It's been playing in my head since I looked up that pic. ;D

Weren't the 80's fun? :)

I just thought it was a throwback to the "Bow Wow Wow" 'do.

Now they can accidentally the whole universe!

Obligatory.

That's the first thing I think of when seeing her name.

Yep, fortune cookie here as well.

Given his famous sketch on SNL concerning cakes, I wondered if Patrick Stewart would wind up in this thread!

I can only think there must be some corollary to Rule 34 for cakes.

It turns out there is indeed such a thing as a nipple-themed cake.

Had that thought myself for a second.

Thanks. Not sure about talent, but I have fun here & there.

Well, for one thing, he seems a little freaked out right now...

Redacted. Bah.

True, and I'm aware of that. My use of the term "pressure" in that case didn't mean "pressurized," so much as "packed" or contained."

Glad to help! Even if you never intend to own one at all, a competent gun safety course is an excellent resource just for the sake of information and education. Knowing how to deal safely with a firearm you (or worse, a child) may come across is just as vital as if you had one yourself. I encourage people to learn…

Heh! Using that type of "bullet" could result in a far more personal "explosion."

This is a good point, and I should amend my earlier answer to "it could, depending on the size of the round." But the gasses would not be as concentrated as they would be in the barrel, so there's a fair point to a possible difference in the sound.

There have been cases of people injured when bullets are thrown at hard surfaces, such as concrete or brick. Whether or not an interior-grade wooden door would be hard enough to set off a round depends on the hardness of the door, and the strength of the throw. It's unlikely a child could achieve that, but that does…

Clicking through Consumerist to the news article, I can't find any reference to the caliber of rounds she had. Center-loaded primers are very hard to set off accidentally, but rimfire cartridges are somewhat more vulnerable to accidental strikes. (For those unfamiliar, "rimfire" refers to bullets that are set off with…