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TexasTowelie

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3. I learned a lot about Dresden after I graduated from college and the wind ensemble that I was in

Reply to DJ Synikus Makisimus (Original post)

Tue Mar 10, 2026, 07:42 PM

Mar 10

performed this musical piece.

However, the wind ensemble at my university played the piece as "performance art" with red lighting during the portion where the shelling is occurring and then suddenly cutting to black (no lighting) when the big bomb is dropped near the end. It was an emotionally moving performance that gripped the entire audience.

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Large parts of Dresden to be evacuated after 250kg WW2 bomb found [View all] DJ Synikus Makisimus Mar 10 OP

If the bomb hasn't detonated in 80+ years, why do they think it's dangerous now? FakeNoose Mar 10 #1

Age makes it more likely TommyT139 Mar 10 #2

Also, the fuses are more sensitive due to degradation. /nt artemisia1 Mar 10 #11

I would guess they want to mess with it to make SURE it's never going to blow up AZJonnie Mar 10 #5

40 years ago it was quite common to find old WWII bombs and sea water mines still floating Shellback Squid Mar 10 #10

We are still finding dangerous ordinance from WWI. James48 Mar 10 #7

You reminded me of the area51 Mar 10 #12

Beat it with a hammer! What doesn't kill you makes you stronger! Hassin Bin Sober Mar 10 #8

I learned a lot about Dresden after I graduated from college and the wind ensemble that I was in TexasTowelie Mar 10 #3

How interesting that I just watched the new Nuremburg movie on Netflix Nictuku Mar 10 #4

bury it under a mound of dirt and detonate. advice based on my years of demolition lol nt msongs Mar 10 #6

"4,000 tons of bombs in the assault on the city" a great many were incendiary bombs, 40% or so Shellback Squid Mar 10 #9

Man killed by exploding Civl War shell in 2008 NBachers Mar 11 #13

So it goes Jose Garcia Mar 11 #14