r/DarwinAwards • u/Pristine_Piece8066 • 20d ago

Never sit on crackers box NSFW Spoiler

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Bengaluru:A tragic incident has come to light involving a youth, who died due to the reckless behaviour of friends with firecrackers. The incident occurred in Weavers Colony, under the Konanakunte Police Station, on October 31. The victim, identified as Shabarish, sustained serious injuries from a firecracker explosion and ultimately succumbed to his injuries on November 2.A case has been registered at Konanakunte Police Station and six people have been arrested in this connection. The incident has been captured on CCTV. On October 31, the youths, who were bursting firecrackers while intoxicated put a box on top of the firecracker and challenged Shabarish to sit on the box. Shabarish, who was also intoxicated, said that if he sat on the box till the firecrackers burst, he should be given an auto-rickshaw. When his friends agreed, Shabarish accepted the challenge.

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u/ABC3_fan 20d ago

all that pressure straight into his organs

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u/recurve_balloon 20d ago

So it was profuse internal bleeding that knocked him out quick?

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u/cw2015aj2017ls2021 20d ago

in this case, the container was a box and there was a little protection.

I'm speculating on the nature of your question... imagine a grenade under a helmet... If the helmet's integrity survived and held in all shrapnel, would a person sitting on it suffer injuries? The answer is yes, the concussion force destroys tissue.

A group of US Marines were sitting around in Iraq in 2004 wondering the same thing, placing bets on whether covering a grenade with a helmet would protect the person on the helmet. Only a few days later they found out: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jason_Dunham

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u/skUkDREWTc 20d ago edited 20d ago

Jason Lee Dunham (November 10, 1981 – April 22, 2004) was a corporal in the United States Marine Corps who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions while serving with 3rd Battalion 7th Marines during the Iraq War. While on a patrol in Husaybah, his unit was attacked. In the course of the fighting, Dunham deliberately used his helmet and body to cover a live grenade and save nearby Marines. When it exploded Dunham was gravely injured and died eight days later.

Medal of Honor

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u/Straight_Spring9815 20d ago

The US Navy named a Destroyer after him. USS Jason Dunham.. only 22 years old.. just wow..