Maine man dies after trying to light firework on his head ( Archived) (20)

Jul 5, 2015 2:21 PM CST Maine man dies after trying to light firework on his head
Ken_19
Ken_19Ken_19Winchester, Virginia USA68 Threads 26 Polls 1,055 Posts
This is a Redneck story. Watch this honey..

"A Maine man died during a Fourth of July celebration on Saturday night when he tried to launch a firework from the top of his head and it exploded, killing him instantly, police said Sunday.

Devon Staples, 22, of Calais, Maine, was drinking and celebrating the holiday in a friend's backyard when he placed the fireworks mortar tube on his head around 10 p.m., said Stephen McCausland, a spokesman for the state Department of Public Safety.

McCausland said it was unclear whether the firework was already lit, or whether Staples lit it once it was on his head.

He was killed instantly when it exploded, McCausland said."

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Jul 5, 2015 2:22 PM CST Maine man dies after trying to light firework on his head
Ken_19
Ken_19Ken_19Winchester, Virginia USA68 Threads 26 Polls 1,055 Posts
Darwin rules.
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Jul 5, 2015 3:04 PM CST Maine man dies after trying to light firework on his head
2intrigued
2intrigued2intriguedMississauga, Ontario Canada11 Threads 18,576 Posts
Guess he won't be doing that again eh? sad flower Seriously though, some people take some very serious risks with stuff like this. The police paid a visit to a group of teens in front of my apartment building the other day because they were throwing cherry bombs at each other. doh
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Jul 5, 2015 3:19 PM CST Maine man dies after trying to light firework on his head
Ccincy
CcincyCcincyCincinnati, Ohio USA77 Threads 20,535 Posts
Obviously some people don't use good sense.
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Jul 5, 2015 9:38 PM CST Maine man dies after trying to light firework on his head
Ken_19
Ken_19Ken_19Winchester, Virginia USA68 Threads 26 Polls 1,055 Posts
Blast from the past. When I was a kid we would put the cherry bombs (and ash cans) inside a tin can with some gravel, then when we would light it and throw it at each other we could yell, Grenade.

It was great fun but the grown ups hated it when we threw grenades.
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Jul 5, 2015 9:41 PM CST Maine man dies after trying to light firework on his head
2intrigued
2intrigued2intriguedMississauga, Ontario Canada11 Threads 18,576 Posts
Ken_19: Blast from the past. When I was a kid we would put the cherry bombs (and ash cans) inside a tin can with some gravel, then when we would light it and throw it at each other we could yell, Grenade.

It was great fun but the grown ups hated it when we threw grenades.


Ah yes, back in the day when we though we were invincible. flex laugh
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Jul 5, 2015 9:44 PM CST Maine man dies after trying to light firework on his head
CapNemo
CapNemoCapNemoLongview, Texas USA6 Threads 599 Posts
Slowly thinning out the weak for the better health of the herd.
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Jul 5, 2015 9:58 PM CST Maine man dies after trying to light firework on his head
loulou77
loulou77loulou77Vancouver, British Columbia Canada1 Threads 1,555 Posts
I can see why there is not a lot of sympathy for that guy...very stupid act indeed!!...did anyone try to stop him?...
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Jul 5, 2015 10:04 PM CST Maine man dies after trying to light firework on his head
epirb
epirbepirbDannevirke, Hawke's Bay New Zealand32 Threads 2 Polls 7,379 Posts
Ken_19: Blast from the past. When I was a kid we would put the cherry bombs (and ash cans) inside a tin can with some gravel, then when we would light it and throw it at each other we could yell, Grenade.

It was great fun but the grown ups hated it when we threw grenades.
good training , the most dangerous are those who have never handled explosives or firearms at a young age and somehow are exposed to them by way of the army or hunting .
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Jul 6, 2015 1:29 AM CST Maine man dies after trying to light firework on his head
well,seems another one earned a Darwin-Award!
At least in my mis-spent Youth we had enough sense to keep those things away from any vital Parts of our Bodies!laugh
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Jul 6, 2015 1:41 AM CST Maine man dies after trying to light firework on his head
raphael119
raphael119raphael119washington d.c., District of Columbia USA19 Threads 3 Polls 5,181 Posts
Conrad73: well,seems another one earned a Darwin-Award!
At least in my mis-spent Youth we had enough sense to keep those things away from any vital Parts of our Bodies!


