19 year old dies after being shot by catapult

[Greatwyrm]

From the article:

She said: "I hit the net, bounced in and bounced out, breaking my pelvis in three places. I would tell jumpers what had happened to me and how lucky I was. It is a very, very dangerous thing to do."

I have no pity whatsoever for this guy. Maybe his family, but not him. If somebody told him everything worked as it should have and it still nearly killed her, then he knew what he was getting in to.

 

[kenobi65]

Were the trebuchet in question in the U.S., you can be sure that it'd be festooned with a warning sticker, showing a stick-figure man striking the ground after being flung, with a stern warning, "DO NOT LOAD HUMAN BEINGS INTO THIS TREBUCHET. DEATH MAY RESULT."

 

[StupidSmurf]

I know that death is a terrible thing, and I'm certainly feeling bad for the bozo's loved ones left behind, but...I find this story disturbingly funny. Am I rotten?

 

[Thornir Alekeg]

I keep getting this image from a Mythbusters I saw recently where they were flinging crash test dummies from a giant slingshot. They didn't fly very well. Can't imagine a human doing much better.

 

[Vraille Darkfang]

When I first read the title, I thought "What a Tragedy> Some poor guy at a Ren Faire comeplace must have gotten hit when the catapult launched a watermelon or pumpkin and it must have gone off target & hit him in the head. Poor Guy."

Then I read it & realized No, he was not shot BY a Catapult he WAS the Shot. Tell he wasn't a gamer. We know a Nat 1 always misses & a Nat 1 shows up 5% of the time.

Or he was promised some cool frequent flyer miles. I'd half-way consider it to avoid the random body cavity searches that seem to be going on.

All in All, you can put on his tombstone, "He flew so high.... Then Cruel, Cruel, Gravity showed what a bit** of a mistress she can be."

Wile E Coyote sends his condolences.

 

[reveal]

Wile E Coyote sends his condolences.

Road Runner sends his MEEP MEEP!

 

[Rel]

Rel, I told you no good would come of this. I can't believe you took your obsession this far! And to travel to England to avoid the local authorities borders on the ridiculous. Shame on you Rel, shame on you!

Slanderous! Neither myself nor any of my employees were in any way involved in this! These were amatuers, not professionals.

We here at Dead Flingers have a strict policy that ALL subjects be deceased prior to the trebuchet being fired. We won't even let you load someone live into the sling and be killed just prior to firing. Although they can be killed on the property immediately prior to loading. But only if myself or the employees don't see it happen.

Our business is governed by strict ethical standards.

 

[reveal]

Slanderous! Neither myself nor any of my employees were in any way involved in this! These were amatuers, not professionals.

We here at Dead Flingers have a strict policy that ALL subjects be deceased prior to the trebuchet being fired. We won't even let you load someone live into the sling and be killed just prior to firing. Although they can be killed on the property immediately prior to loading. But only if myself or the employees don't see it happen.

Our business is governed by strict ethical standards.

I'm Michael Brown and I approved this message.

 

[Desdichado]

What about someone who'll "be stone dead in a moment?" And do you offer "knock them on the head" service if they're shouting "I feel happy! I feel happy!"?

 

[StupidSmurf]

Perhaps this could be introduced as a possibly fun form of euthanasia?

DOCTOR: Mister Fumblebottom, you have three days to live...

MR.F: OK, I want to be shot out of a catapult, then.

DOCTOR: Excellent choice, Mister Fumblebottom. We have several programs to choose from. There's the "This is no way to seige a castle" option, if you wish to travel to England. There's the "Holy crap, look what just landed in the middle of Times Square" package, and lastly, there's the "Wile E. Coyote missing the net by *this* much" option.