Friday, October 24, 2008

Very Weird Science

Parts of this nation are not as advanced as others in the cognitive thinking process. Proof? Authorities in southwest Missouri say a TV remote control probably triggered an explosion that destroyed a home earlier this week.

What?

I'll say again: Authorities in southwest Missouri say a TV remote control probably triggered an explosion that destroyed a home earlier this week. The only person in the home at the time, Cindy Curry (66), was blown outside but had only minor injuries. Firefighters said it's amazing she survived at all. Because a TV remote control made the house explode.

Curry's husband, Jerry, said he smelled propane gas in the house late Monday. But the smell was gone Tuesday morning, so he went out to have breakfast with friends...the perfect alibi. His wife then turned on the TV, and then, kaboom. Billings Fire Chief Henry Bos said it appears the remote control ignited propane still in the house. how? There's no answer how an infrared beam could ignite latent propane, but apparently it is now a clear scientific fact that it can happen. I suggest you keep televisions away from the kitchen.

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