• Mr_Blott
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    2 years ago

    Tests proved it was live, but with only a tiny amount of charge

    Even the BBC resorts to clickbait nowadays smh

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      The EOD team assessed the item and determined it to be a 64lb naval projectile

      Even a tiny amount of explosive can result in a big bang, and certainly hurt someone. If this is a 64 pound projectile, then there has to be a few pounds left even if it was just a tiny amount.

      • Madison420
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        2 years ago

        Live and tiny amount likely means it has a fuse that is potentially live.

      • RuBisCO@slrpnk.net
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        That’s what got me. A bouncy 7 mile ride back to home. 2 world wars. Regular trowel cleaning. A paint job in 1982. And set in concrete, which EOD had to remove it from. What a ride, for the shell and the reader. Whew!

        • dantheclammanOP
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          2 years ago

          and it finally went out with the bang it was designed for, without hurting anyone! going out with style

  • rayyy
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    2 years ago

    Quit a conversation piece in the garden