Quite a few years ago (late eighties) a SEAL was tossing a grenade, the fuse had been changed out for instantaneous detonation, when he threw the the grenade and the spoon flew, it detonated about a two feet in front of him as he was going to the ground, causing very serious injuries but not killing him.
After that, all armed services had to go through their grenade stocks and confirm the proper fuses were installed.
36 posted on 03/04/2011 2:58:27 AM PST by AvOrdVet
("Put the wagons in a circle for all the good it'll do")