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Grilled

2006 Reader Submission
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July 4, Independance Day in the USA, is widely celebrated with fireworks. From professional displays to store-bought items, and even the occasional homemade explosive, these displays are widely enjoyed by all ages. Due to the inherent danger of fireworks the police and fire departments across the country usually engage in a campaign during the weeks preceeding July 4 to increase safety awareness. These campaigns usually include demonstrations of fireworks blowing up watermelons, mannequins, or other similar objects.

Unfortunately it seems that an unidentified Delaware man never saw these demonstrations or decided that raw gunpowder, not packed into fireworks, was less dangerous. Desiring a speedy and efficient way to light his holiday BBQ grill, our hero poured gunpowder over a pile of charcoal and proceeded to light it. The result, as anybody with a knowledge of gunpowder would immediately recognize, was a sudden flash fire that caught our hero right in the face. He was taken to the hospital with first and third degree burns, so as of now he only qualifies for an honorable mention. And as for the grill, he never did get it lit.

http://www.wboc.com/Global/story.asp?S=5111048&nav=MXEF

Submitted on 07/06/2006

Submitted by: Bruce Pennypacker
Reference: wboc.com 7/6/06

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James said:
Definitely Keep: For Darwin's Eyes
Thanks, Bruce! Darwin, this is the best write-up of the lot thus far, and the link Brice provided seems to indicate (as I originally surmised) that this unfortunate gent did in fact intend to light his grill using black powder! I say keep this as an HM!


Fitzroy said:
Definitely Keep: For Darwin's Eyes
I'll agree here. This was less an all too common fireworks mishap and more like getting stupid with chemicals (well, an explosive substance anyway.) There seems to be a lot of interest in this incident, and this is the best account of it I've seen so far as well.


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