Real rocket-ass
A man is in hospital with severe internal injuries after trying to launch a powerful firework rocket from his backside.
Safety campaigners say they have never come across such a bizarre incident but it is thought the man, 22, could have been copying a scene from the controversial film Jackass: The Movie which shows a similar prank.
The incident in Sunderland was captured by a gang of youths and the fuzzy mobile phone footage shows a blinding white flash followed by hysterical laughter.
A spokeswoman for the North East Ambulance Service said: “We received a call stating there was a male who had a firework in his bottom and it was bleeding.
“He was attended to and taken to Sunderland Royal Hospital.”
The victim is recovering at Sunderland Royal Hospital after sustaining horrific internal injuries including a scorched colon.
It’s tempting to decry this lad as a disconsolate Sunderland AFC supporter. But, I’m too much of a Roy Keane fan for that.
I think this is just part of the worldwide, ego-smitten collaborative of dumb and dumber hooligans who don’t read, don’t think and [hopefully] don’t vote.
Another article on this subject
That links to a video of the actual event.
(the shaky mobile phone type of vid)
hahaha i bet that guy felt really dumb
Things that are not mentioned. He just returned form a tour in Iraq.. and he was imitating Steve-O in Jackass.. draw your own conclusions.
Yet another Darwin award winner.
You have to die from your own stupidity to qualify for a Darwin Award, but this is definitely Bonehead Award material.
I didn’t care to read the article, but let me surmise: Alcohol was involved.
There are certain situations where an ambulance should be forbidden to transport you. Using your rectum as a rocket mortar should be one of them.
didn’t they do this on Mythbusters using a dummy?
He must be a rocket scientist.
didn’t they do this on Mythbusters using a dummy?
Not quite, they tried to re-create (using both ‘of the time’ and ‘modern’ rockets) the supposed launch of a Chinese Emperor(? I think it was). The rockets were strapped to a chair, not inserted as the Darwin Award attemptor had it.
Buster is the MB dummy… in fact the episode you mention was just before they had to re-build him after all the terrible things they did to him.
J/P=?
FYI Darwin Awards (from their site)
We salute the improvement of the human genome
by honoring those who remove themselves from it.
Of necessity, this honor is generally bestowed posthumously.
November 2006
“The Tree of Life is Self-Pruning.”