Topic: This wikipedia article on people killed by their own inventions is infuriating
beckyderp !yDoooooooo started this discussion 9 years ago #59,759
Half of them weren't killed by their own inventions!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_inventors_killed_by_their_own_inventions
> Franz Reichelt (1879–1912), a tailor, fell to his death off the first deck of the Eiffel Tower while testing his invention, the coat parachute. It was his first attempt with the parachute, and he had told the authorities he would first test it with a dummy.
The parachute didn't kill him. Jumping off the fucking Eiffel Tower did.
> Karel Soucek (19 April 1947 – 20 January 1985) was a Canadian professional stuntman who developed a shock-absorbent barrel. He died following a demonstration involving the barrel being dropped from the roof of the Houston Astrodome. He was fatally wounded when his barrel hit the rim of the water tank meant to cushion his fall.
Unless he also invented the rims that go on water tanks, I don't see how this was the barrel's fault.
> William Nelson (c. 1879−1903), a General Electric employee, invented a new way to motorize bicycles. He then fell off his prototype bike during a test run.
This one is just confusing. How do you die falling off a fucking bicycle??
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_inventors_killed_by_their_own_inventions
> Franz Reichelt (1879–1912), a tailor, fell to his death off the first deck of the Eiffel Tower while testing his invention, the coat parachute. It was his first attempt with the parachute, and he had told the authorities he would first test it with a dummy.
The parachute didn't kill him. Jumping off the fucking Eiffel Tower did.
> Karel Soucek (19 April 1947 – 20 January 1985) was a Canadian professional stuntman who developed a shock-absorbent barrel. He died following a demonstration involving the barrel being dropped from the roof of the Houston Astrodome. He was fatally wounded when his barrel hit the rim of the water tank meant to cushion his fall.
Unless he also invented the rims that go on water tanks, I don't see how this was the barrel's fault.
> William Nelson (c. 1879−1903), a General Electric employee, invented a new way to motorize bicycles. He then fell off his prototype bike during a test run.
This one is just confusing. How do you die falling off a fucking bicycle??
Meta joined in and replied with this 9 years ago, 7 minutes later[^] [v] #759,501
Should have tried parachute pants instead. MC Hammer hasn't died once.
Sheila LaBoof joined in and replied with this 9 years ago, 1 minute later, 8 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #759,502
hoisted by own petard
Anonymous D joined in and replied with this 9 years ago, 51 seconds later, 9 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #759,503
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Anonymous E joined in and replied with this 9 years ago, 10 minutes later, 19 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #759,504
@OP
Falling didn't kill them, hitting the things they landed on killed them
Falling didn't kill them, hitting the things they landed on killed them
Sheila LaBoof replied with this 9 years ago, 2 minutes later, 21 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #759,505
What if no one was allowed to invent anything unless they agreed to get killed by it
beckyderp !yDoooooooo (OP) replied with this 9 years ago, 1 minute later, 22 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #759,506
@759,504 (E)
Good point, thanks.
@759,501 (Meta)
I regret that I must correct you here: Hammer pants are "frequently, mistakenly referred to as "parachute pants" but are not in fact parachute pants. Thank you for playing.
Good point, thanks.
@759,501 (Meta)
I regret that I must correct you here: Hammer pants are "frequently, mistakenly referred to as "parachute pants" but are not in fact parachute pants. Thank you for playing.
beckyderp !yDoooooooo (OP) double-posted this 9 years ago, 7 minutes later, 30 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #759,507
This one:
> Alexander Bogdanov (22 August 1873 – 7 April 1928) was a Russian physician, philosopher, science fiction writer and revolutionary of Belarusian ethnicity who experimented with blood transfusion, attempting to achieve eternal youth or at least partial rejuvenation. He died after he took the blood of a student suffering from malaria and tuberculosis, who may have also been the wrong blood type.
On the plus side, he did stop himself from aging.
> Alexander Bogdanov (22 August 1873 – 7 April 1928) was a Russian physician, philosopher, science fiction writer and revolutionary of Belarusian ethnicity who experimented with blood transfusion, attempting to achieve eternal youth or at least partial rejuvenation. He died after he took the blood of a student suffering from malaria and tuberculosis, who may have also been the wrong blood type.
On the plus side, he did stop himself from aging.
Anonymous E replied with this 9 years ago, 1 minute later, 32 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #759,509
Anonymous F joined in and replied with this 9 years ago, 1 minute later, 33 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #759,511
In other news, California man Wynn E. Doxstein was recently killed during a ski holiday when he was crushed by a Globalstar satellite 15 minutes after it experienced technical problems causing it to fall out of orbit.
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Anonymous F double-posted this 9 years ago, 9 minutes later, 42 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #759,512
Anonymous E replied with this 9 years ago, 2 minutes later, 44 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #759,513
Anonymous G joined in and replied with this 9 years ago, 2 hours later, 3 hours after the original post[^] [v] #759,520
It's disheartening how few people have died from death rays, suicide machines, or sentient robots.
P.S. RIP Willie Nelson.
P.S. RIP Willie Nelson.
Anonymous H joined in and replied with this 9 years ago, 29 minutes later, 4 hours after the original post[^] [v] #759,523
It's quite easy to die from a bicycle fall if you land on your head, I had a fall once that could have hurt me if I didn't use my helmet
ken griffey sr joined in and replied with this 9 years ago, 6 hours later, 10 hours after the original post[^] [v] #759,559
@759,506 (beckyderp !yDoooooooo)
> Good point, thanks.
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> I regret that I must correct you here: Hammer pants are "frequently, mistakenly referred to as "parachute pants" but are not in fact parachute pants. Thank you for playing.
thank you child
> Good point, thanks.
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> I regret that I must correct you here: Hammer pants are "frequently, mistakenly referred to as "parachute pants" but are not in fact parachute pants. Thank you for playing.
thank you child
Anonymous J joined in and replied with this 9 years ago, 6 hours later, 17 hours after the original post[^] [v] #759,731
@OP
You're being overly pedantic. I think you should see a doctor and get your autism levels checked.
You're being overly pedantic. I think you should see a doctor and get your autism levels checked.