Don’t Put Artillery Shells Up Your Butt!

December 4, 2021

This is an unusual article, but it is apparently a very real public health issue and I feel obligated to report on it.

People who collect militaria are quite often extremely passionate about their hobby, but one collector in the UK is definitely pushing it…in more ways than one.

According to the British press, a man recently presented himself for treatment at the Gloucestershire Royal Hospital in England. Medics were alarmed to find he appeared to have a small artillery shell stuck in his rectum.

The The man had, naturally, “slipped and fallen on it”.

Police and specialists from the British Army’s 11th EOD Regiment were called in, though apparently the staff at the hospital were able to extract the article before their arrival.

The projectile was identified as an armour-piercing solid shot from a World War Two-era six-pounder anti-tank gun. As a result, it had no explosive charge in it, and so is essentially an inert piece of metal.

However, medical professionals have stated that placing items inside your anus can be extremely hazardous…even if they aren’t potentially explosive.

So please consider this a PSA and don’t put pieces of artillery ordnance up your butt; a phrase, I can safely say, that I never thought I’d ever have to spell out.

Related:

https://www.itv.com/news/westcountry/2021-12-03/bomb-squad-called-after-man-got-artillery-shell-stuck-in-his-rectum

The Monster of Ickham Pond. When the British Army Were Called in to Deal with a Killer…Fish!

The “Gay” Bomb; Yes…Really…

Reinventing the Wing; The Aircraft of Alexander Graham Bell

Reinventing the Wing; The Aircraft of Alexander Graham Bell

When the Wright brothers made the first heavier-than-air manned flight in 1903, the world was amazed. Well, mainly. Because there were quite a few people out there who had been working on the problem for some time, and some of those saw that first flight at Kitty Hawk...

Russia Sending T-55s to Ukraine?

Russia Sending T-55s to Ukraine?

Back in December 2020 I wrote about how Saudi-led forces in Yemen were using ancient T-34 tanks in combat. In that I pointed out that tanks, even ones as old as the World War Two T-34, could be useful in combat still…if they could be made to operate and didn’t...

Rockwell XFV-12; The VTOL Fighter That Couldn’t

Rockwell XFV-12; The VTOL Fighter That Couldn’t

The 1970s were a time of great introspection for the US military services. In the light of the draw down of the Vietnam conflict and the final abandoning of the country, the services had to contend with severe issues in funding and personnel quality. And they had to...

USAF Drone Bought Down by Russian Air Force

USAF Drone Bought Down by Russian Air Force

Well, after the “Great Balloon Turkey Shot” of last month it seems the Russians have decided to get in on the action. At around 8AM local time on 14 March, a United States Air Force MQ-9 Reaper drone had to crash land in the Black Sea after being bodily struck on the...

The MiG 1.44/1.42; Mikoyan’s DIY “What-If?”

The MiG 1.44/1.42; Mikoyan’s DIY “What-If?”

The Cold War saw a whole host of technological advances take place, particularly (and not really surprisingly) in military fields. And fighter aircraft were one of the key places that the respective competitors poured huge amounts of resources and capital, leading to...