SUCCESS!
My bear-in-the-woods man sat by his lovely little death flower plant garden and hummed to himself.
His best friend, who was busy cooking Key Lime Pie, and chopping his fingers off, was in the kitchen á la Chef.
Then, text messaged by the U.C.S.T.A.I.G.A.R.S (Universal Chef Station That Includes Gardens and Random Stuff) and it said:
The Sky Is Getting Dark.
Hmmm...that's nice.
KABOOOOM!!!!!!!!!
And when his friend ran over, along with several other wild-haired people (moles, rabbits, birds, a hobo, some mice, a flying computer) from the surrounding houses (rabbit holes,mole holes, lots of holes, more holes, flying table) there was nothing more. But get this, the sim, the plants, the chair, and the sprinklers were all gone. Ash. But nothing else was touched, and there was barely any debris anywhere. Bazaar.
That was my first experience, the 2nd was not so faithful:
Just closing down Sims 3 to post my latest, super huge junk of an update for my dynasty...KABOOM! Game closed down, and when I re-opened my dynasty was gone.