Unusual Deaths
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- 207 BC: Chrysippus, a Greek stoic philosopher, is believed to have died of laughter after watching his drunk donkey attempt to eat figs.
Taken from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_unusual_death...
So what is the most rediculous death you have ever heard of or what way would you like to go?
I was at the Grand Canyon last month and found a curious book in a gift shop - All about people that had died in or around the canyon. Two that caught my eye were:
1) The old fella who was stood with his back to the canyon, posing for a photo. His wife said "step back a bit I cant get you in...."
2) A young couple were having a romantic evening on the edge of the canyon, watching the sunset. It turned sour and they had an argument. He stood up, turned his back on her and stormed off - Right over the edge"
1) The old fella who was stood with his back to the canyon, posing for a photo. His wife said "step back a bit I cant get you in...."
2) A young couple were having a romantic evening on the edge of the canyon, watching the sunset. It turned sour and they had an argument. He stood up, turned his back on her and stormed off - Right over the edge"
Goochie said:
I was at the Grand Canyon last month and found a curious book in a gift shop - All about people that had died in or around the canyon. Two that caught my eye were:
1) The old fella who was stood with his back to the canyon, posing for a photo. His wife said "step back a bit I cant get you in...."
2) A young couple were having a romantic evening on the edge of the canyon, watching the sunset. It turned sour and they had an argument. He stood up, turned his back on her and stormed off - Right over the edge"
Yeah Im sure thats what really happened 1) The old fella who was stood with his back to the canyon, posing for a photo. His wife said "step back a bit I cant get you in...."
2) A young couple were having a romantic evening on the edge of the canyon, watching the sunset. It turned sour and they had an argument. He stood up, turned his back on her and stormed off - Right over the edge"
This one is quite unusual!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZkwS64Q04Y
Edit, Just read the comments and cannot believe the chaps on the bridge lived.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZkwS64Q04Y
Edit, Just read the comments and cannot believe the chaps on the bridge lived.
Edited by ALawson on Monday 5th July 22:04
Fortean Times have been reporting on these for years.
http://www.forteantimes.com/strangedays/strangedea...
Worst one I ever read was about someone I had met. That was unpleasant to say the least.
Trace
http://www.forteantimes.com/strangedays/strangedea...
Worst one I ever read was about someone I had met. That was unpleasant to say the least.
Trace
ALawson said:
This one is quite unusual!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZkwS64Q04Y
Edit, Just read the comments and cannot believe the chaps on the bridge lived.
That is unbelievable!http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZkwS64Q04Y
Edit, Just read the comments and cannot believe the chaps on the bridge lived.
Edited by ALawson on Monday 5th July 22:04
Two I am aware of.
Geoff Porcaro, drummer with quite a few bands but most famously, Toto died in a very un rock n roll way - gardening. He was spraying weed killer, and inhaled too much which triggered a heart attack due to a previously undiagnosed condition.
My Dad's uncle. He was on Subs in WW2 and got sunk - but survived but had problems after the bends that meant that he could no longer be on subs. Then he was on ships, and got torpedoed, survived but was injured and sent out of the navy. He went on to work on repairing damaged structures following bombings. He was partnered with a deaf bloke and they were working on a bomb damaged railway bridge when he noticed his deaf partner doing something dangerous to the structure. As the bloke was deaf, he ran across to get him away, but the bridge fell and killed them both.
They buried him, and a little while later, his grave received a direct hit from a V2 rocket.
I guess the Germans really had it in for him.
Geoff Porcaro, drummer with quite a few bands but most famously, Toto died in a very un rock n roll way - gardening. He was spraying weed killer, and inhaled too much which triggered a heart attack due to a previously undiagnosed condition.
My Dad's uncle. He was on Subs in WW2 and got sunk - but survived but had problems after the bends that meant that he could no longer be on subs. Then he was on ships, and got torpedoed, survived but was injured and sent out of the navy. He went on to work on repairing damaged structures following bombings. He was partnered with a deaf bloke and they were working on a bomb damaged railway bridge when he noticed his deaf partner doing something dangerous to the structure. As the bloke was deaf, he ran across to get him away, but the bridge fell and killed them both.
They buried him, and a little while later, his grave received a direct hit from a V2 rocket.
I guess the Germans really had it in for him.
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