Who on earth uses pagers?

[ExpatOilWorker]

1 hour ago, thaibeachlovers said:

That's fine, but how do you explain the latest exploders that were a wide variety of devices?

 

They can't all have been made by a shell israeli company.

I am starting to fear that Mossad also have my wife wired up. She also explode from time to time.

[Celsius]

3 minutes ago, ExpatOilWorker said:

I am starting to fear that Mossad also have my wife wired up. She also explode from time to time.

 

It's not Mossad....

 

谢谢

[simple1]

20 hours ago, thaibeachlovers said:

You beat me to it.

 

Anyway, any device that has a battery and downloads updates from the internet is vulnerable. It's going to be a huge problem for security services.

 

I imagine Hamas will find an alternative shortly, as every country's boffins will be working overtime to find a solution.

This was a one time event and it was used too soon IMO. Imagine if israel had done that at the same time as invading Lebanon- it would have been a rout.

 

Media reports claim the Israelis had planned to us the explosive devices if Hezbollah launched a ground attack. It is claimed Hezbollah were starting to raise suspicions so Israel triggered the devices earlier than planned. A devastating attack on morale and headcount. I assume Lebanon are very limited in their options for response to which their PM has declared a breach of sovereignty (act of war). A similar attack has taken place for those using walkie talkies., hundreds injured.

[simon43]

Who uses pagers?

 

Thousands of doctors and nurses for a start....

[thaibeachlovers]

1 hour ago, stevenl said:

Says our explosion expert.

The location of the device has nothing to do with the force of the explosion.

While you will probably say I"m making it up, I qualified on a demolition course while in the military, so I do know something about explosives.

Perhaps you can inform us of your expertise in the subject of explosives, if any.

 

BTW, where did I say anything about the "force" of the explosion?

 

Next.

[stevenl]

1 hour ago, jerrymahoney said:

Others have looked at videos of the explosions and said too much force for a battery explosion.

And a rep of Icom said the obsolete walkie talkies have been knock-off copied for years.

 

1 hour ago, thaibeachlovers said:

Depends on the proximity of the explosion to one's brain or a vital organ.

 

The vast majority were only wounded.

 

1 minute ago, thaibeachlovers said:

While you will probably say I"m making it up, I qualified on a demolition course while in the military, so I do know something about explosives.

Perhaps you can inform us of your expertise in the subject of explosives, if any.

 

BTW, where did I say anything about the "force" of the explosion?

 

Next.

You did so by replying to this post about the force of the explosion with this "Depends on the proximity of the explosion to one's brain or a vital organ.".

[thaibeachlovers]

Just now, stevenl said:

 

 

You did so by replying to this post about the force of the explosion with this "Depends on the proximity of the explosion to one's brain or a vital organ.".

You should stop digging.

 

You referred to "force" that I never mentioned and then try and twist my words to imply I was talking about force when I was referring to effect.

 

A small explosion in the right place can be as effective as a large explosion in the wrong place. At least that is what I learned on my demolition course.

 

You didn't mention your expertise in the field of explosives, perhaps because you have none.

[Yagoda]

Hopefully Hezbollah is keepin an eye out for more bombs and looking to finger the perps

[stevenl]

12 minutes ago, thaibeachlovers said:

You should stop digging.

 

You referred to "force" that I never mentioned and then try and twist my words to imply I was talking about force when I was referring to effect.

 

A small explosion in the right place can be as effective as a large explosion in the wrong place. At least that is what I learned on my demolition course.

 

You didn't mention your expertise in the field of explosives, perhaps because you have none.

Quoting you and the post you replied to is not twisting words.

You replied to 'force'.

[sandyf]

22 hours ago, thaibeachlovers said:

This was a one time event and it was used too soon IMO. Imagine if israel had done that at the same time as invading Lebanon- it would have been a rout.

It would appear to have been a plot that was to be used in conjunction with other moves. Apparently someone discovered a device that wasn't "normal", so the perpetrators had to use it or loose it.

As you say the outcome would have been a lot more significant.

[sandyf]

1 hour ago, stevenl said:

The location of the device has nothing to do with the force of the explosion.

But a lot to do with the damaged inflicted.

