Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for July 10, 2012
July 09, 2012
July 11, 2012
Transcript:
Famadihana Once every 7 years, people in Central Madagascar remove ancestors from graves, spray them with perfume, wrap them in new cloth and dance with them before they are reburied! Um... Maybe not a good idea! Ukrainian chemistry student at Kyiv Polytechnic Institute was killed in 2009 after he accidentally dipped his chewing gum into an explosive chemical! Up, pup, and away! Otis a pug owned by Will Dasilva of Gait, Calif., USA, regularly joins his owner on skydiving expeditions!
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FatTonyBalducci almost 12 years ago
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roscoedog55 almost 12 years ago
I think we should honor our dead however….
shel4 almost 12 years ago
Must take a LOT of perfume!
zipperg almost 12 years ago
Right back at you Fat Tony. LOL.
Elderflower almost 12 years ago
That’s what I was thinking. Maybe the dog learned to enjoy it, but that first time must have been traumatizing.
tbritt99 almost 12 years ago
Wrap them in dryer sheets. Combines steps 2 + 3.
Puddleglum2 almost 12 years ago
Some of the ancestors removed from graves became “The Grateful Dead”!
Puddleglum2 almost 12 years ago
The chemistry student really ‘gummed’ that one up!
Puddleglum2 almost 12 years ago
When the pug’s parachute opens, it looks like a pup tent!
CrimsonFoxx almost 12 years ago
I think that guy who dipped his gum in the chemical was in an episode of 1000 Ways to Die, he had been dipping his gum in citric acid to give it more flavor, but wasn’t paying attention and dipped it in the wrong vat.
StrangerCoug almost 12 years ago
What’s in chewing gum that could react with explosives?