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https://www.yahoo.com/news/florida-g...213111921.html
that will teach Irma!!A Florida man who suggested shooting guns at Hurricane Irma out of "stress and boredom" has found that his idea has captured peoples' imaginations - with over 46,000 signing up to join in.
Hurricane Irma is due to hit Florida on Saturday, and the state is currently experiencing the largest ever mass evacuation due to a hurricane in American history.
But Ryon Edwards, 22, came up with a novel way of amusing himself during the storm: firing bullets into it.
He started a Facebook "event", and as of Friday evening 46,000 people say they are interested.
"A combination of stress and boredom made me start the event," he told the BBC.
"The response is a complete and total surprise to me.
"I never envisioned this event becoming some kind of crazy idea larger than myself. It has become something a little out of my control."
The "Shoot at Irma" page
Graphics suggesting how to shoot at a hurricane have sprung up online, with the suggestion that if you fire correctly the bullet might not come back and kill you.
Since Mr Edwards came up with his "masterplan", other similar Facebook pages have been created - including one suggesting using flame throwers to scare away the storm.
"It's time we took a stand against this bully!" reads the event description. "This is our home, nobody drives us out of our own territory.
"Join me in this fight as we shoot flames at Hurricane Irma and dissipate her on the spot."
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2017-09-09, 02:46 PM #1Banned
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Florida gun owners encouraged to 'shoot the storm' and fire their guns at Hurricane I
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2017-09-09, 02:50 PM #2Deleted
So many memes fit this story.
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2017-09-09, 02:52 PM #3The Lightbringer
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I mean,it's Florida
No surprises here
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2017-09-09, 02:54 PM #4Legendary!
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its. a joke. I mean... does anyone actualy taking this seriously? its a joke!
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2017-09-09, 02:57 PM #5Banned
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Welp. Goodbye guys. A lot of us are going to die to bullets carried off in random directions.
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2017-09-09, 02:57 PM #6Mechagnome
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I don't have a gun.... I'll just throw rocks at the eyewall when it passes by me.
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2017-09-09, 02:58 PM #7Mechagnome
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This must be one of the most 'murican things i've read, thanks.
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2017-09-09, 03:00 PM #8I am Murloc!
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Is it still a joke when the people actually show up with guns and shoot at the hurricane? Sounds like an event that's going as planned.
Originally Posted by Witchblade77
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2017-09-09, 03:01 PM #9Elemental Lord
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Has to be a joke, pretty sure firing stray bullets like this is illegal? You can actually injure/kill someone even if you shoot straight up in the sky, its not a video game bullets dont stop moving instantly when its out of eye sight.
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2017-09-09, 03:02 PM #10Over 9000!
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Shucks....you beat me to it lol Originally Posted by Boomzy
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2017-09-09, 03:04 PM #11Epic!
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How are people NOT seeing that it's a joke, when he clearly said he made it out of boredom and didn't expect it to get the return it did? And we know how things go viral on the internet because it's funny.
That said, being Florida, I wouldn't doubt that any few of the attendees were probably actually considering it.
God help them if 46,000 people fire bullets into a storm, the one way to actually manage to make it worse.
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2017-09-09, 03:09 PM #12Scarab Lord
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It'll be worse than sharknado. Bulletcane! Someone should make a movie about it!
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2017-09-09, 03:13 PM #13Immortal
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Relevant name. Originally Posted by ItsRainingMetal
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2017-09-09, 03:15 PM #14Titan
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Better watch out in case you hit a shark... :P
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2017-09-09, 03:18 PM #15Bloodsail Admiral
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I suppose this is a new meaning to shooting the breeze?
I really want this to be a joke. Please?Ðoser of Illidan-----+-- [Thaddius] ++++++++
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2017-09-09, 03:21 PM #16Banned
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Bulletstorm: the literal one Originally Posted by Mister Cheese
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2017-09-09, 03:23 PM #17Scarab Lord
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Creating a real-life Touhou-style bullet hell.
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2017-09-09, 03:24 PM #18Mechagnome
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Lol, so true. Originally Posted by Cyberowl
Touché.
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2017-09-09, 03:26 PM #19Legendary!
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You know, as sad as it sounds, it's something right up SYFY's alley. Further, it would make more sense of a movie than sharks. Originally Posted by Mister Cheese
I mean, I imagine the sharks are swirling around eating people and the bullets wouldn't kill people, but meh.
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2017-09-09, 03:35 PM #20Banned
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Like seriously...Shoot the storm? Can you imagine if actual aliens actually tried to make contact with us?
I remember once I have seen a TED talk by a Dutch general who pointed out how the state monopoly on violence reduced the occurrence of violent incidents in the world. I mean it's pretty obvious sweeping numbers of people shouldn't be trusted with a spork, let alone with a firearm.
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