Caps'n'Hammer Kid
2009 Honorable Mention
Unconfirmed by Darwin
Unconfirmed by Darwin
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I had a pack of caps that were individually 'printed' on adhesive-backed paper. Having experimented with using a hammer to detonate 'em, in true dumb-kid fashion I moved on to super-size it. I stacked the caps an inch and a half high, knelt down on the sidewalk and hit the stack with a 2-pound ball-peen hammer.
The resulting explosion kicked the hammer back clear to my shoulder, missing my fragile young face by inches. No harm except for a bruise on the shoulder and ringing ears, but an alarming near miss nonetheless.
Sometimes I wonder how any human male survives childhood.
Darwin says, "If you like this, see Cap-ping Cap-pow."
