Earth's largest potato gun resource
https://www.spudfiles.com/
Trust me, i would never pick this topic, it was given to me as a "honor" or some korny shit like that. Might try the adams quotes though, probably make the paper a little mroe interesting.Oh my god, you picked a good one, didn't you?
Just throw some random douglas adams quotes in there and you've got a winner.
Obviosuly he didn't read the website that has ALL the information on how to make safe spudguns and how to act responsibly with them. They need people like Joel(SGTC) to comment on stories like these where they can actually point out the fact that this guy lacked common sense and didn't do enough research.clide wrote:Never mind the fact that he turned it into a pipe bomb by putting an "explosive powder" inside it.
http://www.ksfy.com/news/local/9523117.html
The Sioux County Sheriff's office responded to an explosion with injuries at 915 Hayes Street in Hull, Iowa around 8:20 Friday night. 21-year-old Ryan Meerdink was reportedly firing the potato gun when an explosive powder inside it ignited and ruptured the device. Meerdink was rushed to the Sioux Center Hospital with life threatening injuries and later died. The state fire marshall is calling the explosion an accident.
KSFY spoke with Ryan's family today about what happened last night to with the potato gun. They said that Ryan was hit in the stomach when the device ruptured. Three other people were with Ryan when the accident occurred, including his soon to be fiance, Cortney.
When KSFY spoke with Ryan's mom, Donna, she said "He was a young man who's life was taken too early. He was a good man to all. He has many friends and loved the outdoors and was very adventurous."
While the family did not want to appear on camera at this time, they say they do want to raise awareness about the dangers of potato guns. We spoke with a local expert about the dangers that come with building such a device.
"When something goes wrong with a potato gun, it goes very wrong," said Jim Sideras, Division Chief of the Sioux Falls Fire Department.
Ryan Meerdink's life was taken by a homemade potato gun when something didn't go as planned.
"They sound very innocent. It sounds kinda fun. When you see them being shot it looks fun, but just because of the nature of what involved they're very dangerous," stated Sideras.
Potato guns are typically handmade with PVC pipe, a propellant, and an igniter. When these three ingredients are combined, they cause a powerful force, shooting a potato 2- to 3- hundred feet in the air. But these ingredients can also cause deadly consequences....
According to Division Chief Jim Sideras, "The problem can be if something gets plugged up, too much propellant, it will actually explode."
The problem with potato guns is that while they're very dangerous, they're also very easy to make. There are hundreds of videos and websites that have directions on make such a device.
"It's very concerning when you see the amount of information on the Internet on how to build them," said Sideras.
But no matter much information is available, there is no safe way to make one.
"If you or your child has a potato gun, its best just to get rid of it. Its not safe. Sooner or later someones going to get hurt with it and the injuries can be very sever and be life threatening," stated Sideras.
Once again, Ryan Meerdink's family members hope people will learn from their son's accident and that it will keep future incidents from happening.
In the video they refer to Division Chief Jim Sideras as an "expert"
You forgot to add the part where the 'expert' talks out of his ass.jackssmirkingrevenge wrote:How come we never see an article like this one?
The Sioux County Sheriff's office responded to an car crash with injuries at 915 Hayes Street in Hull, Iowa around 8:20 Friday night. 21-year-old Ryan Meerdink was reportedly driving the car when he lost control and crashed. Meerdink was rushed to the Sioux Center Hospital with life threatening injuries and later died. The state fire marshall is calling the crash an accident.
KSFY spoke with Ryan's family today about what happened last night to with the car. They said that Ryan recieved fatal head injuries when the device crashed. Three other people were with Ryan when the accident occurred, including his soon to be fiance, Cortney.
When KSFY spoke with Ryan's mom, Donna, she said "He was a young man who's life was taken too early. He was a good man to all. He has many friends and loved the outdoors and was very adventurous."
While the family did not want to appear on camera at this time, they say they do want to raise awareness about the dangers of cars. We spoke with a local expert about the dangers that come with driving such a device.
"When something goes wrong with a car, it goes very wrong," said Jim Sideras, Division Chief of the Sioux Falls Fire Department.
Ryan Meerdink's life was taken by a car when something didn't go as planned.
"They sound very innocent. It sounds kinda fun. When you see them being driven it looks fun, but just because of the nature of what involved they're very dangerous," stated Sideras.
According to Division Chief Jim Sideras, "The problem can be if someone isn't careful, they can easily lose control and crash."
The problem with cars is that while they're very dangerous, they're also very easy to drive. There are hundreds of videos and websites that have directions on using such a device.
"It's very concerning when you see the amount of information on the Internet on how to drive them," said Sideras.
But no matter much information is available, there is no safe way to drive one.
"If you or your child has a car, its best just to get rid of it. Its not safe. Sooner or later someones going to get hurt with it and the injuries can be very severe and be life threatening," stated Sideras.
Once again, Ryan Meerdink's family members hope people will learn from their son's accident and that it will keep future incidents from happening.
damn sensationalist tabloid press!
Have you seen the movie "Three Kings"?_Fnord wrote:Well, they don't have to know who sent itbad idea. they will smash the site on the news and then we get a flood of hate spammers.
Anyway, if possible I would like to know more details on the injury that killed him. Getting hit in the gut isn't normally the easiest way to get killed (Houdini excluded:).
Three Kings wrote:Say a bullet tears into your gut. It creates a cavity in the dead tissue. That cavity fills up with bile, and bacteria, and you're f*cked
I think that if there was a book written and published about how to safely construct a spud gun then people wouldn't think they are so bad. People just think that if you learn it from the internet then its sketchy."It's very concerning when you see the amount of information on the Internet on how to build them," said Sideras.
