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[-] chicken@lemmy.dbzer0.com 84 points 1 day ago

I think "pranks" that involve misleading everyone in audible range into fearing for their lives would reduce property values regardless of open house timings

The trick is to get an entire neighborhood in on it. That way you can schedule shouting matches in the front yards of the houses neighboring the open houses as well.

[-] zjti8eit@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 22 hours ago

I want my property value to go down, it means less property taxes.

[-] finitebanjo@lemmy.world 16 points 1 day ago

If it fires upwards then it's not misleading at all.

[-] Venus_Ziegenfalle@feddit.org 58 points 1 day ago

They're talking about shooting blanks

[-] finitebanjo@lemmy.world 12 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Ah good, carry on then. Although, there should be a small disclaimer about gun safety in always assuming it's loaded with live munitions. This issue was recently in the news over Alec Baldwin's movie set where an actor was inadvertently shot and killed.

[-] frezik@midwest.social 11 points 1 day ago

It's not hard to set it up without an actual gun. You can get reloading primers. 3D print something to hold one in place, and then have a spring-loaded nail that can hit the primer when released. Should make a pretty good bang. Cheaper than any actual gun, too.

Or just a really loud speaker

[-] Korhaka@sopuli.xyz 3 points 1 day ago

Sure but isn't the idea that you set this thing up yourself? So you would know what it is loaded with.

[-] Bytemeister@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago

Doesn't matter. If the firearm has left your possession, you need to check it rather than assume the condition.

[-] Korhaka@sopuli.xyz 0 points 1 day ago

Well I am hardly going to go and point it at someone and fire. Isn't the whole idea this is an automated system once you set it up?

[-] CoolMatt@lemmy.ca -3 points 1 day ago

Even if it wasn't shooting blanks, there's also wind, and trajectory and stuff like that

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