Exploding paperweight costs teacher his hand
A teacher who kept a 40 mm shell on his desk as a paperweight blew off part of his hand when he apparently used the object to try to squash a bug, authorities say.
Smart move… [Link]
Apr 5, 2006
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5 Comments, add your own...
1. holla | April 5th, 2006 at 6:28 pm
hahahahah what a dumbass. and the guy hunts so he should know basic firearm function and safety. that’s how a bullet discharges in a gun ffs!
2. Bilirubin | April 5th, 2006 at 9:03 pm
I didn’t get that.
Shells can explode? !!!
3. holla | April 5th, 2006 at 9:58 pm
it’s a live round. an empty shell is just brass.
4. photoflow | April 6th, 2006 at 8:32 am
OMG that guy shouldnt be teaching!
5. Gunslinger | April 13th, 2006 at 1:27 am
It was a live round, meaning there was gunpowder in the shell. It could be put into a gun and fired. But this guy decided to use it as a paperweight. Some people would think “Wouldn’t the bullet just shoot out?” The thing is, a bullet is a lot like a hand grenade. But because the bullet is (usually) fired inside a metal barrel, the shell cannot blow into pieces since it is supported by the barrel. So the gunpowder burns and the resulting gas gets out of the shell the only way it can, by pushing the bullet out. The problem here, there was no barrel to support the thin brass shell. So it just blew up, much like a hand grenade.
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