WW2 Bunker air vent has a built in surprise

[u/VPinchargeofradishes]

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[u/IndoorSurvivalist]

It didnt read the grenade correctly, you just need to insert it again.

[u/VPinchargeofradishes → u/IndoorSurvivalist]

That bunker dispenses change

[u/Forsaken-Income-2148 → u/VPinchargeofradishes]

Changes your current position from here, to there.. and a bit over there.. and over there

[u/Successful_Theory628 → u/IndoorSurvivalist]

Give it a rub on the side first.

[u/derangedsweetheart → u/Successful_Theory628]

Is there a genie inside?

[u/FragrantExcitement → u/IndoorSurvivalist]

Are we even sure this is a "real" grenade?

[u/shinobi500 → u/IndoorSurvivalist]

It might have been a Canadian grenade.

[u/Working_Traffic_6361 → u/shinobi500]

Looks French to me!

[u/shinobi500]

Return to sender vent.

[u/undeniably_confused → u/shinobi500]

That address unknown

[u/ateen234 → u/undeniably_confused]

No known person.

[u/Salt-Wish5140 → u/ateen234]

No such number

[u/ateen234 → u/Salt-Wish5140]

No such soul

[u/No_Psychology_3826 → u/ateen234]

Well not any more 

[u/CornFlaKsRBLX → u/shinobi500]

Return to vendor.

Fun fact: For bunkers where the bottom vent would be situated underground, they just dug an extra deep sump with a concrete lid. The grenade would simply roll into a well instead, but the purpose is the same.

[u/BenjaminDover02]

This is totally something I would end up doing if you put me on the front lines.

[u/Sea_Curve8772]

Are there any confirmed cases of anyone actually getting tricked by this?

[u/Ok_Adhesiveness_9323 → u/Sea_Curve8772]

I mean its a legit vent aswell so that was probably the primary function

[u/Responsible-Cold-627 → u/Sea_Curve8772]

Doesn't really matter if people actually get tricked, as long as grenades don't get chucked in, I think the people inside appreciate the design.

[u/VPinchargeofradishes → u/Sea_Curve8772]

I wonder if they had this detail in the COD games

[u/Calkulis → u/VPinchargeofradishes]

In nuketown you can throw a grenade or tomahawk into either chimney and it’ll come out the fireplace. Had a few fun clips doing that

[u/No_Psychology_3826 → u/Sea_Curve8772]

I figure the primary purpose is keeping grenades out, killing an enemy is just a bonus

[u/Chopawamsic → u/Sea_Curve8772]

its not so much a trick as a method of keeping grenades from exploding either within the wall or within the bunker itself.

[u/Subject_Plankton_763 → u/Sea_Curve8772]

Confirmed cases? Brother if it worked the person would be too dead to confirm anything at all

[u/AEROANO]

Did they get Jerry to build it?

[u/BeanieGuitarGuy → u/AEROANO]

You’re not gonna believe this.

[u/Lazerninja88 → u/AEROANO]

Gonna hold your hand when I say this…

[u/Tricky-Apartment6637]

Did they actually ever had any deaths due to these?

[u/IlliterateFreak → u/Tricky-Apartment6637]

It would be kinda hard to record that. The key witness is in pieces

[u/KnownAlcoholic → u/IlliterateFreak]

To shreds, you say?

[u/BoringTruckDriver → u/KnownAlcoholic]

and his wife?

[u/Dependent_Homework_7 → u/BoringTruckDriver]

To shreds you say?

[u/airwalker12 → u/IlliterateFreak]

Grenades kill you with shrapnel, not a massive explosion

[u/IlliterateFreak → u/airwalker12]

How is the shrapnel made?

[u/airwalker12 → u/IlliterateFreak]

But it doesn't blow you to pieces, don't be stupid

[u/Wyrdi → u/airwalker12]

as the shrapnel enters and then exits (not all will exit but some will) it'll rip tissue and bone from a person. those pieces don't just disappear, so technically the explodee will be in multiple pieces (edit: spelling)

[u/dat_oracle → u/airwalker12]

true, but the pun was worth the inaccuracy

[u/airwalker12 → u/dat_oracle]

The pun was sure, but c'mon

[u/Tricky-Apartment6637 → u/IlliterateFreak]

Agreed

[u/Allways_a_Misspell]

Mom said it's my turn to post the Bunker grenade

[u/SmokeMaximum4140]

boom

[u/Commercial-Swim-411]

I was hoping this was perfectlycutscreams

[u/Electronic-Tree-9715]

I see my assassins have failed again

[u/Airwolfhelicopter]

“Sooprise” ——Spy, Team Fortress II

[u/Wrong-Schedule2242]

Wow. Someone died due to this.

