Posts Tagged ‘accidents’
Man kicks elevator door open, falls down shaft, breaks legs
WorldNews247 says the man was upset when the the elevator button he’d pressed didn’t cause the doors to open. So he kicked the doors. They opened. He then fell though the opening and down the shaft, breaking his legs.
Posted: 9th, February 2016 | In: Strange But True | Comment
Man killed by exploding condom machine
A man has been killed by the condom machine he was trying to rob in Germany. The victim and two accomplices had rigged the vending machine up with explosives. One stroke of the trigger and the thing would blow. But the 29-year-old hadn’t taken enough precautions. A piece of the detonated machine hit him in the head.
It just went off too soon.
Posted: 28th, December 2015 | In: Strange But True | Comment
Man trying to travel through time crashed Dodge Challenger into two coffin shop
Yesterday
To Pensacola, Florida, where a man is attempting to travel through time in a Dodge Challenger.
He loses control of the vehicle and careers into the offices of the Advanced Tax Services and Pensacola Caskets.
The would-be time time traveller is currently in hospital wondering if he can undo the damage by putting the car in reverse.
Posted: 26th, December 2015 | In: Strange But True | Comment
Zoo builds chairlift over tiger enclosure: man jumps in (video)
To central China’s Henan Province to see the tigers at the zoo. To make things more exciting, the zoo thought it a good idea to sail punters over the tigers in a chairlift.
One man wanted more. He jumped in.
Posted: 22nd, December 2015 | In: Strange But True | Comments (2)
Firefighters cover wrong plane in foam ignoring burning jet
Safe
The good new is that the jet next to the one on fire is now covered in protective foam. The less good news is that the Air China jet sat smouldering on the runway at Fuzhou Changle airport continues to burn.
The right-hand engine of a Boeing 737, Air China Flight CA1822 to Beijing caught fire at around 8am. Crew on the plane behind, Fuzhou Airlines FU6577, spotted the flames and notified the Air China captain. The Air China aircraft closed down the engine and then called fightfighters.
Eight fire trucks arrived. They surrounded the Fuzhou Airlines aircraft and sprayed foam all over it. They then noticed the burning Air China aircraft.
You have nothing to worry about.
Posted: 11th, December 2015 | In: Reviews, Strange But True | Comment
Driver who killed teenager didn’t have a licence because he’s blind
Hector Arroyo, 68, called police to tell hem he’d hit a deer while her was out driving. He had;’t. He’d hit and killed 13-year-old Helina Dirba.
Arroyo told Detective James Maltby he didn’t stop because he didn’t have a licence. Why not? Well, his licences was revoked because he’s “legally blind”.
Arroyo is charged with involuntary homicide-manslaughter with a vehicle, driving while licence suspended causing death and failure to stop at the scene of a crash causing injury or death.
Posted: 1st, December 2015 | In: Reviews, Strange But True | Comment
Politician wants pedestrians to give drivers the finger when crossing roads
In the drawer marked ‘What could go wrong?’ we find Norm Kelly, Councillor for the City of Toronto, Canada. He wants pedestrians to give motorists the finger while crossing the road.
Kelly wants walkers to extend their arms and using their index fingers point in the direction they want to walk when using crosswalks. At which point the driver will see the walker, wonder what they are pointing at and turn their heads to see. The walker will step into the road and get a closer look at the car crash.
Says Kelly:
“Three per cent of pedestrian injuries and fatalities in Toronto occur at marked crosswalks. This is a statistic which could be significantly reduced if pedestrians make the effort to point, pause then proceed. Getting the attention of motorists before crossing the street eliminates the possibility of a collision.”
With them, yes. With other cars, shop windows, cyclists and walkers not trying to cross the road, the jury’s out.
Posted: 9th, September 2015 | In: Reviews, Strange But True | Comment
Watch window cleaners’ horrific ride at the top of China’s second tallest building
Two window cleaners are in the cradle at the top of China’s second tallest building. Outside the 91st floor of Shanghai’s World Financial Center it’s windy. Very windy.
Pass the bucket:
They walked away with only minor injuries.
