Posted on 10/24/2010 9:24:52 PM PDT by naturalman1975
A SMALL home-made device exploded in a toilet in the restroom of a fast food outlet in western Sydney but no one was injured, police say.
The device was detonated in the men's toilet cubicle at a McDonald's restaurant on High St in Penrith at around 9.10pm (AEDT) yesterday.
"The explosion damaged the toilet cistern and an air vent," NSW police said today in a statement.
"There was nobody in the restroom at the time.
"The remnants of a crudely made explosive device was found and taken for forensic examination."
(Excerpt) Read more at news.com.au ...
The best stunt I ever pulled is this. The five minute bell for class rang. I lit a cigarette and poked a hole by the filter and put a firecracker fuse in it. I then placed it under the classroom window. Four to five minutes later it went off. It drove the teachers nuts because they could not see who did it.
some poor clown in that class probably got blamed for it too! :)
I think what is in their products might constitute terrorism in itself. Just look at how they do not decompose after being left out for so long.
Never happened. No one was visable after the act.
Photo:
http://resources2.news.com.au/images/2010/10/25/1225943/296850-toilet-explosion.jpg
“Man sought over toilet explosion after device goes off in McDonald’s restroom”
From:
AAP October 25, 2010 3:45PM
SNIPPET: “Police officers from Penrith Local Area Command are now trying to contact a man captured on CCTV footage at the restaurant and who might be able to help their enquiries.
The man was seen at the restaurant and last seen walking west along High St.
He is described as being 18 to 25 years old, of Caucasian appearance with shoulder length brown hair.
The man was wearing a black T-shirt with a cartoon design on the front, blue denim jeans, grey shoes and a fawn coloured jacket.
Anyone with information about the man’s identity should contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.”
We did that in the enclosed courtyard with a string of fire crackers!
Two older guys (ended up expelled for other things) played the best one. Was while I was at the school, but I didn’t see it. Before class and before the teacher came in the one kid was hanging out the window with the other kid’s cowboy boots in his hands. Just the boots were visible, and he was “struggling” with them.
The other kid was down in the courtyard and yelling “don’t let me go”, etc. As soon as the teacher came in, the kid in the class held on until the teacher got a look, then in a hurry dropped the boots and slammed the window shut like nothing was going on.
Of course the teacher rushed to the window, only to see the other kid sprawled out on the lawn three stories below.
I seem to recall something about the teacher having a sort of heart-attack, but that may be an excaggeration of the story.
A guy in my class on the last day of school drove his motor-cross bike up and down the stairs, halls, etc. He had to take summer school.
In college the wiz-kid student (but also a radical in many ways) got a few buddies and broke into the main building with the gold dome on top. They put black paper all over the gold dome (smart enough not to paint it!), and then big black cardboard ears.
He then reprogrammed the computer that ran the clock-tower chimes. It would play various tunes at various times of the day.
At the first early morning chime, it started playing the Mickey Mouse Theme Song! He got caught, and had to take summer school.
My graduation year NO PRANKS were tolerated. The year before, the graduating class had broken into one of the buildings, turned on all of the fire houses, faucets, etc. and clogged the drains. Then barricaded and chained the doors so the firemen, etc. couldn’t get in. Caused millions of dollars of damage. Idiots.
In chemistry club in high school in the fifties, someone proposed an experiment.
It involved mixing ammonia and iodine and filtering the residue. Supposedly when it dried, it would be so sensitive that if a fly walked over it, it would explode.
The class was too short for the residue to dry, but because we spilled some on the floor, our shoes became contaminated. All afternoon there were mysterious explosions as it dried out while we were walking.
The chemistry teacher never ratted us out.
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NOTE The following police department press release is a quote:
http://www.police.nsw.gov.au/news
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Investigation into fast food toilet explosion - Penrith
Monday, 25 Oct 2010 01:54pm
Vision is available via the yousendit link and still images are available via email from the Police Media Unit.
Police investigating a small explosion in a fast food restaurant’s toilet in Sydney’s west last night, have released CCTV of a man who they believe may be able to assist with their inquiries.
About 9.10pm (Sunday 24 October), a homemade explosive device detonated in the men’s toilet cubicle at the fast food outlet on High Street in Penrith.
The explosion damaged the toilet cistern and an air vent. There was nobody in the restroom at the time.
Police from Penrith Local Area Command attended and established a crime scene.
The remnants of a crudely made explosive device was found and taken for forensic examination.
Investigators have seized CCTV from the restaurant which shows a man police believe might be able to help them with their inquiries.
This man was seen at the fast food restaurant and was last seen walking west along High Street.
Police want to speak with the man or anybody who might know his identity.
He is described as being Caucasian appearance, 18 to 25 years of age with shoulder length brown hair.
He was last seen wearing a black T-shirt with a cartoon design on the front, blue denim jeans, grey shoes and a fawn coloured jacket.
Anyone with information about the man’s identity should immediately contact Penrith Police via Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
There is a differnce between a prank and damage.
Video:
http://www.youtube.com/TheNSWPolice
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmo0O7XVci0
“Investigation into fast food toilet explosion - Penrith”
Video Description - quote:
TheNSWPolice | October 24, 2010
Police investigating a small explosion in a fast food restaurant’s toilet in Sydney’s west last night, have released CCTV of a man who they believe may be able to assist with their inquiries.
About 9.10pm (Sunday 24 October), a homemade explosive device detonated in the men’s toilet cubicle at the fast food outlet on High Street in Penrith.
The explosion damaged the toilet cistern and an air vent. There was nobody in the restroom at the time.
Police from Penrith Local Area Command attended and established a crime scene.
The remnants of a crudely made explosive device was found and taken for forensic examination.
Investigators have seized CCTV from the restaurant which shows a man police believe might be able to help them with their inquiries.
This man was seen at the fast food restaurant and was last seen walking west along High Street.
Police want to speak with the man or anybody who might know his identity.
He is described as being Caucasian appearance, 18 to 25 years of age with shoulder length brown hair.
He was last seen wearing a black T-shirt with a cartoon design on the front, blue denim jeans, grey shoes and a fawn coloured jacket.
Anyone with information about the man’s identity should immediately contact Penrith Police via Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
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I wonder what the cartoon show/cartoon characters are on the front of that shirt in the video on post no. 31. Does anyone know?
Additional news video includes some close-up photos:
http://media.theage.com.au/national/national-news/exploding-toilet-cctv-footage-2006879.html
Our 'prank' did do some unintentional damage but as I said ..The school was going to be torn down at the end of the year and this was the last pep rally and at the end of the year.
(We just helped the demolition get started .. a little early.) 8)
You do need water (to conduct the force of the explosion). An M80 in a dry pail will dent the pail. An M80 in a pail of water will split the pail wide open and spray water all around.
Yep, now they would call out the BATF and FBI...times have changed and not for the better...kids cant be kids anymore...
M80...
When I was in high school, I was sitting in class one day when out in the hallway an explosion occured. Some kid set off an M-80 and then ran. When he ran, he forgot to take his bookbag with him which was laying on the floor of the hallway. Naturally his bookbag contained his school books, some of which had his name on them. I have no idea what they did to him.
At a very nice high school in Glenview, Il 66~67 an unusual science project exploring the compressibility of liquids was performed.
This required a large team to precisely maintain maximum flow while igniting the compression devices simultaneously at three stalls.
So I was told.
One leader was chosen all windows were opened and every facet was manned by students, the leader signaled to turn on all facets after one minute the signal was given to turn the facets off.
The resulting water hammer ruptured much of the plumbing in the entire building. Pretty funny except having broken bathrooms while repairs were made really sucked.
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