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Wendy says, "Thanks for this peculiar cooking story. Molecular gastronomy, huh. I have worked with liquid nitrogen, and it's not commonly thought of as bomb-making stuff. Mostly the danger is frozen small body parts. It surely must have been foolishness that caused him to seal the flask that contained the liquid nitrogen, resulting in a buildup of pressure. I'm not sure why the nitrogen was in a flask that could be sealed. But this is not monumental stupidity, it is something I might easily have done. So I vote no Darwin Award."

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July 14, 2009 - 9:16AM

An experimental German cook accidentally blew off both his hands attempting to concoct a "molecular gastronomy" dish with liquid nitrogen, a newspaper report said on Monday.

The 24-year-old man from Stahnsdorf near Berlin somehow obtained some of the dangerous chemical and was poised to try out a new recipe from the school of molecular cooking, which aims to apply scientific processes to gastronomy.

There was an "enormous explosion," according to the Berliner Morgenpost daily.

The man lost one hand in the explosion and the other was so badly injured it had to be amputated.

The man, who was staying at his girlfriend's mother's house, was rushed to hospital where his condition was described as life-threatening. He is on artifical respiration.

He claimed he was trying to fill a gas lighter, but his girlfriend said he was trying to empty a canister of liquid nitrogen.

"Criminal investigators secured the remains of a nitrogen flask, bits of clothing, flesh and bits of skin," the paper said.

Submitted on 07/13/2009

Submitted by: Brian Ackland
Reference: 14 Jul 2009 www.telegraph.co.uk google news etc

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Bruce said:
Definitely Keep: Honorable Mention
I've heard the phrase "cooking with gas" but I never imagined it would apply to liquid nitrogen. Thanks, Brian!

Candi said:
Definitely Keep: Honorable Mention
_What_ was he THINKING!?!?!

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Cook accidentally blew off hands

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