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Man sets house on fire clearing spider webs
7-11-2012 |
30
A man using a blowtorch to burn spider webs in his garden managed to set his own house on fire.
US Army develops lightning weapon
7-1-2012 | 29
The military are experimenting with a laser-guided weapon that can fire bolts of lightning at targets.
Giant fireball explodes over California
4-27-2012 | 4
Tiny meteorites from an exploding fireball have been found scattered across northern California.
Boy claims God saved him from stray bullet
4-21-2012 | 71
A 9-year-old has attributed divine intervention to his near miss with a bullet fired through his window.
Earliest evidence of man-made fire
4-4-2012 | 14
Our ancestors may have been using fire for cooking and warmth as far back as one million years ago.
Bullet fired in Mexico hits El Paso woman
2-23-2012 | 10
A bullet fired during a shoot-out in Mexico ended up hitting a woman in El Paso over half a mile away.
3,500-year-old tree destroyed in a fire
1-23-2012 | 22
A giant, ancient tree that was alive before the days of King Tutankhamun has been killed in a fire.
Weed zapper fires 2,500-volt charges
1-23-2012 | 22
Dr Mike Diprose has invented a new device for killing weeds that works by zapping them with electricity.
Man has a nail removed from his brain
1-22-2012 | 13
A man who was building a shed fired a nail in to his head and didn't even realise it was there.
Mythbusters crew fire cannon through house
12-9-2011 | 34
During a segment about cannons the crew managed to accidentally shoot through a family's house wall.
Fire crews reveal bizarre call-outs
12-4-2011 | 7
Fire crews have been called out to rescue people from vending machines, cat flaps and more.
Christian fired for refusing to wear '666'
11-22-2011 | 161
A factory worker was fired from his job for refusing to wear a '666' sticker believing he'd go to hell.
'Fireball' UFOs sighted in South Africa
11-4-2011 | 13
Skygazers in Free State remain puzzled over sightings of a number of strange fireballs in the sky.
Man tries to turn faeces in to gold
10-21-2011 | 34
In a bizarre experiment a man set fire to his flat after trying his hand at the mystical art of alchemy.
Large fireball wrecks Argentine town
9-29-2011 | 55
The fireball hit the outskirts of Buenos Aires killing at least one person and damaging buildings.
Freakish fires terrorize family
6-28-2011 | 12
Unexplained spontaneous fires are plaguing a South African family while fire-fighters remain baffled.
Sheep found stuck on roof of house
6-18-2011 | 9
The fire brigade were called in Wales to rescue a sheep that had ended up on the roof of a house.
Clovis comet theory crashes
5-17-2011 | 5
A new theory claiming that a comet caused the demise of the Clovis people comes under critics' fire.
Electrical magic wand puts out fires
3-30-2011 | 8
Scientists search for a new way to extinguish fires quickly and efficiently with electricity.
Invisible beam to break up prison fights
2-13-2011 | 21
A new device that can fire a harmless laser-like beam could be rolled out in prisons to break up fights.
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