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Homemade bazooka

2008 Reader Submission
Pending Acceptance

Without any doubts Simon wanted to join the Mexican Army, but perhaps it was his low IQ which kept him out of harm's way with a real weapon. But as most of DAs aficionados know, this is seldomly a factor when it comes to keeping contenders in the pool.

Simon decided that he was qualified enough to play with explosives and projectiles. He therefore engaged into the construction of a homemade bazooka using a PVC tube, a material of choice among most weapons manufacturers.... or not. It is unclear which explosive he chose, but the explosion seen in the video seems to leave little doubt that he chose something with a little bit more of a punch than your average bottle of antiseptic alcohol.

After firing the device, Simon began to ran though the woods like a headless chicken, no doubt wondering what could have possible gone wrong.

Submitted on 08/07/2008

Submitted by: Javier
Reference: http://www.eluniversalgrafico.com.mx/notas/528332.html

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Candi said:
Definitely Keep: Honorable Mention
Usually explosives are too common, but guys like this up the ante! Thanks, Javier!


Bruce said:
Definitely Keep: Honorable Mention
Hopefully this guy has learned to keep arms manufacturing to the experts. Thanks, Javier!


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