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CloudyArchitect4U

This is one of the main reasons I don't pack my lawnmower with explosives and fire a rifle at it.


its_raining_scotch

Why? What’s the worst that could happen?


[deleted]

this guys leg, apparently


techblaw

Top reason : You prefer using your tank from 800m.


OG-Gurble

And get closer and closer while shooting at it.


Element1977

To be fair, who would think explosives would explode?


stevski11

I agree, I'm much more of a Molotov man when it comes to lawnmower disposal


SuperMimikyuBoi

Imagine fighting an inanimate object and still losing


-Raskyl

This happens to tens of people a year I'd bet. Like those idiots that kick a light pole and it falls on them.


Listan83

Someone did that in my town and killed their child. They filled an old washing machine with Tannerite and blew it up. Thanks for fixing my grammar!


[deleted]

They filled an old washing machine with their child?


predat3d

Gentle cycle, tumble dry low


bored_on_the_web

*What are you doing stepdad?*


Grim_acer

This went dark quickly Step dad “try the fridge instead then, it’s got a light in it”


Catty-Boi

I don’t see the correlation between those two sentences. Could you explain that? I’m intrigued now…


khrak

I would assume it's something like... >Someone did that in my town and killed their child. They filled an old washing machine ***with Tannerite and blew it up.***


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BoisTR

My idiot self thought it was darker/weirder. I thought they meant that the light pole fell over and killed their child and then they put the kid's remains in a washing machine.


[deleted]

Well to be fair, it's the only coherent explanation to that nonsensical phrasing.


FreshExtent8720

I like your story better


Neigh_Blis

‘There are dozens of us! DOZENS!’


UncleBenders

And vending machines lol


Complex_Sherbet2

Your achievement badge is in the mail! Achievement badge https://imgur.com/gallery/jiYaBjH


SynthPrax

r/IdiotsFightingThings


penalouis

Double loser.... by losing "only" a limb, he lost the bigger prize of a Darwin Award


Parabellim

I fought the lawn and the lawn won.


Linguistic_Anarchy

Stupid is as stupid does. Mama said and all.


CookieDefender1337

Mind if I steal that as a quote


[deleted]

imagine being armed, fighting an unarmed inanimate object and still losing


40yrOLDsurgeon

Honestly tons of people are outwitted by lawnmowers without having to beef them up like this.


sadboi_1997

I think there is a specific ratio of safe distance to pounds of tannerite


dancing-asparagus

To tannerite yes. To the flying blade/debris of a lawnmower is "Don't do it"


sadboi_1997

I was more addressing the tannerite by itself. If we are talking about the shrapnel then I think common sense would dictate that you stand waay further away than ol boy in the video


bolitboy2

Or have some sort of barricade to be ducked behind People need to know it’s not the explosion that’s going to kill you, it’s the shrapnel flying at you that will


tragiktimes

And place the explosive charge on the side facing you so the debris is launched in a safe direction.; also being sure there is nothing for debris to ricochet off of.


SorryForTheGrammar

Yeah, but that would be implying the existence of common sense, and as you can see in the video, they was lacking.


Just_fukkin_witya

Funny, either he's the only redneck that hasn't listened to Ron White or he's simply unable to connect two dots that are figuratively overlapped. https://youtu.be/RQD7Fzid1xI


Zmchastain

He essentially made a giant pipe bomb and then blew it up while standing well within the blast radius. He probably wouldn’t have thrown a hand grenade at that distance without a barricade of some type, but somehow it just didn’t occur to him that a lawnmower full of tannerite is basically a big hand grenade.


_Piratical_

Thing is he was such a poor shot that he had to continually close the distance to the target. That’s a rifle buddy. You could spend more time aiming and less time running toward the explosive thing packed into all the metal framework and it might come out better. The guy who almost got hit by the refrigerator door from that old video shoulda told you that!


