I did say there are some out there dumber than moi
Given that this is the weekend for fireworks (here in NH, the State has not yet gone so far as to make all fireworks illegal - adults are still recognized as such in some things), this seemed appropriate!
Thus, this nitwit earns the Dope of the Week award for just plain stupidity. From the Near Miss category of the Darwin Awards comes this story:
(12 August 2006, Indiana) At a party somewhere between Nashville and Bloomington, a young man was drinking and watching people set off fireworks. Suddenly a great idea occurred to him. He could improve upon this amateur fireworks display! He put down his drink and set to work.
When it comes to fireworks, your brain can't be much safer than sheltered inside a football helmet. He found an old helmet, duct-taped a mortar-style firework to the top, put it on his head, and lit the fuse...
A bright flash of light nearly blinded observers. When their eyes recovered, they saw him lying on the ground, unconscious and bleeding. Astoundingly, the 21-year-old survived this party stunt with only a mild concussion and burns.
His helmet, however, was blown to pieces.
Unlike Nanny Staters, I do not believe that laws should be passed so as to prohibit this kind of behavior. Rather, shame, ridicule, and the simple outcome of this "experiment" should be sufficient to keep others aware of consequences of stupid behavior.
