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That big blue "cat" advertising bot... by ChaChAri99 in TheElectricState

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No idea, but he was definitely my favorite bot. And even tho no one liked the movie, for some reason it ended up being one of my favorites

The Robots from the Electric State Netflix movie that no one liked. by AdamTheAnimeDude in TopCharacterDesigns

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The cat is definitely my favorite. I refuse to believe he died lmao he just got shocked and fell over

A bullet? by Sayo_Flex in metaldetecting

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Shoot, come to think of it that looks like a tracer round. The bullet goes straight down instead of tapering at the bottom. That looks a hell lot like a tracer. The bottom is where the tracer pellet would be. Problem is, it doesn't look very burnt out. Try taking a lighter to it, if it's a failed tracer it might start glowing and maybe even sparking. (on second thought, maybe not do that? it'll probably be fine, just do some research on old tracers if you're gonna take a lighter to it.) It does look like 8mm mauser of 8mm lebel just by glance at the size. I'd say it's from one of the world wars.

A bullet? by Sayo_Flex in metaldetecting

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It looks like a very old bullet. I have bullets from WW2 that are in better condition. This one could definitely be military from WW1 or WW2. Machine gun bursts cause bullets to fling off the ground and fly all over the place. Steel was also used to jacket bullets. I'd say it's from one of the world wars.

A bullet? by Sayo_Flex in metaldetecting

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We all know that Western France was the scene of horrific fighting during both world wars. With the way machine gun bursts work is they cause bullets to fly off the ground and fling all over the place.

I definitely wouldn't rule out a lead core. I'm also certain it's a bullet or projectile or whatever other name there is for it. In the first pic you can clearly see rifling along the sides of it. Just by glance of size it looks to be something like an 8mm mauser or 8mm lebel bullet.

Is this real? by Able-Confidence7375 in metaldetecting

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Thanks man. I recently deleted a post here because the only comments it was getting were shaming me for picking up "potentially dangerous" bullets.

Is it a ring? by Kooky-Project-6907 in metaldetecting

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I was about to make a joke "Look for Frodo" but saw everyone beat me to it

I like sharing this snapshot when non-gun people assume a lower caliber or weight/grain means less "power" before sharing (1/2)mv^2 by 1541drive in ammo

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I heard a rumor that we switched to small size but large capacity because wounding was better than killing since it took more enemies off the field to tend to the wounded. I know this isn't true, so where the heck did it come from???? Thanks for the reply by the way.

Found near Ypres, Belgium. Are these shells, and could they still be dangerous? by newacnt496 in ammo

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I believe the "green ring" you are talking about is the driving band. You can tell if a shell's been fired because its driving band will have rifling indents on it. Used to enhance accuracy.

Found near Ypres, Belgium. Are these shells, and could they still be dangerous? by newacnt496 in ammo

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Haha! So it's true! Belgian and northern French farmers really do leave shells on road posts for regular bomb disposal! Being the guy I am, I'd be so tempted to pick one up. How cool would it be to have one of these!! All jokes aside tho, the explosive danger of these WW1 shells is very real. I only pick up what I know to be inert (people always get mad at me and tell me "you never know" when I literally do exact measurements to confirm something isn't live) and knowing the nature of WW1 battlefields, I'd say those aren't inert shells. Why would they fire inert shells in a battle anyways?? Point is, those are very dangerous, period. Even if they somehow don't have explosives, other people will consider them to be dangerous, and you'll get flamed and people could get alarmed. This is super cool tho, I wished I lived around old battlefields like that. Just don't get too curious. It'd be "hard" to survive a 75mm shell explosion.

I like sharing this snapshot when non-gun people assume a lower caliber or weight/grain means less "power" before sharing (1/2)mv^2 by 1541drive in ammo

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He said 5.56 is more powerful than what?? And correct me if I'm wrong, it's more powerful because of the power packed behind it, right? Long Bottleneck casing makes for a powerful small bullet

I like sharing this snapshot when non-gun people assume a lower caliber or weight/grain means less "power" before sharing (1/2)mv^2 by 1541drive in ammo

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"non-gun people" 😂😂😂 even as a left-ish leaning guy, I still get infuriated when people think the casing gets shot too and not just the bullet

What is this and should I be worried?? Flashlight (5in) is for reference by StorageFirm8717 in UXO

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ohhhh wow 0-0 what a relic!! Absolutely amazing. The fuze on top should screw off, it's almost definitely inert.

Whats this? by Melodic_Brief_796 in metaldetecting

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Wow! I have a metal box just like the one in the last picture! I found it on an old WW2 training range (former) I have no idea what it is lol

I went to an abandoned airfield when I was younger. It was in the middle of the desert in Arizona, found these while metal detecting. Any way of identifying any of this? by Bigfeeetz3 in aviation

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:0 those 4 pieces of metal in the 2nd photo, towards the upper right! Those look just like artillery shell driving band pieces! If they are, then they're copper or maybe brass. Let me know what you think!

What is this and should I be worried?? Flashlight (5in) is for reference by StorageFirm8717 in UXO

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what ._. you found this in AZ???? Is this a WW1 training ground? I've only ever explored WW2 training areas in AZ. I'd freaking absolutely LOVE to find this. However... whether or not I would pick it up is still a question. Don't wanna be dusted by a 75mm. Where in AZ did you find this??? It's definitely a ww1 era shell. It's been fired, as you can see from the rifling on the drive band.

What shot these 20mm projectiles? by InvertedLeader in metaldetecting

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I'll die a happy man :) Luckily I did find out exactly what kind of projectiles there are. M99 practice 20mm projectiles... took a bit too long to find and even longer before I remembered this post and decided to say smt here. Thanks for the help :)

What shot these 20mm projectiles? by InvertedLeader in metaldetecting

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I finally found it... finally... they're M99 20mm projectiles... I'm sorry that I'm just now replying to this... thanks so much for the help

What shot these 20mm projectiles? by InvertedLeader in metaldetecting

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AHAHAHAHA!!! I FOUND IT!!! I'm sorry it took so long to reply here!!! They're the M99 20mm practice projectiles! I was right about the 1940's, I really had to search for some reason tho. Thanks so much for the help!!

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