Man dies using sledgehammer on grenade

[Kilgor]

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,20068498-1702,00.html


From correspondents in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
August 09, 2006
A BRAZILIAN man died when he tried to open what police believe was a rocket-propelled grenade with a sledgehammer in a mechanical workshop on the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro.

Another man who was in the workshop at the time of the explosion was rushed to a hospital with severe burns, a police officer told *******.

The workshop was destroyed and several cars parked outside caught fire.

Police found several unexploded army issue rocket-propelled grenades in the workshop.

They believe the ammunition had been brought there by scavengers wanting to sell them as scrap metal, but they also are investigating a possible link to Rio's heavily armed drug gangs who often raid military bases.

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[Aerosoul]

There's a Darwin for you.

[Death.]

What kind of retard would hit an RPG with a sledgehammer?

A dead retard!

[Bryson C]

What a retarded noob, I hope he had no kids and has been taken out of the gene pool.

[Pidyon Shevuyim]

sounds like the guy that tried to open a hand grenade with a chainsaw.

[Ichhabe]

sounds like the guy that tried to open a hand grenade with a chainsaw.


Wasn't there a guy that wanted to clean the chimney and needed some heavy stuff on the brush, and then (tried) to weld a hand grenade so he could use it as a weight? (could be an urban myth though.)

[American Patriot]

That's not the way you demill a rocket-propelled grenade

[pascalywood]

Wasn't there a guy that wanted to clean the chimney and needed some heavy stuff on the brush, and then (tried) to weld a hand grenade so he could use it as a weight? (could be an urban myth though.)

Wouldnt surprise me at all if it was true

[zonk]

we saw several people in afghanistan who had been treated for trying to open landmines with hammers.....not a very pretty sight

[Papelgod]

roflroflroflroflroflroflroflroflroflroflroflroflrofl

[Bellissima]

His IQ test came back negative.

[Johnny_H02]

jesus are people really that stupid? apparently so

[nullterm]

His IQ test came back negative.

Hahahahaha

[Aussie Sapper]

There are fuc*wits everywhere, some time ago I heard some guy in Arizona strapped some rocket boosters (RATO if I am not mistaken) to his Chevy,, found what was left of him, a red stain, splattered against a mountain. Mind you we have "drongo's" here as well, after all we have re-elected John Howard as PM 4 times now, and the b8gger is likely win a fifth election, go figure.

[kamarian]

I nominate that man for a Darwin Award!

Aussie Sapper you are right about the drongo's. Little Johnny's a useless
pr!ck.

[futurepilot2004]

There are fuc*wits everywhere, some time ago I heard some guy in Arizona strapped some rocket boosters (RATO if I am not mistaken) to his Chevy,, found what was left of him, a red stain, splattered against a mountain. .
Mythbusters destroyed that story, gotta love that show.

[ShotOver]

I nominate that man for a Darwin Award!

Aussie Sapper you are right about the drongo's. Little Johnny's a useless
pr!ck.

Liberal party FTW!

4 MORE YEARS, 4 MORE YEARS!

[Violet Fashion by Mindy]

Liberal party FTW!

4 MORE YEARS, 4 MORE YEARS!

**** up **** or I will **** you up.

[AussieJohnDoe]

Liberal party FTW!

4 MORE YEARS, 4 MORE YEARS!

I'm going to have to 2nd that.

Aussie Sapper, of all people, I would have thought you would have appreciated the amount of money the Libs are pumping into the ADF, and the fact that our boys are finally getting the deployments they deserve.

[mikcem]

rofl JOHN HOWARD Would never try to open a RPG round with a sledge hammer
he would use guile and cunning .. and have Abbott & Costello do it ( For the benefit of nonAussies they are his Right hand men
Sounds like a Sixties SHOW .. JOHNNY HOWARD with supporting act
Comedy Duo ABBOTT & COSTELLO ..rofl rofl rofl rofl rofl

[digrar]

Crean, Latham or Beazley. Not much of a choice is it?

[DaGreatRV]

This made me cry in laughter :lol:.

How can you be so stupid, what would you accomplish by hitting the thing? rofl


:petting:

[Lokos]

You lot are being inane! The Liberals are keeping Australia cruising. The economy is strong, unemployment is low, the military is being strengthened, healthcare and education are still reasonable - what else do you need? So John Howard can seem like a lame duck. But this is more about the Tall Poppy complex than anything else... He's intelligent and capable, and he's keeping ANZUS alive.

I vote Liberal because I love Australia; don't you?

:)

Lokos

[AussieJohnDoe]

I vote Liberal because I love Australia; don't you?

:)

Roflz, ever thought of becoming a polly yourself? p-)

[Lokos]

I wouldn't want you all hating on me because of my socio-economically and politically sound decision making :(. John-o gets enough of that!

