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'''Cactus plugging''' is the practice of [[Vandalism|vandalizing]] or destroying a [[cactus]], usually a [[saguaro]], for fun. Typically the cactus is cut open, drained, then packed with explosives and ignited. In another variation, the vandal simply shoots bullets into the cactus body until portions fall off or the entire cactus falls over. |
'''Cactus plugging''' is the practice of [[Vandalism|vandalizing]] or destroying a [[cactus]], usually a [[saguaro]], for fun. Typically the cactus is cut open, drained, then packed with explosives and ignited. In another variation, the vandal simply shoots bullets into the cactus body until portions fall off or the entire cactus falls over. |
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In one notorious incident in 1982, one David Grundman (27 years old) was killed while cactus plugging. |
In one notorious incident in 1982, one David Grundman (27 years old) was killed while cactus plugging. After he and a friend had successfully destroyed a smaller one, they wished to move on to bigger things. So they decided to attack a [[saguaro]] cactus. This went rather badly, as a 4 foot long arm of the saguaro he was "plugging" fell on him. <ref name="Klingaman2008"/> <ref>http://themanyfacesofdeath.blogspot.ca/2012/07/death-by-cactus-david-grundman-usa.html</ref> The song ''Saguaro'' by the [[Austin Lounge Lizards]] (co-written by Ann Clardy and Michael Stevens) poked fun at Grundman's death.<ref name="Brunvand2011"/> |
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The act of cactus plugging, if performed on a [[saguaro]], is illegal. In any case, it is a particularly destructive form of [[vandalism]], as saguaros require over a hundred years to reach a substantial height. |
The act of cactus plugging, if performed on a [[saguaro]], is illegal. In any case, it is a particularly destructive form of [[vandalism]], as saguaros require over a hundred years to reach a substantial height. |
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Cactus plugging is the practice of vandalizing or destroying a cactus, usually a saguaro, for fun. Typically the cactus is cut open, drained, then packed with explosives and ignited. In another variation, the vandal simply shoots bullets into the cactus body until portions fall off or the entire cactus falls over.
In one notorious incident in 1982, one David Grundman (27 years old) was killed while cactus plugging. After he and a friend had successfully destroyed a smaller one, they wished to move on to bigger things. So they decided to attack a saguaro cactus. This went rather badly, as a 4 foot long arm of the saguaro he was "plugging" fell on him. [1] [2] The song Saguaro by the Austin Lounge Lizards (co-written by Ann Clardy and Michael Stevens) poked fun at Grundman's death.[3]
The act of cactus plugging, if performed on a saguaro, is illegal. In any case, it is a particularly destructive form of vandalism, as saguaros require over a hundred years to reach a substantial height.
References
- ^ Klingaman, Gerald (December 12, 2008), Plant of the Week: Saguaro Cactus, University of Arkansas, retrieved 2013-02-13.
- ^ http://themanyfacesofdeath.blogspot.ca/2012/07/death-by-cactus-david-grundman-usa.html
- ^ Brunvand, Jan Harold (2011), Too Good to Be True: The Colossal Book of Urban Legends, W. W. Norton & Company, p. 73, ISBN 0393104168.
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