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World War Two bomb kills seven in Bangkok
BBC ^
| 4/2/14
| Sunaina Gulati
Posted on 04/02/2014 7:16:14 PM PDT by fso301
A suspected World War Two bomb has exploded in a Bangkok scrap yard, killing at least seven people and injuring 19.
Workers were using a blow-torch to take the bomb apart and detonated it in the process, officials say.
TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: bangkok; bomb; darwinaward; heyletswatchthis; thailand; theybloweduprealgood; torchbombboomduh; uxo; worldwar2; worldwarii; wwii
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Using a blow torch to disassemble a bomb. What could go wrong?
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posted on
04/02/2014 7:16:14 PM PDT
by
fso301
To: fso301
Curiosity killed the cat??
2
posted on
04/02/2014 7:17:08 PM PDT
by
HiTech RedNeck
(Embrace the Lion of Judah and He will roar for you and teach you to roar too. See my page.)
To: fso301
This incident proves that gross stupidity is not just a problem in this country.
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posted on
04/02/2014 7:18:15 PM PDT
by
Farmer Dean
(stop worrying about what they want to do to you,start thinking about what you want to do to them)
To: fso301
Never bring a blowtorch to a bomb fight...
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posted on
04/02/2014 7:18:24 PM PDT
by
Diana in Wisconsin
(I don't have 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set...)
To: fso301
It’s so old. It couldn’t possibly........
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posted on
04/02/2014 7:19:17 PM PDT
by
E. Pluribus Unum
("A man who damns money obtained it dishonorably; a man who respects it has earned it." --Ayn Rand)
To: fso301
I blame glow ball warming.
To: fso301; Squantos
Obviously no EOD on Staff.
Lord have mercy.
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posted on
04/02/2014 7:19:57 PM PDT
by
tet68
( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
To: fso301
Never take a blow torch to a bomb fight.
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posted on
04/02/2014 7:20:36 PM PDT
by
moovova
To: fso301; GeronL; Revolting cat!
Make the losers pick up the pieces after the war.
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posted on
04/02/2014 7:20:37 PM PDT
by
a fool in paradise
(The Texas judge's decision was to pave the way for same sex divorce for two Massachusetts women.)
To: fso301
The Japanese hit my dad’s ship with a bomb, it didn’t blow though. So, this bomb, Thailand. Hmmn. But the poor people, really should not have fooled with this. 7 is a lot.
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posted on
04/02/2014 7:21:10 PM PDT
by
BeadCounter
(morning glory evening grace)
To: fso301
I’ve read where French farmers have been killed by a WW1 bomb when plowing their fields.
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posted on
04/02/2014 7:21:33 PM PDT
by
SkyDancer
(I Believe In The Law Until It Intereferes With Justice. And Pay Your Liberty Tax Citizen.)
To: Farmer Dean
This incident proves that gross stupidity is not just a problem in this country.You make a good point.
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posted on
04/02/2014 7:21:42 PM PDT
by
fso301
To: fso301
They figured it would be OK after they couldn’t crack it open with a mallet.
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posted on
04/02/2014 7:21:51 PM PDT
by
edpc
(Wilby 2016)
To: BeadCounter
There was a similar accident about a month ago (I think it happened in England).
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posted on
04/02/2014 7:22:09 PM PDT
by
a fool in paradise
(The Texas judge's decision was to pave the way for same sex divorce for two Massachusetts women.)
To: fso301
"well...what could go wrong?"
well.. *BOOM!* LOL!
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posted on
04/02/2014 7:23:39 PM PDT
by
skinkinthegrass
(The end move in politics is always to pick up a gun..0'Caligula / 0'Reid / 0'Pelosi)
To: bigheadfred
*GROAN* and, then... ROFLMAO!
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posted on
04/02/2014 7:24:37 PM PDT
by
Diana in Wisconsin
(I don't have 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set...)
To: SkyDancer
I’ve read where French farmers have been killed by a WW1 bomb when plowing their fields. Yep but being killed when your plow strikes buried UXO is different from gathering around to watch a guy use a cutting torch to find out what's inside a bomb casing.
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posted on
04/02/2014 7:24:54 PM PDT
by
fso301
To: moovova
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posted on
04/02/2014 7:25:10 PM PDT
by
Diana in Wisconsin
(I don't have 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set...)
To: edpc
They figured it would be OK after they couldn’t crack it open with a mallet.LOL! That might be close to how it actually went down.
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posted on
04/02/2014 7:26:39 PM PDT
by
fso301
To: fso301
Happens all the time in Germany.
Ok, not the blowtorch part, but WWII bombs being discovered the hard way.
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posted on
04/02/2014 7:27:41 PM PDT
by
Gamecock
(If the cross is not foolishness to the lost world then we have misrepresented the cross." S.L.)
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