The "Watch This!" school of rocketry

[mikea]

Fire Chief Dean Klinger told the Skagit Valley Herald the men put about four gallons of methanol in a 55-gallon barrel in the parking lot Sunday night, sat on top and lit it for a "barrel ride."

Klinger says, "Apparently it was supposed to slide across the parking lot like a rocket. Instead, it blew up."


http://www.hutchnews.com/OddNews/2-men-burned-in-Wash--state-methanol-explosion

With these and the barefoot bandit it's looking like we need stronger borders around Washington State.

 

[Ghery]

With these and the barefoot bandit it's looking like we need stronger borders around Washington State.

We do have our collection of nut cases. No doubt about it.

 

[roncachamp]

We do have our collection of nut cases. No doubt about it.

I suspect ethanol was involved as well.

 

[bbchien]

Nah. We need to have criteria and licenses to procreate. Sigh.

 

[EppyGA]

As I like to say, "You just can't fix stupid"

 

[wanttaja]

Nah. We need to have criteria and licenses to procreate. Sigh.

You sit on a barrel of methanol and light it, and the procreation part will pretty much take care of itself....

Ron Wanttaja

 

[Gmaper]

You sit on a barrel of methanol and light it, and the procreation part will pretty much take care of itself....

Ron Wanttaja

Unfortunately they start procreating around age 12 or so with equally intelligent partners.

 

[pmanton]

Darwin at work

Paul
N1431A
2AZ1

 

[mikea]

NASA made the first flights in rockets with them unmanned.

 

[flyersfan31]

Nah. We need to have criteria and licenses to procreate. Sigh.

Ain't that the truth.

 

[Missa]

I'm not sure who's signature I'm quoting but I think this sums it up

"Stupid Kills - just not enough to make a difference."