Another Einstein!
http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/05/15/whacking.bullets.ap/index.html
LAKE LUZERNE, New York (AP) -- A young man shot himself without using a gun.
Damion M. Mosher, who put bullets in a vise and whacked them with a hammer to empty the brass shell casings, was hit in the abdomen by one of the shots, authorities said.
Warren County deputies said they were called to Mosher's home in Lake Luzerne on Saturday afternoon after one bullet went about a half-inch into his abdomen. He was treated at Glens Falls Hospital and was released. No charges were filed.
Mosher, 18, told authorities he was trying to empty the .223-caliber rounds to collect the brass casings for scrap.
Sheriff Larry Cleveland said about 100 other rounds that Mosher hit had "fizzled," but one was somehow sent with more force. It was unclear if the bullet ricocheted or hit him directly.
An employee of an Albany scrap metal company told The Post-Star of Glens Falls that the business pays $1.70 a pound for scrap brass shell casings.
Cleveland said Mosher's shells amounted to just a few pounds.
Lake Luzerne, at the southeastern edge of the Adirondacks, is 45 miles north of Albany.
LAKE LUZERNE, New York (AP) -- A young man shot himself without using a gun.
Damion M. Mosher, who put bullets in a vise and whacked them with a hammer to empty the brass shell casings, was hit in the abdomen by one of the shots, authorities said.
Warren County deputies said they were called to Mosher's home in Lake Luzerne on Saturday afternoon after one bullet went about a half-inch into his abdomen. He was treated at Glens Falls Hospital and was released. No charges were filed.
Mosher, 18, told authorities he was trying to empty the .223-caliber rounds to collect the brass casings for scrap.
Sheriff Larry Cleveland said about 100 other rounds that Mosher hit had "fizzled," but one was somehow sent with more force. It was unclear if the bullet ricocheted or hit him directly.
An employee of an Albany scrap metal company told The Post-Star of Glens Falls that the business pays $1.70 a pound for scrap brass shell casings.
Cleveland said Mosher's shells amounted to just a few pounds.
Lake Luzerne, at the southeastern edge of the Adirondacks, is 45 miles north of Albany.
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Einstein did do this once didn't he...[:D][:D][:D][:D][:D] 0 -
I always wondered how much power would be attained if the cartridge went off without being in the chamber of a gun.
One half inch penetration of the belly from a .223, not much power.
Had the case not been held in a vice, the bullet would have had even less power.0 -
quote:Originally posted by allen griggs
I always wondered how much power would be attained if the cartridge went off without being in the chamber of a gun.
One half inch penetration of the belly from a .223, not much power.
Had the case not been held in a vice, the bullet would have had even less power.
Me too, just had to wait for the right dumbass to come along.... And @ $3.40 per test he is very reasonable!!!0 -
Its a miracle that he was not killed! [:0] 0 -
quote:Originally posted by slipgate
http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/05/15/whacking.bullets.ap/index.html
LAKE LUZERNE, New York (AP) -- A young man shot himself without using a gun.
Damion M. Mosher, who put bullets in a vise and whacked them with a hammer to empty the brass shell casings, was hit in the abdomen by one of the shots, authorities said.
Warren County deputies said they were called to Mosher's home in Lake Luzerne on Saturday afternoon after one bullet went about a half-inch into his abdomen. He was treated at Glens Falls Hospital and was released. No charges were filed.
Mosher, 18, told authorities he was trying to empty the .223-caliber rounds to collect the brass casings for scrap.
Sheriff Larry Cleveland said about 100 other rounds that Mosher hit had "fizzled," but one was somehow sent with more force. It was unclear if the bullet ricocheted or hit him directly.
An employee of an Albany scrap metal company told The Post-Star of Glens Falls that the business pays $1.70 a pound for scrap brass shell casings.
Cleveland said Mosher's shells amounted to just a few pounds.
Lake Luzerne, at the southeastern edge of the Adirondacks, is 45 miles north of Albany.they always have to say something about that, don't they.0 -
idito could have sold the 100 rounds for 20 bucks 0 -
Anyone wanna bet this guy doesn't have health insurance?
I was gonna crack a comment about how he better have had a low deductible. He does. It is called the public trough.0 -
quote:Originally posted by 1911a1fan
idito could have sold the 100 rounds for 20 bucks
ROTFLMAO[:D][:D]0 -
"Here's your sign" 0 -
Sounds like Newtonian physics to me.
Ya know each action has a equal and opposite reaction.0
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