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Originally posted by Elk Hunter:

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Originally posted by YellowJacket:
all of the mortars I've shot off (not an insubstantial amount) have been round and not possible to "put in backwards."

Well, I did about 3.5 years in a mortar platoon, way back when. And yes, you could drop a round backwards into the tube. Nothing happens. You just have to tilt the tube and let the round slide out.

We're talking about fireworks here, ya know.

Just to be clear, the Darwin award winners were using a reloadable fireworks mortar like this



and not one of these



I'll admit I was confused.

Darwin

https://www.facebook.com/Leand...s/10154804937874567/

Something like this probably ....

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Originally posted by Haveme1or2:
https://www.facebook.com/Leand...s/10154804937874567/

Something like this probably ....

Comet, please.

More details from an updated story:


"They were just running around shooting at each other, running around. People were here, people were over there," he said.

Teddrick Gillespie and Stephon Harrington were both involved in that fireworks war. They told Channel 9 it's always been more fun than shooting fireworks from the ground.

"Every year we have a war. We stand out here, we shoot at each other, just having a good time," Harrington said.

"It didn't come out like it was supposed to. It just exploded right in his hands and he was trembling, and he just fell right there, like straight down,” Pryam said.

Police said Gallion took a few steps, then collapsed on the grass. A neighbor tried to do CPR, but Gallion died a short time later.

Cheraw police told Channel 9 they were called to that apartment complex three times Wednesday night.

Police said an hour before Gallion was killed, another person from the same group lost part of his hand and was taken to Charleston for surgery.

It appears he also loaded a mortar shell backward and was playing the same game, which continued even after he was injured.

Gallion leaves behind a daughter.

They're probably talking about these, so yes it is possible to load backwards.

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"Every year we have a war. We stand out here, we shoot at each other, just having a good time," Harrington said.

Quote of the day.

That’s a , “hold my beer, watch this..! Moment for certain.

Can’t recall who has that sig line here but it’s a good fit.

And they'll all likely do the same thing next year.

This story is the answer to the question, "What kind of stupid shit will someone pull if he is not too smart, and drinks a lot of beer? Lots and lots of beer?"

I went through at least 8 boxes of these plus other brands Wednesday, but I screw the tubes down to a platform. They're some of the strongest tubes I've ever used, and trust me they need to be... Stupid bastards.

Wasn't there a death last year when the brain donor put the mortar tube on top of his head and the recoil from the tube killed him?

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Originally posted by Mars_Attacks:
Wasn't there a death last year when the brain donor put the mortar tube on top of his head and the recoil from the tube killed him?

Yes, if not last year, then the year before.

Dead guy's brother?

https://www.breitbart.com/big-...es-firework-vehicle/

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Originally posted by Balzé Halzé:
And they'll all likely do the same thing next year.

Of course, the Darwin candidates are plentiful.

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Originally posted by justjoe:
Dead guy's brother?

https://www.breitbart.com/big-...es-firework-vehicle/

The Big Bang Theory.

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Originally posted by trapper189:

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"Every year we have a war. We stand out here, we shoot at each other, just having a good time," Harrington said.

Quote of the day.

Probability and statistics catch up to you eventually.

The blow up your car (and your ass) story is from Dayton, OH. My home town.
Which is why I no longer live there!