Student Killed By Exploding Chewing Gum

[pb4ou]

SKY NEWS UK) - A chemistry student has been found dead with his jaw blown off by what is believed to be exploding chewing gum.

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 Kiev Polytechnic Institute student was working at a computer late on Saturday when the alleged explosion happened.

"A loud pop was heard from the student's room," according to ukranews.com, which cited 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 reported.

[yermom]

i'm pretty sure that citric acid is the main ingredient in that stuff they use for "sour" Skittles, etc...

not sure why that might cause an explosion though...

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And... the rest of the story :

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.

[Viking Kitten]

Wait, that scenario sounds familiar... Was the packet of explosive material manufactured by the "Acme" corporation and placed there by a roadrunner, by any chance?

[yermom]

acutally, i think he mixed in some Pop Rocks and drank a Coke

[jaux]

No wonder he screwed up...the freaking labels were in UKRANIAN!!

[soonerscuba]

In Soviet Russia, gum chews you!

[OUDoc]

Investigators suspect that the student simply confused the packets and put gum covered with explosive material into his mouth.

I can't tell you how many times I've accidentally chewed on the explosives I left by my computer.


Now they will ban chewing gum from planes.

[SunnySooner]

You seriously cannot make this **** up.

[Jacie]

Mebbee it's some of that secret agent exploding gum sticks like Tom Cruise used in Mission Impossible when he blew up the aquarium and the helicopter . . .

[Hot Rod]

Ukranian Gum with Jaw-Dropping Flavor!!!

[Viking Kitten]

Chew-ernobyl...for flavor that lasts and lasts and lasts...

[12]

A chemistry student once gave me his jaw.

God bless 'em.

[setem]

No wonder he screwed up...the freaking labels were in UKRANIAN!!

Man I went to Venezuela once and every kid down there speaks Spanish, that's a hard language!

[OUDoc]

Man I went to Venezuela once and every kid down their speaks Spanish, that's a hard language!

They must be smart. My kids can't speak Spanish.

[49r]

In Soviet Russia, gum chews you!

+1!

[OUDoc]

+1!

Why is he still making money?
Why was he ever making money?

[StoopTroup]

Because he's one wild and crazy guy?

Nope...that ain't it.

[StoopTroup]

Also...any thread about gum should include the Doublemint Twins IMO.

The latest Russian Photo of the Twins....

[soonerbrat]

i'm pretty sure that citric acid is the main ingredient in that stuff they use for "sour" Skittles, etc...

not sure why that might cause an explosion though...

you're right..it's a sour food additive, and it's also found in citrus fruit.