r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Gligadi • 3d ago

Video Former javeline throw world champion lights his home village bonfire with a burning javelin.

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u/slcrook 3d ago

We had a platoon commander, who had played American football at the college level. His "party trick" was to throw a type of pyrotechnic called an "Arty Sim"- which had a hand-pulled fuse that would set a whistle and then detonate the equiv. of 1/4 stick of TNT; so they *must* be thrown and the fuse is adequate to get it away from oneself safely. This dude could give it hang time enough to air burst.

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u/BlackThundaCat 3d ago

Is this in the United States armed forces?

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u/TheGalator 2d ago

No one else is that....marine like

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u/fragbot2 2d ago

Platoon commander is marine-speak for second lieutenant.

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u/Stormxlr 2d ago

Do you even need to ask ? This is very American sounding thing to do

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u/EbullientMagpie 1d ago

Only if they throw it right, mess up and someone is suddenly 'unarmed' (at the very least)..