Dec 9 2009Guy Blows Jaw Off, Dies From Exploding Gum
A 25-year old Ukrainian chemistry student was found dead after accidentally blowing his jaw off with exploding chewing gum. Apparently he had the habit of dipping his gum into citric acid but may have mistakenly used explosive one time. Thanks, but I'll stick to Orbit Sweet Mint.
Officers found citric acid packets and a similar-looking unidentified substance, believed to be some kind of explosive material, on a table near the 25-year-old's body, Russian news agency Ria Novosti said.
Investigators suspect the student confused the packets and put gum covered with explosive material into his mouth.
Wow, what a way to go. Although you've gotta admit, as a chemist, this guy was destined to blow himself up sooner or later. R.I.P. buddy.
Student's jaw blown off by gum [news24]
Thanks to Mr M and Add Not Andrew MacGregor, who chew TNT and have explosive breath.
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Reader Comments
1. Michael - December 9, 2009 10:21 AM
Yea! let's make fun of dead people!
2. Qazzy - December 9, 2009 10:22 AM
Nice job
3. SheckyGoldstien - December 9, 2009 10:25 AM
He didn't know the GUM was loaded!! (rimshot and canned laughter follow)
4. naas - December 9, 2009 10:28 AM
A Darwin is on it's way I'm sure. I can't imagine why anyone would keep their sugar packets with their cherry flavored blasting powder packets, this seemed bound to happen
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5. kayel - December 9, 2009 10:29 AM
RED LIGHT!..
GREEN LIGHT!..
6. LSDiesel - December 9, 2009 10:29 AM
CORONER: Wait wait wait, start from the beginning and speak slowly. He put the gum in his mouth then WHAT happened!?
7. Whiskey - December 9, 2009 10:37 AM
Poor guy.
8. fhjgyufuyuf - December 9, 2009 10:39 AM
That blows.
Da-dum-ts
9. Jaded Icon - December 9, 2009 10:42 AM
Was it sugerless?
10. Darkness - December 9, 2009 10:47 AM
Whats next? Blow-pops? *laughtrack*
11. Jiakasuma - December 9, 2009 10:49 AM
reminds me of that guy that did that thing
12. Ashlins - December 9, 2009 10:50 AM
@10 I DIDN'T LAUGH
13. And - December 9, 2009 10:55 AM
God damn you Add.
14. noneya - December 9, 2009 10:57 AM
just nature's way of weeding out the stupid
surprised he made it to 25
15. catch22 - December 9, 2009 11:05 AM
darwin FTW
16. r k - December 9, 2009 11:13 AM
too bad he didn't do it on a web cam. would have been epic to see someone blow a big bubble and then Pop!
17. Closet Nerd - December 9, 2009 11:18 AM
@4 I love the Darwin Awards
http://www.darwinawards.com/darwin/darwin2009.html
18. Gargamel - December 9, 2009 11:29 AM
Rminds me of Pop-Rocks and Coke.
19. Ollie Williams - December 9, 2009 11:35 AM
What a shocking experience! God damnit, that didn't make any sense. :(
20. That uncle who did that bad thing we don't speak about - December 9, 2009 12:08 PM
My girlfriend sometimes puts something explosive in her mouth...
HIYO!!!!!
21. emptyaddy - December 9, 2009 12:26 PM
Seriously though, that's Russia for you. Them Ruskies are nuts and have volatile reagents (radioactive or otherwise) next to their Capt. Crunch cereal box in the cabinet like nothing's nothing. I've met some of the best chemists hailing from various cities there, but I sure as hell wouldn't want to be next to one (or in the next room for that matter) when they made a mistake.
22. PacManFever - December 9, 2009 12:40 PM
@3 Quote of the day!
23. woozlewazzle - December 9, 2009 2:51 PM
Didn't they use exploding gum in the first mission impossible? fold in half, stick, kaboom.
24. waffenmausSS - December 9, 2009 2:52 PM
POW! right in the kissah...
25. Yazılım TV, Php, MySQL, db.. - December 9, 2009 3:46 PM
hehehe guy mi ? :D
26. aaron - December 10, 2009 6:57 AM
jaw breaker?
27. SHAUN - December 10, 2009 7:03 AM
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heads up its lady gaga!
28. tugginmypudda - December 10, 2009 7:05 AM
lol nice, lady gaga is a man.. also what the fuck is up with her sides!? how small is her kissah?
anyways cya im going to walk the dog tickling kippa
29. Starfire - December 10, 2009 7:07 AM
Just goes to show that you should never play with a loaded gum.
30. Required name please. - December 10, 2009 7:10 AM
TUG MY PUDDA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
31. ^^ - December 10, 2009 7:11 AM
omg guys what the hell... stop been like this
32. Fors - December 10, 2009 10:38 AM
This is like those crazy spy inventions that seem completely innocent, but are really deadly assassination weapons.
33. Nate Smith - December 10, 2009 6:39 PM
come up against a lock you can't pick, mash em together, hasta lasagna don't get any on yuh. Just don't chew it.
34. chewing gum orbit - January 5, 2010 4:04 PM
Yikes. Is Orbit's next flavor going to be Explodamint? It's really got a kick!