Re:WW2 Bomb Explodes in England
by fhars on Saturday February 11, 2023 @02:46PM
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Ah, yes, the good old HN classic, "I have thought about it for two minutes and come to the irrefutable and objectively true conclusion that the specialists who do this for a living and have decades of experience and technical know how must obviously be morons." Always so funny to read...
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There’s nothing wrong with pointing out that a standard technique for disarming a bomb seems counterintuitive to a layperson. That’s the sort of observation that fuels curiosity and interesting discussion. I don’t think the OP was suggesting that it was the wrong technique.
I do agree that I see that comment a lot on here. However that seems to be a pretty uncharitable reading of the parent comment, as it seems they were more expressing surprise that burning the explosive is a legitimate means of defusing a bomb.
Re:WW2 Bomb Explodes in England
by Eisenstein on Saturday February 11, 2023 @03:18PM
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I think it was self-aware a joke referencing that very thing...
Re:WW2 Bomb Explodes in England
by jonplackett on Saturday February 11, 2023 @04:22PM
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Whether it is or not, I would strongly recommend the OP - just like a striker who just scored a goal from a corner - immediately claim that is was 100% deliberate.
"Please don't sneer, including at the rest of the community." It's reliably a marker of bad comments and worse threads.