A Word Of Advice

Blue Crab Boulevard, as it always does, humbly presents today's bit of advice:

Do not use live ammunition as a flyswatter.

A teacher in Ventura, California blew his hand off and suffered burns when he slammed a live 40mm cannon shell down on his desk to kill a bug.

Colla found the 40 mm round while hunting years ago and "obviously he didn't think the round was live," said Dennis Huston, who teaches computer design alongside Colla.

Oh, a final bit of advice. If you find an artillery round lying about, it's not safe to assume it is inert.