GA. Man Loses Leg In Tannerite Mishap

[AA&E]

Oh, come on. I almost always feel sorry for stupid people. Except for, you know, the one I have to interact with.

This, stupid people aren't aware they are stupid and therefore at risk of harming themselves.

 

[Birds Away]

Just waiting on the lawsuit against Tannerite. Not to mention all the new laws proposed to "protect the innocent".

 

[deo62]

I've always said lawn mowers are dangerous, they should be banned!

 

[Woobie]

I'm guessing this guy's leg was lost to an IED in Iraq. He'll get some free beer and maybe pickup a girl or two with that story.

 

[smidrow]

looks like I am going to have to load up on the tannerite before they outlaw it....poor ba&t#red

 

[Thor]

I've always said lawn mowers are dangerous, they should be banned!

I'm for this! The neighborhood will be quiet and I'll have more time to go to the range!

 

[Thor]

How could this have happened? He had his Timmy Tactical vest on while wielding the black weapon of death so he should have been immune!

 

[Spear Dane]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7ixVmBxYJU

My first thought when I read this story was 'Oh damn FPS finally blew himself up."

 

[EyeCarry]

Ok, I'll go. I hope it wasn't his middle leg. Sorry mods.

 

[SmileDocHill]

He could sue but he won't have a leg to stand on.

 

[Expat]

IIRC it is 100 yards/meters per half-pound portion...that guy apparently packed three pounds into the disabled yard tractor. The recommended stand-off distance would be six hundred yards...or just over a third of a mile.

y'aint one of them fellers that reads directions are ya? I hate that sort of thing. Sort of like letting the man hold you down.

 

[JollyMon]

This is why we cannot have nice things.

 

[eldirector]

I suspect tannerite will eventually be heavily regulated, just to protect the shallow end of the gene pool.

 

[Hookeye]

The Government needs to mandate a broken down lawnmower buy back program.

BTW, I've never messed with Tannerite. But doesn't it say 100 yards min distance?
Didn't somebody on this forum take down a tree and get a bunch of crap blown back to their homeside shooting position?
(no injuries there but illustrated to me the risk, a chunk o something coulda still nailed somebody at whatever distance that shot was taken).

Lawnmower............chunks of metal. A rivetted friggin' anti personnel device when packed with tannerite.
Freakin' genuises.

Hopefully some testicles were lost in that display of intellect.

 

[eldirector]

Didn't somebody on this forum take down a tree and get a bunch of crap blown back to their homeside shooting position?
(no injuries there but illustrated to me the risk, a chunk o something coulda still nailed somebody at whatever distance that shot was taken).

I recall that as well. Some broken windows, too.

Mythbusters was serious when they said "don't try this at home!"

 

[87iroc]

We put a half pound in a plastic coffee can and packed chalk around it to reveal our neighbors baby's gender. We didn't know what to use initially as we hadn't thought of plastic coffe can. Wife suggested a metal one laying in recycling. I said 'no. That creates shrapnel. It was common sense. That half pound btw. Holy crap!

 

[Leo]

safe to say a push mower as an x-mas gift would be a bad idea?

Yeah, that would probably not be appreciated.

 

[JettaKnight]

We put a half pound in a plastic coffee can and packed chalk around it to reveal our neighbors baby's gender. We didn't know what to use initially as we hadn't thought of plastic coffe can. Wife suggested a metal one laying in recycling. I said 'no. That creates shrapnel. It was common sense. That half pound btw. Holy crap!

Wait, what?

 

[HoughMade]

We put a half pound in a plastic coffee can and packed chalk around it to reveal our neighbors baby's gender. We didn't know what to use initially as we hadn't thought of plastic coffe can. Wife suggested a metal one laying in recycling. I said 'no. That creates shrapnel. It was common sense. That half pound btw. Holy crap!

Smart man. Tannerite can be great fun, but there are too many Youtube videos of guys (yes guys) using it to blow things up made of metal. I've seen a video or two where the shooter is at least 100 yards back, but shrapnel is flying very close. The only times I ever threw live grenades was over a thick concrete wall that I then dropped behind....there was a reason for that.

"What are the chances?" Not great, but once is enough. The fact this guy was 15 yards out was double dumb, but don't think you're OK if you're a hundred yards out. Packing the washing machine, Kia or mower full of Tannerite with the whole reason of seeing all that metal being blown apart and then not considering that the metal you are blowing apart has to land somewhere.......c'mon.

 

[Expat]

Smart man. Tannerite can be great fun, but there are too many Youtube videos of guys (yes guys) using it to blow things up made of metal. I've seen a video or two where the shooter is at least 100 yards back, but shrapnel is flying very close. The only times I ever threw live grenades was over a thick concrete wall that I then dropped behind....there was a reason for that.

"What are the chances?" No great, but once is enough. The fact this guy was 15 yards out was double dumb, but don't think you're OK if you're a hundred yards out. Packing the washing machine, Kia or mower full of Tannerite with the whole reason of seeing all that metal being blown apart and then not considering that the metal you are blowing apart has to land somewhere.......c'mon.

Well shoot, I guess I better take the nails out of my next demonstration bucket...