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They dropped them into a 5-gallon bottle, the kind that fit upside down into water coolers.
Thieves steal thousands of pennies Dan Morse 2011
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At one morgue, since shuttered, doctors were collecting blood, bile and other bodily fluids in 5-gallon buckets and pumping them back into corpses because a septic system had collapsed, making it impossible to wash the fluids down the drain.
Medical Examiners In America: A Dysfunctional System ProPublica 2011
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Q: has anyone tried this ... i hang a 5-gallon bucket with holes in the bottom of it then put corn in it and the deer will bump it with their rack to knock the corn out of the bucket and it makes their antlers drop right under your bucket
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"Usually I carry a 5-gallon bucket around with me, and it has all these holes drilled in the bottom," Berns said.
Ariel Cheung: Libertarian Candidate Cries, 'Why Not Me?' Ariel Cheung 2010
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In the not-so-distant smoothbore days of slug shooting, people bragged about shotguns that could hit a 5-gallon milk can at 100 yards.
Shotgun Slug Accuracy Tips from the American Slug Shooting Association 2009
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At one morgue, since shuttered, doctors were collecting blood, bile and other bodily fluids in 5-gallon buckets and pumping them back into corpses because a septic system had collapsed, making it impossible to wash the fluids down the drain.
Medical Examiners In America: A Dysfunctional System ProPublica 2011
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All are linked to a cyclonic “pre-filter” mounted on a 5-gallon bucket.
Technical FAQ with Lennard Zinn: Is carbon fiber dust safe? Premature bearing wear 2011
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Investigators discovered three propane tanks, fertilizer, two 5-gallon containers full of gasoline and a "bird's nest" of wires connecting two alarm clocks to a can of M-88 fireworks.
Man held in NYC car bomb attack to appear in court today 2010
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When officers searched the car, they found it loaded with three propane tanks, two full 5-gallon gasoline containers and M-88 fireworks.
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The bomb squad responded and found explosives included commercial grade fireworks, two 5-gallon containers of gasoline, three propane tanks and burned wires — all evidence of a failed bomb attempt.
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