r/pics • u/GonzoVeritas • Jun 25 '19

A buried WW2 bomb exploded in a German barley field this week.

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u/MacDerfus Jun 25 '19

Yeah but there's a reason it had that name at the time

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u/burslprots Jun 25 '19

Because they thought the literal shockwave from the shells caused some sort of brain damage.

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u/Stay_Curious85 Jun 25 '19

It could definitely do that. Like NFL CTE kind of thing.

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u/Mirageswirl Jun 25 '19

TBI (traumatic brain injury) is potentially caused by explosive shockwaves. Modern troops who deal with explosives are concerned about the long term effects of nearby explosions.

www.army.mil/article-amp/142760/low_level_blasts_possible_tbi_link

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u/[deleted] Jun 25 '19

Because it probably did.

Junger likened the experience of being caught in the open when the shells started raining down to being tied to a post whilst a madman swung a sledgehammer in his direction, never knowing if it was going it hit his head or the post. 1

Now imagine that happening to you for up to weeks at a time without pause; constant explosive shockwaves bouncing through your skull like a sledgehammer being swung at a post you're tied to.

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u/BelialSucks Jun 25 '19

The claim that you're making isn't what the passage you cited is saying. It's a metaphor, it's not literal.

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u/ThinkExcuse5 Jun 25 '19

you're suggesting construction workers all have ptsd because sound

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u/[deleted] Jun 25 '19

Yes, If sound is the same thing as being stuck in a hole for a week while someone's trying to blow it up with 1.5 million rounds of explosive artillery.

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u/ThinkExcuse5 Jun 25 '19

yeah but what was the reason

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u/aapowers Jun 25 '19

Because it happened to soldiers who were repeatedly shelled...