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A man was trying to extract hydrogen from water for reasons I know not. Using a gas bottle, his experimentation went awry when the gas bottle exploded. Witnesses described it as being like a nuclear bomb - which suggests to me that they have never been near a nuclear explosion, but never mind.

Submitted on 04/20/2018

Submitted by: Helen
Reference: http://www.news.com.au/national/warner-explosion-man-dead-after-large-blast/news-story/d95a38f53bee7


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Candi said:
Definitely Toss: Other
Sorry, Helen, but the link doesn't work. Researching the events just gets me a bunch of youtube vids on how to extract hydrogen from water. (Facepalm.) Please submit again with a writeup that contains full details of those involved; a copy&paste is acceptable as well. Thank you.


Bruce said:
Definitely Keep: Darwin Award
I was able to find the full link to this article and after reading it I'm more than willing to accept it as a DA. This guy apparently collected enough hydrogen to trigger a very large blast. Thank goodness nobody else was injured. Thanks, Helen. Working link: http://www.news.com.au/national/warner-explosion-man-dead-after-large-blast/news-story/d95a38f53bee73bf61f5588e78ad1039


John said:
Definitely Keep: Darwin Award
Sounds like a DA to me! What was he thinking? Glad the neighbours were okay! Thank you, Helen.