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And the July 4th 2015 darwinian award goes to... 1
#21903220 - 07/05/15 10:44 PM (8 years, 6 months ago) |
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Man shoots off firework from top of his head, dies instantly
CALAIS, Maine (AP) — A 22-year-old man who was drinking and celebrating the Fourth of July tried to launch a firework off the top of his head, killing him instantly, authorities said Sunday.
Devon Staples and his friends had been drinking and setting off fireworks Saturday night in the backyard of a friend's home in eastern Maine, said Stephen McCausland, a spokesman for the state Department of Public Safety.
Staples, 22, of Calais, a small city on the Canadian border, placed a reloadable fireworks mortar tube on his head and told his friends he was going to light it, McCausland said. But his friends urged him to stop.
"Apparently, he thought that was a great idea," McCausland said. "His friends they thought dissuaded him from doing it, and the next thing they knew, he ignited the fireworks and he was killed instantly."
Staples's brother Cody told the Daily News of New York that he was a few feet away when his brother lit the firework and was the first to come to his side after it exploded.
"There was no rushing him to the hospital. There was no Devon left when I got there," said 25-year-old Cody Staples, who called it an accident.
"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," he said.
http://news.yahoo.com/police-man-shoots-off-firework-top-head-dies-135937499.html
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Re: And the July 4th 2015 darwinian award goes to... [Re: Shroomslip]
#21903327 - 07/05/15 11:08 PM (8 years, 6 months ago) |
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"You can turn your back on a person, but never turn your back on a drug."
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Re: And the July 4th 2015 darwinian award goes to... [Re: Shroomslip] 1
#21903350 - 07/05/15 11:14 PM (8 years, 6 months ago) |
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My friend could have been a close second. He was very drunk and high and had some Roman Candles he was gonna light. Motherfucker thought you light the wick end and it comes out the other. He had pointed right at his face and was gonna light it until I was like, "yo, yo, yo dude you're about to shoot yourself"
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Re: And the July 4th 2015 darwinian award goes to... [Re: Shroomslip]
#21903354 - 07/05/15 11:15 PM (8 years, 6 months ago) |
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alcohol bro..
such a sad story..
im wondering how it happened exactly tho..
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Re: And the July 4th 2015 darwinian award goes to... [Re: Shroomslip] 1
#21903686 - 07/06/15 12:32 AM (8 years, 6 months ago) |
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Shit instantly killed
That would be a sight to see, shit
good 'ol alcohol
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Re: And the July 4th 2015 darwinian award goes to... [Re: Gottaloveacid]
#21903788 - 07/06/15 01:31 AM (8 years, 6 months ago) |
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Yah i read this shit and was like "Mortar on top of head, instantly killed".. Must have been pretty gnarly one. Shitty way to go out... alcohol makes you retarded but it is enjoyable.
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Giftofdeprivation
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Re: And the July 4th 2015 darwinian award goes to... [Re: Shroomslip] 2
#21903948 - 07/06/15 03:34 AM (8 years, 6 months ago) |
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"There was no Devon left when I got there,"

Haha, and I was like, who reports this? Gotta be fake. Nope! And here's why it's being reported: "Officials say this is the first death attributed to fireworks since Maine legalized them two years ago" (USAtoday.com) Ah-yup... fun facts.
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Edited by Giftofdeprivation (07/06/15 03:36 AM)
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Re: And the July 4th 2015 darwinian award goes to... [Re: Giftofdeprivation]
#21903953 - 07/06/15 03:42 AM (8 years, 6 months ago) |
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This story sounds a bit fishy.
Maybe if he put the shell in upside down or held the mortar upside down but.. A normal small diameter mortar gives a good thump lifting off but nothing that would crack the skull. A large diameter mortar would be way too big to hold on your head and light.
This is one for the mythbusters.
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Re: And the July 4th 2015 darwinian award goes to... [Re: Asante]
#21903974 - 07/06/15 04:07 AM (8 years, 6 months ago) |
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We could do the math here if it's right-side-up: how much does a shell weigh? Maybe a pound for a quad shot, tops? multiplied by delivery height (about 300-400ft) = about 300 ft. lbs? Google says it's 1,000 ft lbs. to "ethically" kill a rabbit. 300 Transferred to the tube, then to his head... Probably not lethal. It's on a lot of decent (albeit secondary or further) resources though, who knows?
Reminds me of all the scabbed dog feet horror pics on facebook. They're 100% fake pics, but people still argue that it could happen, so it A) must be true or B) is therefore worth spreading false news...
