seen a flock camera? We should destroy all matter in the universe. Or find some way to accelerate heat death? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] floofloof@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) For the latter, could I suggest building a very large fridge and putting the universe inside it? We can attach it to a drone if that helps. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] floofloof@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 months ago (2 children) Why not just build a star-destroyer drone and aim it at the sun? Then Flock can't just wait it out and rebuild. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] nobodysreadingthis 4 points 2 months ago* (1 child) That's a good point, but what if some remnant of humanity survives and rebuilds on another planet, and one of the survivors remembers having seen a flock camera? We should destroy all matter in the universe. Or find some way to accelerate heat death? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] floofloof@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) For the latter, could I suggest building a very large fridge and putting the universe inside it? We can attach it to a drone if that helps. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] nobodysreadingthis 4 points 2 months ago* (1 child) That's a good point, but what if some remnant of humanity survives and rebuilds on another planet, and one of the survivors remembers having seen a flock camera? We should destroy all matter in the universe. Or find some way to accelerate heat death? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] floofloof@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) For the latter, could I suggest building a very large fridge and putting the universe inside it? We can attach it to a drone if that helps. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] floofloof@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) For the latter, could I suggest building a very large fridge and putting the universe inside it? We can attach it to a drone if that helps. permalink fedilink source parent