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Here is a headline I did not expect to read

Georgia man loses leg after shooting explosive-filled lawn mower

That pretty much sums up the article

http://www.ajc.com/news/news/local/w...losive-/nqrFg/

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A 32-year-old Walton County man didn’t break any laws Saturday when he shot his lawn mower filled with an explosive, but he did lose his leg below the knee, the sheriff’s office said.

About 3:50 p.m., David Presley of Monroe shot an old lawn mower loaded with three pounds of Tannerite, according to the Walton County Sheriff’s Office. The lawn mower exploded.

His neighbor, Lydiah Mays, was inside when it happened.

“I heard him scream and so I came downstairs and we were all like looking out the front window,” Mays told Channel 2 Action News Thursday.

Two of Presley’s friends had helped him to a vehicle and had driven him to the bottom of the driveway in the 2200 block of Emmett Doster Road by the time deputies arrived. He was picked up from there and flown to Grady Memorial Hospital. He was missing his left leg.

It was not clear why Presley shot a lawn mower filled with an explosive, but Walton County Sheriff Joe Chapman told Channel 2 you’re supposed to put less than a pound of Tannerite into a target you want to shoot and stand at least 100 yards away.

Tannerite is the brand name of a binary explosive marketed primarily for making exploding targets for firearms practice, Walton County Fire Rescue Battalion Chief Craig League told the Loganville Local News. The mixture combines ammonium nitrate and aluminum powder. These powders are not flammable and are generally stable, when subjected to a lesser force than a high-velocity bullet, League said.

“You would’ve had to be on drugs or something to think it was a good idea to play with that and try to blow up a lawnmower,” Mays told Channel 2.
Presley used three times the recommended amount and only stood 25 yards away, Chapman told Channel 2.

Though League called the use of Tannerite dangerous for amateur use, League said serious injuries resulting from its use are relatively rare.
Deputies receive two to five calls a week related to the explosive.
“If you hear a loud boom and it shakes your home, your windows, and the china in your cabinets rattle around, then there is a good chance one of your neighbors is shooting Tannerite,” League said.

3 pounds of Tannerite at 25 yards instead of 1/2 a pound at 100 yards. :hmmm:

And why a lawnmower???

Did not break any laws? Maybe there should be a few?

Darwin award nominee? Or possible a winner?:woot:

He was obviously pissed off with his lawn mower!!:yep:

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Originally Posted by Rhodes (Post 2393556)

Darwin award nominee? Or possible a winner?:woot:

A nominee, I think you actually have to remove yourself from the gene pool to be considered a "Winner"

The reporter states “He inadvertently used too much of the explosive”. Say what? You mean there’s a recommended amount of explosive to pack in your lawnmower? I think the reporter is from the same camp as the shooter: “Hey man, hold my beer and watch this!”

Well, this is Georgia...

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Originally Posted by MaDef (Post 2393575)

A nominee, I think you actually have to remove yourself from the gene pool to be considered a "Winner"

Maybe we got lucky and the lawn mower took off more than just his leg so the world will be spared that kind of stupid from propagating further into the gene pool.

But at least....

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_MlvfQTkG04...mistakes03.jpg

Don't make with the boomin' unless you know what you're doin'.

I really do not understand some people ..

If he only had done that with a HP printer ! :hmmm:

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A 32-year-old Walton County man didn’t break any laws Saturday when he shot his lawn mower filled with an explosive

Yep, I'm moving to Georgia

I feel sorry for the lawnmower.

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Originally Posted by Jimbuna (Post 2393635)

I feel sorry for the lawnmower.

No, you see they are dangerous and should be forbidden.

I think Science has just discovered the " Missing Link "

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Originally Posted by Fr8monkey (Post 2393583)

Well, this is Georgia...

even Georgia has airports and train stations what if he didn't like airplanes or trains? :o