A french kid was metal deteching and set off part of a shell.

[30Three]

On Wednesday evening I could not get home because our street was closed off by Police. A construction site crew had uncovered a WWII bomb. This was under the school playground thats being dug up in the 16th arrondisemnt of Paris.
According to the Police officer I was speaking to;it's quite a common occurence; especially in the neighbouring Boulogne Bilancourt area. The Renault factories there were producing military vehicles; so got quite regular visits.
A couple of years ago a chap in the Eure et Loir region should have got a Darwin award! He had collected around 70 WWI items; he dropped one while cleaning it and it exploded; he was seriously injured. The neighbourhood was evacuated while the Bomb Disposal team removed the rest for destruction.

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[22SqnRAE]

A couple of years ago a chap in the Eure et Loir region should have got a Darwin award! He had collected around 70 WWI items; he dropped one while cleaning it and it exploded; he was seriously injured.

Glad you mentioned he "should" have, as it needs to be full commitment to the outcome, not just enthusiastic participation...

As has been said before, you can't fix stupid with duct tape or WD40...