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A grenade is missing from the scene of an explosion that killed three Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies.

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[–] salty_chief@lemmy.world 9 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I mean are they counting the grenade that exploded? Because kind of hard to find something in 1,000 pieces.

[–] deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz 5 points 6 days ago

That was the gag that popped into my head reading the headline.

One of the grenades detonated, and the other is unaccounted for

I'm reasonably sure that even pigs can count to attach least two.

[–] NatakuNox@lemmy.world 7 points 6 days ago

These are the people we task with keeping us safe. Why do they even have fucking grenades!

[–] womjunru@lemmy.cafe 18 points 1 week ago (2 children)

So? Three dead Nazis is a good thing.

[–] Carvex@lemmy.world 14 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Can a grenade vaporize another grenade? Or set off another nearly simultaneously?

[–] optissima@lemmy.ml 13 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Someone fucked up and is covering up evidence.

[–] GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 4 points 6 days ago

I wonder if the confiscated grenades match the model of the one that exploded...

[–] Chozo@fedia.io 11 points 1 week ago

It depends on the type of grenade, but it'd likely destroy a nearby grenade without detonating it. The explosive mixture in most grenades requires a very high temperature to ignite (provided by the primer), and the blast from a nearby grenade probably wouldn't transfer enough heat to start a second explosion.

[–] IDraw4u@sh.itjust.works 12 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

A lie can disappear that fast!