Bomb scare in Times Square

[Irving]

So we just got home and turned the TV on to hear breaking news about a bomb scare in Times Square in New York.

They interviewed the police and the mayor and they went on and on about how everyone is safe because New York has the best police force in the US, and without their intervention, this could have been a "deadly event."

Apparently, what happened was a vendor on the street noticed smoke coming out of a green Nissan Pathfinder, notified a mounted cop. Cop checked out the vehicle, then called the bomb squad. Everything went on lock down and bomb squad found three propane tanks, a gas can, fireworks, a black gun locker, electrical wire, and two clocks.

I don't know, but they are making a REALLY big deal out of this, and it sounds like they found the vehicle of someone going on a camping trip to me.

[ChunkyMonkey]

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN0214043420100502?type=marketsNews

[sniper7]

sounds like they were going to hunt some tremors. nothing wrong with that

[theGinsue]

I'm sorry, but if it had been a REAL bomb, they wouldn't have had any notice that the thing was there and would never have had time to evacuate.

[XJ]

Could also be have been a dry run.

[Mtn.man]

so most campers and motor homes fall into this scenario.

[TS12000]

Saw the evacuation on one of those 24hour webcams they have set up, thought it was the zombie apocalypse...damn

[theGinsue]

Could also be have been a dry run.

I actually considered that too. I think it was either a very ellaborate prank, or a dry/reaction test run.

[Anton]

Its a strange world we live in.

[ChunkyMonkey]

Its a strange world we live in.

I am a stranger in the strange world... I feel comfy !

[Irving]

So I looked up people shooting propane tanks on youtube. How big of an explosion are we talking about with a couple of propane tanks and gas cans? Seems like it'd be more of a fierce burn than anything.