A planter made from half a
cluster-bomb casing and raised on sticks to keep the veggies safe from
village pigs. Thousands of cluster bombs like this were dropped on Laos
during the Vietnam war; on impact each bomb splits and releases up to 300
"bomblets" designed to blow off an arm or leg when touched. Millions of
unexploded bomblets still litter Laos, putting large areas of the country
off limits and taking a horrible toll even now, almost 40 years later. The
resourceful Laotians have, however, put the casings to good use as
planters, fences, even home building materials.
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