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Wouldbe stuntman

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The unfortunate news is this... I didn't die. The FORTUNATE news is THIS... I now have a video with which I can perserve my idiocy and show my children what their father REALLY is. A moron. I'm a seventeen year-old guy who likes to make movies. And a particular special effect I've been working on for some tiem now is called a squib. A squib is a small item filled with explosives that is remotely detonated, causing the viewer to believer the actor was shot. y test squib consisted of a small PVC pipe and a little bit of gunpowder. All of this was strapped to me, under my shirt and was to be detonated via wires and a nine-volt. y friend was videotaping. When it came time to ignite the squib I touched the wire to the battery and heard a loud BANG! Almost instantly a searing heat raced up the right side of my body and I could smell burnt hair and skin. Ripping the shirt off I tore at the squib and saw that my right side was void of hair and that the skin was bubbling, a blister already formed and popped. The final result. permanantly discolored skin around my ribs and two scars from blisters that never healed correctly. y children will be proud...

Submitted on 08/02/2002

Submitted by: Josh Coombs
Reference: Personal story

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Mitch said:
Neutral: Other
Again with the explosive vs human tricks. This one at least has the distinction of being a PA. I defer to my fellow moderators on this one.


John said:
Neutral: Personal Account
fool but no darwin!


Duncan said:
Definitely Keep: Personal Account
Honourable Mention, Personal Account less marks for not doing research: gunpowder varies, but most need a specific set of conditions to explode, otherwise they burn. On the other hand, if this had exploded it might have blown his chest off and it would be a true DA.


Gregory said:
Maybe Toss: Lacks Excellence
ore kids with explosives.


Charles said:
Neutral: Personal Account
Hmm. Ever think of testing the load on an inanimate object first to see how much damage it might cause?


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