Maine man dies after trying to light firework on his head - Polidicks

Most mortar accidents I've heard of involve people looking down into the tube when it goes off, at least this guy was thinking outside the box. Of course now he's inside the box again.

[QUOTE=cecilbdemodded;48129557]Most mortar accidents I've heard of involve people looking down into the tube when it goes off, at least this guy was thinking outside the box. Of course now he's inside the box again.[/QUOTE] Atleast he will be getting an open casket :rolleyes:

[QUOTE=Tmaxx;48128654]For new years, my friend bought a mortar. A big fuckhuge one, and 2 smaller ones. A shell got stuck in the barrel somehow, and exploded. Shit was powerful enough to leave us all with ringing ears for a while. Thankfully no one got hurt, even with shit going everywhere. A couple years ago, my friends and i thought it would be a good idea to shoot each other with roman candles. We were completely sober. A couple shots after we started, i had a burned shirt and a permanently scarred armpit and underarm.[/QUOTE] We used to visit friends up at their lake house every new years and fourth of july to shoot off fireworks. One year one of our friends there got really drunk and put the mortar in upside down. When it went off, the initial blast was enough to bounce the mortar out of the tube, but only about three feet off the ground. He was standing about five to six feet away when it went off. He was unhurt but it surprised the hell out of every one there and the surprise bowled him over. Unfortunately, they thought it was the funniest shit ever (and to be fair, it was pretty funny after the fact given no one got hurt) and it became a regular occurrence that they'd drop the mortar in upside down just for that reason. Ourselves, we had a mortar misfire once and it only went up about 15 to 20 feet and detonated right over us. We have a light-sensitive streetlight at the end of our driveway, the thing was out for a good ten minutes after that. Otherwise we were fine.

[QUOTE=Big Dumb American;48129414]Depending on where you live, it's perfectly legal to buy the big ones-- the kind they use at the professional fireworks shows. You can buy pretty much anything here. My uncle lives in an upscale neighborhood, so I usually go over there on the Fourth. A lot of his friends from the area pool together and buy absurd amounts of huge fireworks and put on a show. Those things could easily kill a dude. [editline]5th July 2015[/editline] The article says the mortar exploded, so it sounds like the firework never left the tube.[/QUOTE] Well shit, that's even more horrifying. At least he died quickly and painlessly by the shockwave(I hope)

I'm pleasantly surprised that no one has made a "one less idiot on the planet"-esque post, yet. I suppose I shouldn't be surprised considering that putting a mortar tube on your head apparently isn't as obvious of a danger to your life as running in the middle of traffic is according to how people are reacting to this (also, he was drunk), but still, it's nice for a change.

[QUOTE=Doctor Zedacon;48129706]We used to visit friends up at their lake house every new years and fourth of july to shoot off fireworks. One year one of our friends there got really drunk and put the mortar in upside down. When it went off, the initial blast was enough to bounce the mortar out of the tube, but only about three feet off the ground. He was standing about five to six feet away when it went off. He was unhurt but it surprised the hell out of every one there and the surprise bowled him over. Unfortunately, they thought it was the funniest shit ever (and to be fair, it was pretty funny after the fact given no one got hurt) and it became a regular occurrence that they'd drop the mortar in upside down just for that reason. Ourselves, we had a mortar misfire once and it only went up about 15 to 20 feet and detonated right over us. We have a light-sensitive streetlight at the end of our driveway, the thing was out for a good ten minutes after that. Otherwise we were fine.[/QUOTE] My neighbor accidentally put in a mortar upside down about a week ago. Was sitting on my computer at about 11PM and it sounded like a bomb went off in the middle of my street. Found pieces of the tube in my yard the next morning

Natural selection at work

In Denmark the tradition of launching fireworks on new years eve is very strong. Children and young adults as well are educated by their parents and PSAs on how to handle the fireworks properly. We do have some deaths every new years eve, but they are mostly from idiotic teenagers firing rockets horizontally and hitting a toddler from what I can recall from 1st january news.

[QUOTE=Ylsid;48129878]Natural selection at work[/QUOTE] Ah yes, just like the majestic deer, falling prey to the wild fireworks that prowl the forests.

[QUOTE=Shiftyze;48128668]I ran through some sprakler shit but I could be black out drunk and still know that's a bad idea.[/QUOTE] Me and my cousin were sticking roman candles upside down in a metal tube :v:

[QUOTE=Tmaxx;48128654]For new years, my friend bought a mortar. A big fuckhuge one, and 2 smaller ones. A shell got stuck in the barrel somehow, and exploded. Shit was powerful enough to leave us all with ringing ears for a while. Thankfully no one got hurt, even with shit going everywhere. A couple years ago, my friends and i thought it would be a good idea to shoot each other with roman candles. We were completely sober. A couple shots after we started, i had a burned shirt and a permanently scarred armpit and underarm.[/QUOTE] Last year I had a similar situation. Shell got stuck in the barrel while I was steadying the barrel. Damn thing didn't launch somehow and when I saw that I just let the fucking thing go and turned my head just before the explosion came. Couldn't hear a fucking thing but ringing for about 10 minutes. Went to check on it the next morning and there were pieces of the barrel everywhere that somehow missed me when the mortal blew up.

