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mopinko

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15. what about a blast mat?

Reply to Melon (Reply #14)

Sat May 23, 2026, 08:02 AM

Yesterday

i used to work construction. 1 of the jobs i was on involved blasting limestone layers. they used a huge, heavy mat, basically heavy duty chainmail.
i have no idea if 1 is available w/in a reasonable distance, but they def r a thing.

(the boss’s idiot son was in charge of the dynamite. the 1st blast he did, he used about 3 times what was needed. the blast mat went about 30’ in the air. every car in the parking lot was damaged. lol. after that it was my sad duty to watch him.)

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