Reality having become insufficiently entertaining for media outlets in Karnataka, India, they’ve settled for fabricating a crazy-ass story about Charlottesville. #
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Police announced this afternoon that their investigation into what was initially believed to be a fatal fire on Rugby Avenue is now a homicide investigation. #
The Virginia Supreme Court has denied George Huguely’s appeal. His second-degree murder conviction will stand, WRIC reports. #
In a carefully worded story, and not citing specific sources, WTVR reports that forensic evidence belonging to Jesse Matthew Jr., the main suspect in the disappearance of Hannah Graham, matches forensic evidence collected during the investigation of Morgan Harrington’s 2009 murder. #
In the wake of Hannah Graham’s disappearance, and the evidence that came from private security footage, city officials are revisiting the question of installing security cameras on the downtown mall. #
Both Charlottesville Registrar Sheri Iachetta and former Electoral Board member Stephanie Commander have turned themselves in to the police on
foursix and four felony counts of embezzlement, respectively. #Ten years ago, the National Institutes of Health budget doubled and schools like the University of Virginia built massive new research facilities. A decade later, those buildings remain largely underutilized. NPR visits UVA in this story on the effect of federal binge and spurge spending in the sciences. #
In 2012, Council approved a new student housing complex on West Main—now some council members are questioning whether what they were shown matches what was built. #
The Architectural Review Board has approved a bike-themed mural on West Market, below the McGuffey Art Center, although at least one member expressed concerns that it might look like the bicyclists were riding away from Charlottesville’s downtown. #
City Police Chief Tim Longo is meeting with city leaders to work on protocols regarding the use of military surplus police weapons in Charlottesville. #
A 100-year-old Colonnades resident received military honors for her service in the WWII Women’s Army Corps #
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I really hope no one believes that. That is a very contrived story, not to mention quite precise.
snOMG, that was my cousin’s sister’s butler!
That’s an early urban legend. First ran across it in the late 80s,
Was it the reaction between the Urine and the Baking soda? Or the Urine and the Bleach? Or All three?
I know Urine and bleach cause a sort of Mustard gas type of reaction, but I’d never heard of the Baking soda urine combo.
Sounds like a fun home chemistry experiment!
Always google the name- then find it at Snopes
http://www.snopes.com/horrors/freakish/laundry.asp
Yeah, that happened to me one time.
This story was featured years ago in the Darwin Awards.
I first heard this urban legend several years ago on Mythbusters. Including the C’ville location.
Killer Washing Machine: BUSTED
The washing machine has a safety feature that prevents the spin cycle from hooking on into anything. The dog urine would not explode with the bleach or the detergent, so it was quickly busted.
That actually really happened to me, but not in Charlottesville. It was Crozet. I died in Crozet.
The story seems to have disappeared, but it’s really amusing to read these comments without the context. :-D