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Old 02-09-2007
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The 60's was the same time period, you may be remembering the same daisy cutters. When airdropped by parachute from a transport (one per load) and set off as an airburst, the concussion way alone is strong enough to kill anyone on foot who can see it coming down. If set off on the ground, it might well be enough to do some fast construction work. Not what they were designed for...but if you don't have a bulldozer around, it probably would work. I'd be surprised if there was no crater to fill in though.

Hey, let's ask for a government grant to test that theory.
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