I'm only going to speak in animated gifs in this thread. ;)

Scotch_Lufkin · 2011-08-31T09:02:54.000Z

It looks like it’s originating from UNDER the road, right? Which is crazy, since that means it would have be buried under pavement. I’m boggled, but it IS sort of mind blowing, and I’m glad it looks like no one got hurt.

divedivedive · 2011-08-31T09:11:45.000Z

I think EvoEco called this one. ‘We have wormsign the likes of which God has never seen!’

BrianRubin · 2011-08-31T09:14:29.000Z

Actually, in staring at the image a bit more, it looks like the center of the blast is beneath the ground to the side of the road, which might explain why it pushes up the dirt and the road like it does.

BrianRubin · 2011-08-31T09:15:20.000Z

Also, I’m not sure, do military vehicles have mounted cameras like police cars? If so, capturing this makes sense. If not, maybe this was video of a training exercise?

Fugitive · 2011-08-31T09:36:18.000Z

IainC · 2011-08-31T09:47:45.000Z

John_Many_Jars · 2011-08-31T09:53:20.000Z

Hey, my actual gif is back!

Scrax · 2011-08-31T10:26:11.000Z

Fugitive:

And that’s why cats are terrible.

nixon66 · 2011-08-31T10:30:11.000Z

Guido_Jones · 2011-08-31T10:34:26.000Z

Brian Rubin:

Also, I’m not sure, do military vehicles have mounted cameras like police cars? If so, capturing this makes sense. If not, maybe this was video of a training exercise?

No, but digital cameras are incredibly cheap and random soldiers and marines setup a camera like that in their vehciles when they’re out on patrol/whatever.

They do not explode ordinance that close to you during training.

Walter_Yarbrough · 2011-08-31T10:36:54.000Z

It’s an IED - that’s an old video from some of the military sites (ehowa)

And yes, they bury IEDs under the roads, that’s where the infidels will be driving.

seventimessix · 2011-08-31T10:45:38.000Z

Tom Chick:

Do you guys remember when this thread used to be fun gifs and not the sort of stuff some creepy guy would sidle up to show you on his iPhone? “Ha ha, look how fat that person is! Look at this turtle eating a bird! Have you ever seen 2 Girls 1 Cup? Because I have it in here! Want to watch it? Oh, hey, that’s nothing. Do you know who Nicolas Berg is?”
  -Tom

Jag · 2011-08-31T11:05:28.000Z

Brian Rubin:

Also, I’m not sure, do military vehicles have mounted cameras like police cars? If so, capturing this makes sense. If not, maybe this was video of a training exercise?

Full video

MattKeil · 2011-08-31T13:08:36.000Z

Scrax:

And that’s why cats are terrible.

Because…birds steal their dishes?

Better things to do than patrol the kitchen.

RobotPants · 2011-08-31T13:52:05.000Z

Yeah, I think if a large bird came in and took my dinner I’d probably be staring in disbelief, too.

Sammich · 2011-08-31T17:14:24.000Z

BrianRubin · 2011-08-31T17:18:04.000Z

Guido Jones:

No, but digital cameras are incredibly cheap and random soldiers and marines setup a camera like that in their vehciles when they’re out on patrol/whatever.

They do not explode ordinance that close to you during training.

I figured as much, so that was totally an IED dug into the ground next to the side of the road.

TranquilityBase · 2011-08-31T17:30:23.000Z

BrianRubin · 2011-08-31T17:31:36.000Z

TranquilityBase:

Wow, so ANGRY…

Eric_T_Cheng · 2011-08-31T17:58:10.000Z

And the Oscar goes to…

TranquilityBase: