# Strapped on homemade rocket (bomb) blows up old coot sledding. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 2, 2010, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strapped-on-homemade-rocket-bomb-blows-up-old-coot-sledding/527397 "2010-02-02T16:36:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Wile\_E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c37758/32.png) [@Wile\_E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wile_E)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2010, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strapped-on-homemade-rocket-bomb-blows-up-old-coot-sledding/527397/21 "2010-02-02T19:35:20Z")
Sorry, but Hypno-Toad’s title was better. ---
**Author:** ![Harmonious\_Discord](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/74df32/32.png) [@Harmonious\_Discord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonious_Discord)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2010, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strapped-on-homemade-rocket-bomb-blows-up-old-coot-sledding/527397/22 "2010-02-02T20:02:20Z")
> [@Wile\_E](#): > > Sorry, but Hypno-Toad’s title was better. Originally I thought that one was about a cliff accident, so I never opened it. ---
**Author:** ![Punoqllads](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/d2c977/32.png) [@Punoqllads](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Punoqllads)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2010, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strapped-on-homemade-rocket-bomb-blows-up-old-coot-sledding/527397/23 "2010-02-02T20:24:21Z")
> [@Harmonious\_Discord](#): > > I wish I knew if this guy ever worked for NASA. I’m guessing he’s not a rocket scientist. ---
**Author:** ![tacoloco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7993a0/32.png) [@tacoloco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tacoloco)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2010, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strapped-on-homemade-rocket-bomb-blows-up-old-coot-sledding/527397/24 "2010-02-02T21:01:44Z")
> [@Cat\_Whisperer](#): > > I posted it first, so I WIN! 😃 This is what I get for not reading the thread first. 😛 Still, too bad there isn’t any video. ---
**Author:** ![crazyjoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f14d63/32.png) [@crazyjoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crazyjoe)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2010, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strapped-on-homemade-rocket-bomb-blows-up-old-coot-sledding/527397/25 "2010-02-02T21:37:12Z")
> [@garygnu](#): > > “a combination of gunpowder, match heads and gasoline stuffed in a motorcycle muffler” > > How could it fail!? You know, I understand making a rocket out of homemade explosives. Who among us hasn’t been tempted to make just such a device, right? But seriously, strapping this device to your BACK? And then getting on a PLASTIC sled? The failures in judgement are just astounding. ---
**Author:** ![It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/it_s_not_rocket_surgery/32/312_2.png) [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/It_s_Not_Rocket_Surgery)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2010, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strapped-on-homemade-rocket-bomb-blows-up-old-coot-sledding/527397/26 "2010-02-02T22:20:22Z")
I thought I should post in here, since this guy now has a combination of “rocket” and “surgery” I hope to avoid. ---
**Author:** ![Harmonious\_Discord](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/74df32/32.png) [@Harmonious\_Discord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonious_Discord)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2010, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strapped-on-homemade-rocket-bomb-blows-up-old-coot-sledding/527397/27 "2010-02-03T18:37:19Z")
> [@garygnu](#): > > “a combination of gunpowder, match heads and gasoline stuffed in a motorcycle muffler” > > How could it fail!? I keep wondering if he would have gotten better mileage if he added diesel to the unleaded. He should have definitely used a rented sled just in case of damage. ---
**Author:** ![teela\_brown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d9b06d/32.png) [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2010, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strapped-on-homemade-rocket-bomb-blows-up-old-coot-sledding/527397/28 "2010-02-03T19:14:09Z")
Are they going to have to preface roadrunner cartoons with a safety warning from now on? “Warning - do not try this at home. This is an ANIMATED CARTOON and you should not attempt to copy Wile E. Coyote’s engineering experiments!” ---
**Author:** ![Wile\_E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c37758/32.png) [@Wile\_E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wile_E)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2010, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strapped-on-homemade-rocket-bomb-blows-up-old-coot-sledding/527397/29 "2010-02-03T19:22:53Z")
> [@teela\_brown](#): > > Are they going to have to preface roadrunner cartoons with a safety warning from now on? > > “Warning - do not try this at home. This is an ANIMATED CARTOON and you should not attempt to copy Wile E. Coyote’s engineering experiments!” Considering how things always turned out for my namesake, you would think a warning wouldn’t be necessary. ---
**Author:** ![Harmonious\_Discord](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/74df32/32.png) [@Harmonious\_Discord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonious_Discord)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2010, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strapped-on-homemade-rocket-bomb-blows-up-old-coot-sledding/527397/30 "2010-02-05T12:22:23Z")
[Here](http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/02/04/michigan.rocket.man/index.html) is a little more detail. The burns are to his face. I guess that since his face was burned, that if he didn’t have on the helmet he might be dead. Remember that wearing a motorcycle helmet can save lives, even if it’s from an exploding motorcycle muffler strapped to your body while sledding. ---
**Author:** ![Ferret\_Herder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e47774/32.png) [@Ferret\_Herder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferret_Herder)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2010, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strapped-on-homemade-rocket-bomb-blows-up-old-coot-sledding/527397/31 "2010-02-05T12:33:52Z")
> [@VinylTurnip](#): > > And I think it’s gonna be a long, long time 'til dumbshit brings his sled around to slide. _snerk_ Finally got this after re-reading the thread. ---
**Author:** ![Kal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9de053/32.png) [@Kal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kal)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2010, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strapped-on-homemade-rocket-bomb-blows-up-old-coot-sledding/527397/32 "2010-02-05T12:47:19Z")
If you fancy second degree burns, severe eye damage and potential criminal charges then riding a sledge with a rocket strapped to your back is a pretty damn awesome way to go about it. ---
**Author:** ![Hypno-Toad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b2d939/32.png) [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2010, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strapped-on-homemade-rocket-bomb-blows-up-old-coot-sledding/527397/33 "2010-02-05T12:54:16Z")
> [@VinylTurnip](#): > > And I think it’s gonna be a long, long time 'til dumbshit brings his sled around to slide. Cuz he’s a Sledding Man, burning out his fuse out there on the lawn. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strapped-on-homemade-rocket-bomb-blows-up-old-coot-sledding/527397.md?page=1)