Posted on 10/08/2012 9:33:10 PM PDT by ExxonPatrolUs
Dr lew, I missed the size of the bomb in the photo.Please disregard the post.
Sounds like someone is looking to fund an effort to eradicate cat juggling, from a scene of “The Jerk”.
Ok, lets assume for a moment that these bombs are still able to explode.
Here are questions I want to know:
1. What could cause them to explode? Is Spontaneous explosion possible? Doesn’t water (from a rust leak) effectively render the explosives or mustard gas ineffective?
2.Do trawlers drag the bottom and if they do, isn’t the trawl way behind the ship due to the depth necessary to reach the sea floor?
3. How deep are they and what kind of damage could a bomb exploding 100’ or more deep on the sea floor actually do to a surface ship.
4. Wouldn’t any surface damage be dependent upon something like a ship actually being directly over the bomb at the time it exploded.
5. What would be the cost of a grant to study the problem?
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