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2007-08-12 Israel-Palestine-Jordan

Fertilizer shortages hamper rocket fire (a lesson in Gaza economics)

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Posted by phil_b 2007-08-12 10:18|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top
File under: Hamas

#1 Thank God we have brilliant brains in the Strip

Heh. Not often does a Snark of the Day candidate come from the snarkees rather than the snarkers. Maybe these rocket scientists can figure a way to fuel their evil toys with seething or poo, the two commodities that seem readily available in Gaza.

Posted by SteveS 2007-08-12 10:37|| 2007-08-12 10:37|| Front Page Top

#2 Why are they using steel to make these rockets? Steel is a bit heavy and rockets don't need to be that durable.

Posted by 3dc 2007-08-12 11:03|| 2007-08-12 11:03|| Front Page Top

#3 Most people, especially supposedly starving people, use fertilizer to grow stuff, like, I dunno, food?
Have the "brilliant brains of the Strip" ever heard of that concept? Shit, why do I even ask...

Posted by tu3031 2007-08-12 11:09|| 2007-08-12 11:09|| Front Page Top

#4 The Israelis could have a great deal of sport if they could somehow get some ammonium sulfate fertilizer blended with the ammonium nitrate fertilizer. They look identical, except sulfate doesn't burn.

The end result would be like mixing dirt with gunpowder. Something might happen, just not what you want to happen.

Posted by Anonymoose 2007-08-12 11:51|| 2007-08-12 11:51|| Front Page Top

#5 I like moose's suggestion with an idea of SteveS.

have the gaza's power the rockets with the ammonium nitrate supplemented with poo; then mix in the ammonium sulfate and you get exploding poo

Posted by mhw 2007-08-12 12:13|| 2007-08-12 12:13|| Front Page Top

#6 Heh. Not often does a Snark of the Day candidate come from the snarkees rather than the snarkers.

Laughter and glittering eyes FTW.

Posted by Thomas Woof 2007-08-12 12:40|| 2007-08-12 12:40|| Front Page Top

#7 Between all the wasted fertilizer and those greenhouses they smashed Hamas wouldn't have their back to wall being starved out over recognition of Israel. Instead, they just had to keep it up with the destructive genocidal horsehockey. The only fertilizer we send them should be in a premixed slurry form with shock sensitive ignitors.

Posted by Zenster">Zenster 2007-08-12 12:47|| 2007-08-12 12:47|| Front Page Top

#8 I really means this: "Let Them Starve to Death" After wards the world would be a much better place.

Posted by Cyber Sarge 2007-08-12 17:02|| 2007-08-12 17:02|| Front Page Top

#9 Why are they using steel to make these rockets?

I think it's for the shrapnel when it explodes.

Posted by Steve White">Steve White 2007-08-12 17:31|| 2007-08-12 17:31|| Front Page Top

#10 The world should cut off all aid to the Palestinians immediately and this article should be cited the next time we hear about their suffering due to their "poor economy".

Given the classic choice between guns and butter, they always find a way to direct their resources toward creating implements of warfare. Let them eat fertilizer.

Posted by Grumenk Philalzabod0723 2007-08-12 18:29|| 2007-08-12 18:29|| Front Page Top

#11 You got to remember they are using KNO3+SUCROSE for propellant. So back when there were those greenhouses it was real easy to get that nice greenhouse grade Haifa Chemical Potassium nitrate. The real fun starts with the stored ones. Sugar baby propellant ain't that storable, watch for lots of shortfalls.

Posted by bruce 2007-08-12 19:00|| 2007-08-12 19:00|| Front Page Top

#12 our people are producing a similar substitute.

Yeah, you do...a LOT of "similar substitute" is all that comes out of Gaza. Look for a rash of "light, knock and run" poo-bags on the Joos' front porches in 3, 2, 1...

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