Sonatine 11542 Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 Exploding Chewing Gum Blows Off Student's Jaw A chemistry student has been found dead with his jaw blown off by what is believed to be exploding chewing gum, reports have said. The 25-year-old's disfigured remains were discovered at his parent's home in the northern Ukrainian city of Konotop, reports in the Eastern European country said. The young man, who studied at Kiev Polytechnic Institute, was working at a computer late on Saturday when the alleged explosion happened. "A loud pop was heard from the student's room," the ukranews.com website said, citing an aide to the city's police chief. "When his relatives entered the room, they saw that the lower part of the young man's face had been blown off." A forensic examination established that the chewing gum was covered with an unidentified chemical substance, thought to be some type of explosive material. The student apparently had a bizarre habit of chewing gum after dipping it into citric acid, Russian news agency Ria Novosti said. Officers found both citric acid packets and a similar-looking unidentified substance, believed to be some kind of explosive material, on a table near the body, the agency continued. Investigators suspect that the student simply confused the packets and put gum covered with explosive material into his mouth. Forensic experts were to travel from Kiev to investigate the substance, as local authorities feared it may explode if transported. I'm guessing it wasn't Juicy Fruit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig 6700 Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 I'm guessing he got his glucose mixed up with his (nitro)glycerine..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sniffer 0 Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 Sounds to me like one of those KGB assinations that are designed to look like a natural death and almost impossible to prove otherwise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitman 2207 Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 Serves him right. Disgusting habit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 31203 Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 Sounds to me like one of those KGB assinations that are designed to look like a natural death and almost impossible to prove otherwise. Aye, blowing his head up is very discrete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew 4857 Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 Sounds to me like one of those KGB assinations that are designed to look like a natural death and almost impossible to prove otherwise. Aye, blowing his head up is very discrete. aye but he also liked to dip is gum in acid, could easily have just got his jars mixed up... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 (edited) Don't think it qualifies as having the appearance of a natural death either way like. Edited December 10, 2009 by alex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sniffer 0 Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 Never mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AgentAxeman 189 Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 bet he was a bit wrigglys at the end! i know.............. COAT!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitman 2207 Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 Jaw dropping stuff. Bang out of order. Bit off more than he could chew, eh? Must have hit the roof. I'll get me coat too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckyluke 2 Posted December 11, 2009 Share Posted December 11, 2009 Sounds like that gum in Mission Impossible that explodes if the two halves are put together. That short mentalist uses it to kill Jean Reno. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted December 11, 2009 Share Posted December 11, 2009 Never mind. Oh, I know what you meant. It's just a shame you couldn't find the right words Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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