The German city of Munich was faced with a difficult question on Tuesday. What do you do with an undetonated, 550-pound bomb leftover from World War II and now sitting in the city center?

Well, they did the sensible thing and blew it up – after evacuating residents in the area of course.

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All in all, it went pretty well. Some straw used to cushion the blast ignited and set several surrounding buildings on fire, but, hey, it could have been a lot worse. Plus, HEY LOOK EXPLOSIONS!