‘A Chandler man has been arrested after his condominium caught fire while he was cooking methamphetamine in a toaster oven, authorities said.
Jonathan Zaletel, 19, was arrested on suspicion of drug manufacturing, drug possession and criminal damage.
Zaletel was cooking meth at about 7 p.m. Tuesday in the 1200 block of North Alma School Road near Ray Road when his condominium bedroom closet caught fire, authorities said.
He unsuccessfully attempted to stop the fire with water and window cleaner. He then went to Wal-Mart to buy a fire extinguisher.’
‘This shotgun is so big it takes two men to carry it. I guess its called a punt gun and I cant think of a practical use for it, except to destroy a lot of stuff at once.’
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‘More than 1 million rounds of ammunition, a cache of weapons and a tunnel were found inside a man’s home after an explosive fire that forced a neighborhood evacuation, authorities said Friday.
Three 25-gallon containers filled with an unknown fluid were found in the tunnel, which began in the garage and stretched about 10 feet into the backyard. The fluid was being analyzed by hazardous material experts, said Norco Fire Department Battalion Chief Ron Knueven.
Firefighters responded to a blaze Thursday afternoon at the Norco home, about 45 miles east of Los Angeles, and found what was believed to be the largest amount of ammunition ever discovered in the county, authorities said.
The fire caused some of the ammunition to explode, forcing evacuation of the neighborhood and keeping firefighters at a distance. [..]’
See how the bomb squad ‘disarms’ what is very probably a traffic counting device belonging to the Department of Transport.
‘A 74-year-old Italian grandmother who bought a sack of potatoes at the her local market found a live grenade among the spuds.
“I found a bomb in the potatoes,” Olga Mauriello said in a telephone interview with Reuters.
“I went to the market to buy some potatoes and that’s where the bomb was. But this bomb was covered in dirt, and I put it in water and got all dirt off. And then I realized ‘It’s a bomb’!”‘
A power line explodes in the background during filming for a story about an ice storm.
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Two videos of various fun things you can do with thermite.
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‘Astronomers say an exploding Russian rocket satellite may have caused a mysterious glow in the night sky over southern Queensland.
Tuesday’s spectacle was described as being twice the size of a full moon, with a bright centre.
Mark Rigby from the Sir Thomas Brisbane Planetarium says the Russian launch went wrong almost a year ago.
“Unfortunately the rocket boost didn’t quite work, the satellite, the Arab satellite, re-entered the Earth’s atmosphere about a month later,” he said.
“But this rocket stage, the upper stage was still up and is still orbiting the Earth.
“And for some strange reason the fuel tanks have ruptured and it’s exploded.”‘
This is how you turn a car into a space shuttle. Absolutely hilarious. 🙂
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‘Thousands of Melbourne commuters were last night sent a chilling SMS from Connex telling them that ticket inspectors loved killing people and would help bomb a train.
Connex says it will prosecute those who hacked into its computer system and texted the message. The rail operator was swamped by calls from subscribers to its SMS which usually informs them when trains are cancelled or delayed. They were surprised to get the message: “ALLAHU AKBR FROM CONNEX!” which flashed across their phone screens about 9.45pm.
This was followed by: “Our inspectors love killing people – if you see one coming, run. Want to bomb a train? They will gladly help! See you in hell!”‘
‘Oklahoma City bombing conspirator Terry Nichols now claims a former top official in the FBI was behind the bombing plot.
Nichols says in a statement for a federal lawsuit that bomber Timothy McVeigh identified deputy FBI director Larry Potts as the man directing the scheme.
Potts says the claim is nonsense and ridiculous and the FBI calls Nichols’ allegation “completely without any factual basis.”
Nichols’ statement gives no explanation why an FBI official would want a federal building bombed.’
‘Santa Fe police say an Ash Wednesday service at the cathedral was disrupted by pornographic messages from three CD players duct-taped to the underside of pews.
Santa Fe police Captain Gary Johnson says the CD players had been set to go off at 12:20 pm Wednesday during Mass in the Cathedral Basilica of Saint Francis.
Johnson says the recordings were full of foul language and pornographic messages.
Cathedral staff members removed the CD players, took them to the basement and called police. Church officials say churchgoers were not evacuated.’
‘Officer Ben Henrich of the Prescott Police Department tried to rescue the driver of a pickup truck after she crashed into a house.
The truck struck a natural gas line and three minutes later the house exploded killing the driver and injuring the officer.
Officer Henrich was three feet away from the house when it exploded and was pulled to safety by a fellow policeman.
Henrich suffered burns, cuts, and whiplash.
Authorities are investigating to determine why the pickup truck crashed into the house.’
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‘These guys pour gasoline down the barrel of a pneumatic potato gun and shoot it at small fire pit. The resulting explosion is pretty insane.’
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Why the fuck are they driving around throwing grenades at sheep? Right in front of the farmer too. Idiots.
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‘Heres what happens when an airbag is placed in a bucket and it is ignited while a guy sits on top. Check out the air he gets.’
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You’ve got your propane BLEVE, then you’ve got your perchlorate plant. Fun. 🙂
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‘In an attempt to destroy an indestructible nalgene bottle, this guy uses it to create a dry ice bomb.’
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‘A commercial Sea Launch Zenit 3SL rocket disintegrated in a fiery catastrophe aboard its oceangoing platform Tuesday, destroying a sophisticated telecommunications satellite payload in a dramatic launch pad explosion reminiscent of the space program’s early days.
The Ukrainian/Russian booster was igniting its main engine when the 20-story vehicle inexplicably fell, triggering a hellish fireball that engulfed the floating Odyssey platform.’
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What happens when you put a firework in a cupboard, light it, then hold the door closed?
It seems obvious, but apparently not obvious enough for these kids. So they give it a try. 🙂
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It’s all over, apparently. If you can believe it.
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We had the rocket scooter the other day, and today we have the rocket skateboard.
Fun for the whole family. 🙂
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These guys have attache some rocket motors to a little scooter. They take it for a test drive in this video, and it works better than I think they expected. 🙂
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`The “reckless” action of the party host precipitated the explosion that killed a 22-year-old New Milford man and injured several others last fall, according to a lawsuit filed in Danbury Superior Court.
The legal action, filed on behalf of Darren Snyder, a 36-year-old restaurant owner who was hurt in the blast, identifies Matt Johnson as the person who tossed an empty beer keg into the fire during a pig roast on his parent’s Aspetuck Ridge Road property in October.
After cooking for several hours, the stainless steel keg blew up, taking the life of another party guest, Sean Caselli.’
`Everyone knows to keep their curtains closed, drink lots of water and wear sunscreen on a hot day.
But there are other dangers hidden in garages most people would not even think about in the heat.
An Alfredton family learned this the hard way on Tuesday when Ballarat’s maximum temperature topped 38C.
Jan Cornish said she was shocked on that night to discover a can of paint remover stored in the garage had exploded.
Unfortunately the liquid did exactly what it was made to do on two cars – stripped paint.’