Posted: 7th, April 2015 | In: Strange But True | Comment
TransAsia ATR 72-600 death toll is a sign of God’s love, miracles and destiny
When a passenger plane crashes anywhere in the world the news is delivered in facts: flight number; number of passengers; the dead; the survivors; and departure time.
Soon after the talk turns to the black box flight recorder. Will it tell us what really happened?
And so it is for TransAsia ATR 72-600, which yesterday crashed shortly after take-off from Songshan airport in northern Taipei, striking an elevated road as it banked sidelong towards the Keelung River.
It was captured on camera.
So much for the facts. What about the stories?
The Toronto Sun makes it sound like a moment of childlike joy:
At least 23 dead as Taiwan plane cartwheels into river after take-off 134
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Trucker pulling his own tooth caused dramatic accident
Next time just don’t wear a seatbelt:
The accident, which happened just before 10:30pm, was caused when a self-employed tractor trailer driver took his hands off the wheel to pull a loose tooth from his mouth. “The driver stated he lost control when he was pulling a tooth with his hands,” the report reads.
“He had the tooth in his shirt pocket as proof.” The truck left the roadway, travelled down the slope leading into a ditch then jack-knifed into nearby trees, according to the report.
It sounds like a great way to loose your teeth…
Posted: 31st, January 2015 | In: Strange But True | Comment
How to Survive A Helicopter Crash: grab the clip and don’t let go
In Airspace Mag you can learn How to Survive A Helicopter Crash. The simplest way, of course, is never to get inside a helicopter. I once took a trip to an oil rig. After a spot of training, in which you slide down a chute into a deep swimming pool, get tipped upside down and around before punching the release clip on your safety belt and wriggling free, you get to fly.
Yep, exactly, the old hands press the releases clip as soon as trouble looms. And once aboard the helicopter you soon learn that the old hands invite you sit in the middle of the seats rows – furthest from the doors. You then spend an hour or longer with a hand on your own clip, like they do. You know, in case.
James R. Chiles:
At least a quarter-million people have passed through helicopter escape schools worldwide, mostly as part of offshore-oil employment. The degree of realism (and stress level) varies from school to school, as does the equipment. Why the focus on rotorcraft? Helicopters fly lower and slower than airliners, so when they hit the water, their cabins are usually intact enough to trap people inside. And because the heavy machinery (engines, transmission, and main rotor) is up high, helicopters tend to roll over quickly.
Over five decades, dozens of military and oil field transports have crashed in the water with passengers, and of the deaths that resulted, drowning has been a common cause. In one eight-year span, two big transport helicopters crashed into English waters, killing 74.
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Posted: 12th, December 2014 | In: Technology | Comment
Woman Rescued From Chimney Of Man She Briefly Dated
TO Thousand Oaks, California, where Genoveva Nunez-Figueroa, 30, is stuck in the chimney of a man she briefly dated.
She’s screaming. It’s 3am. At 6am the Ventury County Fire Department arrives. They chip away at the bricks. But it’s not enough. so. They pour liquid dish soap over the woman. She slips free at 8:13am.
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Posted: 21st, October 2014 | In: Strange But True | Comment
You Will Never Believe what Happens To This Motorcyclist (Video)
WE’VE had this on loop all day:
Posted: 20th, October 2014 | In: Strange But True | Comment
Irony: ‘We’ Fit’ Lorry Gets Stuck Below Bridge In Beckenham, Kent
TO Beckenham, Kent, where a Halfords lorry has become stuck under a railway bridge.
A spokesperson for Halfords apologiese:
“We would like to apologise for any delays and inconvenience caused to road and train travellers and will be working with the authorities to carry out a full investigation.”
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Man Becomes Human Pincushion After Slapping Porcupine He Thought WAs An Opossum
ANTONIO Rodrigues Mororó, 50, from Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, is the Human Pincushion. His career as a sideshow freak began one night during a party at his home.
One of his son’s told him that his pregnant wife would not enter the house because there was an animal sitting on a wall by the front door.
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Posted: 18th, June 2014 | In: Strange But True | Comment
Manchester Smoker ‘Blown Up’ In Hospital: Tobacco Safer Than Digital Ciggies
PAUL KEAVENY has news of Jean Booth, known to tabloid readers as “e-cigarette grandma Jean Booth”.
