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Man Injured In Fireworks Stunt
The Indy Channel ^
| August 15, 2006
| AP
Posted on 08/15/2006 11:14:09 AM PDT by Abathar
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- A man suffered severe burns to his face and head when he ignited a mortar-style firework that he taped to an old football helmet and placed on his head.
Police said Kaleb Spangler, 21, of Bloomington attempted the stunt while drinking at a party along Indiana 46 between Bloomington and Nashville early Saturday morning.
His girlfriend said Spangler decided to duct tape the large firework to the old football helmet. He then put on the helmet and ignited it.
She told police she saw a large flash, then saw Spangler on the ground, unconscious and bleeding from the head. The helmet was destroyed by the blast.
Spangler was taken to Bloomington Hospital, where he was treated for severe burns, lacerations and a concussion.
TOPICS: Miscellaneous; US: Indiana
KEYWORDS: acme; ducttape; footballhelmet; holdmuhbeer; wileyecoyote
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Well, he almost made it to the Darwin Awards this year....
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posted on
08/15/2006 11:14:10 AM PDT
by
Abathar
To: Abathar
No need to worry about brain damage, I suppose.
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posted on
08/15/2006 11:15:03 AM PDT
by
thoughtomator
(Islam delenda est)
To: Abathar
Man! Am I ever glad I read this!
I was about to try this trick myself...........NOT!
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posted on
08/15/2006 11:15:51 AM PDT
by
keithtoo
(Israeli defense strategy "Cogito Ergo Boom!")
To: thoughtomator
It must be a Hoosier thing, some idiot did something similar to this last year with the same results...
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posted on
08/15/2006 11:16:55 AM PDT
by
Abathar
(Proudly catching hell for posting without reading the article since 2004)
To: Abathar
To: Abathar
Imagine how many millions of police reports contain the line: attempted the stunt while drinking at a party
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posted on
08/15/2006 11:17:36 AM PDT
by
Gator101
To: Abathar
Man, that's beyond Darwin. Not even rocks are that stupid.
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posted on
08/15/2006 11:17:38 AM PDT
by
LibWhacker
(There are no such things as moderate muslims, only jihadis in a larval stage.)
To: martin_fierro
To: Abathar
He better sue the football helmet maker. It's their fault.
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posted on
08/15/2006 11:18:12 AM PDT
by
Bon mots
To: Abathar
... Just doing a job that ... uh ... no one would do ...
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posted on
08/15/2006 11:18:37 AM PDT
by
Mark was here
(How can they be called "Homeless" if their home is a field?.)
To: Abathar
...attempted the stunt while drinking... Who wouldn't have assumed this?
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posted on
08/15/2006 11:18:38 AM PDT
by
pgyanke
(Christ embraces sinners; liberals embrace the sin.)
To: Abathar
He did it wrong. Supposed to tape it to your back and aim for the moon.
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posted on
08/15/2006 11:18:40 AM PDT
by
Kokojmudd
(Outsource GM to a Red State! Put Walmart in charge of all Federal agencies!)
To: PackerBronco
what kind in ID?
probably not Shiner..
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posted on
08/15/2006 11:18:41 AM PDT
by
rahbert
To: Abathar
attempted the stunt while drinking at a party A given, I would think.
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posted on
08/15/2006 11:19:04 AM PDT
by
gov_bean_ counter
( Helen Thomas on anticipating and handling a crisis: "I'll live under that bridge when I get to it.")
To: Abathar
attempted the stunt while drinking at a party ...... Somehow, I knew.............
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posted on
08/15/2006 11:19:05 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Is Castro dead yet?........)
To: Abathar
while drinking at a party
NOOOOOOOOOO
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posted on
08/15/2006 11:19:08 AM PDT
by
bmwcyle
(Only stupid people would vote for McCain, Warner, Hagle, Snowe, Graham, or any RINO)
To: Tijeras_Slim
I used to do some crazy stuff when I was that age, but I NEVER got that drunk.
Not ever.
To: Abathar
It probably would have worked if he had used Duct tape.
Probably didn't use enough if he did.
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posted on
08/15/2006 11:19:13 AM PDT
by
tall_tex
To: Abathar
"She told police she saw a large flash, then saw Spangler on the ground, unconscious and bleeding from the head. The helmet was destroyed by the blast."
For every action force there is an equal (in size) and opposite (in direction) reaction force.
To: Abathar
At least he didn't try disassembling a grenade with a sledgehammer
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posted on
08/15/2006 11:19:36 AM PDT
by
NRA1995
(Zarqawi died, liberals cried....)
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