Paramedics found the 22-year-old bleeding, with a Black Cat Thunderbolt Rocket lodged inside him, when they attended the scene in Sunderland.
He suffered a scorched colon and is now recovering in hospital, where his condition is described as stable.
A spokesman for the North East Ambulance Service (NEAS) said the prank could have been fatal.
Douglas McDougal, from the NEAS, said: “We received a call stating there was a male who had a firework in his bottom and it was bleeding.
“He sustained fairly significant injuries in the fact that there’s huge damage to that particular area.”
‘Beyond belief’
Mr McDougal added: “Potentially it could have been a fatal incident.
“There’s a lot of major blood vessels round that area, so infection would probably be a huge problem for him.
“And also the body naturally produces methane gas, so combine that with the firework and the exploding effect with methane’s flammability - it certainly could have been a lot worse than it really was.”
A spokesman for the Firework Association described the bizarre prank as “beyond belief”.
He said: “We have spent a long time working with the government to create laws that make fireworks safer and better for the public.
“This incident is very concerning but hopefully an isolated one.”
Northumbria Police said they were aware of the incident, which happened in the Dame Dorothy Street area of Monkwearmouth, but are understood not to be carrying out further inquiries.
Source: news.bbc.co.uk
Play for your favourite football team in a virtual league and help them win, each score you submit goes towards your clubs total and assists them in climbing the league, can get very addictive you have been warned.
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In my opinion it’s about bloody time. How often have u felt like a beer after midnight and have nothing in the fridge, I for one have been doing this for years, it gets more frustrating as time goes on, why should I have to stock pile beer just on the off chance I want one outside of the licencing laws. I personally think that there will be no negativity towards the new law, maybe some teething problems but in general i think it will go quite smoothly and to be honest i’m really looking forward to it, if you had not guessed already. Although I would like to hear other peoples opinions on it.
Well what can i say came across this band by sheer chance, and have to admit was very impressed. Black Light UK is a four piece original rock band from Maidstone Kent. The band formed in November 2004 and by March 2005 had completely written 14 tracks ready for their 1st album.
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With the recent news of Guinness now coming direct from Ireland we are going to study that famous question that has been asked over the years. Does the wonderful black stuff really taste better in Ireland than anywhere else? The short answer is no, even according to their website:
“Is it true that you get a much better pint of GUINNESS® beer in Ireland?
GUINNESS® is GUINNESS® - wherever you are. We always use pure, fresh water from natural local sources for the GUINNESS® beer brewed outside Ireland. That said, in blind tests (with a bunch of highly cynical journalists) none of our sample could tell the difference between Irish-brewed GUINNESS® and the locally produced variety. All the GUINNESS® sold in the UK, Ireland and North America is brewed in Ireland at the historic St. James’s Gate Brewery in Dublin”.
Take a look for yourself on the Guinness Website.
So is that the end of the question? I think not! Looking at it logically why would so many people say that there is a difference if there’s not? In my humble opinion I think it has alot to do with atmosphere, for example a hardcore footbal fan watching the game with his mates will find the beer goes down alot better than if he was in the corner of a desserted pub in the middle of nowhere.
For those who have been to the pubs and bars in ireland will definately know there is always a positive atmosphere hence you enjoy the beverage more.
Another factor is the way the Guinness is stored and poured, as in Ireland they have vigourous procedures in place to ensure the process is performed correctly everytime.
“After digging to a depth of 100 metres last year, Russian scientists found traces of copper wire dating back 1000 years, and came to the conclusion that their ancestors already had a telephone network one thousand years ago.
So, not to be outdone, in the weeks that followed, American scientists dug 200 metres and headlines in the US papers read: “US scientists have found traces of 2000 year old optical fibres, and have concluded that their ancestors already had advanced high-tech digital telephone 1000 years earlier than the Russians.”
One week later, the Israeli newspapers reported the following: “After digging as deep as 5000 metres, Israeli scientists have found absolutely nothing.They have concluded that 5000 years ago, their ancestors were already using wireless technology.”
