"Jaw Boned", Way to Die #444, is the first death to be featured in "Stupid is as Stupid Dies", which aired on September 21, 2010.
Plot[]
Jimmy Millican is a meth cook who was once a promising research chemist. He graduated college at the age of 17, but at the age of 19, he became a meth addict.
Jimmy spends weeks in his basement lab making the addictive drug. His hallucinations even had hallucinations, and it was best for him since he wouldn't be leaving the basement anytime soon. Jimmy's version of getting by as his only form of nutrition originates from chewing on a 6-day-old piece of gum that he blankets with citric acid to keep its flavor fresh. He does this over and over in a dip, chews, and repeats the routine hour after hour. But in his meth-addled rush, he mistakenly puts the gum inside a container filled with red phosphorus: an explosive substance found in meth, and fireworks. When he chews the gum, his jawbone applies 120 lbs of pressure, which is more than enough force to result in the gum detonating in his mouth and blowing his jawbone clean. His brain bounced into the back of the skull, hemorrhaging his cerebral cortex, causing it to bleed out and end his life with a bang, and sending him to hell as a consequence for doing meth.
"His only form of nutrition was a 6-day-old piece of gum. To keep it fresh, he'd dip it in citric acid. Hour after hour, it was the same drill. Dip. Chew. Repeat. Dip. Chew. Repeat. But then he developed a hitch in his dip."
Transcript[]
(Begins with showing clips of small-town American life. Overhead shots of suburbia, bustling city streets, and people dressed for a 4th of July parade)
Narrator: Middle America: It's a great place for family values and...
(A record scratch is heard as we see Jimmy in his basement, mixing up chemicals in a beaker)
Narrator: An endless supply of crystal meth. Thanks to this guy: Jimmy Milliken. Once a promising research chemist, he graduated college by the age of 17. But by the age of 19, he was a strung out tweaker. He finally put his lab-skills to use. And for the last five years has been whipping up large batches of the toxic drug
(Jimmy spits out the swig of Hydrogen Peroxide he mistook for his soda as he gets more strung out)
Narrator: Jimmy would get so strung out. he would stay awake for five or six days straight.
(Jimmy than hallucinates a bug crawling underneath his arm)
Narrator: His hallucinations were having hallucinations.
Dr. Brian Wilbur:
Narrator: His only form of nutrition was a 6-day-old piece of gum. To keep it fresh, he'd dip it in citric acid. Hour after hour, it was the same drill. Dip. Chew. Repeat. Dip. Chew. Repeat. But then he developed a hitch in his dip.
(Jimmy accidentally puts the gum inside another container, once he bites it, his jaw explodes)
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Narrator: Jimmy mistakenly dipped his worn-out gum into a bowl of red phosphorus, an explosive substance found in meth... and fireworks.
(Shows the CGI human biting down, the piece of gum sparking)
Narrator: Jimmy's jaws exerted up to 120 pounds of pressure. Enough to ignite the red phosphorous.
(The explosion happens, rocking the head back as the lower jaw goes flying)
Narrator: Because the explosion was contained in a small space, it had enough force to blast Jimmy's jaw, right off its hinges. His brain bounced off the back of his skull, hemorrhaging his Cerebral Cortex, and causing it to bleed out.
(Cut back to Jimmy's lower jaw landing on the floor of his basement)
Narrator: This time, it looks like Jimmy bit off more than he could chew.
(Some of Jimmy's teeth fall on the ground)
Cast and Interviewees[]
- Adam Brooks (as Adam Brocks) - Jimmy Millican (lead: intended victim)
- Dr. Brian Wilbur - Emergency Room Doctor
Segment Nicknames[]
- Chew Bomber (Spike TV)
Foreign Names[]
- Goma de Matar [A play on "goma de mascar" (Chewing gum)] (Killing Gum) - Brazilian Portuguese dub
- Desprendimiento de Mandíbula (Jaw Detachment) - Latin American Spanish dub
- Desencajado (Disengaged) - European Spanish dub
- Klappe zu, Junkie tot (Shut up, Junkie dead) - German dub
- Suhotkang Explosin Kumahali (Sour Explosion Mistake) - Lazoran dub
Real Life Story[]
The sketch is based on the death Vladimir Likhonos, a 25-year-old Ukrainian chemistry student that occurred on December 6, 2009. However, in Likhonos' case, the substance was undisclosed, in Jimmy's case here, the substance was red phosphorus.
Vladimir had a habit of dipping his gum in citric acid for extra sourness but accidentally dipped it into a powerful explosive powder, four times stronger than TNT, from his chemistry experiments. The explosion, likely caused by the reaction with his saliva or chewing pressure blew off his jaw. He was lying unconscious but died soon after.
Trivia[]
- Also called "Chew Bomber" on the Spike TV (now Paramount Network) website.
- When Jimmy has his jaw blown off, it's obviously computer generated.
- Jimmy died sitting, however in the CGI, the character's upper body falls on the table. Vladimir, on the other hand, was lying unconscious and his jaw along with the half of his lower face was mutilated and Vladimir later died.
- However, he could have fell down later on.
- Jimmy's death is similar to that of Nutty's injury before death in Happy Tree Friends TV episode: "Chew Said a Mouthful" and Shifty's death in Happy Tree Friends web series episodes: "Buns of Steal".
- This death shares its number with Deadliest Munch.
- This death takes place 137 years after Rebel Without A Pulse, 21 years after Red, White and Blew and 3 years before Spit-ill.
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