ULPT Tire spikes are very cheap, and easy to drop with out drawing attention.

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noble77@reddit

better than the 1 retard not doing anything replying to him

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10Core56@reddit

Godspeed my friend...

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DucinOff@reddit

Good thing no one in those areas might need medical help or a firetruck.

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killmagatsgousa@reddit

ICE is neither of those

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DucinOff@reddit

Right, but what happens when they leave? Does somebody go around and pick up all the area denial devices?

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LetsGoHomeTeam@reddit

Actually yes. It’s a while part of the organization.

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AbsoluteZeroQ@reddit

No it’s not. The left is notorious for trashing their events. You guys are fucking filthy.

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LetsGoHomeTeam@reddit

I’m not a leftist, I’m right wing, technically speaking, as I vote party line anti-Bull Moose party on every single issue and election.

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DucinOff@reddit

Oh, good. At least it won't be littering or endangering anyone else's vehicles.

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StardogChamp@reddit

That would be, God forbid, UNETHICAL

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DufflesBNA@reddit

Caltrops, also known as tire deflation devices, are illegal in several US states. These include New Jersey, Connecticut, Wisconsin, Florida, Maryland, Minnesota, Ohio, Rhode Island, Virginia, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada, West Virginia, and Montana. Additionally, Texas law classifies them as illegal weapons, with possession, manufacture, transport, repair, or sale being a felony.

California requires a permit (of course) or possess them.

Just an fyi if you are going to do this.

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BallisticHabit@reddit

Til welding a couple of bent nails together is a felony in Texas.

They are stupid easy to make, too.

Carrying busted spark plug ceramic is likely a crime in some locations.....ninja rocks.

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BigEnd3@reddit

Ha. Texas listing illegal weapons.

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Amethyst-Twilight@reddit

Swords are fucking legal, but caltrops aren't? Y'all need to get your ass-backwards priorities straight.

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sobercrossfitter@reddit

TIL I can legally use caltrops in my state

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ImmortalSurt@reddit

Good 'ol GA baby!

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sjrotella@reddit

Fucking shocked NY isn't on the list

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TriDad262@reddit

Me too!

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Alaeriia@reddit

Same.

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Shotgun_Mosquito@reddit

Woohoo

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flashlightgiggles@reddit

In my town, there have been complaints about nails being scattered on the road for the past 3-4 years. They finally caught somebody and it turns out that I used to work with the guy a bunch of years ago.
Seems like it might have been domestic issues…and he went kinda nuts, scattering screws on/near where his ex lives.

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Phoenix_Rising42069@reddit

Absolutely wild that caltrops are more heavily regulated than guns

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rdking647@reddit

several in a pocket. hole in th epocket to slowly drop them out of yoru pants legs as you walk by an ice car. almost impossible to prove since even a survelliance camera wont have teh resolution to see them drop on the ground

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YnotBbrave@reddit

They will now that you told them. Cams are cheap

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s1ckopsycho@reddit

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whatsbobgonnado@reddit

pocket trops!🫱😎🫴✳️✳️✳️

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Roadstar01@reddit

A caltrop small enough to fit in your pocket would be pretty ineffective.

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Burntoutn3rd@reddit

But they absolutely will see nothing on the ground before you walk by, and objects there after. Are you dumb? Lol

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Interesting-Role-712@reddit

Lmfao from ct and I've been driving around with them in my truck for 4 years. Better to have em and not need them, than need them and not have them.

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DavidGabrielMusic@reddit

yet I guarantee you, not a single one of you would have the guts to do this or use them. Reddit is just basement dwelling keyboard warriors hiding behind a screen pretending to be tough. its so hilarious

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TheIronSoldier2@reddit

They most likely have run-flat tires. And not the shit ones that the consumers can get which limit you to 50 miles at 50mph.

You can't go forever, but you can sure as hell go faster and longer than that

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Sinchem@reddit

Op wants to harm people enforcing the law.

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ConundrumMachine@reddit

I hear there are 3D printing models for hollow caltrops that'll let the air out quickly.

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cps42@reddit

Seems to me that a caltrop inside a soda can or thin water bottle wouldn't be as obvious when in ones backpack or on the street, but would function just as well when run over. I wonder if the 3D design could be adapted.

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ConundrumMachine@reddit

Definitely an interesting thought experiment. I imagine wedgeing them under the tire of a parked vehicle would make them difficult to spot before driving away. Especially if they're black. Conversely, a bunch of brightly coloured ones strewn across a street would be a visible barrier for vehicles and horseys. I bet we'll see them in action over the next few months. Spicy times.

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UnethicalLifeProTips-ModTeam@reddit

Your post or comment was removed for violating rule 12: No politics.

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CO420Tech@reddit

Mythbusters showed how to make really good ones. They used metal tubing with little bent segments welded together so that the spikes didn't just stick in the tires but actively flattened them by letting the air out. When they made them out of solid metal, they weren't all the effective because a lot of them would just imbed themselves in the tire and only cause a very slow leak.

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SleepyLakeBear@reddit

Were they testing them at high speed or just casually driving over at idle speed? Just curious. Any caltrop tire puncture at higher speeds could potentially cause a blowout.

