History Main / BombDisposal

* There's an episode of ''DadsArmy'' where Wilson and Mainwaring find themselves in a bank vault holding an unexploded bomb that's dropped out of a German plane. True to the nature of the show, the bomb disposal expert is little help and [[HilarityEnsues wacky hijinks ensue]].

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* I can't belive ''{{Counterstrike}}'' of all games wasn't mentioned. It's the whole point of the "bomb defusal" missions for the counterstrike team after the bomb is set by the terrorists. Normally takes a bit of time, but is faster if one has a "bomb defusal kit".
** Or the [[GarrysMod Remover]] [[Machinima tool]]. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yTZlKkdpd2M

* ''[[{{ptitlejwgwfp32}} Danger: UXB]]''. A 1979 ITV series about an army bomb disposal unit in Britain during WorldWarTwo.

* Subversion: Arch Duke Franz Ferdinand was attacked by a group of [[BombThrowingAnarchists anarchists]] who threw a grenade into his car. He got rid of it by throwing it out. He was later successfully assassinated when his driver got lost on the way back from visiting the people who ''were'' injured in hospital. [[WorldWarOne The rest is history]].

* [[{{ptitlejwgwfp32}} Danger: UXB]], a 1979 ITV series about the activities of an army bomb disposal unit in Britain during WorldWarTwo.

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* Subversion: Arch Duke Franz Ferdinand was attacked by a group of [[BombThrowingAnarchists anarchists]] who threw a grenade into his car. He got rid of it by throwing it out. He was later successfully assassinated when his driver got lost on the way back from visiting the people who ''were'' injured in hospital. [[WorldWarOne The rest is history]].

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* In ''BatmanForever'' Dick Grayson rolls a bomb off the roof of a building and it explodes in the river.

* HilarityEnsues in ''BatmanTheMovie'' (1966) when AdamWest tries to get rid of a bomb, wherever he's about to throw it, there's an inncoent person. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HoUpF7rvfnk Watch it here.]]

* {{Heimat}} features Otto and Pieritz, two engineers, and later, EOD Technicians. [[spoiler: Otto dies.]]

* EODSuit

* HilarityEnsues in ''{{Batman}}: the Movie'' (1966) when AdamWest tries to get rid of a bomb, wherever he's about to throw it, there's an inncoent person. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HoUpF7rvfnk Watch it here.]]

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* TheHurtLocker is so far the most critically acclaimed movie on the subject.

* Well... um... ever [[DamnYouMuscleMemory hit the wrong button]] in a [[TheLegendOfZelda Zelda]] game and find Link holding a bomb that's about to go off in a few seconds and nothing to use it on? Eheh...
* In ''SuperMarioBros2'', some of the grass you pick turns out to be a bomb. Which is great when you have something to use it on, but otherwise, not so much. And if the grass you picked has a ''Bob-omb''...

Running into bombs, mines, and other explosives are a pain to deal with, especially if they're blocking your way or need to be immediately removed. In fiction, either you can set them off, disarm them before continuing on, throwing them far far away, [[EatTheBomb eating them]], etc.

In real life, this isn't so easy. Even with proper equipment, it's a dangerous job disarming explosives. And it's probably worse if you have to set them off using nothing but a stick.

* {{Senkou no Night Raid}}'s third episode has a more [[{{Blatant Lies}} realistic]] take on bomb disposal in the third episode: [[spoiler: Two are moved using physic powers to relatively safe places to blow up, while the third is disarmed after Yukina is able to read the memories of the man who built the bomb.]]