fire in the hole
A mate of mine who I call The Goose is now teaching science to high school kids. Being a young fellow he tries to make it interesting and fun for his students. For the most part he is good at it.

Until he tried to teach projectile motion using a potato gun.

During the lesson the gun stopped working and the esteemed and educated teacher peered down the barrel to see what was wrong. He pulled the trigger and focused, trying to see why the gun was jammed.

I'm sure at some point we'll all do something stupid enough to come close to winning a Darwin award and this was The Goose's prime moment.

the gun went off. No bullet coming out, just flames that immediately removed his eyebrows and lashes.

at least his students will remember him now...
(Bluffboy South Africa! World Champions!!!, Fri 30 Jan 2009, 10:15, Reply)