Man drops weight on bullet, shoots self.

[F-Trooper05]

Is this even possible? I smell BS.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/13/california-weightlifter-shoots-self-drops-dumbbell-on-bullet_n_1423407.html?ref=weird-news

[Argus]

I can see how a round might detonate from having a weight dropped on it, but even with a .22 it seems like that would result in a shrapnel type injury from pieces of the case flying around, not a "shooting". I think I smell the same thing you do.

[SamuelBLong]

The case will split from the pressure. With no support to the case walls and primer, the bullet can't really travel anywhere. I call BS.

[VolGrad]

What a dumbbell!

[Joe in PNG]

Looks like a job for the Mythbusters!

[LOKNLOD]

The case will split from the pressure. With no support to the case walls and primer, the bullet can't really travel anywhere. I call BS.

I suppose if I heavy enough weight was crushing the rimmed end of the case, it might constrain the pressure enough to allow some directional blast?

[TAZ]

I can see the weight detonating the round, but I'm guessing that the case would split since its not contained in a chamber. I'm finding it interesting that he had a round just laying around for no apparent reason, but doesn't have a gun. I smell something fishy.

[jwperry]

Looks like a job for the Mythbusters!

Similar ones have already been done.
http://mythbustersresults.com/episode85

[Robert Mitchum]

Man shoots out his own ass with weights..
One nasty thing that happened with weights some years back.
Collegiate power lifting championships at Pennsylvania State.
loud popping, splattering noise
overwhelming agonizing pain
Paramedics arrived and applied anesthesia on the spot and carried him to an ambulance.
He was rushed to surgery, where surgeons described the trauma as an "explosive and aggravated ".

LINK IS NSFW

Click on pic at your own risk !!!!!:eek:
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The rather shocking photo attached snapped in November 16th by a spectator at the collegiate power lifting championships at Penn State. The unfortunate competitor, who expressed a plea to remain anonymous, remembered to surgeons that he was " stuck" at the bottom of a personal best attempt in the squat lift when he "sort of pulled his stomach in and pushed extra hard, at the same time as trying to complete the lift."
He remembers a loud popping, splattering noise then a fierce stabbing pain and then not being able to move from the squat position. He remained in this position for about half an hour, since trying to stand caused him overwhelming agonizing pain. Paramedics arrived and applied anesthesia on the spot and carried him to an ambulance. He was rushed to surgery, where surgeons described the trauma as an explosive and aggravated prolapse of the bowel". Meanwhile it was revealed that the weight was removed from his shoulders at the time of the incident by two "spotters" on either side of the lifter. The third spotter who was standing behind the lifter was unfortunately sprayed with fecal matter at the time of the incident. This spotter promptly fainted when he realized the extent of of the injury to the lifter, who was a personal friend.

This compounded the task of first aid officers who were at a loss as to how to treat the injury to the lifter in any case, who remained in the squatting position moaning in pain much to the consternation of the helpless audience. The hapless lifter had successful surgery to relieve the prolapse, but remained immobilized with his feet elevated in stirrups for 2 weeks to ensure "internal compliance with the surgery and that the organs retracted successfully".

To add insult to injury, the ex-lifter required rectal stitching to partially occlude the anal orifice and stitch the rectal passage (which had significantly expanded and torn during the prolapse) and also was put on a low fiber low residue diet to combat flatulence to avoid any possibility of a recurrence.

[EricP]

I probably should have read the rest of that post before clicking that link.:(