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Dangerous Dipping Does In Gum-Chewer

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Vladimir Lokhonos

Vladimir Lokhonos

IN KYIV, UKRAINE, A UNIVERSITY CHEMISTRY STUDENT met an unfortunate end on Thursday when he neglected to  watch where he was dipping his chewing gum.  Vladimir Likhonos, 25, was at home studying in his room with a small dish of citric acid sitting on his desk.  It was his usual practice to dip his chewing gum in it to prolong the taste as he chewed.

But on this day he also had a small quantity of a similar-looking white powder that resembled the citric acid, but which was an as-yet unidentified explosive powder.

The first indication that something was wrong was when his parents heard a “pop” coming from the young man’s room.  When his father went to see what it was, he found Vladimir slumped in his chair with his jaw blown off his face and his entire head a bloody mess.  Apparently he had accidentally dipped his gum into the wrong powder and the combination of the explosive, his saliva and the grinding from chewing it detonated the powder.

The police are treating it as an accident, but are investigating into why he manufactured the explosive in the first place.

Russia Today has the STORY HERE.

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Posted by on December 14, 2009 • Filed under: EMS Topics, explosion • Tagged: , , , ,
  • NeilMcD

    Am I the only person who thinks there's a LOT more to this story than meets the eye?

  • firegeezer

    That's what the Kyiv police are wondering, too.  Who set the bag of explosive powder next to the computer?  Was it there before the blast?  Why was it there in the first place?  Inquiring minds want to know.

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  • NeilMcD

    Am I the only person who thinks there's a LOT more to this story than meets the eye?

  • firegeezer

    That's what the Kyiv police are wondering, too.  Who set the bag of explosive powder next to the computer?  Was it there before the blast?  Why was it there in the first place?  Inquiring minds want to know.

    ________________________________

  • NeilMcD

    Am I the only person who thinks there's a LOT more to this story than meets the eye?

  • firegeezer

    That's what the Kyiv police are wondering, too.  Who set the bag of explosive powder next to the computer?  Was it there before the blast?  Why was it there in the first place?  Inquiring minds want to know.

    ________________________________

  • NeilMcD

    Am I the only person who thinks there's a LOT more to this story than meets the eye?

  • firegeezer

    That's what the Kyiv police are wondering, too.  Who set the bag of explosive powder next to the computer?  Was it there before the blast?  Why was it there in the first place?  Inquiring minds want to know.

    ________________________________