9mm Pistol at 100yds?
hitting something as small and skittish as an Armadillo at that range? Something is not right there. Are we sure he didn't actually aim for the MIL?
A Georgia man who took a 9mm pistol to an armadillo also managed to pop a cap in his wife's mum after the round ricocheted off the animal, "hit a fence, went through the back door of his mother-in-law's mobile home, through a recliner she was sitting in, and into her back". According to cops, 54-year-old Larry McElroy pulled …
Hate to be a wet blanket - I usually love stories about outback hicks inadvertently removing their idiot material from the gene pool - but I'm really struggling to see the IT or tech angle here.
Not that the story shouldn't have been posted: I'm just disappointed that no such angle was worked in. Doing so doesn't usually seem to give the Reg cadre too much bother, however hilariously tenuous.
Must try harder!
There's a picture of an Armadillo on the cover of the O'Reilly book "Essential System Administration, 3rd Edition: Tools and Techniques for Linux and Unix Administration"
Isn't that enough for you?
For any other animal based 'What's the IT angle?' questions, I'll refer you to their menagerie: http://www.oreilly.com/animals.html
> I'll refer you to their menagerie: http://www.oreilly.com/animals.html
So - enquiring minds want to know - how do they select the animals? German Shepherd for Mac OS X pocket guide?
Some make sense (the Tsetse fly for one of the Oracle guides for example) but I get the sense that they have a bunch of animal names in a random generator and press the button whenever they bring out a new book..
Hate to be a wet blanket - I usually love stories about outback hicks inadvertently removing their idiot material from the gene pool - but I'm really struggling to see the IT or tech angle here.
There is none. I go elsewhere for my IT news now.
But I understand. As someone who runs their own technology news website, I have to say that IT professionals almost never click on ads. Experienced IT professionals never ever click on ads. The best IT tech news website would probably never make money. For myself, I'm sorry to say that I've taken my focus away from websites for technology types and focused more on sports where all the real advertising profits are.
"Hate to be a wet blanket..."
Knowing that good ol' el reg would never run an article completely bereft of an IT angle, I entered
armadillo computer
into a search engine, and I encountered several computer service businesses with "Armadillo"in their name.
I also discovered a review for a physics-based PC game "Armadillo Run."
After you have laundered your blanket, then get help for your bed-wetting problem.
Nah, he just needed to ask to borrow his cousins outfit.
Steven "Never played MegaMan but heard it's top larks" R
Actually, speaking from experience, the 9mm is the wrong tool for the job.
.22lr is the right tool. It does a good job on them. You usually use a rifle, but you could use a pistol. Typically you end up shooting them from a distance (20+ yrds).
They also have a habit of charging at you after they're shot.
Anyone who's spent time in the country know that they are nasty critter to have around.
Its not just an issue about leprosy, but they have amazing front claws from digging and can seriously hurt dogs and other curious pets. Not to mention they dig holes all over the place. A good way to break a leg, or to have a cow break a leg or get injured. (My wife didn't hate them until she got a bad sprain from stepping in to a hole dug by one.)
In terms of using a shotgun, that too will kill them, but with the .22lr, you end up with longer effective range.
The other fun tidbit is that when you do shoot them, they jump straight up so you know you hit them.
Oh and the 9mm? He must have used a FMJ usually used for practice on the range. Most self defense rounds would have expanded and lost too much energy.
I had to use a 9mm on a rabid racoon once. But then again, it was less than 10 feet away and I was shooting down in to the soft dirt so the round wouldn't have ricocheted.
Its not just an issue about leprosy, but they have amazing front claws from digging and can seriously hurt dogs and other curious pets. Not to mention they dig holes all over the place. A good way to break a leg, or to have a cow break a leg or get injured.
They're also excellent swimmers, and are not infrequently found swimming about in people's pools. That can give you a nasty shock too.