Oops

Blowtorch + WWII bomb = Bad Idea

(CNN) — Thai scrapyard workers accidentally detonated a suspected World War II-era bomb Wednesday, killing seven and injuring 19 after attempting to cut into it with a blowtorch.

The device was discovered at a construction site in Bangkok, and moved to a scrapyard before workers tampered with it, in an attempt to break it down into smaller parts.

Unfortunately for them, they succeeded.

3 Responses to “Oops”

1. JeffS says:

   April 4, 2014 at 9:35 am

   Thus demonstrating the old rule of thumb, “Unexploded does not mean safe”.

2. Kathy Kinsley says:

   April 4, 2014 at 7:56 pm

   Seems they also succeeded in breaking some of themselves into smaller parts. (or what Jeff said.)

3. Rob says:

   April 7, 2014 at 9:17 am

   Accepting the Darwin Award for Best Possible Tool Selection for the Thai scrapyard workers …