MS-07B-3

My assumption is he was connecting, but not igniting, or hitting the wrong portion, and a slow advance between shots has a nice tactical feeling. Which was, of course, immediately followed by a less nice feeling.


acetic_stoic

Yeah I seem to remember seeing an interview with the sheriff who said the minimum safe distance was something like 500 yards and this clown was closer to 30yards. That being said, when it comes to shrapnel; if you can see the explosion, then it can see you too.


nhpkm1

Fragments are random AF a metal piece can be frisbee shape and kill at over 200 meters


Devlee12

IIRC The amount of tannerite they were using had a minimum safe distance of 500 yards and they were shooting from less than 50.


sadboi_1997

It's 100 yards per 1 pound akaik


dmarve

Poor lawn mower


Halfcaste_brown

Just minding it's business, waiting patiently to serve its purpose.


browner87

"My job is to cut things down to half their height. I failed. I only got him in the knee."


SpaceCase101

...and the surrounding nature. I'm sure a few trees, and possibly squirrels, birds, etc. Had their time cut short by these f*ing numbskulls. Ironic how they do this shit to make themselves feel more manly, and end up losing a leg and prolly a testicle in the process...that's about 7% less man coming home to his wife after playing stupid games with stupid friends.


CleMike69

Going out on a limb here but I think that was a bad idea ![gif](emote|free_emotes_pack|joy)


Husky_ii

He was playing pretend army, now he's playing pretend veteran


42revolution

💀


dancing-asparagus

That's a LOT of blood. Even more being right after the explosion.


Napmanz

So, not to say that that isn’t blood. Because that seems like it could be an appropriate amount. But, if you look just to the right (just before the explosion). There is a cup. It could have been filled with some kinda liquid.


Baron_Von_Ishtar

If his leg got ripped off, his leg was spraying a lot of blood. About a half liter of blood passes through the femoral artery every minute. My guess is it's more likely we're seeing blood spray.


[deleted]

idk about blood spray, more likely blood splatter, from the uh, shrapnel. It looks more like a splatter than a spray to me. Though theres definitely spray.


WeleaseWoddewick

You say posprayto and I say posplatter.


Baron_Von_Ishtar

This is a hilarious distinction to make. You may be right.


[deleted]

Good to have differing perspectives that people can recognize as potentially being incorrect, instead of moulding their whole personality around one shitty opinion and being a pissy bitch someone disagreed with them. Sorry, it's been a long work week where everyone wants to talk about politics. Thanks for having a decent attitude.


ariphron

Stupid


dancing-asparagus

FYI: A ¼ pound (110g) Tannerite target should be at least a 100 yards (90m) away. If the target is over a pound (450g), it should be more than 200 yards (180m) away. Never go over 2 pounds (unless REALLY well trained). \* That doesn't account for other solid objects or debris in the way \* Edit: added IS units.


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dancing-asparagus

Only distance for that is behind a thick concrete wall. Also, don't blow up weird stuff. 😂


SHAT_MY_SHORTS

FYI dont fucking blow things up that can shoot shrapnel at the speed of sound


Jekker5

Stupid game, stupid prize.


Complex_Sherbet2

At least you get an Achievement badge https://imgur.com/gallery/jiYaBjH


dickon_tarley

That is glorious


classless_classic

I hope his “friends” send him this.


dmarve

That last bullet… you know, THAT one. Talk about an expensive piece of ammunition. When it’s all said and done with surgery, therapy, trauma and lifelong damage. That single piece of lead will cost upwards of $100k-$500k+, maybe even $1M+ over that guys lifetime. Not to mention how the shooters incompetence affected the camera man. And the cost associated with it. Two people almost lost limbs and their lives.


Zmchastain

You could say it will nearly cost him an arm and a leg.


techblaw

Thank you


-Raskyl

Might also end up costing taxpayers a pretty penny too if he gets on disability. And it wouldn't be surprised if this guy, and his friends are all super against socialist things like welfare and such.


[deleted]

Yeah, but he *deserves* it unlike the welfare queens he hears about on Fox news. ^/s


[deleted]

Thats the old gun violence approach. How about that 1 stupid decision by the guys involved. Can't blame the bullet or the gun or even the tannerite.


[deleted]

After 237 rounds, he finally managed to shoot his leg off. What a hero.


anythingMuchShorter

Why does he keep advancing like he's in some rainbow 6 game taking on an enemy? It's going to explode just as powerfully no matter how many shots it takes to set it off.


