World War II Bomb Blows Up the Autobahn

[RugersGR8]

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World War II Bomb Blows Up the Autobahn
August 21, 2014 at 9:30:00 AM by Zach Bowman

 

[1911Sooner]

That will leave a mark!

 

[Fyrtwuck]

Amazing how much of that stuff is still laying around after all these years.

 

[Zaphod Beeblebrox]

Quick! Let's send some from ODOT over so they can see how roads are supposed to be built!

 

[Raoul Duke]

Quick! Let's send some from ODOT over so they can see how roads are supposed to be built!

If ODOT had overseen the building of the Autobahn there wouldn't be enough recognizable road left to fit into the frame of the picture.

 

[JD8]

Quick! Let's send some from ODOT over so they can see how roads are supposed to be built!

Our roads don't need bombs to look like that...... looks like something I've seen going into downtown on 51.

 

[Poke78]

Based on the description of the location, I drove over that place multiple times in my three years there. It's also one of the most traveled segments of the entire autobahn system so how it hasn't blown up previously is a mystery.

 

[dennishoddy]

Based on the description of the location, I drove over that place multiple times in my three years there. It's also one of the most traveled segments of the entire autobahn system so how it hasn't blown up previously is a mystery.

Too deep. A lot of ordinance that was dropped had delay fuses on them, so they would get some penetration before exploding. Nothing to set it off with a highway over it.

 

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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2729870/British-Second-World-War-bomb-weighing-1-000lb-blows-65ft-hole-German-autobahn-experts-carry-controlled-explosion.html
British Second World War bomb weighing 1,000lb blows 65ft hole in German autobahn after experts carry out controlled explosion
•British bomb weighing 1,000lb discovered underneath Autobahn 3 near Frankfurt during construction work
•Experts tried to defuse device with chemicals but when that failed they were forced into using controlled explosion
•Flights were delayed at Frankfurt airport until after explosion as bomb was found in one of its main flight paths
By Chris Pleasance for MailOnline
Published: 08:47 EST, 20 August 2014 | Updated: 11:53 EST, 20 August 2014

 

[Boatman]

This seems a little suspicious... After all these years and no bang.. Why now?