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A chemistry student has been found dead with his jaw blown off by what is believed to be exploding chewing gum, reports have said. Skip related content
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The 25-year-old's disfigured remains were discovered at his parent's home in the northern Ukrainian city of Konotop, reports in the Eastern European country said.

The young man, who studied at Kiev Polytechnic Institute, was working at a computer late on Saturday when the alleged explosion happened.

"A loud pop was heard from the student's room," the ukranews.com website said, citing an aide to the city's police chief.

"When his relatives entered the room, they saw that the lower part of the young man's face had been blown off."

A forensic examination established that the chewing gum was covered with an unidentified chemical substance, thought to be some type of explosive material.

The student apparently had a bizarre habit of chewing gum after dipping it into citric acid, Russian news agency Ria Novosti said.

Officers found both citric acid packets and a similar-looking unidentified substance, believed to be some kind of explosive material, on a table near the body, the agency continued.

Investigators suspect that the student simply confused the packets and put gum covered with explosive material into his mouth.

Forensic experts were to travel from Kiev to investigate the substance, as local authorities feared it may explode if transported.


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Bazookas chewing gum, anyone remember that, or can you still get it?

WOW thats mad mate!

Could do with some of that gum for the missus?

lol i was thinking the cats lol

Thatd make a bigger mess than when the bubble bursts on your face!

OMG!! Thats shocking.

cats don't like chewing gum

is that true ?

I want some for next year to give to the kids at haloween!

lol thats tight hahah .. is there really chewy that does that ?

who knows, but i want some

He'd dipped it in something else stacy.

lol

what did he dipp it in ? :-s