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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. FP by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Hahaha!!!

    - DT

  2. you know... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Da French

  3. Scientists? Terrorists, I say! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Since when have scientists been allowed to use public research money to study the effects of terrorist bombs? Shouldn't this kind of work be limited to the good men of the Royal Army?

  4. First Ninnle Post! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    ninnleninnleninnleninnle
    BATMAN!

  5. Gay Fucks Day by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Haaaaahahahahah ... I am such a witty troll

  6. Re:Huh? by REBloomfield · · Score: -1, Troll

    because 400 years ago, london was about as big as my toenail...

  7. Re:My old uni! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Alan Cox went to Aberystwyth you fuckwit.

  8. 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...

  9. Links... by Upphew · · Score: -1, Troll

    http://www.historicairphotos.com/g_uk/image2_lge.j pg
    http://www.carolyn.topmum.net/tutbury/fauld/fauldc rater.htm
    http://freespace.virgin.net/kehla.barnes/disaster. htm

    Links for the lazy ones.

  10. 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)

    --
    Boring Old Fart (40, married, 3 kids...er no...make that 49, married, 3 grown up kids...it's been a long time)