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From: jik@athena.mit.edu (Jonathan I. Kamens)
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Subject: Re: Dead dog standing in the middle of the road...
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Date: 28 Feb 88 08:28:14 GMT
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>In article <23055@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU>
>robinson@dewey.soe.berkeley.edu.UUCP (Michael Robinson) writes:

>Peace activists could glue themselves to the pavement instead of just
>sitting there like a bunch of weenies.  If you want to stop a train
>carrying nuclear weapons, glue it to the rails, then glue yourself to
>the train, all glued together.

Actually, thermite is a much better thing to use in this case than
krazy glue.

Many years ago, a trolley used to run in front of Killian Court at
MIT.  When the city announced that the trolley line was going to be
shut down and the trolley retired, a few MIT students decided to play
a little trick on the city....

When the trolley stopped at the MIT stop, about fifty students began
delaying its departure by entering it at the front, getting change for
a dollar (or some such thing.... I'm not sure of the exact details),
walking out the back and entering at the front again.  During this
time, other student placed thermite between the tracks and the
trolley's wheels.

When the thermite was in place, it was set off.  The trolley was
permanently welded to the tracks, and the city had to cut the tracks
up and bring in a crane to remove it.

And there weren't even any pacifists involved!  :-)

 -=> Jonathan I. Kamens | "There is no expedient to which man will not go
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