[Crossy]

And now it's home solar systems ...

 

https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/lebanons-official-news-agency-reports-home-solar-energy-113809042

 

 

 

 

[johng]

3 hours ago, thaibeachlovers said:

The latest exploders are a wide variety of devices. Are you saying all the devices ever made have added explosives just on the off chance of being used by Hezbollah?

 

No I am saying that if you are correct and they can at will blow up any device with a lithium battery  then we are all at risk  not just the terrorist.

 

I still think the devices where modified in some way either at the factory or somewhere on route  and that it was not just the battery exploding   another theory is that they were "special batteries" with built in explosives...in any case it is rather disturbing  don't you agree ?

[impulse]

1 hour ago, simple1 said:

I assume Lebanon are very limited in their options for response to which their PM has declared a breach of sovereignty (act of war). A similar attack has taken place for those using walkie talkies., hundreds injured.

 

Terrorists always have options to respond. And Mossad has just minted thousands of new terrorists. A lot more than they killed.  And not just in the Middle East.

 

Israel is hardened,  but I'd stay away from synagogues and JCCs in softer areas like London, Paris and NYC for awhile.

 

[roo860]

[gamb00ler]

23 hours ago, Celsius said:

So old tech, no wonder they keep exploding.

The best thing about your post is its brevity.  They were newly manufactured using the modern versions of old technology.

[bendejo]

Obviously, it was God's will!

Stick with loudspeakers on minarets.

 

[Nick Carter icp]

1 hour ago, impulse said:

 

 

Israel is hardened,  but I'd stay away from synagogues and JCCs in softer areas like London, Paris and NYC for awhile.

 

 

   Is that personal threat ?

Sounds like you are about to go on a rampage and massacre Jews .

   Will we be hearing about you on the news soon ?

[Nick Carter icp]

2 hours ago, impulse said:

 

Terrorists always have options to respond. And Mossad has just minted thousands of new terrorists. A lot more than they killed.  And not just in the Middle East.

 

Israel is hardened,  but I'd stay away from synagogues and JCCs in softer areas like London, Paris and NYC for awhile.

 

 

  Yeah , some Lebanese  kid is going to look at a Hezbollah member with his member blown off by a pager and think to himself,

   "I wanna be just like that when I get older"

[ExpatOilWorker]

[stevenl]

1 hour ago, ExpatOilWorker said:

Plausible.

Any links to this?

[ExpatOilWorker]

[sandyf]

On 9/19/2024 at 10:04 AM, impulse said:

 

Terrorists always have options to respond. And Mossad has just minted thousands of new terrorists. A lot more than they killed.  And not just in the Middle East.

 

Israel is hardened,  but I'd stay away from synagogues and JCCs in softer areas like London, Paris and NYC for awhile.

 

Last October they opened Pandora's Box and now the lid doesn't fit anymore.

[johng]

22 hours ago, stevenl said:

Plausible.

Any links to this?

The thousands of pagers that blew up ???? 

[thaibeachlovers]

On 9/19/2024 at 2:45 PM, stevenl said:

Quoting you and the post you replied to is not twisting words.

You replied to 'force'.

By all means carrying on with your diversion tactics, without me.

[thaibeachlovers]

On 9/19/2024 at 3:04 PM, impulse said:

 

Terrorists always have options to respond. And Mossad has just minted thousands of new terrorists. A lot more than they killed.  And not just in the Middle East.

 

Israel is hardened,  but I'd stay away from synagogues and JCCs in softer areas like London, Paris and NYC for awhile.

 

I've been saying for a while that the response is as likely to occur anywhere in the world as in Israel. Other than increased rocket and drone attacks, israelis are most vulnerable outside israel.

[John Drake]

Hezbollah used cell phones and the Israelis blew up their cell phones.

Hezbollah shifted to pagers, and the Israelis blew up all their pagers.

Hezbollah then moved to walkie-talkies, so Israel blew up their walkie talkies.

As a result, Hezbollah decided on in person meetings. But the Israelis blew that up too.

 

https://edition.cnn.com/world/live-news/lebanon-explosions-hezbollah-israel-09-20-24-intl-hnk/index.html

[Celsius]