Step 1: ensure artillery shell is defused

Step 2: apply ketchup

Step 3: massage ketchup across the entire surface of the artillery shell for uniform coverage

Step 4: heat lentil soup over medium heat for 10 minutes

Step 5: remove ketchup from artillery shell, rinse with water, polish

Fully vegan, takes 10 minutes

    • happybadger [he/him]
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      8 months ago

      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canon_d%27Infanterie_de_37_mod%C3%A8le_1916_TRP

      They were originally loaded with 30g of TNT. It was the smallest shell used in field guns, but meant to fire into confined spaces like bunkers where the pressure damage is amplified. The stereotypical WW2 American hand grenade, the Mk 2, had about 50g of TNT.

        • happybadger [he/him]
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          8 months ago

          I should get a flare gun but don't have one. This is 17cm long and 4cm wide so I doubt it'd fit. All the internal components of the shell were removed by the artist engraving it so striking it wouldn't do anything mechanically.