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(Daily Mail) Spiffy Coolest pic of a German mine from World War II being blown up on a tourist beach you'll see in the next 26 minutes   (dailymail.co.uk) divider line 58
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dholway [TotalFark] 2008-04-12 11:34:42 PM  
It's mine! All mine!

 
Mister Awesome 2008-04-12 11:38:15 PM  
A mine that uses seagulls as shrapnel?! Brilliant!

 
Telephone Sanitizer Second Class 2008-04-12 11:45:40 PM  
Did anyone else misread that as "German mime" and get excited? Or was that just me?

 
ComicBookGuy 2008-04-13 12:30:24 AM  
Pfft...that's only the THIRD most cool pic of a german mine from ww2 being blown up I expect to see in the next 26 mins.

 
Megain [TotalFark] 2008-04-13 12:38:46 AM  

 
vudukungfu 2008-04-13 01:13:24 AM  
Yeah, those seagulls soon died of over eating.

 
dbirchall [TotalFark] 2008-04-13 07:04:02 AM  
Yeah, what Megain said.

(Submitted it many hours ago, but no green.)

 
muckin refarkable 2008-04-13 07:06:21 AM  
That's one way to catch fish, I suppose.
I wonder what Greenpeace would say if they accidently blew up a whale when they detonated that thing?

 
Mordis 2008-04-13 07:11:50 AM  
They're mining Germans now? Good thing I got around to making new ones the fun way.

 
Flashman73 2008-04-13 07:13:04 AM  
hehe... "washed up on beach"

img.dailymail.co.uk

 
WFern 2008-04-13 07:13:47 AM  
"It will be talked about for years to come. We saw a huge plume of water gush into the air, which was followed by a loud bang and 'oohs' and 'ahhs' from the crowd."

Yeah... it's cool and all, but if you find yourself raving over this even a year from now, chances are you lead a rather meaningless existence. Sorry.

 
pj2105 2008-04-13 07:41:50 AM  
If you read it this way...kinda strange...

The 10ft-long, 26in-wide mine, dropped by a German aircraft, was due to be detonated on Friday night but technical difficulties delayed the operation.

...it was due to be detonated about 60 years ago.

 
Day_Old_Dutchie 2008-04-13 07:44:33 AM  
Mister Awesome: A mine that uses seagulls as shrapnel?! Brilliant!

dholway: It's mine! All mine!



img168.imageshack.us

 
Day_Old_Dutchie 2008-04-13 07:46:05 AM  
Was it the 'cartoon type' of mine with spikes all over it?

 
KeepBritainTidy 2008-04-13 07:47:17 AM  
Day_Old_Dutchie: Was it the 'cartoon type' of mine with spikes all over it?

Looked more like a giant beer keg... lucky it wasn't discovered by a Farker...

 
TeddyRooseveltsMustache [TotalFark] 2008-04-13 07:54:47 AM  
www.photogabble.co.uk

O Rly?

 
GreatBunzinni 2008-04-13 08:24:48 AM  
OMH that shiat is da bomb!

 
Pootums 2008-04-13 08:25:26 AM  
www.burnham-on-sea.com

This photo shows the 10ft, 26 inch diameter sea mine being examined after it was partially submerged in mud on the island.

Despite being on Stert for many years, it has only recently become visible with shifting sands and mud.
Thanks Megain (new window)

Spring Breakers would have thought it was a lost beer keg.
Hell, I might have, too.

 
doodler 2008-04-13 08:34:21 AM  
interesting display, wondering just how many of these are estimated to be left in the wild. surely several thousands

 
McKeesport Beer Baron 2008-04-13 08:43:13 AM  
The bay is was home to 190 species of birds and sites of historical interest, including 12th Century fish weirs. FTFY....

 
suckfest 2008-04-13 08:45:00 AM  
Coulda been worse,... Coulda been found while waterskiing...

 
Tentacle 2008-04-13 08:45:39 AM  
How many fish did they catch?

 
ImJustaTroll 2008-04-13 08:55:47 AM  
26 Minutes? I don't have time for this, I'm on my way to the GYM.

 
Joe Q Sixpack 2008-04-13 09:04:48 AM  
Gym? What's a gym?

 
empres77 2008-04-13 09:05:57 AM  
Good, because after that, I'll be going to the gym.


