:laugh: @ fluffy_bunny

ROFL :laugh:

Claymore mines are anti-personnel mines so they aren't buried (What am I doing, you probably already knew that) ... but that hasn't stopped me from laughing my head off! :laugh:

They can be, they have these little fold out legs that can either be pushed into the ground or act as a little "stand" for the mine if deploying it in an urban setting or extremely rocky terrain. In a jungle setting the legs would be stuck in the ground with the C4 side angled slightly up at the target area.

The M18 Claymore Directional Fragmentation Mine

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Fair enough, they can be buried. Generally, though, they aren't buried to any extent beyond the legs, as burying the body of the mine would hamper it's ability to throw all those ball bearings (yep, sophisticated technology)

The mine is round for simple reasons as well. The back plate keeps the explosion focused to the front. The explosive is pressed along the front of the backing plate. The ball bearings are pressed into the explosive. Then when it goes blooey, the ball bearings are hurled in a 135 degree arc from the trigger point. The rounded shape makes that arc possible.

They certainly don't weigh 20ish pounds, more like 2 pounds. Though I'm not sure if that's US Pounds or Pounds Sterling.

Yes, spent time in the army and played with WAY too many explosives.

*Wips out palm pilot*

Note to self, don't get on xyberbratt's bad side.

Somebody needs to watch BlackAdder Goes Forth.

But keep in mind that the explosve that propels the ball bearings in a claymore is a greyish-green clay like stuff. It looks kind of like playdoh when unwrapped.

And as my 5 year old can tell you, playdoh is not only edible, but good on crackers.

Well those "do not eat" warnings are for small kids and in USA they are must (just like other warnings in every sittuation). This decreases lawsuits potential when there is warning.

LOL! You're joking right? The "Do not eat" is a joke. The correct "legalese" for what you describe would read:

CHOKING HAZARD: Contains small parts, keep out of reach of small children.

Or something similar. "Do not eat" on the packaging is in no way intended to be a legal warning, it is a joke.

:D typical military mind at work :D

Based on this logic, there should be a caution about rectal usage.

LMAO, Its too late for some of us.

:looks at BM:

:p :p

Wasn't there a point in time where the mines used in the US military looked very similar to the containers that K-rations came in?

Of course, this would be a worthy question for Mail Call on the History Channel.

That reminds me, another "bomb-look-alike" story from the military. This one occurred recently in Afghanistan, where the yellow colored emergency rations dropped by the millions for refuges looked an awful lot like the timed "bomblets" released by cruise missiles and similar cluster bombs.

"At last! Food! OH #$)@ THAT'S NOT A FOO-."
*BOOOM!*

well, despite the warnings, i ate part of my booster, and chewed on a pilot card. should have listened, they taste horrible.

The Claymore is not a mine. Its a remote detonated antipersonnel explosive device. Yes you can bury it under a thin layer of dirt, leaves or twigs. You place it on its back without using the legs then carefully hollow out a small area in the ground and then carefully sprinkle dirt or leaves, moss anything to where you placed it finally you decide on which method you will use to detonate it. Remote, Trip wire, etc. The poor people standing above it will not be feeling to well afterwards. Yes they do look like ration canisters thats what makes em so funny.