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Man blows himself up trying to kill a spider

By T.K. Randall
September 3, 2010 · Comment icon 33 comments

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A 28 year-old man blew himself up after trying to kill a spider hiding behind his bathroom toilet.
He'd attempted to kill the spider by spraying it with an aerosol can but when he went to turn on the bathroom light to determine if he'd succeeded the bulb blew, prompting him to use a cigarette lighter which ignited the fumes and caused an explosion. The man suffered flash burns however it is not known whether or not the spider survived.
The man was summoned by his wife to deal with a spider she had seen scuttling behind the lavatory on Bank Holiday Monday. Not being able to reach it, the man decided to kill it by spraying it with the can.


Source: Telegraph | Comments (33)




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Comment icon #24 Posted by little_dreamer 14 years ago
Everyone knows that the correct way to get rid of spiders is to vacuum them up.
Comment icon #25 Posted by ohio state buckeyes 14 years ago
Maybe the spider was a ghost cuz they never found him
Comment icon #26 Posted by VALARLIGHT 14 years ago
All lifted from the spoof http://www.thespoof.com/news/spoof.cfm?headline=s1i81605
Comment icon #27 Posted by Robin_Shadowes 14 years ago
I have to ask, why was he using an aerosol can? Whatever happened to rolling up a newspaper and smashing the living daylights out of it? Perhaps you haven't realized the power of arachnophobia? Doesn't really matter what kind of phobia one suffers from, it will always be an illogical fear of just that object. It might seem ridicolous to you but does not so to the subject themselves. I find it good however taht they chose to portray a macho adventurer as Indiana Jones as phobic against snakes because it shows it can happen to virtually anyone.
Comment icon #28 Posted by The Spartan 14 years ago
All lifted from the spoof http://www.thespoof.com/news/spoof.cfm?headline=s1i81605 OMG..was that a fake news? anyways..we all had a good laugh!!
Comment icon #29 Posted by Slorri 14 years ago
"The spider is presumed to be amused."
Comment icon #30 Posted by Ascadia 14 years ago
If he got the spider, then I'd say it was totally worth it. I HATE spiders.
Comment icon #31 Posted by Lapras 14 years ago
burn...
Comment icon #32 Posted by Harriet The Ripperologist 14 years ago
Bet that spider's feeling smug.
Comment icon #33 Posted by clockworkgirl21 14 years ago
This reminds me of the guy who set off bug bombs in his house to get rid of mice. He learned they were collecting under a pile of leaves a few days later, and used gasoline to set the leaves and the mice on fire. The mice, while being on fire, ran back into the house and set the house ablaze. LOL Jerk deserved it. There is never an excuse to kill something inhumanely.


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