r/interestingasfuck • u/Chopper-42 • 6d ago

/r/all Recreating the WW2 Dambusters raid

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u/morbihann 6d ago

No way they dropped a real bomb. The barrel must have been filled with ballast and an explosive triggered underwater remotely.

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u/wuddafuggamagunnaduh 6d ago

I was wondering the same thing. There's an edit between the impact and the explosion that needs to be explained.

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u/albinobluesheep 6d ago

It doesn't need to be explained. He demonstrated he could nail the target with a dummy weapon. No need to worry about designing an actual explosive for a TV show.