The PM did not reveal a bullet. It was actually a piece of cast iron which had entered the left upper thorax, tumbled thru' the chest and divided the main arteries and veins leading to and from the heart. The West Midlands police, after being baffled for the requisite period of time, discovered the history and it was thus: Him and his mate, had found some explosive charges and had put them in the middle of cast iron slabs and were hitting them with a hammer. The site they chose for this bout of frivolity was an abandoned garage.After several satisfying bangs, this lad put in an extra powerful charge and hit it, with the result, that the cast iron bits shattered into shrapnel, one of which entered his left upper chest, tumbled thru' his pulmonary hila, tore thru' the right lung and eventually came to rest on top of the right hemidiapragm. His last words apparently were "please don't tell Mum, I will get into trouble".

Iused to run the mortality audit, and managed to trace the policeman in charge of the case. Dr Hoffmeyr, on being told said "Ray, there are some really smart guys out there. If this guy had made it, he wouldv'e had an interesting career as a suicide bomber!!!"

Submitted on 03/04/2009

Submitted by: Dr Rajarshi Raychaudhuri
Reference: Russells hall hospital, Dudley, 07/06

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Bruce said:
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We get lots of stories involving idiots playing with fireworks and other explosives, but I think this guy stands out due to his unique method of taking a sledgehammer to a bunch of explosives. It reminds me of one of the old Bugs Bunny cartoons where a gremlin starts banging on a huge warhead with a sledgehammer. Thanks, Doc!

Candi said:
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What is it with some people (usually guys) and banging on explosives?

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