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Locke

Aug 19, 08 11:37

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Guys tries to kite surf in tropical storm Fay. Now in critical condition. Jeez, I know there are some thrill junkies here and our sport is not 100% safe, but come on. How stupid do you have to be to try this?

http://www.wjno.com/...&article=4117332


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M~

Aug 19, 08 11:53

Post #2 of 10 (556 views)
Re: Darwin Awards calling on line 1 [Locke] [In reply to] Can't Post
The funniest part of that video was the fact that after he hit the ground the first time, he didn't let go of the parachute. What a tool


Lazy Ben

Aug 19, 08 12:08

Post #3 of 10 (532 views)
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His parents must be very proud.

Forget speedwork. Speedwork is the icing on the cake and you don't have a cake yet. - MattinSF


fitzie

Aug 19, 08 12:10

Post #4 of 10 (530 views)
Re: Darwin Awards calling on line 1 [Locke] [In reply to] Can't Post
They never end...

http://www.darwinawards.com/stupid/

A sample:

A 51-year-old man decided to satisfy his fantasy of robotic love by seeking sexual gratification with his vacuum cleaner. Most men would think twice before poking a valuable organ into a vacuum, but this optimistic fellow had no qualms about the safety of his intended course of action. And using a vacuum cleaner had the appealing aspect of tidying up his mess after satisfying him.
Our horny hero didn't realize that the suction on his hand-held Singer A-6 was created by a blade whirling just beneath the hose attachment, adjacent to the collection bag. His search for pleasure was cut short seconds after he stuck his penis into the vacuum and the blade lopped off part of his penis. With a sense of loss, he staggered to the phone and called police. He told them that he had been stabbed in his sleep. When police pointed out suspicious evidence, the victim claimed not to remember the incident.
Surgeons at Monmouth Medical Center stopped the bleeding, but were unable to reattach the 1/2" severed part. Though this man is still alive, his ability to reproduce has been curtailed by both his injury and his proclivity for household appliances.




"We thought that we had the answers, it was the questions we had wrong."
Bono


jenhs

Aug 19, 08 12:19

Post #5 of 10 (513 views)
Re: Darwin Awards calling on line 1 [Locke] [In reply to] Can't Post
Oh man, that is hilarious. I feel bad he is in critical condition but that is just funny.
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Ultraman Canada Relay 2009!
(I got suckered into the run leg)

Jenhs


Law Dude

Aug 19, 08 12:37

Post #6 of 10 (480 views)
Re: Darwin Awards calling on line 1 [Locke] [In reply to] Can't Post
If only the wind were blowing out to sea.


LD


(This post was edited by Law Dude on Aug 19, 08 12:37)


Quo Vadimus

Aug 19, 08 15:06

Post #7 of 10 (389 views)
Re: Darwin Awards calling on line 1 [M~] [In reply to] Can't Post
Was on CNN this AM. They said he was strapped into a harness which is why he could not let go.


I miss you "Sports Night"


AlanShearer

Aug 19, 08 16:50

Post #8 of 10 (350 views)
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And using a vacuum cleaner had the appealing aspect of tidying up his mess after satisfying him.

Fewer socks to wash.


Bigfuzzydoug

Aug 20, 08 11:34

Post #9 of 10 (236 views)
Re: Darwin Awards calling on line 1 [Locke] [In reply to] Can't Post
I've kite surfed before. It's tons of fun! You don't "hang on". You wear a bucket trapeze harness to which the parafoil is clipped in to. The strain points are on your hips. You hold on to the control lines which controls the parafoil and there's a "chicken release" which releases one side of the foil. Let's say that was faulty and he couldn't release it. Not really the big issue. The big issue was the size of foil he was flying. It should NEVER be that big in those wind conditions that it could lift you off the ground. You can get air coming off a wave, but you're going to come back down. In bigger air you use a smaller foil so exactly this doesn't and can't happen. Maybe you get dragged through the sand for 10-20 yards, but that should be the extent of it.

If he doesn't make it... Darwin Candidate!


ErnieK

Aug 20, 08 14:05

Post #10 of 10 (168 views)
Re: Darwin Awards calling on line 1 [Bigfuzzydoug] [In reply to] Can't Post
I don't know when you've last kite surfed, but any more its mandatory to have two safety releases. The first, as you say, releases the control surfaces so the traction kite inverts and loses lift. The second is a complete disconnect. I agree that was way to big of a kite, so things were happening really really fast.

I remember how hard a 3m beach training kite pulls in 20kts, let alone something that looked like 12+ in 40kts - E