davieG Posted 9 November 2006 Posted 9 November 2006 Source Backside firework prank backfires A man suffered internal burns when he tried to launch a rocket from his bottom on Bonfire Night. Paramedics found the 22-year-old bleeding, with a Black Cat Thunderbolt Rocket lodged inside him, when they attended the scene in Sunderland. He suffered a scorched colon and is now recovering in hospital, where his condition is described as stable. A spokesman for the North East Ambulance Service (NEAS) said the prank could have been fatal. Douglas McDougal, from the NEAS, said: "We received a call stating there was a male who had a firework in his bottom and it was bleeding. "He sustained fairly significant injuries in the fact that there's huge damage to that particular area." 'Beyond belief' Mr McDougal added: "Potentially it could have been a fatal incident. "There's a lot of major blood vessels round that area, so infection would probably be a huge problem for him. "And also the body naturally produces methane gas, so combine that with the firework and the exploding effect with methane's flammability - it certainly could have been a lot worse than it really was." A spokesman for the Firework Association described the bizarre prank as "beyond belief". He said: "We have spent a long time working with the government to create laws that make fireworks safer and better for the public. "This incident is very concerning but hopefully an isolated one." Northumbria Police said they were aware of the incident, which happened in the Dame Dorothy Street area of Monkwearmouth, but are understood not to be carrying out further inquiries.
cisono Posted 9 November 2006 Posted 9 November 2006 Northumbria Police said they were aware of the incident, which happened in the Dame Dorothy Street area of Monkwearmouth, but are understood not to be carrying out further inquiries. Not too surprised ... what kind of enquiry would that be?
lookwhaticando Posted 9 November 2006 Posted 9 November 2006 Not too surprised ... what kind of enquiry would that be? An enquiry into the quality of the education system. How could someone be so irredeemably dense as to try to launch a rocket from their arse?
cisono Posted 9 November 2006 Posted 9 November 2006 An enquiry into the quality of the education system. How could someone be so irredeemably dense as to try to launch a rocket from their arse? It's not something that anyone should consider. Unless they have no brain. (After the incident, they will have no arse either, of course)
lookwhaticando Posted 9 November 2006 Posted 9 November 2006 It's not something that anyone should consider. Unless they have no brain. (After the incident, they will have no arse either, of course) I hope the moron has to sh/t through a tube for the rest of his days. That'll teach the silly arse. :laugh:
Daggers Posted 9 November 2006 Posted 9 November 2006 An enquiry into the quality of the education system. How could someone be so irredeemably dense as to try to launch a rocket from their arse? Trust me, I did my teaching practice in Sunderland...that there was only one person is a surprise to me
cisono Posted 9 November 2006 Posted 9 November 2006 Trust me, I did my teaching practice in Sunderland...that there was only one person is a surprise to me I bet that he wasn't the only one to try it! Just the only one we know reported such an accident
Maybes Posted 9 November 2006 Posted 9 November 2006 lol what a looney. Was he doing it for pleasure of for pain? Maybe both
Thracian Posted 9 November 2006 Posted 9 November 2006 First man to launch a rocket-propelled projectbile......! I wonder if he farts backwards too!
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