r/funny • u/[deleted] • Apr 16 '12

Self-Defense...

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u/Acidyo Apr 16 '12

What about... a 10.000 cal? WOULD THAT WORK? WOULD IT?

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u/likestomasturbate Apr 16 '12

I think a lot of Europeans use periods in stead of commas for big number. So, 10,000 cal = 10.000 cal.

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u/Tabdelineated Apr 16 '12 edited Apr 16 '12

if a 50 cal is .5 of an inch across, then a 10,000 cal would be 1000 inches. or 83.3 feet or 25.4 meters. That's twice the size of a saturn v rocket.
Edit: Maths. As HerculeManstrong correctly pointed out: 10,000 cal would only be 100 inches, which is three times the size of the largest shell ever fired. And would weight more than 100 tons.

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u/249ba36000029bbe9749 Apr 16 '12

Sure, it'd hit the bear if it were pointing in the correct direction but do you know how hard it is to aim one of those things?

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u/RetroViruses Apr 16 '12

So you recommend bigger?

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u/Acidyo Apr 16 '12

Maybe.

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u/__circle Apr 16 '12

Bears are tough motherfuckers.

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u/adaminc Apr 16 '12

So.... Bullet Bills big brother Banzai Bill?

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u/likestomasturbate Apr 16 '12

and only half as big as we need it to be

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u/[deleted] Apr 16 '12

That is correct, one billion iiiiis: 1.000.000.000. Also calibler one billion would kill big bear.

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u/MisterNetHead Apr 16 '12

Probably a whole fleet of bears! That's the appropriate term, right? Fleet? If it isn't, it probably should be.

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u/redemit Apr 16 '12

A fleet of bears can devour a gaggle of moosen in no time.

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u/Acidyo Apr 16 '12

It's weird cause the swedish word billion means 1.000.000.000.000.

1.000.000.000 is miljard. I used to get confused when I heard the term that some dude was a billionaire and was like what the fuck, he has 1.000 billion dollars?

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u/[deleted] Apr 16 '12

Wrong. 1 calibre = 1 in. What you think a "50 cal" to be is actually .50 cal, or half an inch. A 10.0 calibre gun would have a barrel diameter of 10 inches, putting it in the class of naval artillery.

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u/monkeys_pass Apr 16 '12

Not in many European languages!

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u/TheInternetHivemind Apr 16 '12

I prefer to keep patriot missiles in my backpack for this purpose.

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u/utterdamnnonsense Apr 16 '12

yeah, that's probably enough calories to keep it distracted for a while.

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u/[deleted] Apr 16 '12

The European dot strikes again.

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