Bloody Hedgehog posted:

Even if you've got a floaty, going swimming when you clearly don't have even the foggiest concept of how swimming works seems like a bad idea.

GotLag posted:

A three-foot deep lake isn't a death trap. Unless you're particularly vulnerable to swans, I guess.

Edit: the DROWNING MACHINE in question:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bbvQlhHmCvU

Proteus Jones posted:

Where is this thread? Asking for a friend.

Synthbuttrange posted:

Just found out there's three species of birds that hunt using fire in Australia.

And they'll intentionally spread existing ones.

https://twitter.com/bgosford/status/947960078795026432

quote:

The backpackers believed the package, which was sent from New York, was cocaine however after snorting it, all nine of them had a violent reaction to the powder.

One of the discharged men, who spoke to The West Australian last week, said the drug made it feel like his face was “melting off”.

mobby_6kl posted:

I bet that isn't the first time he exaggerated growth by over 7 cm.

The OSHA part is that if this were true, he might have became too tall to fit in the Soyuz to return to earth, and would've been stuck in space.

Duzzy Funlop posted:

Oh my god

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BKMkXLLBnAQ

JB50 posted:

Always remember that emergency services have no legal requirement to save you, and act accordingly.

ante posted:

Atomic Accidents posted:

"A steam explosion could happen at any time, out of the blue, without a hint of warning. A boiler would disintegrate, sending hot, knife-like pieces ripping mercilessly through a crowd. It was not the sort of publicity that a railroad ever needed. “ Naw,” said Bill, patting the still-sticky paint. “These old engines are tough. It’s just going to make a big noise and crush it like a tomato can. No blow-up. I’m sure.” Of all the employees in the Katy, Bill Crush probably knew the least about steam and mechanical stress. The afternoon was getting hot, and the crowd was growing restless. Two hundred men were hired to control the mob, but it was beginning to get out of hand. The two engineers were ready at the throttles, the boilers were redlined, and the steam relief valves had sprung open and were blowing mist. Crush rode out in front of the crowd on a borrowed white horse, raised his hat high, let it hang for a moment, then dropped it. The crowd went wild, and the engineers jerked their throttles full open. C. E. Stanton in the green engine and Charles Cain in the red one coolly waited for 12 puffs from the cylinders and bailed out, with the lightly loaded engines gaining speed. People pushed and shoved for an unobstructed view. On they came, blowing dark clouds of smoke and setting off emergency signal torpedoes placed all along the track. Bang. Bang. Bang bang bang. Faster and faster, reaching a combined collision speed of 100 miles per hour. The official event photographer, J. C. Deane, tripped his high-speed shutter just as the two cowcatchers met. The two old engines, weighing about 35 tons each, suddenly occupied the same spot on the track. There was a terrific sound of crashing, bending metal as the two locomotives melted together, lifted their front trucks off the track, and seemed to hang for an instant. The wooden cars behind splintered and crushed as the two trains telescoped together."

"Then, something bad happened. At least one of the boilers exploded with a heavy roar, sending a rain of jagged metal into the crowd. The first casualty was Deane, the photographer, stationed closest to the crash point. A piece of hot locomotive hit him in the face, cleaned out an eye-socket, and left a bolt and washer embedded in his forehead. He spun around to face the audience and went limp. Louis Bergstrom, also on the photography team, was cold-cocked by a flying plank. Ernest Darnall, a boy with a rare viewing opportunity sitting high in a tree, caught a heavy iron hook trailing a length of chain right between the eyes, splitting his skull down the middle. DeWitt Barnes, in a dignified standing position between his wife and another woman, was killed instantly by an unidentified fragment. People in the front row were scalded, screaming, and dripping blood. In all, three people were killed on the spot and six were very seriously injured. A Civil War veteran was visibly shaken, saying that it reminded him of seeing a line of men dropped by a Yankee rifle volley."

"From that day forward, the Katy Railroad flourished, and the many who had decided not to go to the event regretted the decision for the rest of their lives, as the stories of “The Crash at Crush” were told over and over in song, ragtime march, musical play, and Sports Illustrated."
— *James Mahaffey*, _Atomic Accidents_,

Farmdizzle posted:

Also in re: moving water, I was taught the following:

If a river looks relatively safe to swim just because the water is smooth on the top, do this first. Throw in a twig and try to keep pace with it while walking downstream on the bank. If you have to do anything more than a leisurely stroll, it's a good idea to stay the gently caress out!

