Plymouthy Adams Posted February 3, 2010 Report Posted February 3, 2010 wife has CNN on in the background..man filled a muffler with gasoline and gunpowder, got on a sled, ignited the device..well..it did not go as planned..man got serious burns in the explosion.. my 1 big question...who was holding his beer? Quote
T120 Posted February 3, 2010 Report Posted February 3, 2010 ...another candidate for the Darwin award Quote
Flatie46 Posted February 4, 2010 Report Posted February 4, 2010 wife has CNN on in the background..man filled a muffler with gasoline and gunpowder, got on a sled, ignited the device..well..it did not go as planned..man got serious burns in the explosion..my 1 big question...who was holding his beer? Reckon he'd been drinkin' and watchin' cartoons. Maybe got the inspiration from Wyle E. Coyote. Did the sled have ACME stamped on it? Quote
Joe Flanagan Posted February 4, 2010 Report Posted February 4, 2010 Where's the video? If I'd been there, I would have encouraged him and told him it was a good idea. Reminds me of the guy who supposedly tied a bunch of helium balloons to a lawn chair and got himself airborne. He took a BB gun with him so he could shoot out the balloons and descend. That didn't go as planned either. Quote
Young Ed Posted February 4, 2010 Report Posted February 4, 2010 Ya Joe didn't he drop the gun after the first shot? Quote
Jim Yergin Posted February 4, 2010 Report Posted February 4, 2010 I believe the guy with the weather balloons/lawn chair was an unusual Darwin Award winner in that he survived. I think the general rule is that the award is given posthumously. Jim Yergin Quote
Joe Flanagan Posted February 4, 2010 Report Posted February 4, 2010 Yes, I think you have to be dead in order to get the award. I don't know if he dropped the gun after the first shot but that is really funny. Quote
blueskies Posted February 4, 2010 Report Posted February 4, 2010 Yes, I think you have to be dead in order to get the award. I don't know if he dropped the gun after the first shot but that is really funny. Mythbusters did an episode on the lawnchair/balloons deal. They were able to fly in a chair and come back down by plinking the balloons with a bb gun... Pete Quote
Plymouthy Adams Posted February 4, 2010 Author Report Posted February 4, 2010 you have to admit them guys probably have the best job in the world..all the toys and gadgets..somebody picking up the tab and play play play..ah..but most of us have had to grown up in the real world... Quote
Joe Flanagan Posted February 4, 2010 Report Posted February 4, 2010 Yeah, I've often thought of Mythbusters as my dream job. Except for the time when they put two pig carcasses inside a Corvette and sealed it up for three weeks to see if they could get rid of the smell afterward. They couldn't. That's one I would not want to have been around for. But if it blows up or catches fire, count me in. Quote
Plymouthy Adams Posted February 4, 2010 Author Report Posted February 4, 2010 as I have no love for rotting pig carcasses or 'vettes..that issue was a waste of time..but for real..decayed animal carcasses in a car is a real problem odor wise...you just cannot get enough scented pine trees.. Quote
blueskies Posted February 4, 2010 Report Posted February 4, 2010 ...Except for the time when they put two pig carcasses inside a Corvette and sealed it up for three weeks to see if they could get rid of the smell afterward. They couldn't. ... Saw that one too, the ooze that became the inside of the car was unreal... Pete Quote
Joe Flanagan Posted February 4, 2010 Report Posted February 4, 2010 Yeah, the acid from the decomposition process dissolved the vinyl interior. I had to laugh, though, when they had shots of people's faces when they poked their heads inside. Confirmed: If something dies in your car, it's going to stink. Especially if it weighs 200 pounds and you let it sit there for two weeks. Quote
Joe Flanagan Posted February 4, 2010 Report Posted February 4, 2010 I'll bet that with the collective talent on this forum, you could build the home made rocket sled and actually make it work. Tim, looks like you have lots of space in your yard. Or maybe it should be built at one of the guys' who live in New Mexico or someplace like that. Fewer trees to hit. Quote
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