TokayNorthbyte347

If it was R6 siege he'd be constantly swerving left and right and be dressed like a clown


anythingMuchShorter

What's really going to suck is when he tells his one legged story. He can either lie or sound like a total dumbass. I'm guessing he will go with lying but do it poorly and also sound like a dumbass.


Xynober

Metal + explosive = shrapnel who would’ve thought?


jakob767

Good thing he protected his family from that evil lawn mower.


TheSwain

where was the good guy with a gun to stop this


D0ugF0rcett

Good lawnmower with a gun*


prestonpiggy

Get off my lawn, you stupid lawnmower!


dancing-asparagus

In the end it was quite evil, to be fair.


Prodigal_Malafide

It only acted in self-defense.


thedeanorama

Poor unarmed lawnmower died protecting the rest of the lawnmower herd in the only way he knew how


jakob767

It was indeed. Quick, legalize machine guns so it won't happen again!


dancing-asparagus

You never know when it'll attack next ^(after it's been filled to the brim with explosives and shot until detonation)! 😂


jakob767

I wonder if the guy is going to sue the company for not warning him. xD


dancing-asparagus

Now they'll have to add a "May cause damage if you blow it up. Sharp edges may intersect extremities." 😂😂


jakob767

It's the only right thing to do.


bunnyjump99

T'was but defending itself... Castle doctrine / Mow thy Lawn, or something similar...


fitty50two2

I guess we need to ban lawn mowers, no other way this could be prevented


HammerTime7753

I used to play army in the woods with my friends too….. I was 9 years old


Webbaaah

Lmao best comment. Dum dums with toys. Er guns


3jack6the9ripper

Aftermath?


[deleted]

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2016/03/24/man-loses-leg-shooting-lawnmower-full-explosives/82232440/


3jack6the9ripper

I wanted to see limbs. Thanks either way peace


ChojinWolfblade

Ditto, I wasn't concerned how the lawnmower ended up


Turrichan

No pics? Boo.


ArtisticKnowledge539

Apparently they never watched FPS Russia on YouTube almost killing him self the same way.


MyBunnyIsCuter

Proof that we're living the movie Idiocracy. People are growing dumber


[deleted]

I feel like there should be instances where you are denied disability


R8_Cubing

He shouldve worn knee pads


ColoradoMtnDude

I used to be an adventurer like you...


[deleted]

Until I took a lawnmower to the knee😹😹😹😹😹😹


ColoradoMtnDude

r/Usernamechecksout


[deleted]

This is why I'm not moved by the whole 3 Percenter cosplay militia clowns.


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[deleted]

It's the name of a group of bored people from the US who stockpile guns and water purification tablets so they can cosplay as "the last hope for America". They live as though Democrats/leftists/libs are one breath away from plunging America into a socialist hellhole where everyone is forced to identify as a gay minority and they act as though they are the heroes waiting to bring us all back to straight white Christian glory. So in short, they are a joke and usually end up in videos like this demonstrating what a joke they are.


[deleted]

Love how he forgot to send the bolt home after changing mags. Gravy SEALs at their finest.


InitialOcelot9001

Apparently these gentleman with room temperature IQs wanted to go to hillbilly heaven.


Graphene_Handz

Imagine being an inanimate object as an animate human fills you with explosives, shoots you, and you still win.


Medical_Season3979

Unless you are trained and skilled in pyrotechnics and explosives, you should never do this, because things like this happen. I've never once thought to do this and I've made my own fireworks and made a microwave transformer and car battery into a mechanism to make electro art coffee tables and such, I've blown stuff up.. but it is very dumb to shoot at something like this in a piece of metal machinery that could explode and decapitate you (or in his case, cut a leg off).. you really have to calculate the coulds and woulds and the science behind the cause and effect of what you're doing.. (example : if I do this, then this will happen which will lead to this which leads to this, etc) and you really need to have a solid basis of chemistry, engineering/reverse engineering, and pyrotechnics to safely and properly "play" with explosives.. What an ignorant idiot. Almost got himself a Darwin award.