“Heavy-smoker” Jean was in Manchester’s Wythenshawe Hospital for a hip operation when the oxygen supply she was using to ease her breathing caught fire. He head and face were badly burnt. She is “fighting for life”.
Terrible. Did the e-Gigs ‘blow her up’?
Further down the story we get facts:
“…an investigation tried to discover whether an e-cigarette found near her was responsible for the blaze.”
A relative adds:
“Now Jean is a smoker, don’t get me wrong. She’s been in and out of hospital for the past two years but she has never ever attempted to light a cigarette in there. She has never done that.”
Smoking tobacco is terrible for your health, but it’s better than being blown up.
Nurse Nancy Lennox smilingly lights a cigarette for James Blair as he lies in bed today (Sunday) at Bangor Hospital, County Down, Northern Ireland, after being rescued from the disaster to the British Transport Commission’s MV Princess Victoria (2,694 tons).
The ship foundered in a severe gale five miles off the County Down coast with the loss of over 130 lives. There were about 170 persons aboard.
Irish Bomber Blows Himself Up: Forgot About Putting His Clock Forward
THE Telegraph has the headline that we can all take a minute to appreciate:
Irish bomber blew himself up after device went off too soon ‘because he forgot to put his watch forward’
Our hero had placed a bomb beneath a Volvo SUV. Kaboom!
The suspected bomber was seen fleeing the area in Dublin with “blood dripping down his face” .
A police source told the Mirror:
“This certainly was a high-grade explosive used in this bomb. It wasn’t garbage stuff. It would appear the bomber got his timings wrong. It could be a case where he didn’t put his watch forward on Sunday and the timer went off too soon. If anyone had been in the car or walking near it at the time then they would have been killed.”
Supt Dave Taylor ads, lest the most simple fact escape us, as it seems to have escaped the cretinous villain:
“It is quite obvious that the car was the object of this attack.”
The owner of the vehicle, a local businessman, has offered no comment.
Posted: 8th, April 2014 | In: Reviews, Strange But True | Comment
A Mighty Histotry Of The Famous And Infamous Who Took A Tumble In Public
A BIG (helping) hand please for the fall guys…
A month of extreme weather and Winter Olympics has brought the downfall of members of the public…
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Posted: 21st, February 2014 | In: Celebrities, Flashback, Key Posts, Royal Family, Sports | Comment
Newport Man Gets Toilet Roll Holder Stuck Up His Bum
TO Newport, South Wales, where a man has got a toilet roll holder stuck up his bottom.
He calls the fire brigade.
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Posted: 3rd, December 2013 | In: Strange But True | Comment
Dandelion Grows In Child’s Ear (Photo)
THE above photograph is of a dandelion growing in the ear of a 16-month-old Chinese girl . The roots were embedded in her ear canal.
Posted: 30th, November 2013 | In: Strange But True | Comment
Russian Tree Cutters Just Fail To Kill Passing Woman (Video)
TO Kirova Street, Satatov, Russia, where a gang of assassins are trying to kill a local femme fatale with s cunning tree chopping plot:
Posted: 17th, November 2013 | In: Strange But True | Comment
Firefighter Rides Magic Iron Carpet (Video)
IN the Croatian port of Rijeka, a firefighter rides like Aladdin:
Posted: 12th, November 2013 | In: TV & Radio | Comment
Belarus Dash Cam Records Speeding Horse And Cart Running Into Car
MEANWHILE in Belarus… dash cams are recording the unusual:
Posted: 10th, November 2013 | In: Technology | Comment
Pit Bull Bites Off Owner’s Testicles
TO a flat in Milan, Italy, where a 30-year-old Italian man has has had his testicles bitten off by one of his two pet pitbull dogs.
His girlfriend found the man, a diabetic, unconscious.
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Posted: 30th, October 2013 | In: Strange But True | Comment
Exploding toilet leaves injured man too scared to flush (with epic local news photo)
STOP the show. We have a new contender for the Greatest Local News Photo of the year. Brooklyn resident Michel Pierre is pictured flushing his toilet for a safe distance.
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Posted: 12th, October 2013 | In: Photojournalism, Reviews, Strange But True | Comments (2)
