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| Subject: OY, AnCaps: Making a bomb out of a small barbecue gas bottle might seem like harmless fun Fri Dec 28, 2012 4:13 am | |
| MAKING a bomb out of a small barbecue gas bottle seemed like harmless fun for Matt Lewis and his friends.
The group of young men had played with fireworks in the past so there was a feeling they knew what they were doing.
The idea was to drop the home-made bomb full of explosive chemicals on a pile of dirt, and dash away so they could watch it explode from afar. They expected a loud bang and a spectacular cloud of dust.
But as Mr Lewis gave the bomb a quick shake before tossing it on the ground, it detonated sooner than expected, throwing him and one of his friends into the air. Advertisement
''I remember spinning through the air and landing face down on the ground,'' he says of the incident in August last year.
Read more: http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/lessons-of-life-teaching-teenagers-how-one-reckless-moment-means-a-lifetime-of-regret-20121227-2bxvp.html#ixzz2GKuZQGQe
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