How NOT to remove a hornet's nest

[jazz lady]

A Massachusetts man sparked a fire on his family home’s roof last week as he was trying to get rid of a pesky hornet’s nest with a Roman candle.

Dave Schmida, of Sturbridge, first tried using Raid, an insecticide spray, but that didn’t work — so he decided to use a firework instead, the Telegram & Gazette reported Thursday.

A video taken by his brother, Matthew, shows Dave firing three shots toward the hornets nestled into a corner of the roof on the third floor of their home.

His first three shots missed but the fourth hit its target, and the hornet’s nest went up in flames.

Massachusetts man sparks fire on roof using Roman candle to kill hornets

A Massachusetts man sparked a fire on his family home’s roof last week as he was trying to get rid of a pesky hornet’s nest with a Roman candle.

www.foxnews.com

 

[Gilligan]

I love it! Never resort to pesticides when explosives can get the job done.

 

[stgislander]

I'm really surprised is didn't start with, "A Florida man...."

 

[jazz lady]

I love it! Never resort to pesticides when explosives can get the job done.

I'm really surprised is didn't start with, "A St. George Island man...."

:fixed:

 

[stgislander]

:fixed:

Not too far off. Take a former rocket engineer, a professional grade fireworks mortar, a piece of heavy PVC pipe, lot's of Corona, and guess what happens?

 

[jazz lady]

Not too far off. Take a former rocket engineer, a professional grade fireworks mortar, a piece of heavy PVC pipe, lot's of Corona, and guess what happens?

Probably someone yelling "INCOMING" then everyone running for their lives.

 

[GWguy]

Not too far off. Take a former rocket engineer, a professional grade fireworks mortar, a piece of heavy PVC pipe, lot's of Corona, and guess what happens?

Using the Coronas as the projectile?

 

[Gilligan]

.." a piece of heavy PVC pipe, ..."

There..the fatal flaw. I blame the entire incident on defective PVC. I swear we buried that pipe deep enough in the beach sand...

 

[Gilligan]

Probably someone yelling "INCOMING" then everyone running for their lives.

Oh..you must have been there too.

Sadly, Tall Timbers Marina has closed for the 4th of July weekend ever since that...er..."pyrotechnical miscalculation".

 

[jazz lady]

Oh..you must have been there too.

Oh, I have been in an eerily similar situation at a forumite party. :justsayin:

Sadly, Tall Timbers Marina has closed for the 4th of July weekend ever since that...er..."pyrotechnical miscalculation".

Lucky the building still stands.

 

[Rommey]

I'm really surprised is didn't start with, "A Florida man...."

...but I bet it started with "...hold my beer..."

 

[PeoplesElbow]

I've always wanted to use hornet nests as weapons, put one in a rubbermade trash can, drop it on some shitheads and watch the hilarity. Biological weapons are against the rules of war though.

 

[black dog]

Not too far off. Take a former rocket engineer, a professional grade fireworks mortar, a piece of heavy PVC pipe, lot's of Corona, and guess what happens?

He says, hold my beer and turn on the go pro.

 

[stgislander]

He says, hold my beer and turn on the go pro.

It's a shame cell phone videos were still in their infancy.