History Main / ExplosiveStupidity

* In ''AmericanDad'', Steve is planning on blowing up Roger with fireworks (don't worry, he's fireproof) because a hot girl said that she'd let Steve feel her breasts if he did something cool and dangerous. He lights "[[MeaningfulName The Finger-Blaster]]" to start the pile, but it goes off in his hand, blowing off his thumb.

** "I took 10 M80s and stuck 'em together, I call it Peter Griffin's Bunker Busting Mega Super Ultra"....*BOOM*

* On [[FamilyGuy Family Guy], Peter blows his fingers off before he finishes naming a firework

* This is a fairly common gag in ''LooneyTunes'', ''TomAndJerry'' and other cartoons from TheGoldenAgeOfAnimation. Though you can expect the characters to live most of the time.

** A group of thugs [[strikeout: try tossing an anti-matter grenade at Schlock only for it to bouce off a wall and explode at there feet]] "Committed suicide when they saw him coming."

* In FourLions Fessal meets his end this way.

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* A staple way of killing off minor bad guys in action films. Especially after they do something stupid, like picking up a live grenade.
* In ''{{Reno 911}}: Miami'', The Rock gets overconfident with his grenade handling and ends up turning himself into red paste.
* Subverted in ''Film/BattlefieldEarth'', as while [[spoiler:Big (Dumb) Bad Terl]] has an explosive collar strapped to his arm when he triggers the detonator that he believes will kill the hero's love interest, he ''doesn't'' die from it.
* Played with in MomAndDadSaveTheWorld , with the Light grenade. "Pick me up!"

* In SchlockMercenary, the ''demolitions expert'' [[http://schlockmercenary.com/d/20080308.html lives up to his namesake]].

* StarWarsTheOldRepublic: One type of PvP is a BloodSport called Huttball. After play-testing revealed that people tended to hog the ball and turtle around it, a new game mechanic was added: The ball is now made of uranium, and if a [[TooDumbtoLive player hogs the ball too long]], the [[BloodSport Hutts will get bored]], and detonate it.

* This is a fairly common gag in ''LooneyTunes'', ''TomAndJerry'' and other cartoons from the GoldenAgeOfAnimation. Though you can expect the characters to live most of the time.

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** {{Mook}}s also frequently do this to themselves, and conversely, both your allies and enemies are often too stupid to take cover from the blast.

*** Of course, ''[[WallBanger after the fact]]'' [[WallBanger it was decided that the immortal Richard should carry it.]]

* In SchlockMercenary, the ''demolitions expert'' [[http://schlockmercenary.com/d/20080308.html lives up to his namesake]].

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* Mishandled bomb rocks in the original {{Pikmin}} can inadvertently wipe out a good chunk of your troops if you're unlucky.

* Invoked in a viral video for Volkwagens. Some found it tasteless, most found it funny.

* An episode of ''CSIMiami'' had some WesternTerrorists planning to [[spoiler: set off a dirty bomb in a helicoptor using a bomb attached to an altimeter]]. In the cold opening a neverous looking man walks into an illegal rave and tells them to keep it down. Then explosions happen. It turns out he was [[spoiler: experimenting in then next room when the impromtu party began and the vibration from the speakers in the next room set off a mercury switch (basically a very sensitive tilt switch) he'd [[TooDumbToLive attached to some explosives]].]]

*There are true stories of suicide bombers accidentally blowing themselves up only because their bombs went off too early. [[{{AcceptableTargets}}They deserved it.]]