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Guy Fawkes' Explosion Would Have Devasted London

Posted by Hemos on from the ka-THOM dept.

Anonymous Coward writes "Experts at the University of Wales in Aberystwyth have worked out for the first time the true extent of the damage Guy Fawkes would have caused if his daring deed had not been foiled on November 5, 1605. " Sorry - history geek/major in me coming out, but this is definitiely one of those major points in history when things Could Have Gone Differently.

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  1. Re:Future by TWX · · Score: 0, Redundant

    "The Guy Fawkes day was a frightning day for all of us British."

    How do you know? I somehow doubt that you were there, and obviously some people were helping Guy Fawkes, or at least in agreement with him. It's rare to find everyone on one side of an agreement.

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    Do not look into laser with remaining eye.
  2. Re:Umm.. by kfg · · Score: 0, Redundant

    What if life really was like a box of chocolates?

    Sunbathing would be really, really gross.

    KFG