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June 15, 2011 5:46 PM   Subscribe


This post was deleted for the following reason: Why I fixed the link before figuring out it was covered previously, I will never know. -- cortex



 
I musta missed something.
posted by Max Power at 5:48 PM on June 15, 2011


Damn it, the link got borked.

Here it is, flagged, mods please fix.
posted by bwg at 5:48 PM on June 15, 2011 [1 favorite]


Authorities in Awe of Drug Runners' Jungle-Built, Kevlar-Coated Supersubs?
posted by Greg Nog at 5:52 PM on June 15, 2011


Looks like the guy who painted it watched their pirate VHS of Avatar a few too many times.
posted by tumid dahlia at 5:52 PM on June 15, 2011


Previously.
posted by thescientificmethhead at 5:53 PM on June 15, 2011


Authorities in awe of the ability of supersubs to double in number!
posted by Salvor Hardin at 5:53 PM on June 15, 2011


For decades, Colombian drug runners have pursued their trade with diabolical ingenuity

You could say the same thing about Microsoft, for christ's sake.
posted by dunkadunc at 5:53 PM on June 15, 2011


Looks like the guy who painted it watched their pirate VHS of Avatar a few too many times.

Now that's unfair. Just because the guy is working for a drug smuggling operation is no reason to accuse him of copyright infringement!
posted by flapjax at midnite at 5:54 PM on June 15, 2011


Erm, don't know why I linked to that particular comment. Meant to go to the post, of which this is a double. Pretty wild stuff, though!
posted by Salvor Hardin at 5:55 PM on June 15, 2011


Kevlar-Coated Supersubs?

I don't need my sandwiches bulletproof, just tasty.
posted by jonmc at 5:59 PM on June 15, 2011


Yeah, definitely a double. (I guess the posting tools don't find doubles if you forget to include the link, heh.)
posted by ryanrs at 6:00 PM on June 15, 2011


Yay! The people who bring us our drugs are competent!

/last comment in double post
posted by saulgoodman at 6:00 PM on June 15, 2011


Even if this is a double, post it as a comment in the Libyan rebel weaponry thread. I think it would tend to interest people who want to look at improvised arms and armor.
posted by Inspector.Gadget at 6:05 PM on June 15, 2011


The Enemy Blow
posted by Flashman at 6:08 PM on June 15, 2011


Readers of Metafilter in Awe of Post With No Links.

Film at eleven. Also, I'm not wearing any pants.
posted by Ghidorah at 6:09 PM on June 15, 2011


> I think it would tend to interest people who want to look at improvised arms and armor.

I think these kinds of vessels go beyond "improvised" though. Whoever designed and supervised construction clearly is most likely a foreign ex-navy engineer. They're also bankrolled by deep pockets. While it's not the same as above ground shipbuilding, it's pretty far out of the improvised weaponry category, in my opinion.
posted by Horselover Phattie at 6:10 PM on June 15, 2011


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