impulse Posted April 2, 2014 Share Posted April 2, 2014 Condolences to the innocents, (the guilty as well- nobody deserves such a death), and the families that will miss them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moe666 Posted April 2, 2014 Share Posted April 2, 2014 Bad but not as bad as a fertilizer plant blowing up in West Texas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvilDrSomkid Posted April 2, 2014 Share Posted April 2, 2014 This is not far from where we live. Did not hear it go off. There are a lot of those nasty recycling shops in that area, right in residential areas. But trying to cut what they see is a bomb with gas cutters? Rare to see this kind of stupidity, even here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transam Posted April 2, 2014 Share Posted April 2, 2014 This is not far from where we live. Did not hear it go off. There are a lot of those nasty recycling shops in that area, right in residential areas. But trying to cut what they see is a bomb with gas cutters? Rare to see this kind of stupidity, even here. Perhaps they have never seen what a bomb looks like eh............. ............This is LOS remember. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CockneyGit Posted April 2, 2014 Share Posted April 2, 2014 He quoted some witnesses as saying the shop owner had told his workers to cut up the explosive using electric tools. Please tell me there are not people in the world (i.e., the shop owner) really this stupid. They walk among us..!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirchai Posted April 2, 2014 Share Posted April 2, 2014 (edited) This is not far from where we live. Did not hear it go off. There are a lot of those nasty recycling shops in that area, right in residential areas. But trying to cut what they see is a bomb with gas cutters? Rare to see this kind of stupidity, even here. Perhaps they have never seen what a bomb looks like eh............. ............This is LOS remember. We do, we still have people dying because of a lot of that shit didn't detonate. But they obviously still do.Sometimes just caused by a tractor... Edited April 2, 2014 by sirchai Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halion Posted April 2, 2014 Share Posted April 2, 2014 He quoted some witnesses as saying the shop owner had told his workers to cut up the explosive using electric tools. Please tell me there are not people in the world (i.e., the shop owner) really this stupid. Yes they are and such activities are not uncommon. Safety and common sense do not exist in Thailand outside lip service. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
art vandelay Posted April 2, 2014 Share Posted April 2, 2014 there's one of these recycling places right next to a small hotel near where i live. i always though it might be dodgy... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sawati Posted April 2, 2014 Share Posted April 2, 2014 Around noon i heard a very big ang loud explosion in Ramintra Road,Soi Mayalarp.So that was it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
art vandelay Posted April 2, 2014 Share Posted April 2, 2014 He quoted some witnesses as saying the shop owner had told his workers to cut up the explosive using electric tools.Please tell me there are not people in the world (i.e., the shop owner) really this stupid. Yes they are and such activities are not uncommon.Safety and common sense do not exist in Thailand outside lip service. yea, there were some guys up bamboo ladders messing around with the electricity cables near my place the other day. didnt appear to be there in any official capacity, had basic tools and no safety equipment. they lived to tell the tale and the power stayed on. they might not be so lucky next time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted April 2, 2014 Author Share Posted April 2, 2014 Seven dead as war bomb explodes in Bangkok scrap yard(BBC) At least seven people were killed and 19 injured when a suspected World War Two bomb exploded in a scrap metal warehouse in the Thai capital, Bangkok.Construction workers found the bomb and sold it, believing it was inactive.Warehouse workers used a blow-torch to take the bomb apart and detonated it in the process, reports said.The massive blast destroyed the shop and created a large crater. It also damaged nearby houses and started a large fire.Full story: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-26847366-- BBC 2014-04-02 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malone Posted April 2, 2014 Share Posted April 2, 2014 Same size and age bomb with controlled detonation in Germany shows death toll could have been much higher with its destructive power, eg. if the recycle shop was next to Baiyoke Tower. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Why ask Posted April 2, 2014 Share Posted April 2, 2014 WWII Bomb .. Blame it on the farangs, yet again. More like, "Hey guys, we've got 5 grenades here. Get a hack-saw, cut'em in half and we've got 10." (Thai math) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cricketnut Posted April 2, 2014 Share Posted April 2, 2014 What did the drum look like? If they knew that it was a bomb then they should have at least obtained advice from a bomb / explosive expert before doing anything to it, preferably someone from military bomb squad staff and not the UDD terrorists. its called sorry to say thaienese !Sent from my i-mobile i-STYLE 8.2 using Thaivisa Connect Thailand mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gemini81 Posted April 2, 2014 Share Posted April 2, 2014 (edited) What did the drum look like? If they knew that it was a bomb then they should have at least obtained advice from a bomb / explosive expert before doing anything to it, preferably someone from military bomb squad staff and not the UDD terrorists. its called sorry to say thaienese !Sent from my i-mobile i-STYLE 8.2 using Thaivisa Connect Thailand mobile app Gonna be harder to pretend they were never occupied and conquered for some time to come. Maybe in a few years than can dupe the kiddies again. Edited April 2, 2014 by gemini81 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AleG Posted April 2, 2014 Share Posted April 2, 2014 The truly awful thing about this