How not to open a grenade…

Wed Aug 9, 7:36 AM ET

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (Reuters) – A Brazilian man died Tuesday when he tried to open what police believe was a rocket-propelled grenade with a sledgehammer in a mechanical workshop on the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro. (Story.)

In addition to “don’t try to open RPGs with sledgehammers,” officials also offered these handy household safety tips:

1: Don’t stick willy into wall socket to see if power is on.
2: Don’t use tongue to clean barrel of gun.
3: Don’t gargle with anything you find under the kitchen sink.

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