Posted on 12/14/2023 9:19:32 AM PST by Red Badger
We've all been this guy (well, minus the explosion).
Whether it was a cockroach, a centipede, some bees, or even just innocent ants, we've all gone a bit overboard trying to play exterminator in our own home. But let's give it up for this guy for making us all not look so bad in comparison to what he did.
The epic pest control fail was reported early Sunday in the city of Kumamoto [Japan] on the island of Kyushu, about 230 miles southwest of Hiroshima.
Sometime before midnight, a 54-year-old man spotted a solitary cockroach inside his apartment in the city's Chuo Ward and sprayed a massive amount of insecticide to wipe out the critter …
A minute later, an explosion went off, blowing out a balcony window.
The unfortunate resident suffered a minor injury in the blast, police said.
Can't tell if I'm sorry for laughing. I mean, it's a minor injury, so I feel like it's okay to laugh. I just hope his apartment didn't take too hard of a hit.
The explosion seems to be linked to the man's kotatsu, which is basically a heated table. Kinda want one of these now that it's cold out, but kinda don't want one in case I get a little trigger happy on the Raid next time I spot a flying ant in my living room.
No word yet on whether the cockroach survived the explosion, though from experience I'd guess the little guy is doing just fine and munching on an orange right about now.
Moral of the story: Just kill a bug if you see it. Don't be a wimp.
Anything worth doing is worth overdoing.
Many aerosol sprays use propane as the propellant.
Those crazy orientals- remember the Chinese guy who sadly beat a dog to death because he thought the dog had Kung Flu?
No, I have never gone overboard with spraying insecticide. I’ve never gone full retard either. Obviously an article written by a libtard.
nothing exceeds like excess...
Bill Murray in Caddy Shack comes to mind.
I’ll never forget the videos of the Chinese throwing their pets off high rise balconies because they thought they had covid.
That’s why I always use a 44 mag to whack cockroaches. Doesn’t cause explosions ... unless you accidentally hit a LP tank.
I have heard stories about people spraying a bug in their toilet then later using the john and flicking a cigarette butt in the toiled…
The only thing that I can think of that would justify such an over reaction is he had previously had one removed from his ear.
Frank Zappa?.......................
To replace the nonflammable Freon.
Congress in its infinite whizdumb has mandated that methane be used in all new refrigerators and air conditioners.
What could possibly go wrong?
Oh, did I mention that for those applications, the gas must be unodorized?
Quite the boon for my old company that makes methane sensors, and potentially quite the boom for those who don't buy them...
I had a spider in my ear once..................
30+ years ago I started a small kitchen fire when a cricket behind the stove was driving me crazy. I sprayed a lot of WD-40 back there and then tossed a couple of firecrackers after the WD-40 had no effect.
Yes, alcohol was involved. Glad those days are over and that I survived.
Should have used gasoline. Kills on contact...................
Seems odd considering methane is a greenhouse gas.
The whole methane scare is rather silly also because it has a relatively short half-life in sunlight.
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