Top 10 Strangest Deaths

I remember the Goodies episode..It's no wonder someone popped his glogs - laugh a minute.:1orglaugh
 
In Wimbledon tennis tournament some 10 years ago, Swedish pro Stefan Edberg hit one of the line referees in the balls with a really hard serve. He fainted, fell on his head and died.... THAT is a strange way to go...
 
In Wimbledon tennis tournament some 10 years ago, Swedish pro Stefan Edberg hit one of the line referees in the balls with a really hard serve. He fainted, fell on his head and died.... THAT is a strange way to go...

Having seen Edberg's style of play, the referee was better going that way than being bored to death.
 
indeed the strangest deaths I have read about.
 

slowhand

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I think the one that pop's out to me is Adolf Frederick.


Very interesting read. :)
 
I saw a series of 4 phenomenal pictures one time in Road and Track magazine about an accident in an auto race that sent the engine right out of the car flying. It bounced off some object and had enough momentum to slam into the back of the head of a cameraman who had filmed the accident. The engine went off to his right while his back was turned in the field as he had kept the camera filming and following the car breaking up.

I wish I had the pictures.
 

Legzman

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^^^as do I!
 

dick van cock

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I'd like to add something:

German director Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau died in 1931. Murnau was indulging in oral sex with his 14 year-old chauffeur causing their car to fatally crash.

(Source: Hollywood Babylon by Kenneth Anger)

But I especially like the DARWIN awards. For more than 10 years now a panel has decided whose death was the stupidest of year and handed out an honorary award.

Heads off for the winners of 1997:

http://darwinawards.com/darwin/darwin1997-14.html :1orglaugh

All winners here:

http://darwinawards.com/darwin/
 
I remember reading in Golf Digest about a schmuck missing his drive, threw his graphite driver at his cart, the shaft snaps in two and the club head bounces back and bores through his throat. He bleeds to death.

And then there is this myth that has been around in various versions. It goes something like this:
After a forest fire the find a charred corps with diving equipment on. The nearest lake is quite a bit away. He is supposed to have been scooped up by a helicopter fighting the fire! (I saw this being tried on mythbusters, and they find this highly unlikely!)
 
I remember the Goodies episode..It's no wonder someone popped his glogs - laugh a minute.:1orglaugh
as an off-topic aside:
wikipedia said:
His widow later sent the Goodies a letter thanking them for making Mitchell's final moments so pleasant.

it's not hard to imagine if this had happened in another time and place, instead of a "thank you", they would've been sued. . .

:bowdown: GOODIES
 

dave_rhino

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And then there is this myth that has been around in various versions. It goes something like this:
After a forest fire the find a charred corps with diving equipment on. The nearest lake is quite a bit away. He is supposed to have been scooped up by a helicopter fighting the fire! (I saw this being tried on mythbusters, and they find this highly unlikely!)


Aaah, a classic.

They say it's bullshit, but this day in age... I think it's very likely.

There are a lot of very very very stupid/unlucky people on the planet.
 

bigbadbrody

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:rofl: :rofl:
 
Aaah, a classic.

They say it's bullshit, but this day in age... I think it's very likely.

There are a lot of very very very stupid/unlucky people on the planet.

How do you figure it's very likely? They showed that the physics were impossible for it to happen. Even when they took of the safety devices in a worst case scenario.
 
as an off-topic aside:


it's not hard to imagine if this had happened in another time and place, instead of a "thank you", they would've been sued. . .

:bowdown: GOODIES



Can you imagine the court case...

Solicitor: exhibit 'A' m'lud..one black pudding

Judge: I find the defendants guilty...you shall be hereby known as the Baddies.
 
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