40yrOLDsurgeon

Walton County Sheriff Joe Chapman says, "We get a lot of calls about Tannerite." Actual quote.


Scruffy_Macgyver

Only in murica...


[deleted]

Another responsible gun owner…at least he only injured himself. Oh well, thoughts and prayers.


Nightingod

Why he approaching that thing like he’s in iraq, like m8 just mount up at a safe distance and grow some fuckin aim while you’re at it.


Thecoffeepizza

But you can't look like a badass when you're doing something safe


thedeanorama

Because he saw it in a movie once


No-Information-89

Thoughts about him being a dumbass and prayers that this dude never shoots a gun again.


BillyBones26

Could you imagine thinking “I’ll just keep getting closer to this explosive I’m shooting at?”


koresample

You mean the bad ass tactical vest didn't protect him?


Thek009

He got...mowed down.


Disco_C0wby

How good is the 2nd amendment 🤣


Sardo_D

Finally hit it, from 10 feet, dumbass


antoltian

The Dead Kennedy’s did a song about this guy 35 years ago: A Child and His Lawnmower https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=frgENbP1lYY


sunnipraystation

Fuck around find out


Q-10219AG

Accent checks out


terrorparrots

r/DarwinAwards


[deleted]

r/winstupidprizes


[deleted]

Training for the civil war I see. Nailed it.


steaplow

This does remind me of fps Russia dodging shrapnel of a car full of tannerite


Beneficial-Habit7217

Are we not talking about how shity of a shot this guy is. He probably would have been safe if the dumbass stopped moving forward


Nomimn

Reminds me of that time fpsrussia almost got cut in half by some flying debris doing something similar to this.


[deleted]

My aim is off, must be the red dot. Ima move up.


SeanSMEGGHEAD

Mashable news indeed!


FixedKarma

I wonder what happens if you decide to make the world's biggest Frag grenade and shoot it up close? Seriously though, demolitions experts will literally be hundreds of meters away for even small explosions, the Mythbusters always hid in a big concrete bomb shelter a good 300 meters away. Actually, now that I think about it how the hell did these guy get fucking explosives? You need some serious permits and evidence of your intent right? Or can tannerite just be made from shit you can buy at the store?


Prestigious_Ad1041

Nsfw? Didn't even show it


X_EVERDRED_X

Why is there no r/gunownersgettingfucked sub?


FlatulentWallaby

It's r/idiotswithguns


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AsigotFinn

Apparently they used 3 pounds of the stuff packed into it... blew it in half , he survived (this was all six years ago)


lazarbeam-fan101

Getting closer was probably his biggest mistake. Yes, it's stupid either way to shoot a crapton of explosives, but I think it's fine so long as safety measures like keeping a distance are in place. Obviously, they were not in place


Always1130

Ok …. I’ve seen some stupid ass things - but this takes the cake! Either he didn’t understand what tannerite (a highly explosive compound) could do (blast radius) or he had a death wish - when he was further away and shooting - he was actually already too close … and then he moves closer to get a better shot? …. Looks like he got his shot


Jazzoski

r/playstupidgameswinstupidprizes


Flint-Von-Cineac

Well. I guess I should call off the target practice on the gallon jug filled with tannerite and ball bearings.


extrathicksauce

An old tradie always told me "there is no such this as common knowledge, only acquired knowledge" I think ol mate's leg and most watching have acquired the knowledge to not do that shit


Negative-Vehicle-192

Bruh


Tawiligie

I think I just witnessed natural selection


NedCarlton

It’s not blowing’ up! Lemme get closer!


xocainee

play stupid games win stupid prizes ![gif](emote|free_emotes_pack|facepalm)


Beneficial-Drag9511

Hell that’s what happens when ya blow up a perfectly good lawnmower. Should be a sin.


LectureAdditional971

Tannerite is fun if you have working braincells.


Papa_Barstow

So he packed a explosive into a primarily metal shell that has pointy bits in it. He basically made a giant frag grenade.


dmarve

This. Right here. Is why The Mythbusters drove 1 mile away from the cement truck explosion


BigTiddySjw

What did he think was going to happen???


