Re: [HOE] Headbanger Chips

[Matt and Teresa Steflik <grifflik@stny.rr.com>]

Theo McGuckin wrote:

(Spoiler Info on Headbanger chips ahead - posse members go away!)

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> So does this mean that Mark I chipped guns won't explode until two
> minutes
> after they are out of range of live black hats?
>
> Does it also mean that Mark I guns won't explode if a non-Black Hat
> picks
> it up and pulls the trigger (if there is a leaving Black Hat in range
> or
> the 2 minutes hasn't passed)? They just won't fire.
>
Yes, and yes.  I think you've interpreted that correctly.  If this is
correct, a crafty Black hat could also _intentionally_ plant a Mark I
weapon as a small bomb.  Just put it somewhere likely to be lethal (say,
duct tape it to the underside of a gas tank), and make sure everyone
with a chip is two yards away from it. Two minutes later - BOOM!  For
that matter, a Black Hat could even use a Mark I weapon as a "grenade
with a two minute timer" in a pinch, like if he runs out of ammo.  He
just needs to lob it two yards away from himself and his similarly
chipped compatriots.  Whee! :-)

Matt Steflik
Gimme Shelter - http://www.geocities.com/grifflik