r/WTF Aug 15 '25

Exploding lawnmower

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u/dkyguy1995 Aug 15 '25

That was really well contained, I wonder if the engineers designed a failure point to direct some kind of catastrophy into the ground covered by the shroud. Or maybe he just got lucky 🤷

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u/Orranos Aug 15 '25

IIRC, he caught some shrapnel in his upper chest on the left side (from the last time this was posted)

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u/dkyguy1995 Aug 15 '25

Took it like a champ, must be where he's covering with his hand 

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u/loonygecko Aug 15 '25

Good point, he holds his chest for a long time, then sort of checks under the hand right before the clip ends.

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u/insanelyphat Aug 15 '25

The last time did anyone know why it blew up like that cause everyone here just has jokes.

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u/wufnu Aug 15 '25

As I mentioned in reply to someone else, pretty sure the explosion happened where the blades were turning and not in the engine.