Ornamental Dingbat posted:

Crossposting from the Schadenfreude thread:


Atomic Accidents had a great chapter about train crashes as a spectator event (More OSHA than schad):

jamal posted:

Haven't you guys seen volcano or dante's peak? Chances are that if someone is floating in a small pond that pond has actually been changed into boiling sulfuric acid and going in there is only going to get yourself killed.

chitoryu12 posted:

I've been reading about Columbine and this kind of thinking was one of the things that led to a lawsuit over police negligence. The SWAT team took it extremely slowly, taking over 3 hours from entry to reach the killers' corpses because they accidentally entered from the wrong side of the school and breached every single classroom and closet just in case anyone with a gun was hiding inside. They were also terrified of doing anything that could lead to them being a target, so when they came across a severely wounded Coach Sanders they intentionally left him to bleed to death to evacuate everyone else in the room, and refused to allow any of the uninjured survivors to carry him out or provide medical attention.

They also knew about Harris and Klebold and even had warrants that they didn't act on for years before the shooting, and after the shooting occurred the local police destroyed documents and covered up any knowledge they had to avoid admitting that they hosed up!

Dillbag posted:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71zNr6F6t2U

mostlygray posted:

Everyone I know that was taught that way can't swim for poo poo and have a fear of water. I went to swimming lessons as a kid and they had us jump straight into the deep end. Arms crossed and legs together. I went down 10 feet and had to struggle to get to the surface. Irefused to ever take any more lessons.

I didn't learn to swim until high-school because of it.

haveblue posted:

You joke, but this is a legitimate danger in Yellowstone, since it has a lot of places that look like a normal lake but the water is just under its boiling point. A couple of decades ago someone died horribly because he chased his dog into one of them.

quote:

Search and rescue rangers who looked for Scott found his body in the pool, along with his wallet and flip flops, but their recovery efforts were thwarted by a lightning storm. The next day, they could not find any remains because of the acidic water quality.

haveblue posted:

You joke, but this is a legitimate danger in Yellowstone, since it has a lot of places that look like a normal lake but the water is just under its boiling point. A couple of decades ago someone died horribly because he chased his dog into one of them.

Doggles posted:

Last one I can recall happened a little over a year ago:
http://time.com/4574226/man-dissolved-yellowstone-park/

Just going to check the temperature of this natural hot tub here and...

weg posted:

His body was first a problem, then a solution.

Blast of Confetti posted:

imagine how many people those pools must have clocked before warning signs became a thing because they're melting bodies even with the warnings

Sagebrush posted:

At Yellowstone they have these signs posted literally everywhere in the park



and apparently warnings in several different languages and also drawings of a child dissolving in a geyser while people point and stare is still not enough to stop it from happening

Sagebrush posted:

At Yellowstone they have these signs posted literally everywhere in the park



and apparently warnings in several different languages and also drawings of a child dissolving in a geyser while people point and stare is still not enough to stop it from happening

quote:

Mr Scott was found dead and drifting around the pool later that day, but officials could not quite reach him to drag him out and a thunderstorm forced the recovery team to retreat for the night.

Returning the next day, they found that nothing of the man remained. Some personal effects were recovered, including his wallet and flip flops, however.

Over There posted:

Didn't someone try to take a bath in one of the pools and melted away?

e: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/11/17/man-dissolved-in-hot-acidic-pool-he-was-trying-to-bath-in/

weg posted:

His body was first a problem, then a solution.

FCKGW posted:

the post you quoted was replying to an article about the same thing you just posted

jamal posted:

Death in yellowstone is a good book on the subject. Fun fact, more people have drowned/died of hypothermia due to the cold lake yellowstone than have died in hot springs, but the stories of people in the hot springs are the worst. And the sweedish lady who got eaten by a bear camping alone.

Over There posted:

Awareness isn't my strong suit

Phanatic posted:

And, of course, the first cops on the scene did nothing. They were reading from the hostage negotiation playbook while there was a massacre going on. SWAT didn't even enter the school until almost an hour after the shooters killed themselves.