James!: Sin_City_Superhero: The Alameda County Sheriff's Office Bomb Squad responded to the scene and determined the bomb was authentic but inert. They took custody of the bomb.

Why'd they take the bomb, if it's inert?

They want to put it in the foyer.

They're going to go store it next to a diesel tank on their bombing range where it will be rediscovered in another 70 years by the Federation

James!: Sin_City_Superhero: The Alameda County Sheriff's Office Bomb Squad responded to the scene and determined the bomb was authentic but inert. They took custody of the bomb.

Why'd they take the bomb, if it's inert?

They want to put it in the foyer.

I think the Chief of Police has a new doodad for his desk.

cgraves67: James!: Sin_City_Superhero: The Alameda County Sheriff's Office Bomb Squad responded to the scene and determined the bomb was authentic but inert. They took custody of the bomb.

Why'd they take the bomb, if it's inert?

They want to put it in the foyer.

I think the Chief of Police has a new doodad for his desk.

Occupy Oakland Protesters thought they had it rough before.

They were probably going to melt it down as scrap.

If that thing went off near a Raiders home game, recidivism rates for the California penal system would plunge by at least half.

Nobody's going to say it?

Shaite, they caught us all! We gotta get rid of our bombs and diesel fuel now! ALL OF US!

700 pound WWII bomb
Doolittle Drive

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on Doolittle Drive

Coincidence?

I think not.

is 700-lbs bomb, yah?

Well, that's an interesting way to keep thieves away from the fuel tank.

Sin_City_Superhero: The Alameda County Sheriff's Office Bomb Squad responded to the scene and determined the bomb was authentic but inert. They took custody of the bomb.

Why'd they take the bomb, if it's inert?

They wanted to make sure it never became ert.

TripcodeMel:
700 pound WWII bomb
Doolittle Drive

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Yeah me too.

Question for the grammar SS, would one use "lb" here to describe the weight of the bomb? Or would it be "lbs", because there are more than one pound (lb)?

Dammit, so close to finally taking out Oakland.

Wanted for questioning.

skinink: Dammit, so close to finally taking out OaklandSan Leandro.

torch: In other news I am doubled over in laughter that this sat where it was for years, maybe decades, and suddenly the police shut down traffic and call the airport.

Well, before they knew it was inert, that seems like a reasonable thing to do before you start to mess with it. I'm sure the Germans close off any nearby streets before they take care of an unexploded bomb they find.

Inert bomb - non story

An inert bomb is the same as a Popsicle. Where is the news?

So close to the nuclear wessels....

I read "700 lbs bomb in Oakland"... and figured there was a JaMarcus Russell sighting.

I can't find it on Google's aerial view.... anyone else try?

Eirik: torch: In other news I am doubled over in laughter that this sat where it was for years, maybe decades, and suddenly the police shut down traffic and call the airport.

Well, before they knew it was inert, that seems like a reasonable thing to do before you start to mess with it. I'm sure the Germans close off any nearby streets before they take care of an unexploded bomb they find.

Oh you betcha. They just did that the other day when they found a 275 pounder.

Germany defuses WWII bomb; 45K evacuated (new window)

This only proves how bombs don't kill people. People kill people, with bombs.

FTA: ...all officers and dispatchers did an outstanding job to ensure our community remained safe during this incident.

Sounds to me like the community would have been just as safe if they had done nothing.

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700-lbs

Sedagive, subby? Sedagive??!

/shakes clenched fist

DrPainMD: Sounds to me like the community would have been just as safe if they had done nothing.

no you dipsh*ts because what's stopping some drunken/hooligans finding it and pumping it full of gasoline/fireworks and stuffing a fuse into the hole they drilled.

/people could rave in that tank if it's big enough
//you could hotbox it

I Have The Touch of a Shocked Monkey: NEXT ON MYTHBUSTERS....

Came here to say this, when I heard "Alameda County Sheriff's Office Bomb Squad."

marklar: Question for the grammar SS, would one use "lb" here to describe the weight of the bomb? Or would it be "lbs", because there are more than one pound (lb)?

I'm pretty sure it would be "a 700 pound bomb" or "700 pounds of bomb", but not "a 700 pounds bomb."

I don't think diesel is that big of a risk. You can pour diesel on fires to put them out.

tomerson: An inert bomb is the same as a Popsicle. Where is the news?

Incontinent_dog_and_monkey_rodeo: I don't think diesel is that big of a risk. You can pour diesel on fires to put them out.

I've always heard that, and I'd love to watch someone try it... from a distance.

Incontinent_dog_and_monkey_rodeo: I don't think diesel is that big of a risk. You can pour diesel on fires to put them out.

She told me it was lube.. geez now I know why the night went down hill.

By inert it could have been ready for a fuse and put into use. It could mean that it was purchased in a surplus auction - just an empty shell no explosive inside no fuse. Why is it I'm never the one to find stuff like this.

A shocking discovery? Because discovering it after all of this time suddenly makes the bomb more likely to explode in the room? What? The article makes me imagine a cartoony farce of someone overreacting: "A shocking discovery! Visions worthy of a Michael Bay film flashed before his eyes as he struggled to maintain consciousness! As if uncovering an ancient evil, the dust swirled around the bomb indicating 'it's certainly gonna BLOW UP if he spoke above a certain decibel level! Woe to those who take bombs lightly--for the bomb can smell fear!"

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