I Wanna Party With This Guy

Detroitnews.com - A 62 year old township man was treated for burns and suspected eye damage after he tried to turn himself into a human rocket on a sledding hill this weekend, police said. The victim, who had a reputation of doing crazy things at parties, according to investigators, had made an explosive backpack by filling a motor muffler with gas and gun powder. He placed aluminum on both ends of the muffler and lit it, trying to get a rocket launch effect. He donned a plastic garbage bag as a cape and a motorcycle helmet. He strapped the muffler/pipe device to his back. He asked another person to light a wick and then began to sled down a hill. At some point during the ride, the device exploded. The victim, had been drinking prior to the accident and was treated at an area hospital for second-degree burns to the right side of his body.

So I saw this story a few days ago and have been waiting on it because the more I read it, the more it just continues to get funnier all on its own. This is just the age old tale of guy gets drunk, guy then builds a rocket pack in order to live up to his reputation of doing crazy shit at parties, throws on his garbage bag cape and motorcycle helmet, has his buddy light him up and give him a shove, then dude blows up. I've seen this shit a 1000 times at the Watertower Park sledding hill in Menominee.

Below is evidence collected by the police. I'm assuming the garbage bag cape was a detail turned over by onlookers considering it probably disintegrated in the explosion.


Shocking, I kind of saw this guy as an inner tube dude.



PS - Sledding is easily the sweetest thing about being a kid. Once the Lady Friend starts popping out little ones the first two things I'm gonna do are build them a hockey rink in the backyard and strap a rocket to their back and push them down a hill.




Thanks to Justin for the story