[RocketsNW] Man hospitalized after homemade rocket explodes

[Christopher Guenther]

Lucky? I think he's now marked. If ever decides to get into rocketry, that
could be interesting. Especially if he got into TRA research.

Mr. LCO, wht is the required minimum distance to launch my J?

LCO; Oh just three hundre... Wait. Aren't you the muffler rocket guy?

Guy; Yes. Yes I am

LCI; In that case 6000 feet out.

Cheers,
Robert

LOL  More like 6000 Miles out.



On Mon, Feb 1, 2010 at 6:21 PM, Robert Krausert
<lawndart.robert at gmail.com>wrote:

> Lucky? I think he's now marked. If ever decides to get into rocketry, that
> could be interesting. Especially if he got into TRA research.
>
> Mr. LCO, wht is the required minimum distance to launch my J?
>
> LCO; Oh just three hundre... Wait. Aren't you the muffler rocket guy?
>
> Guy; Yes. Yes I am
>
> LCI; In that case 6000 feet out.
>
> Cheers,
> Robert
> ----- Original Message ----- From: <kmcgoffin at worldaccessnet.com>
> To: "Robert Nech" <rnech at yahoo.com>
> Cc: "NW Rocketry" <rockets at rocketsnw.com>
> Sent: Monday, February 01, 2010 5:27 PM
> Subject: Re: [RocketsNW] Man hospitalized after homemade rocket explodes
>
>
>
> 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
>>
>>
>> Sledding fail: Independence Township man hospitalized after homemade
>> rocket explodes
>>
>>
>> By Jonathan Oosting | MLive.com
>> February 01, 2010, 1:40PM
>>
>>
>>
>> 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.
>>
>> 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.
>>
>> â?oApparently, he has this sledding party every year, and he always does
>> outrageous things at it, but heâ?Ts never blown himself up before,â?
>> Oakland County Undersheriff Mike McCabe told the Detroit Free Press.
>>
>>
>> As you might imagine, authorities believe alcohol played a role, but no
>> charges have been filed as the investigation continues.
>>
>> 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.
>>
>> 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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