Every year, more and more men are taking over the job of cooking the traditional Thanksgiving turkey, so of course they’ve come up with improvements on the basic recipe. This mental_floss article has six manly methods of preparing a turkey. Fry it, stuff it, soak it in alcohol, and keep the number of the local fire department handy! Link
(disclaimer: I wrote this)
Neat Post.
Take the proper precautions and it's safe to do. We cook a dozen or more every year at work just before Thanksgiving. Oh and turkeys don't explode. LOL But as god as my wittness I thought they could fly!
Prep time is longer than for a normal turkey but I'm pretty sure it didn't take anywhere near nine hours.