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(YouTube)   How not to throw a grenade -- or how to not throw a grenade, to be more precise. In fact, this is how to drop a live grenade on your foot. SFW, but only because Darwin blinked   (youtube.com) divider line
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AgonistAlex
2007-10-01 3:35:39 PM  
looks like he didnt have a tight enough grip, and the spring went off. it hurt his hand, which is why he dropped it. just be lucky it wasnt a pineapple dude. youd be gone.
 
Hot Carl To Go
2007-10-01 3:45:50 PM  
It's only a matter of time before that dude gets it. Now, I may not be too familiar with grenades, but WTF kind of idiot just stands there and stares after he drops it?
 
Ra_
2007-10-01 5:03:03 PM  
He's very lucky that Black dude is so thoughtful.
I would have left his stupid ass there.
 
5000_gallons_of_toothpaste
2007-10-01 5:12:35 PM  
One, Two, FIVE!
Three, sir!
THREE!
 
bitteroldman
2007-10-01 5:15:27 PM  
Ra_: He's very lucky that Black dude is so thoughtful.
I would have left his stupid ass there.

My thoughts exactly.
 
Bill_Wick's_Friend
2007-10-01 5:56:27 PM  
reminds me of a joke:

What do you do if George W Bush throws a pin at you?

Run like hell. He's got a grenade in his mouth.
 
real shaman
2007-10-01 6:23:35 PM  
This was a group of morons. It's only in hollywood that you pull the pin out with your teeth. The handler was an idiot for letting him try. The thrower is just an idiot.
 
RocketRod
2007-10-01 6:53:18 PM  
real shaman: It's only in hollywood that you pull the pin out with your teeth.

And evidentially also in Israel (where grenade tossing is just another "tourist activity".)
 
Aevum
2007-10-01 8:27:32 PM  
That was great.
I love how he tries to recover it in the air.
He totally had the wrong grip, you can see it when the spoon goes flying one way and the grenade goes the other way.
 
jrodnewb
2007-10-01 8:54:09 PM  
jesus christ in a chicken basket...what a fumb duck...
 
albuquerquehalsey
2007-10-01 9:01:36 PM  
n00b, practice in single-player first.
 
tgregory
2007-10-01 9:03:14 PM  
anyone who has seen an action movie or played a video game knows that:

1. grenades hurt/kill
2. you throw them, not toss, when you pull the pin
 
devastation station
2007-10-01 9:06:47 PM  
Bill_Wick's_Friend:
reminds me of a joke

That was an Aggie joke first, carlos. Give credit where it's due

/as far as the video, bwaahahahahahhahahah, i lold so hard I puked.
 
devastation station
2007-10-01 9:14:35 PM  
AgonistAlex:
be lucky it wasnt a pineapple dude

The "pineapple" is an antiquated relic, found mostly in hollywood. Frags nowadays look totally different, and are much more powerful.

That grenade was most likely the fragmenting variety. The water and the bank of the pond shielded the bystanders from shrapnel.
 
Cdn_Nrrd
2007-10-01 9:46:34 PM  
Wow. That idiot actually had to be _pulled_ away from a live grenade.

What? Did he think it was fully of candy or something?
 
Dr. Nick Riviera
2007-10-01 9:51:24 PM  
Huh. Apparently it's a bad idea to let a stereotypical frat boy handle a live grenade. Who'da thunk it?
 
Doctor Funfrock
2007-10-01 9:57:35 PM  
Spoon came off, scared the shiat out of him. What an idiot. "Can I pull the pin with my teeth?"
 
theeagle
2007-10-01 9:58:10 PM  
Cdn_Nrrd: Wow. That idiot actually had to be _pulled_ away from a live grenade

Isn't that how they fish in the south? pull the pin. flop the grenade over the side of the boat and scoop up da fish.

/Too bad the dog died from jumping out of the boat chasing the grenade into the water though.
 
DanUFfan
2007-10-01 10:26:24 PM  
Bill_Wick's_Friend: reminds me of a joke:

What do you do if George W Bush throws a pin at you?

Run like hell. He's got a grenade in his mouth.

FAIL
 
ne2d
2007-10-01 10:43:17 PM  
I love how he apologizes to the cameraman for getting his camera wet.
 
stevec2usa
2007-10-01 10:44:52 PM  
intriguing.comView Full Size


The Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch, unavailable for comment.
 
WFern
2007-10-01 10:54:52 PM  
[image from content.answers.com too old to be available]

"Drop the pin... throw the grenade."
 
Ceph
2007-10-01 10:56:16 PM  
He's cute for an idiot.
 
Scutter
2007-10-01 11:38:09 PM  
Hot Carl To Go: Now, I may not be too familiar with grenades, but WTF kind of idiot just stands there and stares after he drops it?

That's actually fairly common in grenade training. The thrower kind of freaks out for a few seconds or just drops it at their feet. In most Army grenade ranges, there's a 30 foot pit right in front of the thrower so the grenade can be kicked into it before it explodes.
 
soy_bomb
2007-10-01 11:53:12 PM  
I'm sorry!
 
JamisonJamieJames
2007-10-02 12:02:45 AM  
came here for the pauly shore reference.

/satisfied
 
sat1va
2007-10-02 12:26:12 AM  
It's dumbfounding how careless this guy was with that grenade. I'm more cautious when lighting firecrackers than that farking idiot.
 
raoul.duke
2007-10-02 12:28:37 AM  
I think I downloaded this off a BBS in the mid 90's.

