Going for a Darwin Award

05-14-07, 06:09 PM

LAKE LUZERNE, N.Y. (AP) - A teenager who put bullets in a vise and whacked them with a hammer to empty the brass shell casings was wounded in the abdomen by approximately the 100th bullet he hit, according to Warren County deputies.
Damion M. Mosher, 18, had been discharging .223-caliber rounds, placing them in a steel vise, putting a screwdriver on the primer, and striking the screwdriver with the hammer, deputies said.
Deputies were called to his home in Lake Luzerne shortly after 5 p.m. Saturday when one bullet went about a half-inch into his abdomen. He was treated at Glens Falls Hospital and was released. No charges were filed.
Mosher told authorities he was trying to empty the rounds to collect the brass casings for scrap.
Sheriff Larry Cleveland said about 100 other rounds that Mosher hit had "fizzled," but one was somehow sent with more force. It was unclear if the bullet ricocheted or hit him directly.
An employee of Capitol Scrap Co. in Albany said Monday the business pays $1.70 a pound for scrap brass shell casings.
Cleveland said Mosher's shells amounted to just a few pounds.
Lake Luzerne, at the southeastern edge of the Adirondacks, is 45 miles north of Albany.

http://www.wtopnews.com/index.php?nid=456&sid=1140503

A .223 case weighs about 95 grains, or about 74 cases to the pound. So this brilliant young entrepreneur was wasting live ammo - easily worth 30 cents a round - to sell the brass for 2.3 cents/case.

Yahoshua · 05-14-07, 06:19 PM

I got an even better one:

I really hope this guy didn't live through this one......

*EDIT*

Well, it turns out the guy IS alive. Walk through the frames after the fall and you can tell that he's moving his legs.

ASWnut101 · 05-14-07, 06:29 PM

@Waste Gate: What a *******ing retard. That stuff costs money. Serves him right.

@Yahoshua: :rotfl: Funny! (And a fool too!)

Platapus · 05-14-07, 08:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by waste gate

A .223 case weighs about 95 grains, or about 74 cases to the pound. So this brilliant young entrepreneur was wasting live ammo - easily worth 30 cents a round - to sell the brass for 2.3 cents/case.

Well the article did not say whether he brought the rounds. He may have stolen them.

In nature, the stupid are supposed to die. Why do we continue to save stupid people? All they are going to do is spawn.

Sailor Steve · 05-14-07, 08:05 PM

Two pairs of pliers would work for the bullets; just pull them apart...idiot.

As for the other guy: "Look, Wendy, I can fl........."

bookworm_020 · 05-14-07, 08:29 PM

That's why no plan is fool proof, because there is always a better fool out there!:hmm:

Yahoshua · 05-15-07, 12:47 AM

If you make something idiot-proof, they (the village) will make a better idiot.

The Avon Lady · 05-15-07, 01:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Yahoshua

I got an even better one:

Obviously, legs are nowdays.

05-15-07, 02:05 AM

2 Ways to win a Darwin award ,Die or remove your ability to breed - Guess which version stupids going for :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

Yahoshua · 05-15-07, 06:26 PM

Made it into the slush pile, but I'm working on the credit bveing changed to HK94.com since that's where I first saw the video.

http://darwinawards.com/slush/new/pending2...514-163126.html

nikimcbee · 05-27-07, 09:31 PM

It's time to re-introduce predators, such as velociraptors.

05-14-07, 06:09 PM	#1
waste gate Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	Going for a Darwin Award LAKE LUZERNE, N.Y. (AP) - A teenager who put bullets in a vise and whacked them with a hammer to empty the brass shell casings was wounded in the abdomen by approximately the 100th bullet he hit, according to Warren County deputies. Damion M. Mosher, 18, had been discharging .223-caliber rounds, placing them in a steel vise, putting a screwdriver on the primer, and striking the screwdriver with the hammer, deputies said. Deputies were called to his home in Lake Luzerne shortly after 5 p.m. Saturday when one bullet went about a half-inch into his abdomen. He was treated at Glens Falls Hospital and was released. No charges were filed. Mosher told authorities he was trying to empty the rounds to collect the brass casings for scrap. Sheriff Larry Cleveland said about 100 other rounds that Mosher hit had "fizzled," but one was somehow sent with more force. It was unclear if the bullet ricocheted or hit him directly. An employee of Capitol Scrap Co. in Albany said Monday the business pays $1.70 a pound for scrap brass shell casings. Cleveland said Mosher's shells amounted to just a few pounds. Lake Luzerne, at the southeastern edge of the Adirondacks, is 45 miles north of Albany. http://www.wtopnews.com/index.php?nid=456&sid=1140503 A .223 case weighs about 95 grains, or about 74 cases to the pound. So this brilliant young entrepreneur was wasting live ammo - easily worth 30 cents a round - to sell the brass for 2.3 cents/case.

05-14-07, 06:19 PM	#2
Yahoshua The Old Man Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 1,493 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I got an even better one: I really hope this guy didn't live through this one...... EDIT Well, it turns out the guy IS alive. Walk through the frames after the fall and you can tell that he's moving his legs. __________________ Science is the organized unpredictability that strives not to set limits to mans' capabilities, but is the engine by which the limits of mans' understanding is defined-Yahoshua Last edited by Yahoshua; 05-14-07 at 06:58 PM.

05-14-07, 06:29 PM	#3
ASWnut101 Admiral Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: USA Posts: 2,021 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	@Waste Gate: What a *******ing retard. That stuff costs money. Serves him right. @Yahoshua: :rotfl: Funny! (And a fool too!) __________________

05-14-07, 08:05 PM	#5
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Two pairs of pliers would work for the bullets; just pull them apart...idiot. As for the other guy: "Look, Wendy, I can fl........." __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

05-14-07, 08:29 PM	#6
bookworm_020 Navy Seal Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Sinking ships off the Australian coast Posts: 5,966 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	That's why no plan is fool proof, because there is always a better fool out there!:hmm: __________________ "There is always one person in any organization who knows whats going on, That person must be fired"

05-15-07, 12:47 AM	#7
Yahoshua The Old Man Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 1,493 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	If you make something idiot-proof, they (the village) will make a better idiot. __________________ Science is the organized unpredictability that strives not to set limits to mans' capabilities, but is the engine by which the limits of mans' understanding is defined-Yahoshua

05-15-07, 02:05 AM	#9
darius359au Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	2 Ways to win a Darwin award ,Die or remove your ability to breed - Guess which version stupids going for :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

05-15-07, 06:26 PM	#10
Yahoshua The Old Man Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 1,493 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Made it into the slush pile, but I'm working on the credit bveing changed to HK94.com since that's where I first saw the video. http://darwinawards.com/slush/new/pending2...514-163126.html __________________ Science is the organized unpredictability that strives not to set limits to mans' capabilities, but is the engine by which the limits of mans' understanding is defined-Yahoshua

05-27-07, 09:31 PM	#11
nikimcbee Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Patroling the Slot. Posts: 17,952 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	It's time to re-introduce predators, such as velociraptors. __________________