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brier-49
I heard on the news this AM about a man here in CT,New Haven I think, who was tossing a tennis ball around with his kids.Threw one over his daughters head and when it hit the ground it blew up.This is the fourth time I have heard similar stories, 2 involved dogs,both being killed when the ball exploded the other was the ball being missed hitting the ground and blowing up.This is in about a 2 year period.Anybody else hear any of this sort of thing?
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  • rock,roll,n,load
    I heard about this on the news also. They said it was filled with match heads. Glad no one got hurt.
    [V][V]
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  • catpealer111
    I know if you put gun powder and "strike anywhere" match heads in a tennis ball and throw it against a hard surface, it'll blow up.
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  • aramisvi
    never heard of it...and my fiance wants to play tennis today....should i wear armor?
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  • allen griggs
    I know if you put gun powder and "strike anywhere" match heads in a tennis ball and throw it against a hard surface, it'll blow up.


    Thank God, I didn't know about that one when I was eleven years old.
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  • 1911a1-fan
    quote:Originally posted by allen griggs
    I know if you put gun powder and "strike anywhere" match heads in a tennis ball and throw it against a hard surface, it'll blow up.


    Thank God, I didn't know about that one when I was eleven years old.


    +1, god knows i would kill my kids if the did what i did with cutting open shot gun shells, i'm just glad we didnt have access to large amounts
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  • zipperzap
    ... could imagine filling a bowling ball full of matchheads and
    throwing it at someone?[:o)]
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  • 1911a1-fan
    quote:Originally posted by zipperzap
    ... could imagine filling a bowling ball full of matchheads and
    throwing it at someone?[:o)]





    no but 10 people would get you a strike
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  • sothere
    http://www.snopes.com/critters/mishaps/tennisball.asp
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  • zipperzap
    I know a guy who used to feed big bullfrogs cherry bombs.[:D]
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  • Donld
    I know if you put gun powder and "strike anywhere" match heads in a tennis ball and throw it against a hard surface, it'll blow up.


    Thank God, I didn't know about that one when I was eleven years old.


    Ah, but NOW I know! The weekend will not be dull.
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  • brier-49
    I was begining to think I had been hearing voices again.Maybe gunpowder matchheads mix and shoot it?
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  • yoshmyster
    Back a few years (at least four) in Portland, Oregon (or there abouts) people taking their dogs out for walks and they'd come across a tennis ball (or a duct-taped Tennis ball). Not thinking much about it they play "fetch" sometimes the ball blew up on the ground sometimes in the dog's mouth. I'd say it's done by some dude who's tired of stepping in dog doodoo while jogging. No different than some @$$ neighbor feeding barking dogs meatballs with rat poison.
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