War in Heaven: Political group's in-game presence sparks virtual war in Second Life. And, as always, on slashdot. And lest you think that exploding pigs are all fun and games, consider this cautionary tale:

Romanian Farmer Hurt by Exploding Pig

"[A] Romanian farmer was hospitalized for three days when a pig he had slaughtered for his holiday dinner exploded. A doctor who treated the farmer's wounds said the man had inflated the pig with gas to make it easier to clean the skin.

Transylvanian farmers usually inflate the pig using the exhaust of a vacuum cleaner or a pump to tauten the skin and burn straw to remove the hair and clean it. The farmer's vacuum cleaner was broken so he used bottled gas and the pig exploded when he singed it with a naked flame."

The type of gas used to inflate the pig is not identified in the story. From the circumstances given, it was probably propane, a highly explosive gas.