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submitted 18 hours ago by ericbomb@lemmy.world to c/memes@lemmy.world

I'm aware of the NCIS scenes, what else you guys got?

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[-] FrankFrankson@lemmy.world 48 points 13 hours ago

Stepping on a landmine doesn't make it explode instead it arms the mine with a noticible click sound then lifting up your foot is the thing that makes it explode.

[-] dual_sport_dork@lemmy.world 4 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago)

IIRC the whole thing about the land mines exploding when you step off of them is purely down to the Bouncing Betty or the German S-Mine, which saw widespread use and gained its infamy in WW2. They almost worked in the manner described, actually going off with a time delay rather than waiting until the hapless soldier removed his foot from the plunger. But they used a small lift charge to pop the main explosive up into the air a couple of feet and then went off, with the aim of shrapneling in a circle a whole group of soldiers passing by and not just whoever stepped on it. Obviously this wouldn't work so well if someone were standing on it at the time.

The popular conception formed that they went off "after you stepped off of them," which was true in most cases (who was going to just stand there like a nincompoop after you'd just triggered it?) and then Hollywood writers of the era just assumed that most or all landmines worked that way and wouldn't let that misconception go. So now here we are.

[-] fsxylo@sh.itjust.works 44 points 12 hours ago

"sir, we've invented something that blows up when you step on it"

"That's great, but where's your sense of drama?"

[-] TimewornTraveler@lemm.ee 24 points 11 hours ago

God landmines are disgusting

[-] Bezier@suppo.fi 4 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago)

Landmine engineer watched Saw and decided to add this completely unnecessary torture feature just for the sake of it.

[-] higgsboson@dubvee.org 5 points 11 hours ago

I just watched an episode of Justified where that trope happened. At least they claimed it was specially modified by a bomb-maker.

[-] peopleproblems@lemmy.world 3 points 13 hours ago

Ah, so obviously you gotta just take off your boot, brilliant!

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