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A 24-year-old Frenchman shows up at hospital with a World War I shell lodged in his rectum (english.elpais.com)

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Medical staff had to halt the procedure, fearing a possible explosion. The hospital, unfamiliar with such protocols, immediately alerted the authorities, and around 1:40 a.m., police arrived and activated the bomb squad. The team established a security perimeter to neutralize the device so surgery could continue, though no one knew at that stage if the entire operation could blow up at any moment.

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[–] megopie@lemmy.blahaj.zone 51 points 2 days ago (3 children)

IT KEEPS HAPPENING!

Come on people if you find century old ordnance in your back yard, make sure it has a flared base!

Stick with mortar rounds, not shells for infantry support guns or artillery!

The described size of the shell is interesting. “Over 3 centimeters” sounds like it could be a 3.7cm shell which were fairly common in WW1 but, none of those were “20 cm long” most being closer to 10 cm, such as the the 37mm mle.1916, the 1 pounder pom pom and the 3.7 cm TAK 1918.

Later ww2 3.7mm shells were often close to 20cm in length though.

[–] miked@piefed.social 4 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Learned about the need for a flare base from Lemmy.

Thank you. 😒

[–] MasterBlaster@lemmy.world 3 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

sssssuuuuurrrreeee you did. (yes, that was a joke, don't be offended, plz)

[–] miked@piefed.social 2 points 11 hours ago

Not offended at all. This is Lemmy.

[–] GalacticGrapefruit@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago

If it doesn't have flared base, your ass will 'swallow' it. Pretty quickly, in fact. Don't fuck around with this, it's the most embarrassing ER trip you will have.

Because HIPAA be damned, you will end up being mocked online for weeks, and the shame will be yours, even if your name is omitted from the news cycle.

[–] Remember_the_tooth@lemmy.world 21 points 2 days ago (1 children)

It's not his fault. He fell on it.

[–] Tanoh@lemmy.world 15 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Million to one shot, doc

[–] Remember_the_tooth@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

You've also watched Scrubs?

[–] Tanoh@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I was thinking of Seinfeld, but indeed I have watched Scrubs too.

[–] Remember_the_tooth@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

I think I got my references mixed up. Thanks for setting me straight.

[–] Akasazh@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago

Great advice for the butthole-fun-curious detectorist