This celebrity goo was created by player Steve West.

publication date: Tuesday, September 13, 2022 (part of Fall 2022)

category: Accidents

clue: This New Yorker flushed and (surprise!) got shrapnel wounds instead.

explanation: Michel Pierre's apartment complex was undergoing water system maintenance. When he flushed the toilet to see if they had finished, it exploded into hundreds of ceramic shards that required him to receive 30 stitches. more…

intended difficulty: medium

solved by: Russ Wilhelm, LaVonne Lemler, Samir Mehta, Richard Slominsky, and Scott Hardie


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