Student killed by exploding chewing gum

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Student killed by exploding chewing gum
A student in Ukraine died after his jaw was blown off reportedly by exploding chewing gum.
9 Dec 2009

The 25-year-old chemistry student, who has not been named by police, was working at his parents' home in Konotop when relatives heard a "loud pop". They rushed to his room and discovered his body. The lower half of his face had been seriously disfigured by the blast.

The Russian news agency Ria Novosti said forensic tests found the chewing gum was covered with an unidentified chemical substance, thought to be some type of explosive. It was reported that the student used to dip chewing gum into citric acid. Police also found another substance near the body. The news agency said investigators believe the student may have confused the two substances and began chewing on gum that had been treated with the unidentified substance.

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blimey!

[Skylace]

[SpursFan1902]

Crazy...I wonder what the reason for dipping the gum in citric acid is and what the unidentified substance was....other than explosive. Just doesn't make sense...

[SquareEyes]

Sounds like a load of tosh to me. Even if the unidentified substance was explosive in nature, it was set off by what - chewing gum? saliva? body heat? Maybe his parent's just shot him for eating with his mouth open.