Charles Darwin's Darwin Awards 
HOME
Darwin Awards
Honorable Mentions
Urban Legends
Personal Accounts
Slush Pile
2007 September Slush
(DA) Shortcut?
(DA) Stab in the Dark
(?) Trouser Cobra kills Cambodian man
(PA) Hedge Mower
Legally Blind Man Killed While Driv
(HM) Rattlesnake in Mouth
Snakecharmer: Not!
(PA) Western Massacre
a bridge to far!
(Hmm) Hey everybody, watch this Fly !
Killacycle lives up to it's name?
(PA) Billy the Kid
How to free an elevator
(?) 16 Killed in Truck meant for Five
murderer 0 and victim 1
Backside firework prank backfires
Head in the machine
(PA) Splitting Headache
(DA) Weight Lift
Where NOT to sleep
Ignited Arsonist Shoots Self
Attempted energy theft kills father
Student tried to jump over car
Man killed building pipe bomb
Testicles & Fireworks
Jet Ski Won't Turn
Barbequed deputy
A Stolen Trick, A Darwinian Treat
home security
Booby trap gets the Boob,and an arm
How NOT to use an emergency brake
Train and Lawnchair Man
here kitty kitty
Deadly Mirror
Golf Hazard
Twice a charm
Man Impaled Trying to Climb Fence
Hood Surfing
(HM) Police Arrest Woman Allegedly Weari
extreme redneck atv riding.
(HM) Man bitten after putting rattler in
man drowns trying to ,swim to party
Fisherman Blows Up!
suffocated by sand
Out of gas?
Deadly Horseplay Claims a Woman
gunpowder redneck explosion.
Man sticks Pet Rattlesnake in mouth
Drowned Drunk
What's that smell?
Wisconsin man sues when aftershave
Woman hit by 4 cars to save dog
Personal Account:Stomach 1, Brain 0
Police Find Man's Body, Guillotine
Suicide by Guillotine
Motorcycle Stupidity - Personal Acc
Man put rattlesnake in mouth
Older Slush 
 
~ Randomizer ~
Newsletter
Gift Shop
Rules  Search
Contact Darwin
Submit a Story
Philosophy Forum
Home

  

Darwin Awards
2007 Slush Pile

This item was recently submitted by a reader.
Should I include it in the archive?
Vote to tell me what *you* think!

Man killed building pipe bomb

2007 Reader Submission
Pending Acceptance

John Brandon Paradiso, 29, was building a pipe bomb from some old ammunition found on a farm when it exploded and killed him. Pipe bombs apparently were being used to blow up old vehicles on the farm so the metal could be sold as scrap. Paradiso was making the bombs using gunpowder from old .50-caliber machine gun-type ammunition and bullet fragments. The bomb exploded and Paradiso was hit by shrapnel and his clothes caught fire, he later died. At the time of the explosion, one of the property owners reportedly was outside the farm shop where Paradiso was building the bomb. The owner, whose name was not provided, apparently knew what Paradiso was doing. The explosion also ignited a second bomb nearby, but that bomb did not explode. The property owner, in a vain attempt to join Paradiso in paradise, managed to carry it out of the shop.

Submitted on 09/25/2007

Submitted by: Anonymous
Reference: Tri-City Herald, 9/25/2007

Copyright © 2007 DarwinAwards.com

Great? 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 Awful?
Love it! Hate it!
>> Moderator Scores <<

Bruce said:
Definitely Keep: Darwin Award
While attempting to build bombs and having them blow up on you isn't all that uncommon I'll vote for this one given that this guy had apparently been building bombs for a while. That the anonymous farm owner carried out another bomb is just icing on the cake.


James said:
Definitely Keep: Darwin Award
An enabler and an enablee! There ARE easier ways to cut up scrap metal, but they require more work. Laziness indeed does the grim reaper's work! I also find myself wondering where one would procure 50 caliber rounds, but then again maybe Army-Navy Surplus stores out in the sticks carry more than just camping supplies! :-)


The Darwin Awards Gift Shop

$16 Smoking Crater T-Shirt / Black
Heavy 100% cotton, black Hanes Beefy-T with an inadvisable cigarette break on the front... a smoking crater on the back! Click on the image for a full view. Based on true stories. Errata: TNT will not explode in the presence of a lit cigarette. The man was actually sitting on a crate of gelignite.
Buy the Smoking Crater T-Shirt

 

Slush Pile
Slush Pile Rejects


Advanced Search

HomeRulesFAQsAwardsSlushSite Map
DarwinAward | HonorableMention | PersonalAccount | UrbanLegend