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CO420Tech@reddit

I think around 45mph? They were simulating a car dropping them like James Bond while driving corners and stuff. They wanted to see if dropping the caltrops in front of a car chasing you would work. So it wasn't fast, but they didn't hit them at parking lot speeds either.

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Jesta23@reddit (OP)

Good point. I’ve never actually used these.

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CO420Tech@reddit

At least based on the episode, solid ones don't perform too well. Might still be effective though. Since you're not testing a spy myth and trying to stop a car chasing you dead in its tracks, I bet the solid ones work fine - the tires just won't go flat in 30 seconds. That might actually be advantageous in this case because if the first two vehicles pulling out went flat instantly, they might have time to alert the others.

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IsoAgent@reddit

I mean,when they leave their car and swarm a guy, there's nobody in their car. You could just circle around it like you're just filming the car, you can discreetly dropping stuff. As long as you don't make it look obvious, they aren't going to suspect you of anything.

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ReplacementReady394@reddit

Or just stab the tires

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Jesta23@reddit (OP)

This is what I WOULD DO if I ever did this. Which I totally did not.

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6ft6squatch2point0@reddit

Little squirt of bear spray inside the unoccupied car, into the base of the windshield, or a super soaker full of paint across the windshield will make that car much harder to drive away. Nothing technically damaged?

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ReplacementReady394@reddit

Wouldn’t paint clog the super soaker? Doesn’t seem viscous enough

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vonhoother@reddit

However, I hear the frosty boys often have run-flat tires. YMMV.

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Personalrefrencept2@reddit

Yeah, they run flat for longer, not indefinitely!

Still an issue and a hassle

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Blurgas@reddit

They're about as good as those donut spare tires: no more than 50 miles and/or no faster than 50mph

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brennanfiesta@reddit

Stopping ICE? Unethical?

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Adventurous_Raise784@reddit

Great way to get arrested for damaging federal property and interfering with an arrest. With today’s cameras…

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attackbat33@reddit

What we are upset about is that you can be cuffed, arrested, handled and deported WITHOUT committing a felony!

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Adventurous_Raise784@reddit

You came into a country illegally and get arrested and deported…why is that so controversial

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mister-ferguson@reddit

People on student visas are being deported. People with protected status are being deported. People who came here legally are being deported. Trump even joked about deporting Musk.

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UnethicalLifeProTips-ModTeam@reddit

Your post or comment was removed for violating rule 12: No politics.

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PaladinSara@reddit

Take off your mask coward

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CutCorners@reddit

They are rounding up brown people and working out later if they are here legally or not. Are you brown?

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Then-Bed1001@reddit

Not even close

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JakefromEarth@reddit

Masked men with guns are rounding up people on the streets. Regardless of the victim's legal status, that is a dangerous precedent to set.

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Routine-Mulberry6124@reddit

Rounding up people and sending them to a prison to do labor, outside their home country, all without due process, is not deportation - it’s human trafficking and slave trading. If you support that, you can go to hell you piece of shit.

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TheLonelyMonroni@reddit

We dont even know if they're "illegal" since there's no due process. Used to be the government would have to prove without a shadow of a doubt before they imprisoned or deported people. Now you fucks are cheering on their unchecked power to disappear people. Government so small they can blitzkrieg your community, abduct your neighbors, and you take your tongue from their boot just long enough to say, "Thank you daddy president."

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GreatBoneStructure@reddit

A bean in the valve stem cap is said to work.

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crujiente69@reddit

Illegal pro tips

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popcornfart88@reddit

Pure scum. Karma will get you. This is wrong.

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New-Geezer@reddit

I suppose it could be considered “unethical”.

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popcornfart88@reddit

Unethical is one thing. This is go to prison fuck you type shit.

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PaladinSara@reddit

Don’t become the gestapo and ICE wouldn’t have this problem

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popcornfart88@reddit

Stop spewing nonsense. You are so disrespectful to the actual atrocities that happened. I feel bad for you and yours, you are incredibly stupid.

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laowaixiabi@reddit

If you want to quickly puncture a tire an awl is the easiest way to do so.

You know, your own tires in case of an emergency when you get you sem truck wedged under a bridge.

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Malodoror@reddit

I always thought it was funny these are called “mitsubishi” in Japan. It does explain the Mitsubishi logo.

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ChimpoSensei@reddit

Illegal life pro tips

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unkindled1@reddit

Calling for destruction of government property? Typical

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PaladinSara@reddit

Check the sub name

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unkindled1@reddit

Yeah that’s the joke lol

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d3vilmaysigh@reddit

It would be pretty stupid to order something like this online especially when the purchase can be traced to your account and payment method.

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Muad_Dib_of_Arrakis@reddit

Rebar and an OA torch are all you need. Maybe a dremel to cut slits.

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SleepyLakeBear@reddit

Because these spikes drain the air slowly, I was wondering if a piston device like Anton Chigurh uses in No Country for Old Men would be effective against the tire sidewall. Would you have to hold it there firmly, or could one just casually walk by and quickly use it. I'm guessing it would need a lot of air pressure.

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Jesta23@reddit (OP)

If it’s too fast the hissing might grab attention

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