[RocketsNW] Man hospitalized after homemade rocket explodes

[kmcgoffin at worldaccessnet.com]

Gunpowder, match heads, and gasoline in an old muffler pipe.  Wow!  Now
why didn't I think of that sooner?  It's just so...brilliant!  Oh wait, I
just drank a half-case of beer.  Maybe I should drop it for now and see
how good an idea it is after I sober up tomorrow.  ;-)

One lucky idiot.
+McG+


> http://www.mlive.com/news/detroit/index.ssf/2010/02/sledding_fail_clarkston_man_ho.html
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> Sledding fail: Independence Township man hospitalized after homemade
> rocket explodes
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> By Jonathan Oosting | MLive.com
> February 01, 2010, 1:40PM
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> Calling to mind any number of Home Improvement episodes, police say a
> 62-year-old Independence Township man was hospitalized Sunday after
> strapping a homemade rocket to his back while sledding.
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> Fox 2 reports the rocket -- a combination of gunpowder, match heads and
> gasoline stuffed in a motorcycle muffler -- exploded during a downhill
> ride at a party he hosted.
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> “Apparently, he has this sledding party every year, and he always does
> outrageous things at it, but he’s never blown himself up before,”
> Oakland County Undersheriff Mike McCabe told the Detroit Free Press.
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> As you might imagine, authorities believe alcohol played a role, but no
> charges have been filed as the investigation continues.
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> The Oakland Press reports the man suffered second-degree burns on 18
> percent of his body and is in stable condition at POH Regional Medical
> Center.
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> Fox 2 has a photo gallery of the accident remnants, but unfortunately no
> known video exists. If it did, we imagine it would look something like
> this:
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