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sniffing lighter gas

2003 Reader Submission
Pending Acceptance

in the "oberoesterreichischen nachrichten" (upperaustria news)under this link: http://www.ooenachrichten.at/archiv/retrieve.asp?query=-shlyc:client/ooen/ooen/textarch/j2002/q1/m03/t29/ph/s015/004_001.dcs&ausgabe=H/Hauptausgabe&datum=29.03.2002&seite=015

I suggest these three men for an award although they have not fullfilled the criteria to eliminate their genes from the human gene pool but they are on the best way to do so - just give them another chance! *g*

The article (published on march 29, 2002, in the upperaustria news) reads:

Explosion while sniffing gas "While turning the ignition key the explosion happened" - a 19 year old from Vorchdorf tried to explain to the police. He had suffered burns. His passengers, an 18 and an 19 year old, only suffered a few burned hair. Now it turned out that the popular "sniffing on lighter gas" had brought the guys into this perilous situation. They got high by sniffing on a full bottle of the gas. When one of them afterwards lighted a cigarette the gas-air-mixture exploded inside the car. The shock wave caused the windshield, one of the other shields and the sunroof to come off.

Submitted on 04/02/2002

Submitted by: Angelika Kantor
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R&B said:
Maybe Toss: Too Common
It crops up quite often, but I like the image of the blast in the car.


Charles said:
Neutral: Honorable Mention
Sniffing gas is a bad enough thing on its own; doing this in an enclosed place is tupid; then making a spark definitely would qualify... but could it be because of drug-induced brain damage? I don't know what to think.


Alex said:
Maybe Toss: Too Common
People light cigarettes all the time after sniffing gas.


Teela said:
Neutral: Honorable Mention


Tracy said:
Neutral: Honorable Mention


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