Pod Racing 
2003 Reader Submission
Pending Acceptance
Pete was obsessed with the Star Wars Episode I movie that he decided to build his own Pod- Racer (a small pod pulled by 2 gigantic engines.) No one thought it could work, but he managed to build something that sort of resembled a pod. He'd attached a recliner to two fuel-filled cannisters by two long chains. He soon was ready for a big test. He put on a helmet (probably the only intelligent thing he did) and prepared to light the fuel. He lit the two fuses and quickly ran back to his recliner. Unfortunately, the cannisters rolled back toward him just as the fuses burnt all the way down.
You guessed it....
The two cannisters exploded right in front of Pete, sending him flying backward onto a neighbor's lawn. Firefighters put out the flames, but the paramedics came too late to revive a burnt-black 23-year-old. Stupidity kills, what can I say. Submitted on 12/19/2002
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Anonymous
Reference:
Personal Account June, 2000
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