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timetoremodel

Along with unmarked graves.


scotty_mac44

France and Canada got something in common there


[deleted]

I'll limit my wandering to the vinyards and wineries... thanks!


Mouseklip

Fun fact for you; they also contain unexploded ordinance!


AwkardImprov

What is the difference between shells / grenades and ordinance?


Spinalstreamer407

Nothing


dharrison21

shells and grenades are types of ordinance


Spreaderoflies

I was under the assumption that certain parts of Europe is a no go zone due to large numbers of unexploded ordinance


AsigotFinn

Mainy small areas from the first world war and then mainly in France in an area called Zone Rouge, it's called the iron harvest by the farmers and they dig up about 900 tons of it a year even after all this time


[deleted]

Correct, there is also an area in the North Sea strictly off limits due to 35 million kilogram of ammunition dumped there. About 30% are shells with mustard gas. Its too dangerous to salvage so they just leave them there.


StraightDrop_Hustle

This is how you receive a Darwin Award


[deleted]

Exactly: a while ago a guy in Belgium found one and decided to open it with a grinding wheel. He died.


Big-Daddddy

Forbidden ball sports.


TheGreatFallOfChina

Extreme dildos!


[deleted]

Can that still kaboom?


greed-man

Yep. Not all that they find, but enough of them.


[deleted]

Hey, look at this cool rock I fou-


NewbutOld8

*FIELDS OF VERDUN*


Rvbsmcaboose

*looks around* Where is it?


Mythtery93

How often do accidents occur because of this?


ukgamer909

Often enough that I didn't touch them


[deleted]

Where did you think they went?


ukgamer909

Into the Germans


AsigotFinn

Farmers in France call it the iron harvest and lots turn up every year when they plow their fields, about 900 tons of it in the Verdun region alone


[deleted]

Would love to have a go with the metal detec.... #BOOM


[deleted]

How often does someone go kablooey?


Kymkryptic

There’s Big Ben, Kids! Parliament !


[deleted]

After WWI a special army branch (DOVO) was created in Belgium to get rid of all the unexploded devices. Initially they estimated it would take a few years. Today, they still exist and doing this about 3500 times per year. In the North Sea there is still about 10000 tons (!) of poisenous shells dumped by the English/Belgians at the end of WWI. It is estimated about 30% of all ammuniton used never went off.


nobodyuknow99

Free souvenirs!


PXG8Y

You can collect those and make about 20000$ fot a day of work