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Ed. - It's never cool to read about someone getting injured, but if you try the following and honestly think you won't get hurt, there is major cause for concern.

(CNN) -- A 62-year-old Michigan man was severely burned when a homemade rocket strapped on his back exploded while he slid down a snowy hill on a sled, authorities said this week.

The man, whose identity is not yet known, was hospitalized with significant damage to one of his eyes and could face criminal charges, authorities said.

The rocket stunt was the grand finale on Saturday during the man's annual sledding party at his Oakland County, Michigan, home, the sheriff's department said.

"He is known for doing 'crazy things' at his parties," an Oakland County sheriff's department statement said. "On this date, after consuming an unknown quantity of alcohol, he constructed a device out of a motorcycle muffler and pipe."

Inside the makeshift rocket, the victim placed gunpowder, heads from matches and gasoline. He donned a helmet and took a sled to the top of a snowy embankment.

"He asked another person to light a wick and then began to sled down a hill. At some point during the ride downhill, the device exploded. The results of the explosion were second-degree burns to the victim's face," the sheriff's department statement said.

No one else was injured during the incident.

Here at SHA, we are all about pushing our comfort zones. Like deciding to go a whole day sans pants or admitting we enjoy a Miley Cyrus song. The interwebs have a lot of odd and unusual, yet completely awesome offerings and we thought it only fair to celebrate said awesomeness.

On that note... I give you our first edition of "This Week in Awesomely Weird"--Wiggles Wigs for Dogs. Now your tiny purse dog CAN look just like Sarah Palin! I know, I just totally blew your mind. You can thank me later after little TuTu goes rogue all over your living room in her new do. I would be remiss for not also including "Joe the Bartender." Just consider him icing on the cake.