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There are a lot of possibilities here. 1) it was wired to explode, to cover tracks or harm people. 2) It was fired a long time ago, came through a roof/wall a

There are a lot of possibilities here. 1) it was wired to explode, to cover tracks or harm people. 2) It was fired a long time ago, came through a roof/wall and landed behind a server rack and got buried behind cables. the hole in the wall/ceiling tile got patched and there it sat until someone moved the rack.Possibly with numerous people kicking it or seeing it and not thinking a second thought about what it might be. 3) someone came into possession of it and hid it there because it's a secure location with few people who come by. eventually either they forgot about it or they were not in a position to be able to retrieve it. 4) it's inert and he's pulling everyone's leg I personally think 4 is most likely, followed by 3 and then 2 and then 1. edit: one more possibility, it's IS inert but that is undetermined, so the police err on the side of caution and proceed as if it were live. edit the sequel: the police don't know about it. I'm fairly certain this is all bullshit now: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17119251 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17119251

radiorental 8y ago
Could be (3) for the karma. However, if true why invite the curious eye of a Three Letter Authority who might be interested in Russian ordinance. That said, the poster said that the IT guy was fired and locked the server room. The only curious part of that tale is that he said the room was locked 2 months ago. I know of no server room with a broken AC unit that can operate that long. [edit] this is the Czech Rep, that could explain a few things.
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zaphar 8y ago
According to his update they called the Bomb Squad who reported it was live and they were disposing of it.
partiallypro 8y ago
I'm on the #4 train, but I don't think he's in on it (though maybe he is.) Some people just collect shells, etc. I don't know where he is, but it seems like it's a Russian round. I can't vouch for why it would be in the server room, but it could just be someone's collectible and they are playing a prank or it was on a shelf and it fell. The "server room" looks very small and he says it's only a 10 person business. Edit: he now says it's live munitions, but I feel like there would be new articles to confirm this later.

radiorental 8y ago

Could be (3) for the karma. However, if true why invite the curious eye of a Three Letter Authority who might be interested in Russian ordinance. That said, the poster said that the IT guy was fired and locked the server room. The only curious part of that tale is that he said the room was locked 2 months ago. I know of no server room with a broken AC unit that can operate that long. [edit] this is the Czech Rep, that could explain a few things.

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zaphar 8y ago

According to his update they called the Bomb Squad who reported it was live and they were disposing of it.

partiallypro 8y ago

I'm on the #4 train, but I don't think he's in on it (though maybe he is.) Some people just collect shells, etc. I don't know where he is, but it seems like it's a Russian round. I can't vouch for why it would be in the server room, but it could just be someone's collectible and they are playing a prank or it was on a shelf and it fell. The "server room" looks very small and he says it's only a 10 person business. Edit: he now says it's live munitions, but I feel like there would be new articles to confirm this later.