it's old, metal, and really embedded deep. next door was bombed in the war. he's put the pick-axe away for now. anyone got experience digging up bombs? 😬

by metabrew

31 comments

  1. Doesn’t look like it, but if in doubt ring 999, otherwise you’ll have one heck of a headache

  2. The fins look misaligned but anyway, call the police on 101 and seek advice.

    While you wait, pack up for some time out of the house should the police summon the bomb squad.

  3. Quite possibly yes.

    Get the fuck away, call the police on 999, NOW.

    If it isn’t a bomb, you won’t be in trouble, they really really take this kind of thing seriously.

    Where abouts roughly btw? This will be news if it is one. You might become semi-famous!

    But please don’t become semi-famous for being turned into a light mist scattered for several miles around your garden.

  5. Better safe than sorry here. It’s better to call someone and potentially look slightly silly, rather than the alternative..

  6. Former police call handler here. Doesn’t matter if it actually is or not, call 999 now.

    Now.

  7. I’m not totally convinced that it’s one but I think you should call 999 because it’s really not the kind of thing you want to risk being wrong about, especially if bombs have previously been found in the area. 

  9. I can’t believe your first thought was to ask random strangers on the internet

  12. If in doubt. Call 999 as it looks like and might be unexploded ordnance. You won’t get in trouble if it isn’t. The police take this very seriously.

  14. Phone the police, they will come round and probably dig it up, even if it isn’t a bomb, it saves you a lot of digging

  17. This sounds like the title of one of those old novelty songs (performed by the comedian of the day).

  19. That looks like an old log splitter to me. If you place a log end-on on top of that and give it a mighty whack with a sledgehammer, the log will end up in several pieces. Also works if it’s a bomb.

  22. I’m EOD. I say probably not from what I can see. ‘Probably’ isn’t good enough though so call the police and have them come and look. If they’re not happy, they’ll task EOD for you. Where abouts are you?

  24. Given the fact NEXT DOOR WAS BOMBED during the war, I would say the chances of it being an unexploded bomb alot higher than if you were in the middle of the Shetland Isles.

  25. Looks like an old construction anchor, for a post or even a shed – but, if you’re unsure, always worth calling police out to check – they’d prefer you did than risk blowing the street up.

  27. Looks like a mortar round from the look of the fins

  28. Either I’ll see you in the Update, or I’ll see you in the news, OP.

  29. Last week someone dug up a cannon ball and the army came out.

    Best to call the police.

  30. On the one hand, I’m not aware of any WWII bombs with 5 spokes, I think they either had 4 or a square.

    On the other hand, any chance of getting blown to bits is too high. Call 999 now, they’ll sort it out.

  31. I’m guessing log splitter as another commenting suggested

    I’m not gunna be turned into pink mist if I’m wrong though so you should probably call the police lol

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