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Man dies opening grenade with sledgehammer
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| Aug 8 2006
Posted on 08/09/2006 12:23:06 PM PDT by Mount Athos
A Brazilian man died on Tuesday when he tried to open what police believe was a rocket-propelled grenade with a sledgehammer in a mechanical workshop on the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro.
Another man who was in the workshop at the time of the explosion was rushed to a hospital with severe burns, a police officer told Reuters. The workshop was destroyed and several cars parked outside caught fire.
Police found several unexploded army issue rocket-propelled grenades in the workshop. They believe the ammunition had been brought there by scavengers wanting to sell them as scrap metal, but they also are investigating a possible link to Rio's heavily armed drug gangs who often raid military bases.
TOPICS: Miscellaneous; News/Current Events; Unclassified
KEYWORDS: boom; darwinaward; donttrythisathome; heywatchthis; holdmuhbeer; ifihadahammer; imadumbass; johnhenrywannabe; nottoobrightami
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To: Mount Athos
Another Darwin award candidate bites the dust.
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posted on
08/09/2006 12:24:42 PM PDT
by
youngjim
(Irony is wasted on the stupid)
To: Mount Athos
Somewhere Charles Darwin is nodding with understanding smile.
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posted on
08/09/2006 12:24:44 PM PDT
by
GSlob
To: Mount Athos
Sometime we need to trim the herd. Clean up the DNA pool and basically have Darwin award winners.
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posted on
08/09/2006 12:25:10 PM PDT
by
edcoil
(Reality doesn't say much - doesn't need too)
To: Eaker; humblegunner; Flyer
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posted on
08/09/2006 12:25:27 PM PDT
by
thackney
(life is fragile, handle with prayer)
To: Mount Athos
Priceless! He must receive an award posthumously.
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posted on
08/09/2006 12:26:01 PM PDT
by
Renkluaf
To: Mount Athos
Yes, but did he get the RPG open?
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posted on
08/09/2006 12:27:30 PM PDT
by
RichInOC
(WHAT HAPPEN?)
To: Mount Athos
Perhaps it was a "gremlin" that made him do it.
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posted on
08/09/2006 12:28:04 PM PDT
by
trashcanbred
(Anti-social and anti-socialist)
To: RichInOC
Someone set him up the bomb.
He had no chance to survive.
To: youngjim
I think this one's a winner.
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posted on
08/09/2006 12:28:29 PM PDT
by
tdewey10
(It's time for the party to return to the principles of President Reagan.)
To: Mount Athos
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posted on
08/09/2006 12:28:59 PM PDT
by
mystery-ak
(My Son, My Soldier, My Hero..............)
To: GSlob
This Darwin Award winner has to be among the most deserving of this illustrious award.
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posted on
08/09/2006 12:29:33 PM PDT
by
AFPhys
((.Praying for President Bush, our troops, their families, and all my American neighbors..))
To: Mount Athos
Nothing like getting hammered!
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posted on
08/09/2006 12:30:01 PM PDT
by
Al Gator
(Refusing to "stoop to your enemy's level", gets you cut off at the knees.)
To: Mount Athos
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posted on
08/09/2006 12:30:18 PM PDT
by
keithtoo
(Israeli defense strategy "Cogito Ergo Boom!")
To: Constitution Day
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posted on
08/09/2006 12:30:37 PM PDT
by
Petronski
(Living His life abundantly.)
To: Constitution Day
WHAT YOU SAY!!
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posted on
08/09/2006 12:30:55 PM PDT
by
RichInOC
(FOR GREAT JUSTICE.)
To: Constitution Day
I only hope he made his time!
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posted on
08/09/2006 12:31:03 PM PDT
by
Xenalyte
(who is having the best day ever!)
To: Mount Athos
I didn't know there were Democrats living in Brazil.
To: Mount Athos
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posted on
08/09/2006 12:31:05 PM PDT
by
GunnyHartman
(The DNC, misunderestimating Dubya's strategery since 2000.)
To: Mount Athos
This is more pitiful than the bank robber whose loot exploded dye on him while he was escaping on a bicycle!
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posted on
08/09/2006 12:31:15 PM PDT
by
Froufrou
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