- Two fishermen in Russia are knocked over by the blast as a hand grenade they were using to catch fish explodes too early
- The grenade fishing attempt was filmed and has been posted online
- There has been more than 100,000 views of the video
By
Alex Ward
08:04 EST, 31 July 2012
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09:21 EST, 31 July 2012
‘Gone fishing’ is a phrase usually associated with a quiet afternoon out on the water, fishing rod in hand, pondering the world.
But these fishermen decided to forget rod and reel, opting for much more heavy-duty bait, a hand grenade.
The stupid men are lucky to be alive after their attempt at catching fish in Russia.
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Bombs away: With his friend’s signal, the fishermen holding the grenade drops it into the water hoping to catch some fish. He looks away in anticipation for the blast which is meant to happen underwater
Detonates too early: Just a moment later the grenade explodes as it hits the water
Impact: The explosion knocks the men over and sends equipment and barrels flying into the water
The hand grenade, which
one of them dropped from their inflatable boat, exploded early just as
it hit the water knocking the men over and equipment flying into the water.
The
explosion did not destroy the boat but the men remain still, stunned by
the premature blast but seemed able to get up a few moments afterward.
The video, filmed presumably from a nearby boat, captured the moments as their hand grenade fishing went horribly wrong.
Stunned: The fisherman who dropped the grenade gets up slowly after being thrown across the boat
As the smoke clears: The fisherman goes to the aid of his friend, still dazed by the blast
A LiveLeak staffer said: ‘It seems like a shot from a movie went horribly wrong.’
Someone commented: ‘Hillbilly handfishin’ russian style!’
Another said: ‘I can see safety is of no concern.’
A YouTube user said: ‘Guess for dinner they’re having salmon… Smoked.’
Hand grenades are a common, but environmentally catastrophic, way of catching fish in some parts of the world.
The explosives are usually detonated underwater allowing the fisherman to collect the dead fish as they float to the surface.
Now watch the video
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“YEAH . . . !” (Fishes cheering loudly.)
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Crocodile Dundee did it better. Use TNT, and throw, not drop.
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Russian jokes – the new Polish jokes. lol
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What a pity they got it wrong. Throw the pin in the water and count to five!
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Stuntmen shooting a movie. Great research into the stories DM…
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It did not go horribly wrong enough.
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Ha Ha…Good show
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Clots!
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Apparently these were stuntmen filming on the set of The Expendables 2. It went wrong and one of them died from his injury’s. Hilarious isn’t it. More quality reporting from the DM.
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Are these the same two gentlemen who were put in charge of the Olympic ticket sales..?
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