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Dilbert Award nominee: Tannerite and lawn tractor fight back |
2016-03-26 |
[The Mail] A 32-year-old man who shot a lawn mower filled with explosives in Monroe, Georgia, lost a leg when he was hit by a piece of shrapnel. David Pressley loaded the lawn mower with several times the recommended amount of Tannerite, an explosive combination of ammonium nitrate and aluminum powder used for target practice. The chemical creates a loud noise along with a water vapor cloud to indicate a successful hit. Pressley's friends filmed him on their cell phones as he shot more than 20 rounds while walking towards his target, 11alive.com reported. His friends told police they filled the old lawn mower with three pounds of Tannerite 'to blow it up' and filmed their friend on their phones as he stood less than 50 feet away from the target around 3.50pm on Saturday. Tannerite, which can be purchased at sporting goods stores, creates a water vapor cloud when it is detonated by a bullet. The FBI advisory suggests using one pound of the explosive, while Walton County Sheriff Joe Chapman told WSBTV people should use less than a pound while standing at least 300 feet away. |
Posted by:Besoeker |
#10 Scott Adams himself is an asshole and moron of monumental proportions, so if he's giving out awards, he really ought to reserve a shelf in his office... fucking moron has done more than forty others valorizing common con man grifting as a modern-day virtue. He seems to have taken his "Catbert" and "Dogbert" characters as moral exemplars rather than cautionary stories. |
Posted by: Mitch H. 2016-03-26 21:28 |
#9 This sad story highlights the importance of the dry run, when experimenting with explosive substances. Still, if he's ever around strangers, he can weave a war story about how an IED took his leg off. |
Posted by: Zhang Fei 2016-03-26 19:06 |
#8 He's not eligible for a Darwin Award - he's not dead. |
Posted by: Barbara 2016-03-26 16:23 |
#7 I've been angry at my mower before but I never thought of blowing it up. |
Posted by: jvalentour 2016-03-26 15:22 |
#6 "Hold my beer - watch this!" |
Posted by: Raj 2016-03-26 14:34 |
#5 I imagine the "Dilberts" as a showcase for non-fatal stupidity, sort of the farm league for the "Darwins" |
Posted by: Mercutio 2016-03-26 13:46 |
#4 What is the recommended amount of Tannerite for a lawn mower? |
Posted by: james 2016-03-26 12:54 |
#3 They probably meant Darwin. "Better living through natural selection." |
Posted by: whitecollar redneck 2016-03-26 12:37 |
#2 Never heard of the Dilbert award. Is this something to do with Scott Adams? |
Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain 2016-03-26 12:12 |
#1 In Georgia |
Posted by: Skidmark 2016-03-26 10:59 |