Man Blows Up His Apartment Trying To Kill A Cockroach

Nobody wants cockroaches in their home. At the same time, it's better to have a home with cockroaches than not have a home at all. A man in Japan blew up his apartment trying to kill a cockroach.

The accident happened early Sunday morning in the city of Kumamoto, which is roughly 230 miles southwest of Hiroshima. Would you go that far to get rid of pests?

According to a report by the Mainichi Shimbun newspaper, the 54-year old man saw a single cockroach inside his apartment and sprayed a ton of insecticide in hopes of eliminating it.

About a minute later the report says an explosion went off which blew out a balcony window. The man suffered a minor injury during the blast, according to The New York Post.

An investigation into the explosion found burn marks near the victim's kotatsu, which is a Japanese heating table, according to The New York Post.

The New York Post points out that The National Consumer Affairs Center of Japan reports receiving multiple reports of explosions connected to spraying insecticide near electrical outlets.

However, this is the type of think you risk when you use unconventional methods to get rid of bugs in your home. The New York Post points out a woman in Ohio who burned her house to the ground after she used rubbing alcohol close to an open flame while attempting to remove bedbugs.

You see, this is why I don't mess with the bugs in my house. I let M'Lady take care of it for me. Bugs are scary. I want nothing to do with them. Maybe if they know I am not out to mess with them they won't want to mess with me. Have you ever tried to use a different method to remove insects from your home?

In the animal kingdom, evolution has bestowed upon various creatures abilities that are pretty awesome. The chameleon can change its skin to blend in with it's environment. The octopus can mimic other creatures. The rhinoceros has super strength. Those are all awesome powers... the following are not as cool.

Even some frogs have cool powers. There are frogs with deadly poison. There are frogs that have suction cup sticky feet to give it an awesome climbing ability. Then there's the dumbass waxy monkey frog. What can it do? Well, it can secrete a wax. Is the wax deadly? Nope! It... um... it keeps its skin nice.

Some birds have incredible abilities. The eagle can see for miles and has razor sharp talons. Not the bird of paradise. What mighty powers was it given? The power to dance. Yep, that's right... so it dances like Buffalo Bill to attract a mate. Not the coolest ability if ya ask me.

Outside of being delicious, the cow doesn't have many abilities. It can eat grass. It can run away from danger... but its farts are dangerously world endingly powerful. Their asses literally melt away the ozone like the laser of an evil comic book villain. Pretty lame, cows.

In the world of insects there are a ton of superpower-like abilities that are so very cool. The rhinoceros beetle is so strong that if it were our size it could literally punch buildings down. Even flies have super vision because of there crazy eyes. Not the grasshopper though. It can... hop. Yep, it can hop like really, really far. Oh and if they get emotional enough they can transform into locusts and eat alot. Very lame, the grasshopper.

The capybara is a giant rodent that resembles a gigantic guinea pig. What can it do, run at cheetah-like speed? Nope. Is it super strong? Not particularly. BUT IT CAN... take a nice warm bath in the hot springs found in its habitat. If you google this creature you'll see it's other ability.. which is to balance vegetables on it's head. Two VERY dumb superpowers.

Have you ever tried to use a unique method to remove insects from your home? Let us know in the comments!