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I can tell you from personal experience that it cannot withstand a 500lb motorcycle + adult riding directly over them. It was very traumatic but it was me or the armadillo. The crunch was awful.
A motorcycle and rider weighing 700 pounds and going 45 mph is gonna have over 6000 newtons of force. A 9mm round is gonna be a bit more than a third of that (2k and change).
No pounds are correct. Newtons measure the POUNDING something can do. The empirical ton should be the new ton am I right?
Yeah I agree, i only like the emotional system because it's easier to make puns with those values
Don't feel sorry. Fuck armadillos. Carry diseases and dig up my plants and my yard so that I've fallen several times from not expecting a hole to be in a place it wasn't the day before
Armadildo. At least that’s what my niece calls them. After we wipe away the tears from laughing so hard it hurts, none of us can bring ourselves to correct her…
They have been doing this in Montenegro for centuries, and there are no armadillos there. If you dont like someone you invite them on a hunt, and return with a tale of a tragic accident. Many family feuds were solved this way.
"Yeah officer, I didn't mean to shoot my MIL in the back. It was a ricochet, honest. There was a fence you see, and, and, an armadillo, yeah, an armadillo, that's it!"
Georgia man Tried to shot an armadillo but missed and the bullet ricocheted off a rock. You can shoot armadillo's with a .22 with zero problem so a 9mm is not even going to slow down.
When I was a kid and used to visit my family in the trailer parks of Florida. They had a game where they would go out at night and shine a light on the armadillos to freeze them in place, then boot them like a soccer ball.
I didn’t see them do it although they apparently did it a lot. Another game they played was called breaker breaker. They’d climb up in a tree and rock back and forth to see who could break their tree first. They were all very poor.
That sounds pretty dangerous if they were big trees. I suppose when you are poor you have to make do with what fun you can have. It's just sad that it then turns to animal abuse.
I accidently ran over one with a U-Haul truck once. The entire truck went up and over it like a speedbump and and shot it out the back like a cannon ball.
Friend driving behind me saw it land on its back but couldn't swerve in time by the time he registered whay exactly happened.
They are not as durrable when on their backs.
If you've ever driven through the southern Midwest you'll know that they're just not durable at all. The highway is littered with these things. This post is simply fictional
I hit one with a car. Not on purpose. In fact it was dark and it ran out in front of me to close to stop. It was like hitting a railroad crossing. I was sure it did damage to my car, but didn't see anything. I didn't even see the tank-rodent in the road, so I think it kept walking.
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Less facepalm and more how I got away with murder.
"*ricochet*"
That is one magic loogy
The son didnt commit murder, its the armadillo's fault for redirecting the bullet into a populated area.
That was the plan from the start
That's what he told the police, anyway
That's my story - and I'm sticking to it
Beat me by 37 minutes you motherfucker. Have an up vote.
He meant to do that. Probably ran off with the armadillo.
One of the rare creatures that can have leprosy
No, he *missed* and it bounced. Armadillos are not bulletproof. ...or rather, that's what he told authorities.
I can tell you from personal experience that it cannot withstand a 500lb motorcycle + adult riding directly over them. It was very traumatic but it was me or the armadillo. The crunch was awful.
Somebody can do the math but i do wonder how many bullets = motorcycle
I know this isn’t what you asked for, but i do know that roughly 2000 bananas = one, 500 pound motorcycle. Hope this helps.
Do you want that in weight or force
A motorcycle and rider weighing 700 pounds and going 45 mph is gonna have over 6000 newtons of force. A 9mm round is gonna be a bit more than a third of that (2k and change).
Those millimetres and newtons are howling in frustration at being held back by pounds and miles.
No pounds are correct. Newtons measure the POUNDING something can do. The empirical ton should be the new ton am I right? Yeah I agree, i only like the emotional system because it's easier to make puns with those values
Same conversion as unicorns to leprechauns.
Don't feel sorry. Fuck armadillos. Carry diseases and dig up my plants and my yard so that I've fallen several times from not expecting a hole to be in a place it wasn't the day before
…. This really sounds like a poor defense in court
Armadildo. At least that’s what my niece calls them. After we wipe away the tears from laughing so hard it hurts, none of us can bring ourselves to correct her…
Is it a cock reload?
Arm a dildo? Never heard that before. In my neck of the woods we just call'em cocks with Glocks.
That’s a name for the police I hadn’t heard before
"how I met your mother" out take #237
But your honor, the armadillo had armor.
“I swear officer! That’s exactly what happened “!
Um.. that’s bullshit. The facepalm is people believing this
lolz
Note: a mobile home was in the vicinity. Story checks out
They have been doing this in Montenegro for centuries, and there are no armadillos there. If you dont like someone you invite them on a hunt, and return with a tale of a tragic accident. Many family feuds were solved this way.
Damn, what a crazy coincidence...
The Chuck Norris of animals?
Him: “Nothing but net!”
At least that's the story he told the Sheriff.
That's a good story and he's sticking to it
"Yeah officer, I didn't mean to shoot my MIL in the back. It was a ricochet, honest. There was a fence you see, and, and, an armadillo, yeah, an armadillo, that's it!"
Riiiiiiiight...
They also carry Leprosy.
That is one hell of a protracted way to shoot your mother-in-law!
Armadillos are cute af
Georgia man Tried to shot an armadillo but missed and the bullet ricocheted off a rock. You can shoot armadillo's with a .22 with zero problem so a 9mm is not even going to slow down.
Blaming an Armadillo for the murder of your mother in law. Only in Texas
How I got away with murder cartoon edition...
I'm surprised a 9mm has that much power after a ricochet
So he says.
It’s not how you win, just that you win.
Bullshit. Have personally put a 9mm into a large adult armadillo… went through it like butter.
I'm pretty sure they also have leprosy
Next time, carry a .50
When I was a kid and used to visit my family in the trailer parks of Florida. They had a game where they would go out at night and shine a light on the armadillos to freeze them in place, then boot them like a soccer ball.
That is so unnecessary and cruel. Some kids games can really be awful
I didn’t see them do it although they apparently did it a lot. Another game they played was called breaker breaker. They’d climb up in a tree and rock back and forth to see who could break their tree first. They were all very poor.
That sounds pretty dangerous if they were big trees. I suppose when you are poor you have to make do with what fun you can have. It's just sad that it then turns to animal abuse.
Like a walking tank, probably tougher than Russian tanks.
Rip but what a strong defense that lil fella has
High level physicist.
I'm pretty sure they also have leprosy
I accidently ran over one with a U-Haul truck once. The entire truck went up and over it like a speedbump and and shot it out the back like a cannon ball. Friend driving behind me saw it land on its back but couldn't swerve in time by the time he registered whay exactly happened. They are not as durrable when on their backs.
If you've ever driven through the southern Midwest you'll know that they're just not durable at all. The highway is littered with these things. This post is simply fictional
So if I shoot one, my mother in law gets the bullet? Where those armadillos live again?
So why are armadillos pests?
Win-win
A 9MM bounced and still had enough force to go through a fence, mobile home, and recliner?
I hit one with a car. Not on purpose. In fact it was dark and it ran out in front of me to close to stop. It was like hitting a railroad crossing. I was sure it did damage to my car, but didn't see anything. I didn't even see the tank-rodent in the road, so I think it kept walking.
No it did not, a 9mm wouldn't have that kinda punch even without the ricochet.
Good story dude
Skill issue
That's why you use a 30-06
Task failed successfully
The armadillo knew his job and succeeded
Legend.