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Old 2009-08-22, 15:35   Link #2301
AdmiralTigerclaw
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Originally Posted by Tabasco View Post
Oh, no argument there. By 'golden BB effect' I was referring to how a single statistically unlikely event at just the wrong place can wreak havoc, eg the tower collapsing.

I was getting at that even a relatively low power device like a lithium battery can fail catastrophically under the wrong conditions, so it makes sense that an orders of magnitude application like the cartridges could do the same.

Where's that fic posted, anyway? It sounds like it might be interesting.
Here: http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5195743/1/MSLN_Test_Dummies

The 'Golden BB' effect I like to call 'Murphy's Law AVALANCHE' is actually a bit of a character trait. But with a slight twist. Anything that can go wrong, will go wrong, but there HAS to be something that can/will go wrong. Not just random dominos.
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