Exploding chewing gum? What nonsense I hear you say, but believe it or not it's true.
Late saturday night a student living with his parents in Konotop, Northern Ukraine, died when his chewing gum exploded.
The twenty-five year old, who studied at Kiev Polytechnic Institute, was at his computer on Saturday night when the incident happened. Downstairs his parents heard a loud pop, and when they went to his room to investigate found him on the floor with half his face blown off.
Police forensic experts later found the chewing gum contained traces of an unidentified substance thought to be explosive in nature. According to a local news agency, the student had the strange habit of dipping his chewing gum in citric acid, a mild substance found naturally in citrus fruit (lemons/Limes) and used in the food and drinks (including beer) industry to introduce a sour taste.
The Police found packets of citric acid, and a similar looking unidentified substance thought to be explosive in nature in the room, and have concluded the student confused the two and put the explosive concoction on his gum instead of the citric acid.
Experts from Kiev have been called to remove the unknown sunstance for fear it may explode if moved.
One of the more bizarre stories from around the world. Nothing like going out with a bang!
Roy.
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