is that I saw the bomb in the news a few days ago; I only caught a glimpse before they moved on to some other story so I didn't hear any details, but there were some people digging out a 500 pound WWII bomb out of the mud. IT WAS IN THE BLIPPING NEWS and it ended up in a scrapyard? W.T.F??? In the (expletive deleted) news and not a single authority stepped in to secure a bomb large enough to level half a city block. What level of complete and utter lack of sense of duty does it take for that? Nobody though, hmmm, hang on, maybe this needs to be disposed of properly. It's mind boggling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pib Posted April 2, 2014 Share Posted April 2, 2014 He quoted some witnesses as saying the shop owner had told his workers to cut up the explosive using electric tools.Please tell me there are not people in the world (i.e., the shop owner) really this stupid. Yes they are and such activities are not uncommon.Safety and common sense do not exist in Thailand outside lip service. yea, there were some guys up bamboo ladders messing around with the electricity cables near my place the other day. didnt appear to be there in any official capacity, had basic tools and no safety equipment. they lived to tell the tale and the power stayed on. they might not be so lucky next time. Dried bamboo does not conduct electricity; therefore, all Thai safety standards complied with. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catweazle Posted April 2, 2014 Share Posted April 2, 2014 (edited) Whenever I think I've seen it all... Thailand - hub of BLN (brainlessness) Edited April 2, 2014 by catweazle 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Fixit Posted April 2, 2014 Share Posted April 2, 2014 Only in Thailand could such ineffable stupidity take place ...Oh look, I've just bought a 70 year old bomb, lets take a cutting torch to it to see what's inside ... BOOM!!!!Jeez, is there no end ...? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farangman Posted April 2, 2014 Share Posted April 2, 2014 Around noon i heard a very big ang loud explosion in Ramintra Road,Soi Mayalarp.So that was it Yes, I heard it as well just before noon from my house in Wacharapol. I thought it was a thunderstorm it was was that loud. Sent from my i-mobile IQ5.1 Pro using Thaivisa Connect Thailand mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craftsman258 Posted April 2, 2014 Share Posted April 2, 2014 So it was not a dud,just waiting for some stupid person to come along,just when you think you could not be surprised at that happens here,you are,and tomorrow it will be something else,it really is Amazing Thailand regards Worgeordie You actually seem to think that only Thais do stupid things like this, even with all the health and safety rules here in the UK , and probably most "advanced" countries this type of idiocy happens. I often wonder why , when so many posters on this site decry anything Thai, they live in such a "backward" country. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AleG Posted April 2, 2014 Share Posted April 2, 2014 So it was not a dud,just waiting for some stupid person to come along,just when you think you could not be surprised at that happens here,you are,and tomorrow it will be something else,it really is Amazing Thailand regards Worgeordie You actually seem to think that only Thais do stupid things like this, even with all the health and safety rules here in the UK , and probably most "advanced" countries this type of idiocy happens. I often wonder why , when so many posters on this site decry anything Thai, they live in such a "backward" country. In a country like the UK you wouldn't have people digging out a bomb on national TV one day and 7 dead the next day after it was taken to a scrapyard and cut open with a blowtorch. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emanphoto Posted April 2, 2014 Share Posted April 2, 2014 OK so on the 29th a bomb is found in BKK. http://bangkok.coconuts.co/2014/03/31/70-years-after-b-29s-attacked-bkk-rail-yard-bts-crew-digs-vintage-bomb On April the 2nd some guy shows up at the scrap yard with…a bomb! Coincidence? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catinthehat Posted April 2, 2014 Share Posted April 2, 2014 Stupidity seems to rein here.............................. ...................... "Stupid is, as stupid does" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seajae Posted April 2, 2014 Share Posted April 2, 2014 who in their right mind tries to cut open an armed 500lb ww2 bomb, seems the thought of making money overules common sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emanphoto Posted April 2, 2014 Share Posted April 2, 2014 lol cat! Stupidity seems to rein here.............................. ...................... "Stupid is, as stupid does" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blazes Posted April 2, 2014 Share Posted April 2, 2014 A month ago two construction workers in Belgium were killed by a WW1 [ONE] unexploded bomb. However, it was an accident, unlike the one described in this thread. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2584568/First-World-War-bomb-kills-two-construction-site-workers-100-years-fired-Belgian-battlefield.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratcatcher Posted April 2, 2014 Share Posted April 2, 2014 Condolences and sympathies to the families of the dead from this blast. As for the cutters may they Rest In Peaces. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transam Posted April 2, 2014 Share Posted April 2, 2014 who in their right mind tries to cut open an armed 500lb ww2 bomb, seems the thought of making money overules common sense. To be fare, don't think they knew what they had. it was metal scrap.............. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unanimosity Posted April 2, 2014 Share Posted April 2, 2014 He quoted some witnesses as saying the shop owner had told his workers to cut up the explosive using electric tools. Please tell me there are not people in the world (i.e., the shop owner) really this stupid. Come on now, you know that Thai electricity is different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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