tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post4357310126024564534..comments2024-03-28T15:19:44.563-05:00Comments on Bayou Renaissance Man: Biodegradable ammunition? Firing seeds?Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10595089829300831372noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-44094866897298582222017-01-12T12:25:17.148-06:002017-01-12T12:25:17.148-06:00It actually may not be such a bad idea. The propos...It actually may not be such a bad idea. The proposal was for training ammunition including grenades, tank and artillery shells. Assuming that ballistic performance can be matched for training needs, future use of the land in question might well be more flexible if the debris from training is non-toxic.Peter Bnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-88233380779746628502017-01-12T04:10:57.446-06:002017-01-12T04:10:57.446-06:00An inevitable result: the "Flower Power Drive...An inevitable result: the "Flower Power Drive-By", featuring a VW van as a get-away vehicle.<br /><br />Peace through superior Flower Power! :-)<br /><br />Post Alley Crackpotnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-52485197316721646462017-01-11T18:34:44.432-06:002017-01-11T18:34:44.432-06:00What about rounds that would be fired in Europe. M...What about rounds that would be fired in Europe. My understanding is they are not fans of GMO seeds...wouldn't bio-engineered seeds qualify as GMO? I could foresee lots of grief and aggravation as a result of this crazy scenario . <br />Is this real or more of the "fake news" that seems to be everywhere these days.<br />Suzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07117433684554337583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-72797108706145988492017-01-11T16:29:05.029-06:002017-01-11T16:29:05.029-06:00Having just read John Ringo's "The Last C...Having just read John Ringo's "The Last Centurion", with it's descriptions of attempting to farm after the beginning of an ice age with incompetent farm management and aid from the military, it occurs to me that perhaps somebody in the military has taken the problem to heart and is attempting to get a jump on the problem.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-22843189708591036152017-01-11T13:56:07.187-06:002017-01-11T13:56:07.187-06:00What Gerry said. I can just hear it now, "No,...What Gerry said. I can just hear it now, "No, stop, don't shoot, don't shoot! You only have fescue loads and this district requires Spartina species rounds!" <br /><br />LittleRed1Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-17012788629810328652017-01-11T13:39:18.720-06:002017-01-11T13:39:18.720-06:00"•Will the seeds be regionally appropriate?&q..."•Will the seeds be regionally appropriate?"<br /> <br />Invasive species introduced in the wrong fragile environment?<br />That will earn someone a quick trip to the Hague as a war criminal.<br /><br />Best to go with a round that drops unicorn farts and rainbows as a byproduct. If I can get a grant for a little over $50 million I could get started on next week.<br /><br />Gerry<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-60406197782806583682017-01-11T12:49:40.800-06:002017-01-11T12:49:40.800-06:00Political correctness invaded the military long ag...Political correctness invaded the military long ago, or we wouldn't ever put women on the front lines.Gorges Smythehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08777621500611603786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-43083925780449608362017-01-11T12:10:02.447-06:002017-01-11T12:10:02.447-06:00Sounds to me like a thinly-disguised request for p...Sounds to me like a thinly-disguised request for proposals to weaponize kudzu.<br />Anachrondanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-40736616137906529312017-01-11T11:43:33.374-06:002017-01-11T11:43:33.374-06:00Excuse my Klatchian, but... What Ever Fucking For?...Excuse my Klatchian, but... What Ever Fucking For? Walk around Europe. The timescale is not the same, but you can walk your own Civil War battle sites. Notice any lack of green?<br /><br />This place here https://goo.gl/maps/8XSV8TwQH4z is the range that separates northbound rivers from southborn for most of Spain. During the Civil War [our last one, I mean: 1936-39], the southern part was shelled exhaustively. If you trek there you keep seeing healthy, non-trivial, trees (beech) growing up from holes, not a really old one in sight. Those holes spread like pockmark. The northern side is equally full of trees (same kind) you can't surround with a couple adults, arms spread wide.<br /><br />So, yes, shelled. It wasn't planted back, not by a long stretch. And yet...<br /><br />Take care.shugyoshahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04437800091500543886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-13893992575576057622017-01-11T11:07:53.943-06:002017-01-11T11:07:53.943-06:00Explosive use nitrogenous compounds. Nitrogenous ...Explosive use nitrogenous compounds. Nitrogenous compounds are fertilizers. Q.E.D.! (Maybe)Akatsukamihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02728195684558703059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-63107908264061055782017-01-11T10:37:37.456-06:002017-01-11T10:37:37.456-06:00Talk about sowing some really wild oats! Will they...Talk about sowing some <i>really</i> wild oats! Will they need to restrict training times based on the season and the phase of the moon?<br /><br />It does make me think, though ... remembering the old Disney movie, Sleeping Beauty, can we genetically engineer instant-growing briars for battlefield denial purposes?wheelshttp://bendreth.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-28223543138504650062017-01-11T10:04:41.657-06:002017-01-11T10:04:41.657-06:00From a chemical perspective, options exist for cre...From a chemical perspective, options exist for creating bio-degradable polymers with the right mechanical properties for munitions. The problem is cost and priorities. How much more are we willing to spend on training rounds that would be better spent on more training? Why does it need to be bio-degradable? Do military weapons ranges have any intention of being re-zoned sometime in the future. Exactly, what level of bio-degradability are they looking for here? Does the casing need to disappear from the environment in a year? 5 years? A decade? Specifics matter when it comes to materials. <br /><br />Bio-degradable plastic is usually a solution in search of a problem. The unspoken problem is that people simply don't want to look at waste.Pootie Tanghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00552910711861092929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-69333396201114290892017-01-11T09:53:10.203-06:002017-01-11T09:53:10.203-06:00Agree with el diablo, LOL... And a major issue wou...Agree with el diablo, LOL... And a major issue would be 'balancing' the bullet based on seed sizes!Old NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-90876835824957175912017-01-11T09:35:18.692-06:002017-01-11T09:35:18.692-06:00"if hit by ammunition that produces crops&quo..."if hit by ammunition that produces crops"<br /><br />I think then you may have 'bought the farm'.eldiablolocohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07189419272057673501noreply@blogger.com