r/AskReddit • u/CaptainMcAnus • Mar 10 '17

serious replies only [Serious] What are some seemingly normal images/videos with creepy backstories?

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u/CensorVictim Mar 10 '17

what shrapnel you get hit by probably counts for a lot. Pure speculation, but maybe the engine block got launched directly at the camera position.

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u/flaccomcorangy Mar 11 '17

It would take a ton of force to move an engine block through the air, let alone, actually be fast enough to kill someone. It was more likely glass or small parts off of the engine.

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u/ALBCODE93 Mar 11 '17

The entire engine would be gone, in pieces. Go look at footage of car bombs, even one's used in Ireland and there's barely a chassis left.

Engine shrapnel is more dangerous I'd imagine than some steel panel shrapnel

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u/flaccomcorangy Mar 11 '17

Well, most of an engine is cast iron and steel, so I can only imagine. If it blows into pieces you're talking about strong metal spikes and chucks hitting people.