The 25lb bomb shell has since been turned into a beer cooler
“Unfortunately, when you find something like that in your garden, you’ve got to do something… but obviously it was a bit of a waste of a day, in terms of barbecues.”
Man has his priorities right.
Thank you for posting a news article link to supplement a Reddit screenshot. Not all heroes wear capes.
Wow I would have never thought of calling the police - I wouldn’t have recognized it as a potential explosive. I better stay away from sites that were ever bombed/mined
Probably best not visit the UK or large portions of Europe in that case.
Farmers find them frequently plowing their field over here in Belgium. Against experts advice they often leave them by the side of the road so they can continue their work. There have been countless stories of tourists trying to take them home followed by the bomb squad clearing part of an airport.
There have been countless stories of tourists trying to take them home followed by the bomb squad clearing part of an airport.
Jfc…
I can’t afford that anyway… the perks of being poor
Oh man, you should read Aftermath: Remnants of War by Webster.
A c’mon.
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“Dude, you really want to take a dog with yo again? The last one stepped right onto the grenades detonator.”
“Yeah but he saved my life by disarming the grenade in a 20 metres distance.”
“Jees. But I’m not going to be the one holding him on the collar again.”
“For sure.”
That was the guy’s dog being excited to meet new people, I remember the reddit thread.
There you go, just send out a couple of corporals with a dog and a spanner, yank the sod out the ground.
Damn England. 30 minutes on hold for the non-emergency line is a bit much.
But at least the homeowner didn’t get shot, so point for you.
A Roomba from 1940, cleans up a room in 0.02 seconds.
Low precision excavator
Low precision elevator
More a low precision, very high mobility, moving sidewalk
High division excellerator
Foot activated, quick results
Normal day in Europe.
I know its fake, but this instantly popped in to my mind
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ordnance_QF_25-pounder
If anyone else was interested in what this was used for.
