Stored Bullets Explode in Wis. Oven

AP ^ | 2-18-04

[76834]

LOL
When I was a lot younger we used to tape them to the railroad tracks..
Sometimes I really wonder how I managed to survive this long.

[Cloud William]

when I was a "kid" I used to toss a hand full of .22 shells at the campfire when we were camping out,, they just scattered ashes and coals around,, funny s__it. Brass will give away before the bullet can go flying. Also had a loaded 45 cal. pistol burn up in a tent fire once (sob),, just sounded like firecrackers.

Ah, memories. Yeah, we wasted some rimfire ammo in like fashion. Managed to avoid the tent fire experience thus far (though there *was* a near miss on a camping trip back in '83). Found out that those CO2 ampules used in pellet rifles are a bit more hazardous when exposed to open flame. Tossed one into the core of a huge bonfire one night and ran like Hell. Barely made it behind solid cover before BOOOOOOMM!!! :-) The report echoed around the lake three times - and all that carbon dioxide snuffed that huge blaze in a wink, like flipping a switch.

[Lawgvr1955]

Does anyone recall as a child, taking rolls of caps used in toy pistols and taking a rock and setting off the caps? If you weren't careful the explosion would sting like the dickens and color your fingers a nice carbon black. No safety glasses, etc.

Yes, makes you wonder how we all reached adulthood without lifelong injuries.

[ApplegateRanch]

LOL I used a hammer once. It recoiled, and I got the claws between my eyes. No damage, other than a bruised dignity.

[Lawgvr1955]

How about bottle rocket wars? Running around lighting the bottle rockets and aiming them by hand at other kids. Its a wonder the Dept. of Children and Family didn't park a van in front of my folk's house.

[ApplegateRanch]

Nope; never did that one. Did do a few "interesting" things with cherry bombs, though. Further, deponent sayeth not.

[brewcrew]

Your not officially in a redneck neighborhood 'til you see two 300lb plus wives fighting in the street over their kids not playing nicely together.

The one across the street is over 300 lbs., and I've seen her doing exactly what you describe, except her opponent barely weighed 110. LOL!

[going hot]

lighting the bottle rockets and aiming them by hand

Worked much better if you lit the fuse, waited til the last second, and threw it at the target. It would already be flying towards the target in mid air, as it suddenly ignited and swooshed home. Them were sure fun days. (warning, do not try unless you have a military overcoat and a pair of goggles, and do not drink too much, or the cigarette you are holding may ignite the rockets you are holding in the same hand!!!)

[TheErnFormerlyKnownAsBig]

haha.

[Petruchio]

I think Buffalo Head owned the oven in the article . . .

[Imal]

Well, that would explain his touchiness on the subject. :^)

[duckandcover]

Another example of why we need oven control laws.


But remember, "When ovens are outlawed, only outlaws will have ovens."

Nuff' said

[RicocheT]

As kids, we took fired .22 brass, filled it with match heads and then hit it with a hammer-BANG. Why I still have two working eyes, God knows?