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In Sochi (Russia), vacationers found a sea mine in the sea and rolled it ashore.

  • September 8, 2024



In Sochi (Russia), vacationers found a sea mine in the sea and rolled it ashore.



by AgreeableFreedom6203

46 comments

  8. Yeah this looks like a bad idea. And fucking with explosives usually is.
    But such a mine doesn’t explode that easy.
    It’s like standing on a AT mine, not the best idea, but you should be fine.

  10. Toto riinas Family died nearly the same way😂 and now hes remembered as the worst mob boss in history of mafia

  13. And this is how the russians invented the measure of stupidity: stupid as one russian, as two russians…

  19. They are truly orcs. No significant brain activity. No sense of risk. Absolutely nothing. Storm Z next?

  23. This ist Just stupid. No sane person would roll this thing around. Normal procedure would be evacuating the beach, tape a block of C4 to the mine and render it harmless in place.

  25. That sea mine explodes when in contact. The spikes are thin with glass vials inside. If the spikes brake the glass vial releases a fluids making battery contact and the mine detonates. I guess it’s not impossible to that happen when dragging it on the ground like that…

  31. While this is undeniably stupid and should not be done. But it might not be as dangerous as people make it out to be in the comments.

    The pressure required to trigger a sea mine explosion depends on the type of mine. There are various activation mechanisms, including pressure, magnetic, acoustic, and contact triggers.

    1. Pressure-triggered mines: These sea mines are designed to react to the pressure difference caused by passing ships. The exact pressure depends on the size and depth of the ship. Larger ships create higher pressure, which can activate the mine. The pressure needed to trigger a mine is often in the range of several kilopascals (kPa).
    2. Magnetic mines: These mines respond to the magnetic fields of ships, so they don’t rely on physical water pressure but instead detect changes in the magnetic field.
    3. Acoustic mines: They are activated by the sound generated by ships, such as from engines or movement.
    4. Contact mines: These mines explode upon direct contact with a ship. They typically have spikes or extensions that trigger the explosion when they are physically touched or crushed by a vessel. These were commonly used in World War I and II.

    The specific pressure threshold required for a mine to explode varies based on its design and operational settings. Pressure mines are typically set to be sensitive only to larger ships, not small boats or marine life.

    Now the question is is that a contact mine from WWI and WWII? Might be, might not be. In anyway this is still stupid as fuck and nobody should do it I just figured I use this post to educate on sea mines.

    Edit: If this is a soviet era contact mine that shit is fucking dabgerous though. Most contact mines have protruding horns or prongs called Hertz horns, which contain a glass vial filled with an acid. When a ship hits the mine, the vial is crushed, releasing the acid to initiate the detonation process. The amount of force required to break these vials varies but is typically around 5 to 15 kilograms of pressure (about 50 to 150 Newtons). This force can be generated by the hull of a ship pressing against the mine.

  35. Most naval mines don’t trigger on contact, but rather from magnetic sensing or reflection of radio from a sufficiently large metal body. as long as they don’t roll it past a stranded battleship, they should be fine.

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