Damn Republicans, they do the stupiesst things!
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Jul 6, 2015 1:42 AM CST Maine man dies after trying to light firework on his head
raphael119
raphael119raphael119washington d.c., District of Columbia USA19 Threads 3 Polls 5,181 Posts
Stupidest.
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Jul 6, 2015 1:45 AM CST Maine man dies after trying to light firework on his head
raphael119
raphael119raphael119washington d.c., District of Columbia USA19 Threads 3 Polls 5,181 Posts
We had a high grade slingshot when I was a kid, used to put m-80s in it after dark , put on a great show until the cattle stampeded one night.
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Jul 6, 2015 1:49 AM CST Maine man dies after trying to light firework on his head
galrads
galradsgalradsDublin, Ohio USA2,264 Threads 279 Polls 36,283 Posts
Conrad73: well,seems another one earned a Darwin-Award!
At least in my mis-spent Youth we had enough sense to keep those things away from any vital Parts of our Bodies!


First test We made with my very first cherry bomb and m80 was to lite them and pitch them into a 40 gallon galvanized trash can and then hold its lid closed. They really messed up that trash can.
help
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Jul 6, 2015 2:41 AM CST Maine man dies after trying to light firework on his head
stephanm
stephanmstephanmSomerset West, Western Cape South Africa1 Threads 6 Posts
Ccincy: Obviously some people don't use good sense.



'SENSE' ???
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Jul 7, 2015 4:17 PM CST Maine man dies after trying to light firework on his head
Ken_19
Ken_19Ken_19Winchester, Virginia USA68 Threads 26 Polls 1,055 Posts
epirb: good training , the most dangerous are those who have never handled explosives or firearms at a young age and somehow are exposed to them by way of the army or hunting .


Yep. Too much Combat w/Vic Morrow on TV. We all understood grenades by age 6. Bigger kids showed how to put a hole in a can or jar lid. Secure a fuze in place with dripped candle wax (Elmers glue worked too, but you had to let it dry overnight so candle wax was quicker), etc. We'd also turn soup cans upside down and set off a blackcat firecracker underneath. Launched them 4 or 5 stories up in the air. Then try it with 2 firecrackers, and 6 stories, then 4 and the can would shred. Ash cans would instantly shred it. Needed a stronger can, but they were heavier so more explosives, ibid cycle. Learning. Grownups didn't mind. Khrushchev pounding his shoe on the desk on TV and promising to bury us meant us little kids would probably need to know all about grenades and guns in the near future. Didn't happen, but in the Bronx, we knew those things.
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Jul 7, 2015 4:19 PM CST Maine man dies after trying to light firework on his head
Ken_19
Ken_19Ken_19Winchester, Virginia USA68 Threads 26 Polls 1,055 Posts
loulou77: I can see why there is not a lot of sympathy for that guy...very stupid act indeed!!...did anyone try to stop him?...


I think every one there was too busy trying to capture what he was doing on their cell phone videos to remember to tell him not to do that. rolling on the floor laughing
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Jul 7, 2015 4:34 PM CST Maine man dies after trying to light firework on his head
agman
agmanagmanEagle, Idaho USA3,145 Posts
He went out with a bang. grin
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Jul 7, 2015 6:43 PM CST Maine man dies after trying to light firework on his head
loulou77
loulou77loulou77Vancouver, British Columbia Canada1 Threads 1,555 Posts
Ken_19: I think every one there was too busy trying to capture what he was doing on their cell phone videos to remember to tell him not to do that.


That is probably what happened...more people wanting to capture stupid tricks than asking him to stop...doh
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Jul 7, 2015 8:07 PM CST Maine man dies after trying to light firework on his head
agman: He went out with a bang.


to say the least....not the "fun" kinda bang eitherlaugh
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