Man dies using mortar shell as hammer

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One man died and another was injured on Tuesday after a 60mm mortar shell exploded in Banteay Meanchey province’s Preah Net Preah district.

Sin Rasy, military police chief of Preah Net Preah district, said yesterday that the two men lived next to each other and were using the old, rusty shell as a hammer to do work on a tractor.

 

“The dead man had the old mortar from somewhere and he kept at his home for a long time, but he was not aware that it could explode because it was so rusted,” he said. “He was using it to work on his tractor, and separate the body from the engine, and unfortunately it exploded.”

 

Mr Rasy identified the two victims as Chhoeun Samorn, 32, the owner of the tractor who died, and Vath Sameth, 47, who was injured while standing near the victim during the work on the tractor. Mr Rasy added that local authorities often disseminated information about the dangers of unexploded ordnance, instructing them not to touch them.

 

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[DoctorG]

Well, I guess stupidity has a cost.

[simoh1490]

1 minute ago, DoctorG said:

Well, I guess stupidity has a cost.

Don't confuse stupidity with ignorance.

[4737 Carlin]

37 minutes ago, simoh1490 said:

Don't confuse stupidity with ignorance.

Stupid and ignorant. All of the high-IQ Cambodians were murdered back in the seventies. That's why this country will always be the way it is.

[helloagain]

1 hour ago, simoh1490 said:

Don't confuse stupidity with ignorance.

Two words come to mind......brains and <deleted>.

[Tracyb]

1 hour ago, simoh1490 said:

Don't confuse stupidity with ignorance.

Ya.  There is nothing more frightening than ignorance in action!

[colinneil]

Well i have always said i want to go out with a bang, but not that way.

[MaxYakov]

Crucially, did the explosion result in separation of the tractor's body and engine?  Anyway, RIP.

[Panda13]

[Yme]

I hope he hadn't had time in is life to breed

[NickJ]

Darwin Award.

[vogie]

I think his downfall is when he used a firing pin for a chisel.

[Kieran00001]

4 hours ago, 4737 Carlin said:

Stupid and ignorant. All of the high-IQ Cambodians were murdered back in the seventies. That's why this country will always be the way it is.

 

Strange then that their average IQ is 91, exactly the same as Thailand who did not kill off their educated folk and higher than the average in Loas and Myanmar, could it be that in reality the killings have no effect on the average IQ?

[DefaultName]

Think of it as evolution in action.  The average intelligence of the human race just went up a notch.

[Dap]

12 hours ago, 4737 Carlin said:

Stupid and ignorant. All of the high-IQ Cambodians were murdered back in the seventies. That's why this country will always be the way it is.

Wow! Speaking of ignorance ...

[connda]

And the Darwin Award winner for the week is...................RIP.

[nausea]

As stupid goes, this is the most stupidest of the stupid, then add some. What I don't understand  is how anyone in Cambodia can be unaware that unused munitions might be dangerous. Like they're brought up in this atmosphere of danger. I suppose familiarity breeds contempt.

[4737 Carlin]

On 5/18/2018 at 8:31 PM, Dap said:

Wow! Speaking of ignorance ...

Experience not ignorance. Try living here for a few years.

[Dap]

On 5/25/2018 at 6:29 PM, 4737 Carlin said:

Experience not ignorance. Try living here for a few years.

Got 25, and you?

[4737 Carlin]

On 5/26/2018 at 9:50 PM, Dap said:

Got 25, and you?

5 in Cambodia. You've been in Cambodia for 25 years ? 

Another small example to backup my point. Here you see parents riding their motorcycles wearing helmets but carrying their babies only wrapped in a blanket. That's not lack of education - its a lack of brains. 

[Dap]

12 hours ago, 4737 Carlin said:

5 in Cambodia. You've been in Cambodia for 25 years ? 

Another small example to backup my point. Here you see parents riding their motorcycles wearing helmets but carrying their babies only wrapped in a blanket. That's not lack of education - its a lack of brains. 

"All of the high-IQ Cambodians were murdered back in the seventies."

This is ignorance and you are a waste of my time. I'm done.