So guess what: This was one of my co-workers. He was actually a "friend" of Gaston at Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom. A lot of people here are talking about it right now, and unfortunately alcoholic beverages were involved. The gentlemen in question: [img]https://scontent-mia1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xtp1/v/t1.0-9/11707807_1014753591871037_2493492258293757108_n.jpg?oh=61150869dc443f3e7d3c6dd7eba0bcc1&oe=5615B59C[/img]

Goodnight, sweet Prince. You were the embodiment of Gaston. [video=youtube;W3bp59Eci_0]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W3bp59Eci_0[/video]

As sad as this is, this is proof (if you ever needed it) that alcohol and pyrotechnics just do not mix.

[video=youtube;5hbFvb1hyqI]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hbFvb1hyqI[/video] Makes me think of this.

[QUOTE=Mr.Goodcat;48130793]Goodnight, sweet Prince. You were the embodiment of Gaston. [video=youtube;W3bp59Eci_0]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W3bp59Eci_0[/video][/QUOTE] I thought he was friends with not actually gaston

[QUOTE=ThePunisher1;48128160]Any large force to the head can cause spelling of the bone of your skull, as in the inside of your skull will peel off and be launched into your brain, sending bone shrapnel throughout your head.[/QUOTE] Is this the same as spalling, except with bone instead of metal?

[QUOTE=Lexinator;48132279]I thought he was friends with not actually gaston[/QUOTE] I think that, in Disneyworld-Speak, they are the same. Like, the lady dressed up as Cinderella isn't [I]actually[/I] Cinderella, she's "a friend" of Cinderella.

Gaston doesn't always get his way, it seems.

No one does fireworks quite like Gaston :(

That's weird - like, I've seen videos of him before. He did Gaston perfectly.

The recent streak of news about various... creative ways to leave this cruel world make me really question how the hell do these people even survive before finally doing something this stupid. Like, being this braindead, you ought to dive down the first open manhole you find or something.

[QUOTE=gudman;48136149]The recent streak of news about various... creative ways to leave this cruel world make me really question how the hell do these people even survive before finally doing something this stupid. Like, being this braindead, you ought to dive down the first open manhole you find or something.[/QUOTE] I take it you don't drink.

[QUOTE=gudman;48136149]The recent streak of news about various... creative ways to leave this cruel world make me really question how the hell do these people even survive before finally doing something this stupid. Like, being this braindead, you ought to dive down the first open manhole you find or something.[/QUOTE] I doubt that Disney hires retards to play characters in their parks [img]http://i.somethingawful.com/forumsystem/emoticons/emot-colbert.gif[/img]

[QUOTE=The fox;48128794]Sounds odd, since 1.4G rated mortars are 1.75" or below, i've had 2" and even bigger shells explode near me, and all that was damaged was my hearing. Granted, I didn't try shooting it off my head, but i've also seen people hold bigger mortars than that and other stupid shit. Must have been some bootleg or higher class than 1.4.[/QUOTE] If your fireworks show doesn't have at least one 1.1 class explosive, you should just leave the profession.

So something like this (Breaking Bad Spoilers) [video=youtube;_sKmRT__OoQ]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_sKmRT__OoQ[/video]

Far more than one person is "friends" with Gaston at Disney World. This guy didn't even work there at the time of his death.

Well after looking at the website for the local news I found out a 53 year old man blew off some fingers on the 4th, just two blocks away from me. This sort of thing really hits close to home when it happens close to home. [url=http://www.sgvtribune.com/general-news/20150706/police-glendora-man-loses-fingers-due-to-fireworks]very short article[/url] The police log report looks like this: [img]http://i.imgur.com/VuRPhTN.jpg[/img] I'm dismayed to think that birds will no longer eat from my birdfeeder since I only offer vegetarian meals and they can get heartier meals in his backyard.

A person who knew him said that he was just joking around and accidentally lit the fireworks up

[QUOTE=Mr.Brown;48138899]A person who knew him said that he was just joking around and accidentally lit the fireworks up[/QUOTE] I don't buy that story. Holding it up to your head as a joke? Yep. Holding a lighter too? Sure. Holding it up to your head AND sparking up the lighter? Hell no. I think the bystander is trying to downplay the guy's stupidity, trying to make the dead guy not look so bad in death. I think it's obvious he was dumb enough to 'joke around' by holding a flame to the fuse and oops!