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Garden Bomb
2006 Urban Legend

(2006, Australia) In the suburbs of Adelaide, "the undisputed cannabis capital of Australia," sleeping residents were awakened by a resounding explosion. A smoking hole was found in a neighbor's backyard, still reeking of the pungent odor of marijuana. Police found the remains of a man at the bottom of the hole.

They learned that the deceased had set up a hidden hydroponic system in a large water tank buried in his backyard. He used a CO2 generator--a small flame from a butane gas bottle--to improve plant growth. On this particular evening, the man had climbed down into his garden paradise, only to find that the flame had gone out. Without knowing how many days the gas had been leaking into his, er, bomb, he re-lit the flame.

Darwin asks: "Can anyone confirm this? I have received many skeptical comments, including some from people claiming to live in that area. For media references, so far I've only noticed one that seemed credible. This promising lead purported to be an Australian police document from the relevant territorial police force. However, their entire online media center is offline at present."

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The Darwin Awards: Evolution in Action

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185 Stories! In the ongoing saga of Survival of the Fittest, meet the thief who steals electrical wires without shutting off the current! Marvel at the would-be pilot who suspends his lawnchair from helium balloons! Learn from the man who peers into a gas can using a cigarette lighter...!

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