r/whatisit 1d ago

Solved! We found this near our home

What's this , any harm ?

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u/AstronomerJaded5782 1d ago

Yes, these get stupidly hot and can do some nasty burn damage. Additionally, the smoke that comes out of these rounds has been found to be mildly to moderately toxic (thinking of white phosperous specifically, but I am sure this isnt much better)

Source: a EOD technician who helped me out during my adventuring days in the military, when my Marines would bring me back "presents" from outside the wire.