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[Forkball]

The first of many robot attacks?

China is increasingly becoming a real-life Maximum Overdrive with machines and items such as mobile phones, toilets, bus windows, buses, cans of cola, and cigarettes have all lashed out at their fleshy masters.

And now, at around 2:00 a.m. in Fujian Province, the automated teller machine of a credit union exploded blowing out nearby windows but injuring none. It would appear the joke was on this machine as it didn’t know most people sleep at that time of day.

The explosion must have been pretty big as it completely shattered the front window of the building, another window on the fourth floor, and the window of a van parked nearby. This particular machine was mounted on the outside wall of the bank.

Although authorities would normally first suspect a robbery attempt, all of the money was intact and accounted for. The investigation is still ongoing, and it is reported that the credit union is located in an area with a high level of foot traffic.

Perhaps this teller got tired of the grueling 24-hour schedule of its line of work and decided to end it all in a blaze of glory. Too bad it could get holidays and weekend evenings off like UFJ bank machines of Japan seem to get all the time… lazy bastards.

 

[Poltergust]

Um, correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't think that machines just randomly explode like that. Short-circult or malfunction, sure, but not explode.

Otherwise, now I'm going to be afraid of my monitor exploding in my face. =(

 

[ItAintEasyBeinCheesy]

Bizarre, what is there in an ATM to even cause an explosion. Could short out but that wouldn't blow up.

 

[Log4Girlz]

There's no way that could have been an attempt at thievery.

 

[Fury Sense]

Article seems pretty cavalier for what could be quite terrorizing..

 

[ElbowRocket]

Oh cash machine ATM

 

[Konosuke]

Sounds like the next movie pitch from Michael Bay.

 

[cheststrongwell]

Obviously thieves.

 

[Kayhan]

There's no way that could have been an attempt at thievery.

That is a little far fetched there, Inspector Clouseau

 

[Timedog]

"I hope I didn't set that detonator for 20 hours instead of minutes. Fuck, I'm so high right now."

 

[jonnyp]

Oh cash machine ATM

hehe

 

[smurfx]

so what could cause the explosion? do atm machines have any batteries?

 

[killer rin]

Um, correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't think that machines just randomly explode like that. Short-circult or malfunction, sure, but not explode.

Otherwise, now I'm going to be afraid of my monitor exploding in my face. =(

Maybe it had a backup battery inside of it which blew?

 

[CrazedProfessional]

INSUFFICIENT FUNDS!
*BOOM*

 

[CosmicGroinPull]

Maximum overdrive China indeed :lol Why is it always them...

 

[CTLance]

There's no way that could have been an attempt at thievery.

Here in Germany we've had cases where criminals put sticky tape over the vents and other openings and funneled flammable gas into train ticket machines. They collected the money inside once the gas mix inside flared up (blowing the machine to pieces in the process).

They fucked up sometimes and put too much or too little gas into the machines, so some of the machines would just stand there and blow up randomly by themselves later on.

It's true.

 

[sixteen-bit]

Oh cash machine ATM

what were you thinking it was?

 

[Hurley]

"Hang on, just let me check my balance"

*FUCKING BANG!*

 

[Savitar]

It looks like..........*puts on glasses* ........the Chinese are getting more bang for their buck.

Yeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah.

 

[ElbowRocket]

what were you thinking it was?

I just thought ATM was on the increase when I read the title ok

 

[BigEvilTurtle]

It looks like..........*puts on glasses* ........the Chinese are getting more bang for their buck.

Yeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah.

I appreciate this joke. Seriously, bravo.

 

[E-Cat]

It begins

 

[jaypah]

what were you thinking it was?

Ass to Mouth.

It looks like..........*puts on glasses* ........the Chinese are getting more bang for their buck.

Yeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah.

Lol, that's good stuff!

 

[Stinkles]

Looks like somebody pulled their PIN out.

 

[BigEvilTurtle]

Looks like somebody pulled their PIN out.

:lol you guys are good.

 

[Acorn]

Looks like somebody pulled their PIN out.

My post, you stole it.

 

[BigJonsson]

Watch Dogs marketing?

 

[spindashing]

#TeamWalt

 

[BFIB]

And thats why you never go ATM.

 

[Fugu]

Pretty sure this happened in Fast Six.

 

[Dark Octave]

Wish I could have been around to clean up that mess.