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http://kfor.com/2015/07/05/man-shoots-off-firework-from-top-of-his-head-dies-instantly/

 

CALAIS, Maine — Authorities said a 22-year-old man died after he launched a firework off the top of his head on Saturday night.

WCSH reported that 22-year-old Devon Staples and his friends were drinking at the time of the incident. It reportedly happened in the backyard of one of Staples’ friend’s homes in Calais, Maine.

According to the state Department of Public Safety, Staples placed a fireworks mortar tube on his head and set it off. He died instantly after the firework exploded.

 

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another "idiot of the day" award candidate

posting this says more about you than the article


Signatures suck.
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It's Both sad and silly when you read the article. someone (his brother) says it was lit accidentaly but it sounds more like a prank gone wrong
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@joz*garage wrote:

posting this says more about you than the article


Well, I've done some stupid in my time but never did I consider it wise or safe to place a fireworks launcher on my head and fire.

 

 

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@debra9275 wrote:
It's Both sad and silly when you read the article. someone (his brother) says it was lit accidentaly but it sounds more like a prank gone wrong

Yes, it's a shocking waste of life and a shocking tragedy for his family.  

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@gleee58 wrote:

@debra9275 wrote:
It's Both sad and silly when you read the article. someone (his brother) says it was lit accidentaly but it sounds more like a prank gone wrong

Yes, it's a shocking waste of life and a shocking tragedy for his family.  


it is tragic, but it does go to show that natural selection is still a happening thing.

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@*pepe wrote:

 


it is tragic, but it does go to show that natural selection is still a happening thing.


Takes going out with a bang to the extreme



Blessed are the cracked, for they are the ones who let in the light.
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