fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
Why do idiot b*stards do this.
- Thread starter Dave7
- Start date
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- we know otherwise 
Archie_tect
De Skieven Architek... aka Penfold + Horace
- Location
- Northumberland
Did he end up in prison for his repeated acts of criminal damage, and if not why not?
Accy cyclist
Legendary Member
- Location
- The hills of Accrington
No,he never had his collar felt. Most of his acts of idiotic vandalism were committed when we were walking home,so no police would be about,unlike they would be in town centres. One night we phoned for a taxi from a red phone box (about 1978). The taxi driver said he'd be about 10 minutes. It was a cold night. I nipped for a quick pee down a back alley only to return and see the phone box in flames. He'd set fire to the yellow pages,saying he wanted to warm up. The whole phone box eventually went up in flames! Then one night we saw an old vintage type car parked up. I was stood there admiring it when i saw a red brick hit the windscreen. He said he did it as he didn't like the car. Naturally after both incidents we ran away! If i'd stood around waiting for the police, for me to say 'it wasn't me officer,it was my friend', it wouldn't have washed and i would've taken the blame for his actions.
Or just transition to joining the police.
newts
Veteran
- Location
- Isca Dumnoniorum
Toughened glass is very flexible.
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qUTl2bFl5GA
Many years ago i was testing shower doors, we used to swing a 45kkg punch bag from 30deg & it would flex just like the video.
We also would hit the face of 10mm toughend with a 4lb lump hammer, can't remember one breaking.
Impact with a point load or hit the edges & it's an instant bang as the surface tension releases.
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qUTl2bFl5GA
Many years ago i was testing shower doors, we used to swing a 45kkg punch bag from 30deg & it would flex just like the video.
We also would hit the face of 10mm toughend with a 4lb lump hammer, can't remember one breaking.
Impact with a point load or hit the edges & it's an instant bang as the surface tension releases.
Bazzer
Setting the controls for the heart of the sun.
- Location
- On the edge of reality
Doesn't perspex have similar strength to toughened glass but without the surface tension? I know it scratches easily, but the shelter would remain intact.
slowmotion
Quite dreadful
- Location
- lost somewhere
Perspex is brittle and not very strong. Polycarbonate (eg Lexan) is much stronger. It's also quite good at resisting impacts.
numbnuts
Squire
- Location
- Gone over the hill and far away
All our bus shelters have perspex, but now the kids try to burn holes in them, some have moved on to smashing the street lights now at lest one a day in my area it's a full time job for the repair man, why they don't put a wire grill over them I'll never know.
Drago
Legendary Member
- Location
- Suburban Poshshire
Youthful exuberance. I can't remember if I've recounted it here or elsewhere but used to hang out with a guy who seemed perfectly normal until one day he decided that it would be a good laugh to drop a concrete slab off a motorway footbridge, after which I never saw him again.
*searches* Oh bloody hell I was meant to reply to that thread
*searches* Oh bloody hell I was meant to reply to that thread
gbb
Squire
- Location
- Peterborough
Theyve been doing it for decades...nothing new at all, as you say.ebikeerwidnes
Guru
- Location
- Z’ha’dum
There you are - another reason to wear a cycle helmet - in case a smashed street light falls on you
Drago
Legendary Member
- Location
- Suburban Poshshire
I recall as a young teenager one our gang got hold of the smoke capsules that gas engineers use to test flues. Rolling them under bus stops at night from behind seemd jolly amusing back then.
Accy cyclist
Legendary Member
- Location
- The hills of Accrington
I've just looked it up to see what they are. https://www.screwfix.com/p/centre-punch-4mm/4338v What are they used for apart from moronic vandalism?🤔 I've always thought they either booted the glass,or chucked a brick/stone at it.Automatic centre punch. Does car windows as well.
classic33
Leg End Member
Marking metal prior to drilling. Remember metalwork classes at school?
