Jessica 0 #1 April 16, 2003 These are popular after the beer light...be careful. Teen blinded after being shot in eye with potato gun DALLAS (AP) — A teenager was blinded after being struck in the face with a frog shot from a so-called “potato gun.” Daniel Benjamin Berry, 17, received the injury after he looked down the barrel of the gun's PVC pipe barrel and was hit in the face by the frog. “He is going to be blind in both eyes,” Daniel's mother, Lisa Berry, said. Potato guns are made of pipe with one end sealed. A potato is wedged into the open end and a flammable liquid put into a sealed chamber is ignited, launching the object. Denton County Sheriff's Department spokesman Kevin Patton said the accident occurred about 1 a.m. Sunday when Daniel Berry joined a crowed of teenagers watching the gun be fired. When it misfired, Daniel Berry looked down the barrel to see what was wrong when the gun went off, Patton said. “He said it just went off. It was a misfire. It hit him square in the face,” Lisa Berry said, adding that her son had broken bones in his face that would require surgery. Patton said no charges would be filed. “This is the first incident involving a potato gun that we have had to deal with,” he said. “What are you going to do? This was an accident.” Lisa Berry said the accident ruined her son's career dreams. “All he ever wanted to do was be an Air Force pilot,” she said. “That isn't going to happen now.” AP-WS-04-15-03 2022EDTSkydiving is for cool people only Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
payback462 0 #2 April 16, 2003 Quote struck in the face with a frog uhm, they stuffed a frog down the barrel of a potato gun? wouldnt that be kinda messy? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jumpergirl 0 #3 April 16, 2003 Those darn Texans. Actually, it's a sad story and I hate hearing about stuff like that. Poor guy. I hope someone else can avoid something like this, by learning from this guy. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stylin 1 #4 April 16, 2003 Gee, thats the problem with kids... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Remster 30 #5 April 16, 2003 as the old saying goes.. its all fun and games until.....Remster Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jtval 0 #6 April 16, 2003 haha! remsterhit it the face with a high speed frog! what a shitty way to loose your eye sight!( not sure there is a GOOD way to loose it) that would suck not being able to see FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE because you were only trying to do a FROG SHOT My photos My Videos Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KawiZX900 0 #7 April 16, 2003 careful with that, you'll poke your eye out Accelerate hard to get them looking, then slam on the fronts and rollright beside the car, hanging the back wheel at eye level for a few seconds. Guaranteed reaction- Dave Sonsky Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Remster 30 #8 April 16, 2003 My point being, if you re gonna do stupid things, at least be smart about it....Remster Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stylin 1 #9 April 16, 2003 Quoteas the old saying goes.. its all fun and games until..... Its always the "until" part that worries me. So "until"... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
blondeflyer7 0 #10 April 16, 2003 all I can say OUCH.......that had to hurt..hate to hear it Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
f1freak 0 #11 April 16, 2003 Darwinism at it's finest.... (almost...) or is it KARMA....It just went off, yeah right... your drunk buddy hit the igniter and thought it would be funny.... Consequences for your actions..... HAVE FUN... ...JUST DONT DIE Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jtval 0 #12 April 16, 2003 Quote My point being, if you re gonna do stupid things, at least be smart about it.... wasnt attackin ya rem, just clicked on the button in your post! lol it was funny thoughMy photos My Videos Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dave610 0 #13 April 16, 2003 The last thing the poor guy ever saw is the look on a frogs face as it got a potato enema. What an image to be your last. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MrHixxx 0 #14 April 16, 2003 Reflectling on the incident the teenager was a bit "froggy" about the details... Hixxx death,as men call him, ends what they call men -but beauty is more now than dying’s when Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kevin922 0 #15 April 16, 2003 Quote Those darn Texans. Actually, it's a sad story and I hate hearing about stuff like that. Poor guy. I hope someone else can avoid something like this, by learning from this guy. Poor guy? what about the friggin frog? they are called potato guns for a reason.. no need to hurt animals. perhaps he got what he deserved Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
f1freak 0 #16 April 16, 2003 My point exactly....HAVE FUN... ...JUST DONT DIE Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gawain 0 #17 April 16, 2003 Sheeesh... This falls in the category of, "Hey y'all, watch this..." So I try and I scream and I beg and I sigh Just to prove I'm alive, and it's alright 'Cause tonight there's a way I'll make light of my treacherous life Make light! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KawiZX900 0 #18 April 16, 2003 why am I picturing a good Joe Cartoon epsisode here Accelerate hard to get them looking, then slam on the fronts and rollright beside the car, hanging the back wheel at eye level for a few seconds. Guaranteed reaction- Dave Sonsky Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
n2skdvn 0 #19 April 16, 2003 does any one care about how the frog felt??? poor frogbeing serious the kid learned a lesson hell never forget. ido feel sorry for the kid but putting your face in front of a loaded potato cannon is not the brightest thing to do. if my calculations are correct SLINKY + ESCULATOR = EVERLASTING FUN my site Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FallinWoman 1 #20 April 16, 2003 QuoteThe last thing the poor guy ever saw is the look on a frogs face as it got a potato enema. What an image to be your last. ROTFLMAO!!!! I needed that after a stressful day! ~Anne I'm a Doll!!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tonto 1 #21 April 16, 2003 Yeah. Revenge of the frog. t It's the year of the Pig. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Faber 0 #22 April 16, 2003 Quoteno need to hurt animals. perhaps he got what he deserved Exeactly what i were thinking.. Well we all(specialy skydivers)do some stupied things.I hope this can help people to stop using inicint living creatures as fun. Well its sad about that kids eyes,no one want a kids to get hurt.. Where were the grown ups while the kids played whith a gun(or did i misunderstood and it were a toy-gun?) Stay safe Stefan Faber Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tasadin 0 #23 April 16, 2003 I feel for him because i woudl never want to be without a sense but, not only was it a stupid thing to do, can you imagine how much of an ass he is gonna feel recounting the story on how he lost his sight in years to come. Sorry in this case Sympathy comes between shit and Syphallis in the dictionary. "If everything seems under control, you're just not going fast enough." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bmcd308 0 #24 April 16, 2003 >>received the injury after he looked down the barrel of the gun's PVC pipe barrel << This is why the BHL's should not make it a crime to teach kids how firearms work and how to handle them. At age 7, I would not have looked down the barrel of a hangfired (not misfired, as the article says) anything, much less at 17. Oh well. While keeping people ignorant makes them easier to control, this is one of the situations where I think it did not serve the victim well. BMcD... ---------------------------------- www.jumpelvis.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jfields 0 #25 April 16, 2003 QuoteThis is why the BHL's should not make it a crime to teach kids how firearms work and how to handle them. At age 7, I would not have looked down the barrel of a hangfired (not misfired, as the article says) anything, much less at 17. Oh well. While keeping people ignorant makes them easier to control, this is one of the situations where I think it did not serve the victim well. This has nothing to do with firearm knowledge. Sadly, this is just a severe failing in general common sense. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
