Experts blow up 550-pound WWII bomb found in Munich and 2 tonne unexploded bomb in Warsaw - Polidicks

[quote]MAINZ, Germany -- Nearly 3,000 residents were evacuated from the heart of Munich after construction workers found an undetonated, 550-pound World War II bomb. The evacuation, which affected several blocks in the busy party district of Schwabing, was ordered by local officials as a routine security measure. Citing the dapd news agency, The Associated Press reported that explosives experts detonated the remains of the bomb on Tuesday night. Burning debris from the controlled explosion reportedly caused fires in several nearby buildings that had been evacuated. On Monday night, experts from the Munich bomb disposal squad determined that the explosives were not equipped with a “normal mechanism,” but a chemical, delayed-action detonator. "It is an extremely dangerous device," Roman Leitow, a Munich fire department spokesman told NBC News. “A specialist is presently trying to defuse the bomb with his team,” he added. Fire department officials went from door-to-door to enforce the evacuation, after fire trucks had passed through the streets, instructing residents with loudspeaker announcements to leave their homes immediately. Experts from Munich fire department spent most of Monday night shielding the bomb with sand, bales of straw and other insulating material, which would catch shrapnel and muffle the shock wave in case of an uncontrolled explosion. Most of the evacuated residents spent the night with friends and family, but about 600 were brought to one of the three temporary shelters set up by in nearby schools by rescue teams. Red Cross workers handed out blankets and drinks. [I]During World War II, Allied forces dropped nearly 2 million tons of bombs on Germany and experts estimate that between 5 to 15 percent of the bombs did not explode.[/I][/quote] [url=http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/08/28/13523220-experts-blow-up-550-pound-wwii-bomb-found-in-munich?lite]Source (with video of detonation)[/url] God, that has got to be quite a shock to find such a thing. You'd probably not move for a good minute. -- [quote][I]Work on Poland’s second metro line stopped, Tuesday, at the Insurgents’ Square (Placu Powstańców) station site after a two tonne WW II-era unexploded bomb was unearthed.[/I] Traffic in the area has been diverted and 300 people in buildings in the area, which include Poland’s National Bank, have been evacuated. “This morning, the manager of the construction team informed the police and a bomb disposal unit is at the site,” said spokesman for Warsaw Metro, Mateusz Witczyński. The two tonne unexploded bomb is the largest ever unearthed since WW II in Warsaw. In mid-August, workers working on a sewerage system came across a 300-kilogramme bomb under Marszałkowska street.[/quote] [url=http://www.thenews.pl/1/9/Artykul/110481,Two-tonne-unexploded-bomb-found-in-Warsaw]Source[/url]

Quite a quick explosion for 550 pounds of bomb.

Scary how it was decades ago yet there are lots of undetonated bombs and grenades all around Europe.

Shit a chemical delayed trigger? That would be a scary thought that it never exploded because the chemical never properly engaged. All that time it could have randomly exploded

[QUOTE=PN_Redux;37448659]Shit a chemical delayed trigger? That would be a scary thought that it never exploded because the chemical never properly engaged. All that time it could have randomly exploded[/QUOTE] Thats the intent actually A lot of the time a few of the dropped bombs were set on timers to scare people out of either attempting to fight the fires caused by bombs, or returning to bombed factories and the like

[QUOTE=Daniel Smith;37448602]Scary how it was decades ago yet there are lots of undetonated bombs and grenades all around Europe.[/QUOTE] Just think how bad it's going to be in Africa if things ever settle down and straighten up. We'll be pouring billions into bomb and mine disposal.

Glad these were taken care of safely. Could have been really bad.

I used to live not too far away from the bomb in Munich. Who knew there was such a thing over there, scary.

That's a heavy bomb.

I'm shocked there is no Deus Ex reference. Anyways, you can still even find unexploded ordnance from WWI, especially a number of chemical shells.

[QUOTE=CabooseRvB;37449050]I'm shocked there is no Deus Ex reference. Anyways, you can still even find unexploded ordnance from WWI, especially a number of chemical shells.[/QUOTE] Holy shit, imagine finding an old mustard gas shell. I would be scared shitless.

[QUOTE=CabooseRvB;37449050]I'm shocked there is no Deus Ex reference. Anyways, you can still even find unexploded ordnance from WWI, especially a number of chemical shells.[/QUOTE] oh my god munich a bomb ect ect

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honest question why would they do that in the city? wouldn't that damage buildings etc

They would sometimes have a few archaeological expeditions around these areas to rediscover trench systems. A flag would be set up somewhere visible in case they smack a gas munition by accident, they can just run. [editline]28th August 2012[/editline] [QUOTE=Saza;37449111]honest question why would they do that in the city? wouldn't that damage buildings etc[/QUOTE] You'd have greater risks trying to move it.

explosion looks like a generic firebomb type bomb thing [editline]28th August 2012[/editline] u no wat i mean

We lost a marine over here recently due to unexploded ordinance leftover from the Battle for Okinawa :(

wow, where are you from?

That was a amazing boom, thanks OP.

[QUOTE=W0w00t;37449691]wow, where are you from?[/QUOTE] I'm in Okinawa.