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Dog Playing Fetch Delivers Live Grenade To Owner

Posted by samzenpus on from the best-hunting-dog-in-the-world dept.

A dog owner got a big surprise while playing fetch with her dog after the pooch brought her a live World War II era US hand grenade. Police called a munitions expert to identify and defuse the grenade. It is not uncommon for people to find grenades and bombs left over from World War II in parts of Germany.

3 comments

  1. Wow... by totally+bogus+dude · · Score: 1

    I've never seen a slashdot article with no comments before. Okay, so it's only idle so it doesn't really count, but it's still pretty eery. Like being in the middle of a deserted metropolis.

    How dangerous are these decades-old unexploded ordinances? I mean, they haven't exploded for 50 years, so they probably won't explode in the next few days... right? Or is it a case that they may become very fragile after sitting undisturbed and unmoved for so long, and even the slightest bump can set it off?

    1. Re:Wow... by ekimminau · · Score: 1

      The potential for the firing pin on a Hand Grenade to have rusted and the spring becoming capable of initiating detonation with the slightest jar is very real.

      --
      Armaments, 2-9-21 And Saint Attila raised the hand grenade up on high, saying, 'O Lord, bless this Thy hand grenade' N
    2. Re:Wow... by lancelotlink · · Score: 1

      I believe adults and children are still losing arms, legs, lives when accidentally finding land mines in Vietnam