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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:My old uni! by azzy · · Score: 0, Troll

    Yeah, world class research.. they were researchng the big bang... now it turns out they just meant a big explosion... which never actually happened... oh the waste...

  2. Re:My old uni! by Bill_Mische · · Score: 0, Troll

    tut tut

    Not even a proper university..

    (Ok I declare an interest - BSc Chemistry University College Cardiff 1988)

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