Broithe Posted March 19, 2015 Posted March 19, 2015 http://www.kentonline.co.uk/folkestone/news/bomb-halts-train-services-33593/ - Why do they always describe them as "unexploded"? If they had already exploded, then they wouldn't still be "bombs" and we wouldn't be worried about them exploding. Using the phrase "dug up again" is slightly worrying. Note - I have carefully avoided saying "bombs found by the railway in Kent", in case I inadvertently provoked the evacuation of Cork station..... Quote
heirflick Posted March 19, 2015 Posted March 19, 2015 Valid point Jim. I prefer the term 'live munitions' ....... but that would probably scare the bejasus out of folk or they just might not understand, which would be worse. Nothing like the word bomb to grab peoples attention! Quote
Broithe Posted March 19, 2015 Author Posted March 19, 2015 At least they're not ten-ton Grand Slams... Odd that they seem to have been found before, though.. We had a stick on the factory in WW2 and only one really went off, and nobody really knew how many there had been, either. Around 1985, we were digging a pit in the test area and hit an object about 15" diameter, where there was not supposed to be anything - it turned out to be an unknown, abandoned drain-pipe, but it was exciting for a while.... Quote
burnthebox Posted March 19, 2015 Posted March 19, 2015 http://www.kentonline.co.uk/folkestone/news/bomb-halts-train-services-33593/ - Why do they always describe them as "unexploded"? If they had already exploded, then they wouldn't still be "bombs" and we wouldn't be worried about them exploding... Isn't that what it is until it do's Explode Quote
Noel Posted March 19, 2015 Posted March 19, 2015 Yes it reminds me of the dumb media who report a near miss instead of an air miss. Near miss = collision = crash = deceleration = g-forces = friction = heat = jet A1 in flames Quote
Broithe Posted March 19, 2015 Author Posted March 19, 2015 Isn't that what it is until it do's Explode When it's exploded, it's not a bomb any more. Quote
burnthebox Posted March 19, 2015 Posted March 19, 2015 When it's exploded, it's not a bomb any more. I rest my case !! Quote
Broithe Posted March 19, 2015 Author Posted March 19, 2015 I rest my case !! Just don't rest it on the bomb...... Quote
josefstadt Posted March 19, 2015 Posted March 19, 2015 Yes it reminds me of the dumb media who report a near miss instead of an air miss. Indeed, it would more correctly be a 'near collision'! Quote
Broithe Posted March 19, 2015 Author Posted March 19, 2015 "This is a near miss, that was a far away miss..." Quote
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