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Barely survived as teenager!

2007 Reader Submission
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As precocious teen with no common sense I unwittingly tried several times to eliminate myself from the gene pool. To start with I learned how to use an acetylene welding torch. I wondered how much of a bang I could make if I lit off a balloon full. I filled a large balloon with proper mix of acetylene and oxygen gas. Using a short fuse from a fire cracker I lit it and ran. Luckily for me the balloon wasn't leaking. The resulting shock wave could be felt 200 feet away! Had it gone off while lighting the fuse I would have died from the concussion. Not satisfied with that I decided to see what the inside of blasting cap looked like. That's right a device to set off dynamite, which was also at hand. I proceeded to cut it in half with a hack saw, somehow not setting it off in the process. Not finding much of interest I tossed it away. A few years later my brother and I liked to check out an old box of dynamite which was sweating nitroglycerin. By then we were too old for show and tell at school, thankfully. Needless t say I'm less adventuresome and keep my mischief strictly legal. Oh the box of dynamite was finally disposed of.

Submitted on 12/18/2007

Submitted by: Anonymous
Reference: Personal story

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Bruce said:
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Where on earth did you grow up, having access to such items as blasting caps and fermenting dynamite? You're lucky you survived long enough to share these stories, and we thank you for that!


Chip said:
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Thanks for the story. Typical teenage bomber, huh?


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