Wednesday, February 3, 2010

Darwin award nominee

This fool tried to create a rocket sled.
The victim -- who had a reputation of doing crazy things at parties, according to investigators -- had made an explosive backpack by filling a motor muffler with gas and gun powder. He placed aluminum on both ends of the muffler and lit it, trying to get a rocket launch effect.

According to an investigator's report, the victim had combined gunpowder, match heads and gasoline and filled the muffler with this combination. He donned a plastic garbage bag as a cape and a motorcycle helmet. He strapped the muffler/pipe device to his back. He asked another person to light a wick and then began to sled down a hill. At some point during the ride, the device exploded.

The article notes that the victim was drinking alcohol prior to the accident. Anybody even remotely surprised by this ??

The article also notes that the identity of the victim was not released. However, our crack-addled crack Slacker research staff was actually able to come up with an exclusive photo of the attempt prior to the accident:



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