Not such a bright spark after all........

[Neil B]

http://www.itv.com/news/2015-07-06/man-dies-instantly-after-lighting-firework-on-top-of-his-head/
One less fool

 

[viv1969]

A classic Darwin award.

 

[crofter]

He won't do that again.

 

[SarahLee]

Why would anyone think that was a good idea?

Cody Staples said he believed it was a "freak accident" and the firework went off accidentally as his brother held a lighter near it as a joke.

He said: "Devon was not the kind of person who would do something stupid. He was the kind of person who would pretend to do something stupid to make people laugh."

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/wor...y-after-launching-firework-from-his-head.html

 

[Tigger.ufo]

Why would anyone think that was a good idea?

'murican?

 

[viv1969]

'murican?

Drunken dumbasses in almost every nation ..the yanks certainly haven't cornered that market

 

[Nod]

"There was no rushing him to the hospital. There was no Devon left when I got there."

I'm sorry but that quote made me giggle a bit.

DFWF.

 

[SarahLee]

I do really feel for his brother though.
That must have been an absolutely horrific thing to witness.

 

[viv1969]

"There was no rushing him to the hospital. There was no Devon left when I got there."

I'm sorry but that quote made me giggle a bit.

DFWF.

I just know that'll go through my mind the next time I head down the A303

 

[arclight]

They are all at it over there:-

http://www.lbc.co.uk/father-killed-after-lighting-firework-on-chest-112528

Any volunteers for sticking one up your aerosol ?

 

[ancient_mariner]

They are all at it over there:-

http://www.lbc.co.uk/father-killed-after-lighting-firework-on-chest-112528

Any volunteers for sticking one up your aerosol ?

I'm sure there's some of that on YT.

 

[mark richards]

at least he went out with a bang...

 

[viv1969]

at least he went out with a bang...

Ba dum bum tschhh!!