Tuesday, March 2, 2010

A bang-up 4th of July

On a slow day -- post-Olympic letdown -- let's have another tale of stupidity, courtesy of Darwin Awards.

Two co-workers decided to celebrate the 4th of July (2008) in their own special way. The plan? They loaded an old washing machine with tens of pounds of firecrackers, lit a fuse, dropped the lid, and ran...

Nothing happened. Twenty minutes later, they decided that the fuse was a dud and went back to try again.

Presumably neither was aware of the chemical friendship between oxygen and fire. As they lifted the lid the entire washer exploded, landing them both in the hospital for several days.

Shrapnel from the washer spread in a 25-ft radius, leaving a large crater in its wake. Considering the impact crater, each perpetrator suffered relatively minor wounds and burns.

Those who enjoy reading stories about morons becoming ex-morons due to carelessness or outright idiocy will enjoy the Darwin Awards website.

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