A harrowing video shows the moment a US Army veteran and YouTuber had a missile launcher explode in his hand during a ballistics test-gone-wrong, leaving him with a fractured skull and horrific burns.
Adam Knowles and his team at the popular YouTube channel Test High-Speed Ballistic Weapons were filming a video in November showing the effects of a backburst – the release of hot gas from the back of a rocket launcher – when the stunt ended with one of the crew describing it as a “failure disaster.”
In the last photo of the day on November 13, as Knowles strapped an RPG-7 launcher to his shoulder to demonstrate what would happen to a ballistic dummy head placed directly behind him in an open field, the weapon exploded, engulfing him in flames. .
The impact of the blast knocked Knowles’ helmet and goggles off his head and knocked him to the ground.
YouTuber Adam Knowles nearly died in November when an RPG-7 rocket launcher he was testing for his channel, Ballistic High-Speed, exploded in his hand. Ballistic High-Speed / Youtube Knowles, a retired US military, burned and unconscious. Ballistic High-Speed / Youtube Knowles survived the crash and appeared in a new video Sunday that shows him watching footage of his near-death experience for the first time. High Speed Ballistics / Youtube
Panicked crew members sprung into action, rushing to Knowles’ aid as he lay wounded in a cloud of smoke, with blood pouring from a gash on his cheek and a charred arm.
Someone can be heard yelling “call 911!” while another said that the veteran was “bleeding from his face,” as seen in a video of the accident that recently retired soldiers had the opportunity to watch for the first time.
Knowles was filmed sitting with other members of his team to watch and analyze the dramatic footage of his near-death experience, which Ballistic High-Speed posted on Sunday on its YouTube channel, where it has been viewed more than 1.5 million times.
Knowles was testing the effect of an RPG-7 backblast on a ballistic dummy’s head when the weapon malfunctioned. Ballistic High-Speed / Youtube Knowles required surgery and skin grafts after suffering burns on at least 10% of his body. Family Distribution
Knowles, still wearing a bandage on her arm, appeared stunned by the video and exclaimed, “Holy s–t!”
He admitted that he did not remember the explosion or its immediate aftermath.
“I remember counting to one, and then the next thing I knew I was on the ground and my arm was completely black,” Knowles said.
The accident left the veteran with a fractured skull, bleeding on the brain, a broken jaw, third-degree burns on at least 10% of his body, lacerations to his face and chest, and several pieces of shrapnel embedded in his body, along with long-term nerve damage.
Knowles and another member of the YouTube channel showed the remains of an exploded rocket launcher. High Speed Ballistics / Youtube
Knowles has undergone multiple surgeries and received skin grafts for her burns, leaving her with $300,000 in medical bills, according to an online fundraiser started by a friend.
More than a month later, Knowles says she feels “much better” but still has a long road to a full recovery.
Despite the close call, the ex-soldier-turned-YouTuber says he’s ready to move forward and keep making videos.
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