Stupidity with markers leading to injury
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Topic: Stupidity with markers leading to injury
Posted By: Dodger_1967
Subject: Stupidity with markers leading to injury
Date Posted: 11 January 2011 at 4:09pm
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An account of a 98 owner, being incredibly stupid enough to make the Darwin Awards Website, with what could have been a lethal self inflicted injury. Link provided to the article. http://darwinawards.com/personal/personal2007-08.html - http://darwinawards.com/personal/personal2007-08.html
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Posted By: GI JOES SON
Date Posted: 11 January 2011 at 4:15pm
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i thought darwin awards included someone dying or losing their nads so they couldn't reproduce? also, i have a hard time believing the parents didn't find out. |
Posted By: Dodger_1967
Date Posted: 11 January 2011 at 4:21pm
| According to the Author all accounts submitted are attempted to be verified by talking to people involved, I would imagine in this case that hospital staff would have been aware of this, as such and injury would require urgent medical attention. Also the Awards have a honorable mention for those who don't qualify with the requirements for inclusion in the Darwin Awards. |
Posted By: stratoaxe
Date Posted: 11 January 2011 at 4:43pm
It wasn't a real Darwin award, it was a user submitted story. And I call shens on the story. I just can't see a paintball taking a uvula off. |
GI JOES SON wrote:Posted By: Linus
Date Posted: 11 January 2011 at 4:46pm
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You mean people can get HURT by being shot with an object traveling over 200 miles per hour, let alone point blank in the mouth?
Wow... I guess I never realized that in my 8 years of paintball and my time in medicine... oh and common sense. IF, big if, the story is even somewhat true, the kid is lucky he didn't have edema form and suffocate. ------------- 
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Posted By: Mack
Date Posted: 11 January 2011 at 6:17pm
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See what happens when you don't appreciate/respect your uvula. Edited addition: I just wanted to add that this is a classic example of what can happen when you go shooting your mouth off without thinking about what you're doing first. ------------- 
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