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https://www.dw.com/en/wwii-bomb-self-detonates-in-german-field-leaves-crater/a-49331435
Impressive picture too.
A loud explosion in a field startled residents in the town of Limburg in western Germany on Sunday. The blast occurred in the middle of the night and was large enough to register a minor tremor of 1.7 on the Richter scale, according to local media.
[...]Prior to the news release, residents were puzzled and confused by the crater, with some online speculating that it had been caused by a meteorite.
But Rüdiger Jehn, of the European Space Agency, told German newspaper Frankfurter Neue Presse that this was false. "A great deal of heat is released during an asteroid impact," the ESA expert said, adding that no evidence of heat or melting could be seen from the crater footage.
[...]The real culprit was an aerial bomb, which was buried at a depth of at least 4 meters, weighed 250 kilograms (550 pounds) and had a chemical detonator, investigators said. Authorities confirmed that the bomb had exploded by itself, without any external trigger.
[...]Two unexploded bombs were discovered on Monday in the central German town of Giessen, prompting the temporary evacuation of some 2,500 people. Earlier this month, an unexploded device was defused in a busy area of central Berlin.
[...]Between 1940 and 1945, some 2.7 million tons of bombs were dropped on Europe by US and British forces and half of them landed in Germany. Half of those that were dropped on Germany landed in North Rhine-Westphalia, the country's most populous state today.
Of the roughly quarter million bombs that did not explode, thousands are still hidden underground all over Germany.
(Score: 2) by NotSanguine on Friday June 28 2019, @03:00PM (19 children)
But it is right in the title.
Shouldn't that read "Richter scale" not "Righter scale"?
It does say "Ricter scale" in TFS.
No, no, you're not thinking; you're just being logical. --Niels Bohr
(Score: 2) by NotSanguine on Friday June 28 2019, @03:02PM (14 children)
And I spelled it wrong the second time in my comment. Never mind. It's clearly to difficult to get right. Sigh.
No, no, you're not thinking; you're just being logical. --Niels Bohr
(Score: 1, Touché) by Anonymous Coward on Friday June 28 2019, @03:23PM (9 children)
So just because something is hard to do right we shouldn't bother? Rickter scale.
(Score: -1, Spam) by Anonymous Coward on Friday June 28 2019, @03:34PM (8 children)
http://www.rickterscale.com/ [rickterscale.com]
(Score: 1, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Friday June 28 2019, @03:50PM (7 children)
It's the rickroll scale. On a scale of 1 to 10 it's never gonna give you up.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday June 28 2019, @04:08PM (6 children)
But is it ever gonna let me down?
Or run around and desert me?
(Score: 2) by DannyB on Friday June 28 2019, @04:29PM (5 children)
Linux is a many splendored thing.
Linux lifts us up where we belong.
All you need is Linux.
The Centauri traded Earth jump gate technology in exchange for our superior hair mousse formulas.
(Score: 2) by NotSanguine on Friday June 28 2019, @05:03PM (4 children)
My Wild Linux [youtube.com]
Good Linux [youtube.com]
That reminds me of something amusing.
Back in the early 1990s, I attended USENIX [wikipedia.org] in San Francisco.
Data General sponsored a Beach Boys [wikipedia.org] concert one of the nights. My sister in-law (she and my brother lived in SF back then) was a huge fan, so I got a couple extra tickets and we went to the show.
The opening act was The Talking Propellerheads [wikipedia.org] who did parodies of well known songs with IT related lyrics. It was quite amusing for me, but my sister in-law was *really* confused.
Once the Beach Boys came on and played a set, she was happy. She even got to meet and talk to Brian Wilson, as the concert was so thinly attended (maybe 100 people showed up). That made her night. Possibly her whole week.
That was a fun night. Thanks for reminding me of it.
No, no, you're not thinking; you're just being logical. --Niels Bohr
(Score: 1) by Ethanol-fueled on Saturday June 29 2019, @04:02AM (3 children)
Talking to the washed-up Brian Wilson must be like talking to Syd Barrett, a bunch of random gibberish caused by decades of dropping acid. But it's probably every nerd's fantasy to be hand-picked from the crowd of other nerds to get up on stage with the Beach Boys and play the Theramin during Good Vibrations.
