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Shrapnel is so called because it was invented by Lt-Gen Henry Shrapnel in 1783. He made "spherical case" ammunition: a hollow cannonball filled with lead shot that burst in mid-air.
 
Shrapnel is so called because it was invented by Lt-Gen Henry Shrapnel in 1783. He made "spherical case" ammunition: a hollow cannonball filled with lead shot that burst in mid-air.
Either you've got the wrong thread, or that joke goes way over my head.
 
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