Seriously, greenlights are like "Teh intrabutts graetist hitz" lately.
 
SharkUW
2007-10-02 12:30:02 AM  
Scutter: That's actually fairly common in grenade training.

Seconded. The "omg I just did something dumb enough to kill myself" look is priceless.
 
moerty
2007-10-02 12:46:57 AM  
Hot Carl To Go: It's only a matter of time before that dude gets it. Now, I may not be too familiar with grenades, but WTF kind of idiot just stands there and stares after he drops it?

he didnt' just stand there, he giggled like a complete fark-tard after the grenade was dropped, he should been fragged before he has a chance to reproduce.
 
LesserEvil [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2007-10-02 12:51:52 AM  
That looked like a "practice" grenade - only the primer is live.

If that had been packed with explosive, there'd have been a much larger explosion and yes, shrapnel would have been flying. That explosion was only about the level of a "real" M-80.

I was a US Marine, '86-'90, we threw a lot of practice grenades before trying the real thing in training.
 
ds394
2007-10-02 12:59:55 AM  
Darwin probably wouldn't have been involved no matter what. A ride to the hospital most likely, but probably not Darwin.

Mythbusters tackled this one. Take a look at the full results here:

http://kwc.org/mythbusters/2007/06/episode_81_grenades_and_guns.html

Myth: Throwing a grenade into a bucket of water can save your life
See also: Water Safe

In another Hollywood variation on the grenade myth, they wanted to see if tossing a grenade into a bucket of water would save your life. They had previously tested explosives+water with the "Water Safe" myth -- the water transmitted the force of the explosion well -- but were unsure what would happen in this case. Jamie was optimistic about the technique: he thought that the water would resist the movement of the small shrapnel well.

The bucket was annihilated in the explosion, but Adam and Jamie differed on the result. Adam noted a shrapnel wound through the head of the second-nearest actor and felt that the water wasn't effective. Jamie felt that it reduced the number of hits better than anything else they tried, and it didn't require a sacrificial hero.
 
DeathByGeekSquad [TotalFark]
2007-10-02 1:02:18 AM  
That was a fine display of idiocy mixed with explosive results.
 
wotnartd
2007-10-02 1:17:41 AM  
Would it make the most sense to thrown the whole darn thing, rather than flipping off the handle?
 
D-D-D-Dave
2007-10-02 8:06:26 AM  
Had to watch it a few times. I still can't believe he just stood there going "Wooooah!" after it popped out of his hands...idiot.
 
AliasUndercover
2007-10-02 8:54:47 AM  
That is a simple, simple man.
 
Gunther
2007-10-02 9:00:54 AM  
LesserEvil: That looked like a "practice" grenade - only the primer is live.

No, it's a real one. It going off underwater would have dramatically reduced the explosion though - water is great for slowing things down - even rifle rounds stop after only a couple feet (mainly because the sudden slowdown causes them to disintegrate.)
 
wrek
2007-10-02 9:01:14 AM  
albuquerquehalsey and 5000_gallons_of_toothpaste win my votes.. ;)
 
Sagus
2007-10-02 9:13:49 AM  
I'm surprised no one asked the following simple question.

WHAT THE FARK ARE THET DOING WITH A HAND GERNADE IN THE FIRST PLACE!
 
jrodnewb
2007-10-02 10:18:28 AM  
everyone with training knows that the first thing you do with a fumbled grenade is cover it with nails and rusty razors...the nails absorb most of the blast and the razors get that "close shave" that the women love...

/what?
 
howdyyall9999
2007-10-02 10:23:34 AM  
The old rule...

You cannot throw a grenade far enough to be outside its kill radius...

Addendum... unless you are a complete moron and luckily it lazily rolls into the water saving your stupid ass...

Farktard - 1
Genepool - 0
 
baorao
2007-10-02 11:12:02 AM  
Yeah, it sort of reminds me of this (pops). Only more his fault.
 
tonguedepressor [TotalFark]
2007-10-02 12:47:12 PM  
baorao: Yeah, it sort of reminds me of this (pops). Only more his fault.

THAT was freaking funny!!!
 
Iplaybass
2007-10-02 7:41:33 PM  
Sagus: I'm surprised no one asked the following simple question.

WHAT THE FARK ARE THET DOING WITH A HAND GERNADE IN THE FIRST PLACE!

That's exactly what I was thinking!
 
Flumenos
2007-10-02 11:06:40 PM  
baorao
Oh. My. GOD. That was AWESOME!!!
Totally worth the 50 second wait.
French talking, nothing happening....
Nothing...
Nothing...
I swear to god if this is a Rick Roll...
*blinks*
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

/ow
//with the laughing
 
quansem
2007-10-03 12:28:45 AM  
Was a basic training instructor for a few years (Canadian Forces). My room-mate had a recruit fail to throw over the range wall; landed at his feet. Stupid recruit froze.. my buddy grabbed her and ran around the safety wall just in time. Came back to the shacks and chain-smoked for a good 3 hours. Recruit was on the bus before supper time.
 
Topher200
2007-10-03 1:14:55 PM  
Wow- I'm I the only one to read the headline?

Subby: How not to throw a grenade -- or how to not throw a grenade, to be more precise.
 
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