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Bonfire Night

2008 Reader Submission
Pending Acceptance

This is a near-miss story of a young man from the North-East of England who decided to celebrate the UK's Bonfire Night by trying to launch a rocket from his backside. According to the BBC, he was found with a Black Cat Thunderbolt Rocket lodged inside him and with a scorched colon and heavy bleeding. The ambulance spokesman sums up how close the young man came to removing himself from the gene pool: "Potentially it could have been a fatal incident. "There's a lot of major blood vessels round that area, so infection would probably be a huge problem for him. "And also the body naturally produces methane gas, so combine that with the firework and the exploding effect with methane's flammability - it certainly could have been a lot worse than it really was."

Given the level of judgment and intelligence that must have gone into his decision to act as a human launch-pad, it could well be that he will have another attempt at an Award some time soon.

Submitted on 04/02/2008

Submitted by: Terry Wright
Reference: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/wear/6132140.stm

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Bruce said:
Definitely Keep: Honorable Mention
I've heard all sorts of stories involving dumb pranks with fireworks but I think this one takes the cake! Unbelievable that somebody would attempt something as foolish as this. Thanks, Terry!


Chip said:
Definitely Keep: Honorable Mention
Believe it or not where there is one fool, there are two. I thought that this was a repeat of an earlier story of a young man launching a bottle rocket from his posterior but, while similar, it is not the same one. I hope the day never comes when we mark this as "too common". Thanks for the story, Terry!


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