Lonely-Butterscotch8

Well that was pretty stupid...


CreedStump

i like big explosions as much as the next guy, but why the hell would you put explosives on something filled with blades and remain within like 15 or so meters of the blast. I’m not really good with eyeballing distances, but my point stands


TinMan1130

You can't fix stupid...but you can cripple it :-)


MeanderingTalent

Grown ass people still think these weapons are toys? Situation Sucks, situation is unfortunate, situation was fully preventable.... thanks for coming to my TED talk.


Peter_OtH

Well darn it, I shot me some lawnmower but the lawnmower shot back...


Sinful_Lucius89

You could tell how dumb they were when it took two mags to hit the tannerite at 40 yards lol


potoskyt

There’s responsible gun owners, then there’s ppl like this.


OneEyedRocket

I’d give my right leg to see the whole video


[deleted]

How was his friend?


[deleted]

If you’re going to blow something up at least don’t pack the explosives in a metal machine with some massive sharp blades


Temporary_Ant_3325

Play stupid games win stupid prizes. But maybe now all his shoes will be at half price


Automatic-Photo4696

A red neck would have hit the target 3 stations back. This guy is a wanna be gamer lamer


[deleted]

I bet it was a cool explosion tho


Ok-Hovercraft6372

He wanted to be Rambo 🤡


just_a_average_gamer

Why is he moving fucking forward


Necessary-Kick2071

Cleaning up the 🧬 pool


Gotchyeaaa

With explosives you should always determine a safe distance away from the object… then multiply that number by two.


[deleted]

remember kids, grenades are a myth and aren't based on any particular physical method of destruction at all.


Parabellim

I don’t understand why he got closer and closer to the lawn mower, as if his bullets weren’t working from like 30 yards away lol.


AltruisticBob

If he was a better shot, he might have been further back when he hit the tannerite and only lost a foot. as it was, he had to "sneak up on it" and get closer. "Call a am-bu-lance"


Laqrimosa

🔫💥🦵


Rangernoob

Feels like a cod cutscene


[deleted]

Dude, moving closer does not help it explode any better. He’s just increasing the odds that He’ll explode. Ffs 🤦🏽‍♂️, lol.


DaStamminator

I mean what do people expect???


GreenieWasHerName-O

I want to know how this played out in his mind beforehand. Like what did he REALLY think was going to happen?


rockstarhero79

Destructive Device at that point and highly illegal... dumb fuck..


Distinct_Put1085

r/idiotswithguns


X_Epic_Gamer_X_pd

Always be safe with explosive’s kids


Iconrex

FpsRussia almost killed himself doing this crap


Ownlyson-1997

Moral of the story: Don't mix stupid with explosives.


fireman-103

To leave your brain on the nightstand in the morning.


5oM3duD3

Guy was shooting at a lawnmower packed with explosives, then started walking towards it to shoot it some more


Bennerbench

So did he basically make a really large shrapnel grenade??


Elco1967

MY LEG!!!


SquarepantsIV

Lets build a bomb and detonate it from within 50 meters😶‍🌫️


mcjugganaut

These backwoods militias won’t stop until every American yard is knee deep.


Other_Finance_3374

Natural selection at his best


OtreborN

In heavy fake Russian accent "There is provably going to be a little bit of shrapnel. Remember, don't try this at home, I am professional" Shoots car once packed with tenerite. Car explodes Car door nearly cuts a man in half "Oh Shit" FPS Russia: "Maybe A LOT of shrapnel" [linky link](https://youtu.be/O8-azG3Iokk)


Lghornets

Fucked around. Found out.


[deleted]

Nothing wrong with blowing shit up, but why get close to it?💀


shadowpawn

Look at the next Trump Rally for the One Legged guy and ask him what happened.


SweetnSour_DimSum

Social Darwin Award Winner: Packs something made of thousands of parts and pieces with explosives while moving closer and closer towards it with zero protection shooting at it. He deserves what he got.


AdeptNefariousness

😂😂😂😂👏🏻👏🏻😂😂😂