(Score: 2) by NotSanguine on Saturday June 29 2019, @04:22AM (2 children)
As I said, the concert was thinly attended. A venue that could hold maybe 1500 people had about 100.
So there was no picking and choosing. My sister in-law just walked up after they did their set and said hello.
They had a 5 minute conversation and she was thrilled.
I'm not big on the Beach Boys myself, nor were most conference attendees, given the low turnout. If it was just me, I never would have gone. But I knew she loved them so we went.
I didn't speak to any of those folks, so I have no idea as to how much, if any, gibberish was being spouted.
I guess it's a good thing you didn't go, as it sounds like you wouldn't have enjoyed it.
It's Friday night, so I imagine you're half in the bag by now. Is there anything else you want to spout off about?
No, no, you're not thinking; you're just being logical. --Niels Bohr
(Score: 1) by Ethanol-fueled on Saturday June 29 2019, @05:29AM (1 child)
Your momma's givin' me good vibrations, she's bringing me excitations,
(Score: 2) by NotSanguine on Saturday June 29 2019, @06:31AM
Did you just dig up her 45 year-old ashes and shake the urn, or did you get down and dirty with them?
I knew you were a deviant, but I had no idea. Good show!
No, no, you're not thinking; you're just being logical. --Niels Bohr
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday June 28 2019, @08:49PM (3 children)
It's clearly
totoo difficult to get [it] right.Which is why people should allow some latitude and be kinder. :)
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday June 29 2019, @03:00AM (2 children)
AC you replied to here. Yep. I misspelled 'too'. However, including the second pronoun ('it') is absolutely unnecessary, as the first one is what's being modified.
As the immortal bard put it, "Brevity is the soul of wit."
As to latitude and kindness, my post wasn't intended to knock, shame or humiliate anyone. There was (and still is) a typo in the title of the story. I merely pointed it out so it could be corrected. Nothing malicious or "gotcha" about it.
In that vein, for the sake of kindness and giving folks some latitude, should we just ignore the software flaws in the Boeing 737Max? I mean, that's just really mean to the poor developers who are just trying to do their jobs.
If something is worth doing, it's worth doing properly. And that's not a negative reflection on *anyone*. We all make mistakes, just as I did. Getting things right doesn't diminish anyone, it improves *all* of us.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday June 29 2019, @05:27PM (1 child)
Getting things right doesn't diminish anyone, it improves *all* of us.
true, but language is fictional not fundamental ... so who cares ^_^
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday June 30 2019, @01:16PM
There. FTFY.
(Score: 1) by Ingar on Friday June 28 2019, @05:07PM (3 children)
The Richter scale is obsolete, the earthquake was registered as a magnitude-1.7 tremor, which is NOT the Richter scale.
Understanding is a three-edged sword: your side, their side, and the truth.
(Score: 3, Touché) by NotSanguine on Friday June 28 2019, @05:11PM
My mistake then. I guess it was the "Righter Scale" after all.
Silly me.
No, no, you're not thinking; you're just being logical. --Niels Bohr
(Score: 1, Redundant) by NotSanguine on Friday June 28 2019, @05:28PM
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richter_magnitude_scale#Richter_magnitudes [wikipedia.org]
Sure. The measurement was 1.7Mw. Despite the fact that MMS is now used, for tremors less than magnitude 8, MMS and Richter values are approximately the same.
From a nomenclature standpoint, you're absolutely correct. From a practical standpoint, it really makes no difference.
If it's really bugging you, I suggest you take it up with the folks over at Deutsche Welle News. I don't really care.
N.B.: I didn't write the article, nor did I submit or edit it. All I did was point out a typo in the title.
No, no, you're not thinking; you're just being logical. --Niels Bohr
(Score: 3, Informative) by NotSanguine on Friday June 28 2019, @05:28PM
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richter_magnitude_scale#Richter_magnitudes [wikipedia.org]
Sure. The measurement was 1.7Mw. Despite the fact that MMS is now used, for tremors less than magnitude 8, MMS and Richter values are approximately the same.
From a nomenclature standpoint, you're absolutely correct. From a practical standpoint, it really makes no difference.
If it's really bugging you, I suggest you take it up with the folks over at Deutsche Welle News. I don't really care.
N.B.: I didn't write the article, nor did I submit or edit it. All I did was point out a typo in the title.
No, no, you're not thinking; you're just being logical. --Niels Bohr