An emergency room visit took a historical turn when a patient presented with a World War I artillery shell lodged in his body. The scenario caused an evacuation of a Toulouse hospital as bomb squads were called in to ensure safety. The non-explosive verdict of the shell provided a collective sigh of relief, while the peculiar incident begot curiosity about the party circumstances that led to such a dangerous predicament. The podcast Tangent Station explored this strange case with humor and wit, wrestling with the decision-making process that resulted in what can only be described as a historical mishap.