The Bomb Collector of Ypres | The New York Times

World War I relics, including unexploded shells, are exhibited by Stijn Butaye, 26, on his family farm.

Produced by: Erik Olsen

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[gh-yi]

Well I'm glad that the kid has found himself a nice safe hobby.

[beveledblade]

Very neat to see him preserving the history of the farm .
I'm amazed at your ability to not open the wallet.

[PreDanyello_]

“We still need to find the rest of it.”

[doubles]

That detailing just on a shell. Madness.

[Einhauser]

2:44 "This is our cage of deadly deadly munitions"
>Squats down next to it

[Nirrrina]

I just love how the cows are following him around.

[hovanti]

Wow! A farmer has to be a brave man, just to plow a field with all that stuff possibly just under the surface. I would thoroughly enjoy visiting Stijn's museum.

[kevinbaird]

Hard to believe the misery that took place in these fields, It makes me upset that so much potential was lost, for what, nothing.

[CatskillsGrrl]

He is adorable. His enthusiasm is contagious.

[veerlesanty]

I visited the place... it is unique, the more because of Stijn his story around the place ! Nice collection which gives us a true thought about what happened there a 100 years ago....

[martinjf]

Ha ha! And Stijn still looks like a teenager ten years on! He's built a WW1 Mk IV tank with his friends since this video!

[joepalooka]

Absolutely incredible to see how much has come out of the ground on one farm.

[peteroconnell]

I've visited Ypres over the years it's countryside steeped in history . The battlefields are a great experience to visit and to pay your respects to the men who gave lives for us to be here

[ABVampire]

The piece of an old tank was really nice find!

[brownwrench]

The cows following
...lol. All the same. Such inquisitive creatures.

[diekje]

Over 100 years have past and farmers still dig up 40 metric tonnes of metal a year in the Westhoek.

[dave]

That’s exactly the same type of cage we use in the ATF for bomb disposal.

[brownwrench]

Whole trains were loaded with battlefield scrap after the war.

[anthonylatham]

fantastic i love looking around the place there's always something new ive only been a couple of times last year and today with some mate of mine they have the same interest keep up the good work Stijn

[PopeRecords]

2:59, I like how he says it's live and sits by it.