Posted on 11/09/2006 7:21:48 AM PST by Mr. Brightside
Man injured after launching firework from bottom
2 hours, 41 minutes ago
LONDON (AFP) - A man was rushed to hospital in Britain with severe internal injuries after trying to launch a powerful firework from his bottom, an ambulance service spokesman said.
It is thought that the 22-year-old could have been trying to imitate a scene from "Jackass: The Movie", a controversial film featuring a series of edgy pranks.
Footage of the incident in Sunderland, north-east England, was captured on a mobile phone by a gang of youths and shows a white flash followed by hysterical laughter and a youth shouting: "Ha ha ha ha," followed by an expletive.
A spokesman for the North East ambulance service said: "We received a call stating there was a male who had a firework in his bottom and it was bleeding."
He is now recovering in a Sunderland hospital after sustaining internal injuries including a scorched colon.
The incident took place on November 5, when Britons light bonfires and let off fireworks to commemorate a 17th century plot to blow up the Houses of Parliament.
a scorched colon
That's gotta hurt.
True Darwinian justice would be if his injuries left him unable to procreate.
Guess he had the bottle rocket pointed the wrong way.
I saw a video of some nut doing this on Youtube like 6 months ago. A growing trend?
Apparently he didn't pay much attention in physics class.
I think I'll pass if this one shows up on Youtube. ;-)
As Bugs Bunny would say.."What an ultra-maroon!"
Almost as stuipid as voting Democrat.
A stupid trend.
"Ya know what burns my ass?"
Good band name.
Definitely not a Rhodes Scholar..............
I've heard of Roman candles...I guess this guy wanted to go Greek....
man injured...after trying to launch a powerful firework from his bottom
Bill in 2008
Woner if that is anything like what happens when you mix 4-5 beers with the Habenero hot sauce?
A real man wouldn't have needed the rocket.
A flame about this high.
Armageddon!
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