Is anyone advancing a theory as to why the bombs didn't go off?

[sagesnow]

Was the Magabomber inept or was it just deliberate scare tactic?

[Cattledog]

13. Yep, it's like I pointed a loaded gun at you but didn't pull the trigger.

He will die in jail.

[a kennedy]

19. he might be looking forward to it actually......shelter, 3 meals a day, no bills,

as it sounds like he was living in that van wasn’t he?? .....jail will be a nice alternative to the van.

[pwb]

2. I have one? He is a dumb fuck republican?

Shit for brains.

[Wintryjade]

3. I have been waiting to hear the same.

[ck4829]

4. There's a wide range of sensitivity to a pipe bomb

You can make it so that if you tilt it the right way it will go off.

I imagine it can go the other way, I hear these bombs were functional and filled with shrapnel, I'm going to guess he was too careful rather than inept.

[marylandblue]

10. He attached a clock to one, which is ridiculous

So even though it had real explosives, it wasn't made to go off.

[marylandblue]

5. I think it was ineptitude

Real terrorists don't advertise their intentions on white vans.

[Cattledog]

14. So, he's not a "real terrorist"??????

[marylandblue]

15. Poor choice of words, but I couldn't think of better

"Successful" didn't seem appropriate since that means you killed someone. "Careful?" But it's a dangerous profession, so how careful can you be?

But basically I mean the guys who can blow people up and have a reasonable chance of getting away with it. Obviously we are not dealing with that type of terrorist.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

6. Dunning Kruger. nt

[sagesnow]

9. Had to look that one up.

But I bet you are on to something. Here the Wikipedia link to the definition:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunning%E2%80%93Kruger_effect

[radical noodle]

7. Read some of his stuff

He seems pretty ignorant. He probably just didn't do it right.

[TwistOneUp]

8. He's a Trump voter. He's an idiot. 'Nuff said. nt

[peekaloo]

11. lacked a component similar to Viagra thereby rendering him/the bombs impotent.

just a guess

[tavernier]

12. Imagine if they all had,

perhaps killing some of the targets or mail carriers.

I don’t think even then Rump would change his rhetoric.

[spanone]

16. God likes democrats?

[shanny]

17. because the maker is as stupid as his idol nt

[JCMach1]

18. I bet they caught him through the purchase of multiple circuit boards

that's why the media said NOTHING about the circuit boards...