Hehe.

Lokos

[remo williams]

I read this on socnet a few days ago. Seems applicable here, as a wise man said

how many people would simply stop and die in place if breathing were not a brain stem function.

If breathing required cognitive, rational, analytical thought there would be no issues with overpopulation.

There'd be a bunch of dead people with blue faces all over the place.
TPD1280

[Bombtrack]

That's not the way you demill a rocket-propelled grenade

Tell us how Rambo

[Aussie Sapper]

I'm going to have to 2nd that.

Aussie Sapper, of all people, I would have thought you would have appreciated the amount of money the Libs are pumping into the ADF, and the fact that our boys are finally getting the deployments they deserve.
Mate,,I served my (our) country in the 80's and early 90's, when we had Hawke and Keating in Canberra, and I had to cope with things as they were back then, so I am entirely familiar with what you mean about what the Libs have done to improve things in the ADF. But, that still does not "endear" me to "little Johnny". Mind you, Beazley is not much (if worse) of a better alternative.
I think what we have here is a bit of a dilema,,,,

[Aussie Sapper]

You lot are being inane! The Liberals are keeping Australia cruising. The economy is strong, unemployment is low, the military is being strengthened, healthcare and education are still reasonable - what else do you need? So John Howard can seem like a lame duck. But this is more about the Tall Poppy complex than anything else... He's intelligent and capable, and he's keeping ANZUS alive.

I vote Liberal because I love Australia; don't you?

:)

Lokos
Lokos,, I did not vote Liberal last election,, does that mean that I dont love my country (Australia),, get your hand off it,,, mate.

[Kilgor]

You lot are being inane! The Liberals are keeping Australia cruising. The economy is strong, unemployment is low, the military is being strengthened, healthcare and education are still reasonable - what else do you need? So John Howard can seem like a lame duck. But this is more about the Tall Poppy complex than anything else... He's intelligent and capable, and he's keeping ANZUS alive.

I vote Liberal because I love Australia; don't you?

:)

Lokos

For once i totally agree with lokos

[mikcem]

For once i totally agree with lokos

Ditto............. There is no other .....

I make light of John Howard in previous post ... But that does not mean
I think he is a bad Prime Minister indeed quite the opposite ...............
The alternative is fearful contemplating......
This a humour thread .. enough of serious issues

[Aussie Sapper]

Ditto............. There is no other .....

I make light of John Howard in previous post ... But that does not mean
I think he is a bad Prime Minister indeed quite the opposite ...............
The alternative is fearful contemplating......
This a humour thread .. enough of serious issues
Mate,, in as much I am not a Liberal supporter, you are 100% right on many "levels". And, whilst, a bit of politcal "discussion" only does good, I also agree with your point on not letting this get too serious.
Have a "good one"

[Lokos]

Lokos,, I did not vote Liberal last election,, does that mean that I dont love my country (Australia),, get your hand off it,,, mate.

It was a joke :)

Lokos

[OldRecon]

Wasn't there a guy that wanted to clean the chimney and needed some heavy stuff on the brush, and then (tried) to weld a hand grenade so he could use it as a weight? (could be an urban myth though.)

This one reminds me of a story that occured some time during the mid 80's, when one squaddie serving with the 2nd battalion of Brig N at Skjold picked up the rocket motor tail section of an M-72 LAW, that had been fired on the Mauken range, and brought it back with him to the barracks as a throphy. Stowing the thing in his locker. Unfortunately for him there was quite a bit of powder left that had not been burned up when the weapon had initialy been fired.
Thus for some reason or another that residue powder got touched off and propelled the LAW tail section through the roof of the locker, then through the roof of the barracks room and into another locker in the room on the floor above, then out through the door of that locker and into the roof of that room, before coming to a stop.
If you have access to complete years editions of "Mannskapsavisa" or "Forsvarets forum" from the 1980's you'll find the story in there somewhere.

[Violet Fashion by Mindy]

Looks like there will be a few people needing to be reducated once I gain power.

[Andreas]

This one reminds me of a story that occured some time during the mid 80's, when one squaddie serving with the 2nd battalion of Brig N at Skjold picked up the rocket motor tail section of an M-72 LAW, that had been fired on the Mauken range, and brought it back with him to the barracks as a throphy. Stowing the thing in his locker. Unfortunately for him there was quite a bit of powder left that had not been burned up when the weapon had initialy been fired.
Thus for some reason or another that residue powder got touched off and propelled the LAW tail section through the roof of the locker, then through the roof of the barracks room and into another locker in the room on the floor above, then out through the door of that locker and into the roof of that room, before coming to a stop.
If you have access to complete years editions of "Mannskapsavisa" or "Forsvarets forum" from the 1980's you'll find the story in there somewhere.

He he priceless, I heard stories about this when I was stationed at Skjold..