The British anti-gun snark aside, I have to give a polite nod and honorable mention for the Darwin Awards based on the obvious effort at winning one. Better luck next year.
Posted on 03/26/2016 5:20:17 PM PDT by NRx
The three friends no doubt thought shooting at an old lawnmower would be a fun way of exercising America’s gun ownership rights.
But packing it with Tannerite explosive beforehand turned out to be a serious mistake when the target exploded in a dangerous hail of flying metal that hit one of the men, causing horrific injuries that cost him his leg.
This footage shows the moment when 23-year-old David Presley is struck by debris from the machine after firing at it with a high-powered rifle at close range.
Mr Presley and his two accomplices in Walton County in the southern state of Georgia packed the lawnmower with 3ib of Tannerite - a binary explosive designed to make a loudly combusting target for firearms practice - before shooting at it from just 14 yards away.
“It went terribly bad from there,” he admitted ruefully afterwards.
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The British anti-gun snark aside, I have to give a polite nod and honorable mention for the Darwin Awards based on the obvious effort at winning one. Better luck next year.
FPS Russia has a video on YouTube where he almost buys the farm in the same exact way.
What! Again?
He must have been a dog. He’s lots four legs since yesterday.
Who was holding his beer?
I bet he won’t do that again.
That’s why you put your tannerite in a plastic jug or cardboard tube before shooting at it.Shrapnel is very nasty.
“Who was holding his beer?”
The guy directly behind him.
OK, there’s a Looney-Tunes or Tex Avery cartoon scene somewhere...
lol
Guns aren’t toys, explosives aren’t toys. Dumb ass.
Wow, that is one looonnng reptile. Gator or croc? US or Australia?
If a friend says, “hold my beer” while holding a gun, and it’s nowhere near his first beer, maybe it’s time to intervene.
[Note: I’m a sissy when it comes to drinking and firearms. I leave or put away all firearms at the first sign of a beer. I’m attached to my legs, and I’d like to keep it that way.]
“[Note: I’m a sissy when it comes to drinking and firearms. I leave or put away all firearms at the first sign of a beer. I’m attached to my legs, and I’d like to keep it that way.]”
That’s not sissy. That’s a sound instinct for self preservation. I observe the same rule. Guns and booze don’t mix. If I see anyone drinking and handling firearms, I’m outta there.
***That’s why you put your tannerite in a plastic jug or cardboard tube***
Cardboard. Plastic can be shrapnel, too.
Well, mercy doesn’t exist in this dojo...
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