The wasps had already killed a man and stung dozens of others. But the massive colony located high atop a tree in rugged terrain was impervious to attack by the villagers of Jiangjin Tsz Wan Yuen Tsuen, China. The situation became so dire that the army had to intervene — with flamethrowers. [The Awesomer]
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Chinese Army Fights A Wasp Colony In The Most Awesome Way Possible
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There are a lot of words to describe this, but awesome isn't one of
them.
Let me guess...you're a Yank, aren't you ?
We may have burned down the farm ....but look.... no
wasps!...Hooray! *chk chk ...boom*
Save yourself a minute and start watching the video at 1.00
thanks I owe you a minute
Damn that flamethrower is much more powerful and a much longer range than I expected. And actually fairly accurate.
Kill it with fire....
Airstrike would have been more effective... those wasps (that were flying around the nest) are just going to build a nest again.
Yank, as in pulling your appendage too much, as in American.
"Great, now we have angry killer wasps that are ON FIRE after us."
I say we take off and nuke the entire site from orbit. It's the only way to be sure
I think they did a great job actually.
Pretty decent aiming too.
Overkill? Yes. Effective? Also yes.. VERY.
Not the bees!