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> the most likely reason for its existence is unreasonable paranoia Spoken like someone who's never walked across a minefield ;)

• marrs 13y ago
  And farmers still plough up mines in the Somme, because they still have to plant next years crops.
  • arethuza 13y ago
    On that subject, unexploded ordnance (UXO) is a real danger for the Crossrail tunnels deep under London: http://www.londonreconnections.com/2012/a-legacy-of-iron-crossrail-connaught-and-ww2/ http://www.londonreconnections.com/2012/a-legacy-of-iron-cro...
    • chiph 13y ago
      I can't link it (YouTube is blocked at work), but there was a BBC program from the 80's called "Danger: UXB" which is quite excellent, and nearly every episode is online.
  • jarek 13y ago
    It's mostly artillery, which is less likely to kill on a touch. Plus I'm sure one could spin an argument about this being an example of knowing how to break rules relatively safely, too.