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    Found another unexploded WWI shell on my return to the Somme.

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    2. Ok_Wall_8267 on

      10 months ago they suggest to not shove it up your ass.  I think tonight is the night.  Give that thing a good shove

    5. insert_name_here_ha on

      Yeah you *really* shouldn’t be so nonchalant about holding undetonated munitions, *ESPECIALLY* ones that are over 100 years old. As cool as it may be, bomb squad (or your equivalent) should be called and if it isn’t HE, make damn sure its not chemical.

    6. Ok-Addition1264 on

      Did you have disposal come in and check it out? As you probably know, that white band is normally used for training / instructional shells. It’s too small to be a chemical or gas shell but its also hard to indicate phosphorous shell as they also had a white band but would’ve been long decayed / activated by now.

      Regardless, it’s more than mildlyintersting.. it’s a cool as-fuck find.

      When I was a kid spending my summers in west german forests in the 80s – we’d dig a hole and toss one in attach a blasting cap and find out what it really was. 50/50 it was live and no one seemed to care what we were doing. much different these days. lol.

    8. Zephyr93 on

      How could you be sure? Ding it with a hammer to see if it sounds like a shell. /jk

    12. BattledroidE on

      Maybe I’m a coward, but I wouldn’t pick that up if it was found in the wild.

    13. karenskygreen on

      There is still 100sq km of no go zone in france (zone rouge) and there is still up to 300 unexploded shells per hectare plus a full time crew still removing unexploded ordinance turned up by farmers etc you can literally find piles of shells by edges of fileds found by farmers left for pick up.

    18. Mightsole on

      Casually finding another unexploded WWI shell, *should I open it or should I kept it sealed*? 🧑🏽‍🩰

    19. Lucky_Luciano642 on

      You’re much braver than I would be holding century old undetonated ordinance

    20. essenza on

      I hope I get to read another “man needs WW1 ordnance surgically removed from rectum” case report soon.

    22. antithasys on

      This is reckless and either fake or very careless and promoting bad behavior. ⬇️

    23. BenderRodriguez14 on

      That’s a pretty freshly mowed patch. How fecking fast is that weed growing?? 

    25. Beneficial-Focus3702 on

      Dude. Do you have any idea how dangerous this is?

      Bro likes to play “autodarwinate roulette.”

    27. Angsty_Potatos on

      Definitely a great idea to pick it up and pose with fragile 100 + year old bombs 

    31. turtleofgirth on

      Is this some vacation package where they hide items that look authentic and have you ‘find’ them?

    33. CathartingFunk on

      Lol the folks in r/EOD are gonna have a good laugh about this idiot.
      Seriously, how stupid can you be?

    34. Obsydie on

      YOU ARE HOLDING A BOMB! Assume it’ll go blow up if you blink in it’s general direction.

    39. roaringbasher66 on

      In all fairness, could a Ww1 shell even explode? I’d be suprised if a 40 year old shell could still go bang, those explosive compounds gotta degrade to near uselessness fast

    44. thewebspinner on

      I wonder if OP is ever gonna come back and explain why they think it’s safe to handle unexploded live ordinance and pose with it like they just caught a fish?

      So is OP:

      A: Mental and just doesn’t give a damn

      B: Unaware that old shells and bombs can literally go off just from being moved.

      C: Actually a bomb disposal expert trolling all of us?

    45. tsunami141 on

      did it enter your mind that you shouldn’t pick it up?

      I just figured it had a pretty high chance of entering your mind one way or the other.

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