A few years back, I read about a group of three burglars in Vang, Norway, who tried to open a large safe in a small factory. They attached a small explosive device to the door of the safe and then hid in the next room until it went off. The explosion was so powerful that it demolished the whole building and left them buried under a pile of rubble.

The ironic thing about was, the safe had never held any money. The company money was kept in a cash box in an unlocked desk drawer. But what they did keep in the safe was the company's product, Nitroglycerine. (1)

I nearly fell out of my chair laughing when I first read that. I guess nature was just cleaning up the gene pool a little. Those poor guys, if you'll pardon the pun, didn't know how explosive the situation could be. This morning as we…