That Fatal Sneeze

A boy retaliates to his uncle’s practical joke by secretly putting pepper on his handkerchief. The uncle begins to sneeze with increasing ferocity, the handkerchief making it worse. As he careens down the street, wreaking all sorts of damage, he is pursued by the various people he’s riled. The destructive power of his sneezing increases, shaking the very earth on which he stands. His final sneeze blows him to smithereens, leaving only his boots behind.

This bizarre silent comedy lends itself well to classroom activity of designing an appropriate soundtrack.