Bomb!

[Archamedes 10]

Well its all fun and Games where I live. Yesterday The loca lcouncil builders who are renevating our little pond next to us dug up a live WW 2 grenade. They cordened off the whole area covering 175 meteres. The army bomb disposal were called to destroy it via controlled explosion. I managed to get the whole incident on film with my camera. Some may notice a previous video in the same location where soom loony tried to jump off the multi story. Another video i captured lol

[Zipper5 74]

You seem to be in a happening little place. :p

[Archamedes 10]

it was like a bad day in afghanistan yesterday it really was. And the worst thing is, myself my wife and my 4 year old have played on that grass bit where they dug up and found it

[Zipper5 74]

Yup, scary stuff. At least it was a hand grenade and not an... Artillery shell. :p

I've only ever heard/felt/seen one explosion in my life, and that was the only suicide bomber in Qatar's history. Unfortunately the only casualty other than him died not because of the explosion but because of a heart attack from the shock. :(

[Archamedes 10]

I think if it was a shell we would all have been evacuated simply because ofthe size and the chances are we would all need new windows

[cjph 0]

As a boy (many years ago) I found a live 303 sized cartridge in a garden one day and spent all afternoon playing with it, including repeatedly throwing it at my cousin in the street, who threw is back at me. My parents spoiled our fun by taking it to the police station. The desk sargeant's face was a picture.

Never did find out how it got into a suburban garden or heard any more about it.

[WhoCares 0]

I think if it was a shell we would all have been evacuated simply because ofthe size and the chances are we would all need new windows

Here in Germany there are still quite often evacuations taking place because of WW2 ordnance. But the bigger stuff is usually disarmed and rarely brought to an explosion. Especially in urban areas this can cause some serious chaos because of all roads and rails stopped and the like. But still better than having it explode by chance or an ill-directed lightning...

But you know, you could live in Flanders: Messines 22tons bomb

Edited September 8, 2010 by WhoCares

[Beagle 684]

Here in Germany there are still quite often evacuations taking place because of WW2 ordnance. But the bigger stuff is usually disarmed and rarely brought to an explosion. Especially in urban areas this can cause some serious chaos because of all roads and rails stopped and the like. But still better than having it explode by chance or an ill-directed lightning...

But you know, you could live in Fanders: Messines 22tons bomb

Just this June a WWII 500 lbs bomd exploded in the city of Göttingen killing three specialist during defusing. This happens at least twice a year here in Germany. http://www.spiegel.de/panorama/gesellschaft/0,1518,698178,00.html Edited September 8, 2010 by Beagle

[Archamedes 10]

thats the problem with world war 2. soo many bombs were dropped all over europe including germany france and england, that soo many of the 'duds' were just forgotten about and buried. then housing estates were built over them years later. its the same with mine fields. unless you know exactly how many were layed and where, they are pretty much labelled as dangerous zones forever. I know for a fact there are still some active fenced off mine fields over in the falklands from 1980 simply because they cant guarantee its safe

[Zipper5 74]

When walking around Vimmy Ridge and and the Newfoundland Memorial Park this summer, there were many areas cordoned off due to "unexploded munitions". It's quite surreal to know that if you step that way you could get yourself blown apart by munition from a war that was 70 years ago. :butbut:

[4 IN 1 0]

This happens in Hong Kong as well, bomb and explodsives from both British and Emporio Japan were often found under earth or in the Victoria harbor area.

[Laqueesha 474]

I would've just pulled the pin and tossed it back into the pond. :D

[ryguy 10]

I've seen an explosion, when the house 2 blocks down from me exploded...

[Archamedes 10]

I would've just pulled the pin and tossed it back into the pond. :D

yeah that was the original plan but after inspecting it they found it was really rusty really old and wasn't sure how stable it was. Here in the UK its health and safety mad

[namman2 0]

is some one found it here in gaza he would have just took it and sold it as scrap metal

[sic-disaster 311]

I would've just pulled the pin and tossed it back into the pond. :D

Now this should be the only legal way to fish.

[ck-claw 1]

Here in the UK its health and safety mad

Yupp- i got tickets/cards just so to allow me to fart on building site! :p

[HyperU2 11]

Thankfully no recent wars here but we had a guy pull a Civil War shell out of a creek a few months ago and carry it into a US Army facility for identification. lol Nice lockdown for a few hours.

http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2010/07/civil_war_era_shell_causes_loc.html