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[-] CaptainBlagbird@lemmy.world 179 points 2 months ago
[-] CosmicTurtle0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 97 points 2 months ago

“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.

[-] Technoworcester@lemm.ee 63 points 2 months ago

Thank you for posting a news article link to supplement a Reddit screenshot. Not all heroes wear capes.

[-] Mothra@mander.xyz 42 points 2 months ago

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

[-] NoForwardslashS@sopuli.xyz 30 points 2 months ago

Probably best not visit the UK or large portions of Europe in that case.

[-] kernelle@0d.gs 14 points 2 months ago

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.

[-] gabbath@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

There have been countless stories of tourists trying to take them home followed by the bomb squad clearing part of an airport.

Jfc...

[-] Mothra@mander.xyz 5 points 2 months ago

I can't afford that anyway... the perks of being poor

[-] unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de 12 points 2 months ago

This is a really unusual case. Never heard of finding a shell that close to the surface in that sort of position. What does constantly happen in europe tho is digging up bombs during construction works which leads to an evacuation of the neighborhood and a bomb disposal team coming.

[-] JasonDJ@lemmy.zip 5 points 2 months ago

The bombs were only 80 years ago how are they already so buried? Does dirt pile up faster than I thought??

[-] Ing0R@feddit.org 11 points 2 months ago

They were dropped from planes. They dig into the ground, if they don't explode on impact.

[-] unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de 14 points 2 months ago

Also there isnt much of a point in dropping bombs on an empty field, so they are mostly found in populated areas. That means most of the ones close to the surface got found right after the war by people seeing the impact zone. The deeper ones just havent been found. So this kinda thing where its close to the surface, but hasnt been found, can only happen when the bomb was dropped in an area that wasnt frequented by people for a few years after the war. When it was freshly dropped it was probably quite visible.

[-] Tomato666@lemmy.sdf.org 9 points 2 months ago

Sometimes if the bombers failed to find a target or if the got damaged by anit-aurcraft fire they would fly home and rather than land with a load of unexploded bombs on board they would drop them elsewhere. Maybe a field, maybe the sea...

[-] justme@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 2 months ago

Or a lower priority target. Unfortunately my home was on the way to Dresden

[-] Mothra@mander.xyz 5 points 2 months ago

I'm obviously not an expert since I'm the airhead a few comments above who wouldn't recognize a bomb in the ground. But 80 years is plenty to cover an object. Lots of things can happen. A couple floods or rainy seasons will soften the soil. Debris will pile up and rot over it. Animals may step on it and push it even further, especially if the soil is damp.

My parents did some renovations a couple of years ago and left a large pile of old tiles and bricks in the backyard. The pile got reclaimed by grass damn fast and is half buried now. A small object over decades ? It disappears

[-] My_IFAKs___gone@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago

Oh man, you should read Aftermath: Remnants of War by Webster.

[-] Peter_Arbeitslos@feddit.org 15 points 2 months ago

"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."

[-] gnutrino@programming.dev 8 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

That was the guy's dog being excited to meet new people, I remember the reddit thread.

[-] ThePyroPython@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

There you go, just send out a couple of corporals with a dog and a spanner, yank the sod out the ground.

[-] JasonDJ@lemmy.zip 9 points 2 months ago

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.

[-] Zerush@lemmy.ml 99 points 2 months ago

A Roomba from 1940, cleans up a room in 0.02 seconds.

[-] KinglyWeevil@lemmy.dbzer0.com 30 points 2 months ago
[-] Peter_Arbeitslos@feddit.org 15 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)
[-] YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today 8 points 2 months ago

More a low precision, very high mobility, moving sidewalk

[-] Mispasted@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 months ago

High division excellerator

[-] InFerNo@lemmy.ml 15 points 2 months ago

Foot activated, quick results

[-] OozingPositron@feddit.cl 30 points 2 months ago

Normal day in Europe.

[-] GhostlyPixel@lemmy.world 24 points 2 months ago

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ordnance_QF_25-pounder

If anyone else was interested in what this was used for.

[-] catlover@sh.itjust.works 24 points 2 months ago

I know its fake, but this instantly popped in to my mind

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