Posted on 12/09/2009 2:01:23 PM PST by Ben Mugged
A chemistry student in the Ukraine was found dead with his jaw blown off by what is believed to be exploding chewing gum, according to reports.
The 25-year-old's disfigured remains were discovered at his parent's home in the northern Ukrainian city of Konotop, reports in the Eastern European country said.
The young man, who studied at Kiev Polytechnic Institute, was working at a computer late on Saturday when the alleged explosion happened.
"A loud pop was heard from the student's room," the ukranews.com Web site said, citing an aide to the city's police chief.
"When his relatives entered the room, they saw that the lower part of the young man's face had been blown off."
A forensic examination established that the chewing gum was covered with an unidentified chemical substance, thought to be some type of explosive material.
The student apparently had a bizarre habit of chewing gum after dipping it into citric acid, Russian news agency Ria Novosti said.
Officers found both citric acid packets and a similar-looking unidentified substance, believed to be some kind of explosive material, on a table near the body, the agency continued.
Investigators suspect that the student simply confused the packets and put gum covered with explosive material into his mouth.
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oh no....here comes....Gum Control! LOL
I remember when my kids gave me those exploding candies in the 70’s...Thought I’d have a heart attack....And it wasn’t just one of my kids...It was all three of the demons.
Poor fella.
They warned him about shooting his mouth off.
Nitroglycerin?
Whew! Well, at least sniffing glue is still safe....
When I saw this thread my jaw dropped to the floor. Really, it gives a whole new meaning to the phrase, “shooting your mouth off”.
No more plaque buildup, tho...
ROTFLMAO. GUM CONTROL , A Steady Aim.
It seems to me that a well know politician does chew nicorette.
Ouch. I hate it when that happens.
Seriously, my first thought when I saw "Ukraine" was Putin, trying out a new secret weapon. But evidently not.
The Darwin Awards have a new entrant.
TATP?
“The choice of exploding terrorists worldwide”
Note to self: Don’t chew on the C4.
Gum Control means using both halves of your jaw?
How embarrassing to die like this. Reminds me of the PhD Physics student at Stanford who auto-erotically electrocuted himself in the bath tub.
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