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xkcd #2944: Magnet Fishing (imgs.xkcd.com)

submitted 5 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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The ten-way tie was judged a ten-way tie, so no one won the grand prize, a rare fishing monopole.

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

From my other comment:

So at best, you find something rare and valuable, and at worst, you're removing trash from the waterways. What's not to love?

Also finding an active bomb anywhere is extremely rare... Not even possible enough to worry about.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 5 months ago (2 children)

At worst, you're blown into a bunch of little bloody pieces.

But removing trash from the waterways I can get behind.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 5 months ago (1 children)

There isn't even one instance of an active bomb exploding... And magnet fishing is a pretty common thing. Plus generally people will call the police if they find something potentially dangerous or used in a crime. It's probably fine.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 months ago

I remember watching a video where some people pulled a landmine out of a river and the cops were so annoyed to have to deal with it. Apparently this wasn't the first explosive that's come up out of that river and the cops basically blamed the people for pulling out another one.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

the small chance of exploding just makes it more exciting!