The remains of the condom machine (Picture: EPA)

A man has died after trying to blow up a condom vending machine.

The 29-year-old was hit on the head by a piece of shrapnel after blowing up the device in Schoeppingen, near Munster, Germany.

Moral of the story Always use protection near explosions

He died on Christmas Day after being rushed to hospital by his two accomplices who said he’d fallen down some stairs and banged his head.

But they became suspicious and called police. During questioning one of them admitted what happened.


The victim rigged the machine up with explosives to try and burst it open to get the money and rubber johnnies.

But he got in the getaway car and failed to close the door so when it detonated a piece of shrapnel hit him on the head.

Doctors were unable to revive him.