Authorities in Michigan said a man was hospitalized with second-degree burns when his homemade sledding rocket pack exploded. The Oakland County Sheriff's Office said the 62-year-old Independence Township man constructed a backpack from a motorcycle muffler filled with gasoline and gunpowder and put on a motorcycle helmet before sledding down his backyard hill with the fuse lit, The Detroit Free Pres reported Tuesday. "At some point during the ride, the device exploded," Undersheriff Mike McCabe told The Detroit News ... (Continue story)
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