Damn you, ImJustaTroll

 
Pixelvision 2008-04-13 09:13:48 AM  
The Daily Mail has a list of required topics for comments apparently, here we go.

I am surprised that the "do-gooder" brigade did not try and stop this as it may have killed a few fish. Let's have a public enquiry.

- Mike Jones, Paignton, UK

Shame the whole Labour cabinet were not sat on top of it.

- Antony Graham, southport England

 
pc_gator 2008-04-13 09:14:19 AM  
Zee Germans!!!

 
midnite_farker 2008-04-13 09:18:17 AM  
Now, THAT"S German engineering. 63+ years old and still works....

/they just don't build 'em like they used to

 
Spazzattack 2008-04-13 09:22:04 AM  
img.dailymail.co.uk

 
Captain_Kris 2008-04-13 09:28:35 AM  
10ft beer keg?

That's a lot of beer.

/or a good start.

 
Pixelvision 2008-04-13 09:28:59 AM  
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TomServo0 2008-04-13 09:36:59 AM  
Perfect! I'm going to the gym in 26 minutes so I'm really getting a kick out of these replies.

 
wowzer97pooh 2008-04-13 09:41:12 AM  
George: Oh, sir, just one more thing - if we should happen to tread on a mine, what do we do?

Blackadder: Well, normal procedure, Lieutenant, is to jump 200 feet into the air and scatter yourself over a wide area.


/My favorite Blackadder quote.

 
wowzer97pooh 2008-04-13 09:43:09 AM  
Pixelvision:

Those seagulls are clearly falling at the speed of gravity. How can they be falling at the speed of gravity.

Truthers ftw!!!

 
Galmort 2008-04-13 09:48:22 AM  
whoa, good call subby, 27 minutes later i see a cooler one.

/kinda into these types of things

 
Nullav 2008-04-13 09:50:43 AM  
Am I the only one who expected a land mine?

/...And then spent a minute thinking 'overkill'.

 
Hand Banana 2008-04-13 09:55:34 AM  
midnite_farker:
Now, THAT"S German engineering. 63+ years old and still works....


I'm sure it had help.

 
Swede 2008-04-13 10:12:07 AM  
Germany, the war is over! IT'S OVER!

Let it go.

 
nolanomad 2008-04-13 10:17:30 AM  
morning_foil: What's happening in 26 minutes I need to know about? That's when I'll need to be at the gym!

took you guys long enough. but, well done.

 
camelclub [TotalFark] 2008-04-13 10:18:01 AM  
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bongmiester [TotalFark] 2008-04-13 10:24:39 AM  
won't someone think of the fish?

 
Committee_For_Aesthetic_Deletions 2008-04-13 10:29:57 AM  
Nullav: Am I the only one who expected a land mine?

/...And then spent a minute thinking 'overkill'.


Overkill?
img241.imageshack.us

/Haven't thought of them in years.

 
Driver [recently expired TotalFark] 2008-04-13 10:33:35 AM  
bongmiester: won't someone think of the fish and chips?

FTFY

 
durbnpoisn 2008-04-13 10:48:41 AM  
Telephone Sanitizer Second Class: Did anyone else misread that as "German mime" and get excited? Or was that just me?

I misread it. But it was because I misunderstood the kind of mine they were talking about. I thought they blew up a farking coal mine or something.
Until I read it again and realized that that didn't make any sense.

Stupid English language with words that are spelled and pronounced the same, but mean completely different things.
Makes me want to drive on the parkway and park in the driveway.

 
Glass Joe 2008-04-13 10:54:01 AM  
Suck my dick, I'm an exploding WWII mine!

 
Erom 2008-04-13 11:18:03 AM  
Day_Old_Dutchie,

Nicely done!

 
Cletus McGhee 2008-04-13 11:29:22 AM  
Mein! Mein! Mein! Mein!

 
jslater25 2008-04-13 12:48:02 PM  
That reminds me, I need to go get more 'bait' at the store for my fishing trip next weekend.

 
Oznog 2008-04-13 12:51:29 PM  
he.fi

An exploding whale, now that would be cooler.

 
Eternalidol 2008-04-13 01:05:34 PM  
Kill all the birds at the same time? Nah not a old WW2 Mine...But a Bird bomb LOOK AT ALL THE BIRDS AROUND IT!
img.dailymail.co.uk

 
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