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    Tre bombe da 1.000 kg della Seconda Guerra Mondiale, fatte esplodere in un’esplosione controllata a Gottinga, fecero volare in aria dei container


    Tre bombe da 1.000 kg della Seconda Guerra Mondiale, fatte esplodere in un’esplosione controllata a Gottinga, fecero volare in aria dei container

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    di Moosplauze

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    1. Moosplauze on

      **Edit: The image shows the explosion of 1 of the 3 bombs. Each bomb weighed 500kg and not 1000kg as I mistakenly noted in the title.**

      On October 12th three WW2 bombs were detonated in Göttingen (Germany). All three bombs weighed 500kg each and couldn’t be defused, so the explosive ordnance disposal service made the decision to blast the bombs in a controlled explosion. To minimize damage for surrounding buildings multiple cargo containers filled with water were stacked around (and on top?) of the bombs to catch the blast wave, some of these containers were sent flying high into the air as seen on the image. 11.000 people were evacuated from their homes for around 12 hours, 33 people that refused to leave were issued fines and 2 people were taken into custody. No injuries were reported, the roof of one building was slightly damaged.

      [https://www.ndr.de/nachrichten/niedersachsen/braunschweig_harz_goettingen/Drei-Blindgaenger-in-Goettingen-kontrolliert-gesprengt,bombensondierung108.html](https://www.ndr.de/nachrichten/niedersachsen/braunschweig_harz_goettingen/Drei-Blindgaenger-in-Goettingen-kontrolliert-gesprengt,bombensondierung108.html)

    2. captaindebil on

      And all that only because a crazy nazi declated war to the world. 79 years after this war ended!

    4. h0ls86 on

      I have a different definition of what a controlled detonation of a 1000kg bomb in the city is.

    6. semporn on

      Such things are a very regular occurrence. Just this Friday there was a bomb detonated in a controlled way in Cologne directly next to a hospital, the whole hospital needed to be evacuated:

      https://www.yahoo.com/news/wwii-bomb-cologne-detonated-controlled-180321361.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=ahr0chm6ly9kdwnrzhvja2dvlmnvbs8&guce_referrer_sig=aqaaaarfrgh1gjkx6xnhn5vlbhjwmnebwzqqeplsjk

      So yeah, it’s so common that people mainly see it as a huge annoyance in a randomly selected city

    7. Mirar on

      So many undetonated bombs. They really sucked at making them work 100%?

    8. Both_Advice_2 on

      Video of detonation:
      [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rE0s77PDqlc](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rE0s77PDqlc)

      German news report with some footage of the area pre-detonation:

      [https://www.ardmediathek.de/video/hallo-niedersachsen/goettingen-letzte-vorbereitungen-fuer-bombenentschaerfung/ndr/Y3JpZDovL25kci5kZS8xMTk5ZWQyNi1iNWZiLTQ5MjQtYTQ1MC0zODQ5M2QwYmQ5NTU](https://www.ardmediathek.de/video/hallo-niedersachsen/goettingen-letzte-vorbereitungen-fuer-bombenentschaerfung/ndr/Y3JpZDovL25kci5kZS8xMTk5ZWQyNi1iNWZiLTQ5MjQtYTQ1MC0zODQ5M2QwYmQ5NTU)

      * 11k residents evacuated
      * 380 cargo containers to direct the blast, 300 of them filled with water
      * additionally, excavated pits were flooded with water to catch fragments

    9. Professional_Bat_919 on

      I remember, when they tried to detonate a bomb like that in Göttingen. The bomb just exploded and the bomb squad didnt make it. must be 10-15 years ago

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