Exploding Goose

“Mrs. Stewart told deputies the goose, a wild bird which had made its home with the Stewarts, was flying and then suddenly exploded in midair.”

Roseville Press-Tribune - June 16, 1972

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Posted By: Alex - Mon Oct 15, 2018
Category: Animals | 1970s

Comments

...because who hasn't misplaced a dynamite blasting cap, eh?

agent j

Posted by agent j on 10/15/18 at 08:10 AM

"Mrs. Stewart's neighbor, who was out hunting that day, confirmed that he had never seen such a thing either."

Posted by Virtual on 10/15/18 at 10:00 AM

I'm too lazy to look up where Sheridan is, but would be near area 54 in Nevada.

Posted by BMN on 10/15/18 at 11:02 AM

It's not such a wild assumption when you consider there are 1,131 mines in the immediate area. I imagine most of them are/were small (one-man or family) operations without a lot of safety protocols.

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Posted by Phideaux on 10/15/18 at 11:43 AM

The goose apparently hadn't seen Willie Mays' warning: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=skfZQ9fRpf4

Posted by ges on 10/15/18 at 08:17 PM

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