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Posted on 05/06/2005 3:33:24 PM PDT by Rakkasan1
PLAINFIELD, Ill. -- Police said a man playing with commercial-grade fireworks after drinking 10 beers caused an explosion that gutted his home and seriously injured himself and a friend.
Police said Steven Glenn lit a 10-inch diameter commercial-grade firework, the type used for professional fireworks shows, NBC5's Lisa Tutman reported. That type of firework is illegal for Illinois residents to have in their possession.
"He lit a fuse and thought he could put it out. The fuse at that time, apparently he says about three seconds, went off -- exploded. Next thing he said he remembered was being transported to the hospital," said Pat Berry of the Will County Sheriff's Department.
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LOL! :)
Know, know they due knot. What's it two ewe, any weigh?
Hewked awn fonics , werked fer me. :)
On a 10-inch-diameter mortar. A three-second fuze. Inside.
OK, well, that's one more check-box off my list of stuff that sounded like a good idea at the time...
Was this on Cinco de Mayo? Maybe it was a conbination of ten beers, and a high consumption of frejoles.
Did the mortar come in a box with "ACME" stamped on it?
Darwin alert! Natural selection in action!
Will this man breed a new generation???
...reminds me of a party I went to about 10 years ago. A friend of mine lit off one of these about the size of a volly ball. He got about 4 steps away and it went off.
He's about 6 foot 3 and weighs almost 300 pounds. The blast picked him up and tossed him about 15 feet from where he left the ground.
Compount fractures in his hand... perforated eardrums, and the whole left side of him was peppered with what looked like bird shot.
Moral of story:
If it has an "electronic wick" do not light it off with a bic lighter. These wicks burn about a foot in less than one second.
Funny, I always thought artillery was an outdoor sport.
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This is a good place not to flick your Bic.
Gee, this guy Majewski could be another Dr. Phil!
Waste of fireworks imho 8>)
Boom! Since he didn't die, a Darwin Award isn't in order. Perhaps a Wiley Coyote Award is needed for "near death" escapades.
LOL!!!!!
"Save my bunghole!!!"
LOL!!!
OKAY
Note to self: Get new beer caddy.
"I don't even think about this type of behavior until after a 12-pack. Boy can't hold his beer."
That was my first thought. I hope he had on fresh pretty panties when he went to the hospital.
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