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		EForEndeavour on Aug 30, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Metcalf Sniper Attack I had no idea this "graphite bomb" was a thing. From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graphite_bomb: The bomb works by spreading a dense cloud of extremely fine, chemically treated carbon filaments over air-insulated high voltage installations like transformers and power lines, causing short-circuits and subsequent disruption of the electricity supply.

01100011 on Aug 30, 2020 [–]

Yeah and any moron could build one. We really need to beef up our grid and stockpile critical components.

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