A Georgia man who fired on a power mower laden with explosives so he could make a cool video blew his leg off in the resulting blast. Tannerite is a combination of chemicals sold legally at most gun and sporting goods stores.
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Unsurprisingly the whole thing blew up, combusting so violently that one of the men, 23-year-old David Presley, lost his leg.
As blood splatters the camera lens, Pressley can be heard screaming: “I blew my leg off!”
Pressley’s friends filmed him on their cell phones as he shot more than 20 rounds while walking towards his target, 11alive.com reported.
But viral videos show people disregarding the safety advice and filming several hundred pounds of Tannerite exploding everything from cars to even a barn.
Walton County native David Presley wanted to videotape himself on Saturday while shooting a lawn mower filled with an explosive known as Tannerite.
Tannerite, a legal explosive, is the brand name of an ammonium nitrate and aluminum powder mixture, which becomes extremely risky when shot with a high-velocity bullet.
Two of Pressley’s friends tied a tourniquet around his leg – which was severed below the knee – put him in a vehicle, and drove him to a nearby road where they were met by emergency medical responders.
Walton County Sheriff Joe Chapman says that the “rule of thumb” that says you need to be 100 yards (about 90 metres) away per pound of Tannerite in order to be safe. Presley was then rushed to Grady Memorial Hospital, where is now recovering from his injury. No charges have been filed.
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Deputies receive two to five calls a week related to the explosive.