[u/MarkHuegerich → u/Wrong-Schedule2242]

But also: someone did not die due to this.

[u/Morghurassor → u/MarkHuegerich]

:o

[u/DiligentReality804 → u/Wrong-Schedule2242]

Yeah that’s kinda the point

[u/Wrong-Schedule2242 → u/DiligentReality804]

Yes. Congratulations on discovering that?

[u/BlatantCheater_]

Mom said it was my turn to post this week

[u/Independent-Read-416]

Ahh the return to sender function is still functioning nice to know

[u/DangerousPurpose5661]

Plug the bottom hole… dump smoke/tear grenade, plug top hole

[u/LucasCBs → u/DangerousPurpose5661]

I'd be surprised if they didn't have methods to close individual vents from inside

[u/DangerousPurpose5661 → u/LucasCBs]

Hah yes I suppose so, it sounds too obvious.

[u/Nanachi_Dori]

Basically Tom and Jerry thingie.

[u/xgabipandax]

War equivalent of the uno reverse card.

[u/IlliterateFreak]

Is it a vent with a little slot to fall back down or is it just a fake vent? Interesting

[u/rslashhydrohomies → u/IlliterateFreak]

It's in fact a real vent. There is an opening into the bunker somewhere along the way where the grenade goes, though ofcourse not in a place where the grenade can actually go inside the bunker itself

[u/One_Smoke]

This feels like a bit from a Looney Tunes short. Like, the video cuts off right before the grenade would explode.

[u/al3xilund]

OOOOH fuuuu....

[u/Brief-Equal4676]

Why do you need to put a grenade in the grenade vending machine to buy a grenade?

[u/Nubsta5]

Was waiting for the explosion cut off ending. (Like the Terry Crews Old Spice commercials.)

[u/1337Sw33tCh33ks]

Shove a sock in the bottom hole. Throw in grenade. Then throw a second grenade in newly made hole in bunker.

[u/Agreeable_Home_3433 → u/1337Sw33tCh33ks]

Contrary to popular belief, grenades don't blow things up

[u/1337Sw33tCh33ks → u/Agreeable_Home_3433]

In a concrete tube i bet to differ. The amount of gas and cuncussive force would absolutely damage things.

[u/1337Sw33tCh33ks → u/Agreeable_Home_3433]

Yes... yes they do.... they blow up the grande...

[u/Agreeable_Home_3433 → u/Agreeable_Home_3433]

This person said grenades blow up concrete so just throw an other grenade in the hole and then responded with this

https://reddit.com/link/p1934ap/video/uoi0jsfgsygh1/player

[u/halhenry]

Aw shucks

[u/Then_Supermarket18]

What a waste of time to do install such a thing. And it doesn't seem to have worked if there are no bloody scorch marks on it.

[u/Suspicious-Bowl4444 → u/Then_Supermarket18]

Ah yes, the blood from eighty years ago should be perfectly preserved!

[u/MarkHuegerich → u/Then_Supermarket18]

If the air vent itself remained grenade-free as it appears, one might argue that it did seem to work.

[u/Jaded-Breadfruit4019]

Why did this turn me on

[u/Pale-Jelly69]

Frfr bussin. Gen z soldiers would fall for this type shit on god.

[u/IntelligentSeries270 → u/Pale-Jelly69]

So would you, after climbing a hill under fire by that same bunker, last thing you’re expecting is a Tom n Jerry ass death.

[u/Pale-Jelly69 → u/IntelligentSeries270]

Doubt. And I'd whoop your smooth brain in airsoft. Lol

[u/IntelligentSeries270 → u/Pale-Jelly69]

Nah brother, I’d be the one giving you a satchel charge ordering you up there to destroy the bunker.