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Man Hurt After Homemade Rocket Explodes

Posted by samzenpus on from the leave-it-to-the-experts dept.

A future Darwin Award winner was injured after his homemade rocket exploded during a sledding party. According to witnesses, the 62-year-old man built a "rocket" using a motorcycle muffler, a piece of pipe, gunpowder, match heads and gasoline. He strapped the device to his back, had a fellow party goer light his fuse, and went down the hill on a sled. Soon after its ignition the device exploded, sending its builder to a local hospital.

8 comments

  1. I hate to say it, but... by NoxNoctis · · Score: 1

    He almost went out with a bang.

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  2. Not a Darwin award winner by Profane+MuthaFucka · · Score: 1

    Unless you plan to murder his children, if he has any the article doesn't say, then his genes are still in the pool. NOT a Darwin award anything. Fail.

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    1. Re:Not a Darwin award winner by lancelotlink · · Score: 1

      I think the meaning behind the future winner angle was that this guy is probably stupid enough to do something like this again, AND THEN kill himself, thereby gaining one Darwin Award.

    2. Re:Not a Darwin award winner by Locke2005 · · Score: 1

      To really qualify for a Darwin award, don't you have to take yourself out BEFORE you get a chance to procreate? Although I certainly hope this guy never breeds, chances are he already has.

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    3. Re:Not a Darwin award winner by Hotawa+Hawk-eye · · Score: 1

      The rules say that already having reproduced doesn't automatically disqualify you.

    4. Re:Not a Darwin award winner by Profane+MuthaFucka · · Score: 1

      Well who died and made THEM Darwin huh?

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  3. From Darwin to Dedication by flyneye · · Score: 1

    This makes me think of Mark Pauline of www.srl.org
    His experimentations led to a thumb loss which was replaced by grafting a toe on for the missing digit. This was necessary to facilitate his operation of remote controls for his rocket and other powered devices.
              The man builds rocket engines, all sizes of battlebots and stuff out of obtanium . His is a long and fruitful career lived on the edge.

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  4. So I guess it's fair to say... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    ...this guy is not a rocket scientist.