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Edited by Giftofdeprivation (07/06/15 04:08 AM)
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Re: And the July 4th 2015 darwinian award goes to... [Re: Giftofdeprivation]
#21903977 - 07/06/15 04:11 AM (8 years, 6 months ago) |
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I think the accident happened but was due to an upside down shell, but they are omitting to say that to put the blame on the recently legalized fireworks, not the poor sap who got killed.
They do that with drugs too, as well as with firearms.
Its a political agenda to get stuff banned.
And a pound? no way he put that big a tube on his head, more like an 1.5-2 inch mortar so several ounces at most.
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Re: And the July 4th 2015 darwinian award goes to... [Re: Asante]
#21903981 - 07/06/15 04:16 AM (8 years, 6 months ago) |
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Re: And the July 4th 2015 darwinian award goes to... [Re: Asante]
#21903988 - 07/06/15 04:29 AM (8 years, 6 months ago) |
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The fact that that "new law" was brought to the reader's attention displays obvious bias , you are absolutely right there's a political agenda.
After looking again with a skeptical eye, I realized that the sources are foxnews.com, USAtoday.com, and then a bunch of really "bad" secondary news resources (eg huffington post) that normally only publish what's popular. People would be surprised if they knew just how much of their news was fake, lol
Also, notice they say "police say..." too. It's all hearsay from the cops with no crosschecking with any other party.
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Edited by Giftofdeprivation (07/06/15 04:32 AM)
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Re: And the July 4th 2015 darwinian award goes to... [Re: Giftofdeprivation]
#21904049 - 07/06/15 05:14 AM (8 years, 6 months ago) |
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if both his ears ruptured he probably would have just died sense of balance, hearing gone...
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Asante
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Re: And the July 4th 2015 darwinian award goes to... [Re: vinsue]
#21904150 - 07/06/15 06:16 AM (8 years, 6 months ago) |
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Lets ask Gumby, a professional pyrotechnician who shoots shows.
*lights a candle on the sink at midnight in the dark* *stares into the eerily lit mirror*
"Gumby.. Gumby.. Gumby.."
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Re: And the July 4th 2015 darwinian award goes to... [Re: Asante]
#21905395 - 07/06/15 02:04 PM (8 years, 6 months ago) |
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Re: And the July 4th 2015 darwinian award goes to... [Re: Giftofdeprivation]
#21905408 - 07/06/15 02:08 PM (8 years, 6 months ago) |
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This is a perfect reprisentation of america...
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Re: And the July 4th 2015 darwinian award goes to... [Re: Shins]
#21905528 - 07/06/15 02:39 PM (8 years, 6 months ago) |
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*crosses two pencils and chants, mesmerized*
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Re: And the July 4th 2015 darwinian award goes to... [Re: Asante]
#21905649 - 07/06/15 03:09 PM (8 years, 6 months ago) |
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I don't think it is fake. You know how many people do dumb shit over the 4th weekend. This guy basically put an explosive on his head. It could have just blown up and not even went shooting out. Something happened besides it actually functioning because that would likely just cause burns. It probably fucking blew up on his head.
I guess he was a former disney guy too...
"Former Disney Gaston actor dies in firework incident"
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CALAIS, Maine (WUSA9) -- A man who died trying to launch a firework off the top of his head for the Fourth of July used to perform as Gaston at Disney World.
Stephen McCausland, a spokesman for the Maine Department of Public Safety, said 22-year-old Devon Staples of Calais, Maine was setting off fireworks with friends on Saturday night in the backyard of a friend's home. Staples put a fireworks mortar tube on his head and set it off. He died instantly, according to McCausland.
Police say the friends had been drinking. His brother told the New York Daily News that Staples was holding a lighter and accidentally set off the firework.
Later, it was revealed that Staples had worked at Disney World as "Beauty and the Beast" character Gaston. Staples was a former Orlando resident who worked as a performer at Disney World, according to the New York Daily News. A Facebook friend posted a photo of Staples in costume.
McCausland says Staples' death marks Maine's first fireworks fatality since the state legalized fireworks in 2012.
... It's real folks.. no secret police are trying this hard to re-ban fireworks in Maine...
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Re: And the July 4th 2015 darwinian award goes to... [Re: Gorlax]
#21905659 - 07/06/15 03:11 PM (8 years, 6 months ago) |
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It's real, it was on the news.
I was wondering how he died as well. Maybe the firework exploded inside of the mortar instead of firing out.
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Re: And the July 4th 2015 darwinian award goes to... [Re: Gorlax] 2
#21905663 - 07/06/15 03:12 PM (8 years, 6 months ago) |
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That's what happens when you live too close to the Canadian border.
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