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KG

(28,751 posts)
Fri Mar 25, 2016, 07:39 PM Mar 2016

ammosexual loses leg after shooting lawn mower full of explosives

Last edited Fri Mar 25, 2016, 08:31 PM - Edit history (1)

WALTON COUNTY, GA - A Georgia man has lost his leg after shooting a lawn mower packed with an explosive known as Tannerite.

"We get a lot of calls about Tannerite. It can be extremely dangerous if it is not used correctly," says Walton County Sheriff Joe Chapman.

Chapman released video of the explosion that cost David Pressley his leg as a warning to others.

Tannerite is the brand name of a combination of ammonium nitrate and aluminum powder. When mixed and shot with a high-velocity bullet, it creates a loud noise and explosion


http://news4sanantonio.com/news/nation-world/man-looses-leg-after-shooting-lawn-mower-full-of-explosives

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ammosexual loses leg after shooting lawn mower full of explosives (Original Post) KG Mar 2016 OP
Missed a Darwin Award by that much! KamaAina Mar 2016 #1
Can we consider him a runner-up? peabody Mar 2016 #3
I see what you did there. KamaAina Mar 2016 #5
My girlfriend makes the strong argument that Darwin Awards need to account for... Sen. Walter Sobchak Mar 2016 #6
True. nt OhZone Mar 2016 #8
I know two amputees who are quite, er, doable KamaAina Mar 2016 #9
Participation trophy? hahaha n/t OhZone Mar 2016 #7
and this is exactly why the Founders of this country wrote the guillaumeb Mar 2016 #2
"Ah swear, officer. The mower fired first." lpbk2713 Mar 2016 #4
Must have been one Hell of an orgasm. Crunchy Frog Mar 2016 #10
His friends videotaping were right behind him. dixiegrrrrl Mar 2016 #14
Sad news I was looking for a good riding mower Monk06 Mar 2016 #11
Reminds me of the Minnesota Dumptruck versus Tannerite case aikoaiko Mar 2016 #12
Law abiding lawnmower owner, volatile chemical enthusiast, gun hoarding Rex Mar 2016 #13
 

Sen. Walter Sobchak

(8,692 posts)
6. My girlfriend makes the strong argument that Darwin Awards need to account for...
Fri Mar 25, 2016, 07:49 PM
Mar 2016

how "fuckable" the individual remains afterwards and that one might sufficiently maim themselves that sexual reproduction is sufficiently unlikely.

 

KamaAina

(78,249 posts)
9. I know two amputees who are quite, er, doable
Fri Mar 25, 2016, 09:48 PM
Mar 2016

alas, one plays for the other team and the other one is not only taken but just moved back East.

guillaumeb

(42,641 posts)
2. and this is exactly why the Founders of this country wrote the
Fri Mar 25, 2016, 07:45 PM
Mar 2016

Second Amendment: to guarantee the right of idiots to defend themselves from an invasion of lawn mowers.

Crunchy Frog

(26,579 posts)
10. Must have been one Hell of an orgasm.
Fri Mar 25, 2016, 11:00 PM
Mar 2016

At least he practiced his solitary vice at a safe distance from other people.

dixiegrrrrl

(60,010 posts)
14. His friends videotaping were right behind him.
Sat Mar 26, 2016, 09:01 AM
Mar 2016

Miracle they did not get shrapnel also.

Apparently blowing things up with this explosive is a VERY popular thing to do around the country, if all the YouTube videos are any measure.

aikoaiko

(34,169 posts)
12. Reminds me of the Minnesota Dumptruck versus Tannerite case
Fri Mar 25, 2016, 11:39 PM
Mar 2016




Tannerite and recreational binary explosive have been around a long time, but the MN Dump Truck was the video that started a trend.

 

Rex

(65,616 posts)
13. Law abiding lawnmower owner, volatile chemical enthusiast, gun hoarding
Sat Mar 26, 2016, 12:06 AM
Mar 2016

citizen? I hate it when they turn to the stupid side of the force.

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