Ukranian Student Killed By Exploding Gum

[nomofica]

Although not entirely EMS-related, it's still very... interesting...

A Ukrainian chemistry student was killed when a stick of chewing gum apparently exploded in his mouth, Ukrainian media report.

Investigators found that the student often dipped his chewing gum into a packet of citric acid and had inadvertently dipped it instead into a similar-looking packet holding explosive material that was also on his desk.

Story here

 

[Tincanfireman]

Although not entirely EMS-related, it's still very... interesting...

Paging Dr. Darwin....

 

[Shishkabob]

Psh. It was done years ago in Mission Impossible.


Poser.

 

[RyanMidd]

Again, maybe I'm pointing out the obvious, but who keeps containers of:

a) citric acid on their desk, and more importantly,

b) "explosive materials"?

 

[nomofica]

Again, maybe I'm pointing out the obvious, but who keeps containers of:

a) citric acid on their desk, and more importantly,

b) "explosive materials"?

The guy missing his jaw. That's who.

 

[Scout]

Again, maybe I'm pointing out the obvious, but who keeps containers of:

a) citric acid on their desk, and more importantly,

b) "explosive materials"?

You know you would if you could....

 

[spinnakr]

You know you would if you could....

Not if they looked confusingly similar and I was prone to taste-testing things...