Death by bubblegum!

[Nyx]

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,...est=latestnews

A chemistry student in the Ukraine was found dead with his jaw blown off by what is believed to be exploding chewing gum, according to reports.

The 25-year-old's disfigured remains were discovered at his parent's home in the northern Ukrainian city of Konotop, reports in the Eastern European country said.

The young man, who studied at Kiev Polytechnic Institute, was working at a computer late on Saturday when the alleged explosion happened.

"A loud pop was heard from the student's room," the ukranews.com Web site said, citing an aide to the city's police chief.

"When his relatives entered the room, they saw that the lower part of the young man's face had been blown off."

A forensic examination established that the chewing gum was covered with an unidentified chemical substance, thought to be some type of explosive material.

The student apparently had a bizarre habit of chewing gum after dipping it into citric acid, Russian news agency Ria Novosti said.

Officers found both citric acid packets and a similar-looking unidentified substance, believed to be some kind of explosive material, on a table near the body, the agency continued.

Investigators suspect that the student simply confused the packets and put gum covered with explosive material into his mouth.

Forensic experts were to travel from Kiev to investigate the substance, as local authorities feared it may explode if transported.

Talk about bursting your bubble...

[kuronosan]

http://designchampagne.files.wordpre...nka-wilder.jpg

He told him not to eat it.

[arus2001]

Reminds me of the gum in one of the Bond films, I think. Had two colors on a stick, push 'em together, boom.

[Isiolia]

Reminds me of the gum in one of the Bond films, I think. Had two colors on a stick, push 'em together, boom.

First Mission Impossible movie, if I recall.

[Khamsin]

Would have been better if it were bubble gum that explodes when blowing (and subsequently popping) the bubble.

[Jakson]

This would've happened if he'd had a gun...?

[Demisses]

No it was the gum that had the gun

[Pirian]

http://designchampagne.files.wordpre...nka-wilder.jpg

He told him not to eat it.

Oompa Loompa doom-pa-dee-do
I have a perfect puzzle for you
Oompa Loompa doom-pa-dee-dee
If you are wise, you'll listen to me
http://i793.photobucket.com/albums/y...achemicals.jpg
What do you get when it's chemicals you play,
Throwing whatever into the fray?
Put in your mouth, won't you surely go splat?
What did you think would come of that?

I don't like the look of it
http://www.oleole.com/media/main/ima...5351361975.jpg


Oompa Loompa doom-pa-dee-dar
If you were you so curious, you would have gone far
You could have lived in happiness too
Like the Oompa Loompa doom-pa-dee-do
http://www.1halloween.net/images/cosoompa.jpg

Spoiler: show

gdi I'm bored, and only remembered there was a song on gum already oh well

[Qalbert]

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[Caiyuo]

Talk about bursting your bubble...

Are you under the impression that you are Horatio Caine? Because your eyeball is going to need a dark monocle or something.

B3 <insert yeaaaaaah>

[zoobernut]

Pirian wins... need some sort of a prize for such an epic post.

[arus2001]

First Mission Impossible movie, if I recall.

My bad. At least it was a spy film.

[Kyreth]

Hmm...

http://www.bluegartr.com/forum/attac...2&d=1260465496

[Dmitry]

First Mission Impossible movie, if I recall.

Definitely Mission Impossible, first thing I thought of.

[alt]

Any Chem degrees here know why you would chew gum dipped in citric acid? And what the eff could it be that he dipped it in to blow off half his face?

[kuronosan]

Citric acid would react with the sugar and such found in the gum, is my guess. Probably give it a fizzy sensation for a mindblowing experience.

[Pirian]

The article said he had powdered explosives in the room too, and even suggested that he mixed them up on accident. I'd say that's what blew him up, not the citric acid.

When you see hoof prints you think "horsey", not "zebra"
http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t...G85/Dr.Cox.jpg

[Despain]

Best thread in general in quite sometime.

[Feedmenow]

Jaw-droppingly good thread right here.