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        Unless they react with the Russian approach.

        There used to be a story how a Russian military base wasn’t paying its bills so their electricity got cut, so the soldiers just went to the nuclear power plant nearby, occupied it and turned it back on.

        No idea how true it is, and because of Ukraine, it’s impossible to google this.

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          No idea how true it is, and because of Ukraine, it’s impossible to google this.

          That’s because this is complete bullshit that came right out of your ass. You CAN Google this via: “russia miltiary occupies nuclear plant before:2014-01-01” - of which there are zero results. Maybe stop making shit up regardless of the fun you’re having in fantasy land.

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    Objectively hilarious, but I can’t believe they don’t have a set of boltcutters in there somewhere.

    We sure they didn’t chain it to keep the protest out?

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      Great opportunity for some person in security to “misplace” the boltcutters

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      They probably just started filming as soon as the crooks noticed. With these vids its all about framing and timing, because 5 minutes later that gate was probably open and everyone arrested. Still a cool protest idea tho.

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        Are there portable arc welders?

        How quick can you weld a few pieces of steel across the gates?

        These questions a purely academic.

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            You think those ice agents could climb? Especially in their tacticool cosplay gear?! The fence is also designed not to be easy to climb in case you didn’t notice.

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          Yes there are and they are less than $200 for a full setup, these are the wire fed type you can get at a Harbor Freight.

          The power supply is the trickiest part, but the low end welders only need a 20amp circuit, which is a typical power level that might serve a suburban bedroom. You would need a vehicle but even a couple of deep cycle lead-acid batteries and an converter/inverter would power several minutes of welding, more than enough as typical spot welds only require ~10 seconds of arc time.

          Source: am farmer and recently built a 9 foot tall wind driven kinetic sculpture of a Wendigo out of scrap rebar found about the place.

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            Source: am farmer and recently built a 9 foot tall wind driven kinetic sculpture of a Wendigo out of scrap rebar found about the place.

            … This doesn’t feel farming related.

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              If they are anything like the farmers near me they will put it in the woods on the edge of their property to scare the shit out of folks at night. Bonus points if there’s an access road or trail with a bend.

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            Source: am farmer and recently built a 9 foot tall wind driven kinetic sculpture of a Wendigo out of scrap rebar found about the place.

            That’s cool, do you have any pictures to share?

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            That’s a very informative comment and I’ll save it to base some research on

            But more interesting is the sculpture you mentioned. I’d love to see if you wouldn’t mind sharing!

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            There are portable power banks (generally known as power stations) that can put out that sort of power. 2.5-3kw is expensive, but not hideously.

            You get batteries and inverter all in a portable package.

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              If we’re cobbling this together then we should just get a few lifepo4 12v 100ah for a couple hundred dollars. You could get 3 or 4: 1200 watt batteries for the price of one 1500 watt Jackery.

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            You can make a stuck welder with nothing but a couple pairs of vice grips thick wire (good old jumper cables), some stick electrodes and a couple car batteries in series.

            I think the elecroboom guy did it on stage at a ted talk once.

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    Fuck yeah. These pieces of shit deserve to feel uncomfortable every second of their fucking lives. Fucking traitors to humanity.

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    There seems to be no reference to this that is not reddit, facebook, x, threads, or instagram. Not sure what that means. Just an observation. I cant access the video for some reason.