[The Mail] A 32-year-old man who shot a lawn mower filled with explosives in Monroe, Georgia, lost a leg when he was hit by a piece of shrapnel.David Pressley loaded the lawn mower with several times the recommended amount of Tannerite, an explosive combination of ammonium nitrate and aluminum powder used for target practice. The chemical creates a loud noise along with a water vapor cloud to indicate a successful hit.
Pressley's friends filmed him on their cell phones as he shot more than 20 rounds while walking towards his target, 11alive.com reported.
His friends told police they filled the old lawn mower with three pounds of Tannerite 'to blow it up' and filmed their friend on their phones as he stood less than 50 feet away from the target around 3.50pm on Saturday.
Tannerite, which can be purchased at sporting goods stores, creates a water vapor cloud when it is detonated by a bullet. The FBI advisory suggests using one pound of the explosive, while Walton County Sheriff Joe Chapman told WSBTV people should use less than a pound while standing at least 300 feet away.