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Author: Wendy Northcutt
electrifried heap.
At that point Father and sons started paying attention to Mum. She survived, and she even laughs about it today. But Father always seems sheepish when the story is told.
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“This was the final straw. She decided to take charge.”
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Reference: Anonymous eyewitness account
At Risk Survivor: Orca Made Me Do It
Confirmed True by Darwin
15 MARCH 2008, WASHINGTON
Zachary, twenty-nine, said he did it to punish the rich white people for the death of the whales and the depletion of the rain forests. He sought revenge by sawing through a sixty-nine-thousand-volt line.
With a tree saw.
On a long metal pole.
Wearing dishwashing gloves for insulation.
He certainly succeeded in making at least one person “suffer just like the whales and trees.” Thousands of households experienced a temporary loss of power when he shorted out the power lines. Zachary was found lying on his back, with the gloves partially melted on his hands and his pants burned away from his body.
The unlucky environmental activist was flown to a local hospital and is expected to survive.
Reference: islandguardian.com
At Risk Survivor: Molten Copper Shower
Confirmed True by Darwin
9 FEBRUARY 2008, ENGLAND
Police are hunting for a badly scorched copper thief after finding a hacksaw embedded in an eleven-thousand-volt power cable. The would-be thief also left a lit blowtorch at the scene. He is presumed to be badly charred, and not the brightest bulb in the socket.
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“The sheer stupidity of cutting through power cables should be glaringly obvious.”
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Copper prices have more than doubled in the last four years, sparking a wave of copper thefts across the globe. Thieves targeting copper wire and copper pipes have suffered many fatalities and serious blows.
“The sheer stupidity of cutting through power cables should be glaringly obvious to everyone,” said a spokesperson for the power company. “At the very least it would have created an almighty bang and showered him with molten copper.”
Reference: uk.reuters.com
Urban Legend: Taser Test
STATUS: Urban Legend
Darwin says: “This story from 2004 is an Urban Legend, according to Snopes.com. Since it’s a phenomenal tale of nearly fatal poor judgment, it merits being included among the Darwinian Urban Legends. It is found ‘in the wild’ as a letter….”
Dear Carl,
Last weekend I was at Larry’s Pistol & Pawn looking for a little something special for my wife, Toni. I came across a hundred-thousand-volt pocket Taser. Its disabling effect on an assailant was described as short-lived, with no long-term consequences, but would allow my wife—who would never consider a gun—adequate time to retreat to safety.
WAY TOO COOL!!
Long story short, I bought the device and brought it home. I loaded two AAA batteries and pushed the button. Nothing! I was disappointed, but then I read (yes, read) the instructions. If I pressed the Taser against a metal surface and pushed the button at the same time, I’d see a blue arc of electricity darting back and forth between the prongs, to verify that it was working.
Awesome!!!
I have yet to explain to Toni that new burn spot on the face of her microwave.
There I was, home alone with this new toy, thinking to myself that it couldn’t be all that bad with only two AAA batteries, right? I sat there in my recliner reading the directions, my cat, Gracie, looking on intently, trusting little soul. I got to thinking that I really needed to try this thing out on a flesh-and-blood moving target. I admit I thought about zapping Gracie for a fraction of a second. She is such a sweet cat, but if I was going to give this device to my wife to protect herself against a mugger, I did want some assurance that it would work as advertised. Am I wrong?
So there I sat in shorts and a tank top with my reading glasses perched on the bridge of my nose, directions in one hand and Taser in another. The directions said a
At that point Father and sons started paying attention to Mum. She survived, and she even laughs about it today. But Father always seems sheepish when the story is told.
----
“This was the final straw. She decided to take charge.”
----
Reference: Anonymous eyewitness account
At Risk Survivor: Orca Made Me Do It
Confirmed True by Darwin
15 MARCH 2008, WASHINGTON
Zachary, twenty-nine, said he did it to punish the rich white people for the death of the whales and the depletion of the rain forests. He sought revenge by sawing through a sixty-nine-thousand-volt line.
With a tree saw.
On a long metal pole.
Wearing dishwashing gloves for insulation.
He certainly succeeded in making at least one person “suffer just like the whales and trees.” Thousands of households experienced a temporary loss of power when he shorted out the power lines. Zachary was found lying on his back, with the gloves partially melted on his hands and his pants burned away from his body.
The unlucky environmental activist was flown to a local hospital and is expected to survive.
Reference: islandguardian.com
At Risk Survivor: Molten Copper Shower
Confirmed True by Darwin
9 FEBRUARY 2008, ENGLAND
Police are hunting for a badly scorched copper thief after finding a hacksaw embedded in an eleven-thousand-volt power cable. The would-be thief also left a lit blowtorch at the scene. He is presumed to be badly charred, and not the brightest bulb in the socket.
----
“The sheer stupidity of cutting through power cables should be glaringly obvious.”
----
Copper prices have more than doubled in the last four years, sparking a wave of copper thefts across the globe. Thieves targeting copper wire and copper pipes have suffered many fatalities and serious blows.
“The sheer stupidity of cutting through power cables should be glaringly obvious to everyone,” said a spokesperson for the power company. “At the very least it would have created an almighty bang and showered him with molten copper.”
Reference: uk.reuters.com
Urban Legend: Taser Test
STATUS: Urban Legend
Darwin says: “This story from 2004 is an Urban Legend, according to Snopes.com. Since it’s a phenomenal tale of nearly fatal poor judgment, it merits being included among the Darwinian Urban Legends. It is found ‘in the wild’ as a letter….”
Dear Carl,
Last weekend I was at Larry’s Pistol & Pawn looking for a little something special for my wife, Toni. I came across a hundred-thousand-volt pocket Taser. Its disabling effect on an assailant was described as short-lived, with no long-term consequences, but would allow my wife—who would never consider a gun—adequate time to retreat to safety.
WAY TOO COOL!!
Long story short, I bought the device and brought it home. I loaded two AAA batteries and pushed the button. Nothing! I was disappointed, but then I read (yes, read) the instructions. If I pressed the Taser against a metal surface and pushed the button at the same time, I’d see a blue arc of electricity darting back and forth between the prongs, to verify that it was working.
Awesome!!!
I have yet to explain to Toni that new burn spot on the face of her microwave.
There I was, home alone with this new toy, thinking to myself that it couldn’t be all that bad with only two AAA batteries, right? I sat there in my recliner reading the directions, my cat, Gracie, looking on intently, trusting little soul. I got to thinking that I really needed to try this thing out on a flesh-and-blood moving target. I admit I thought about zapping Gracie for a fraction of a second. She is such a sweet cat, but if I was going to give this device to my wife to protect herself against a mugger, I did want some assurance that it would work as advertised. Am I wrong?
So there I sat in shorts and a tank top with my reading glasses perched on the bridge of my nose, directions in one hand and Taser in another. The directions said a
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