(OT) Teenager dies of Acute Stupidity Disorder

[Lars Frehse]

HelloTiefling!

:wave

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Ooops, sorry, wrong board!

 

[Ranger REG]

Thanks... That's makes complete sense, and explains why you don't often see them spelled way outside the islands. It's not so much a matter of spelling, as a clarification of pronunciation.

Actually, 'okina is considered a consonant in the Hawaiian Language:

http://www.geocities.com/TheTropics/Shores/6794/o-diacriticalmarks.html

 

[Jeph]

This guy didn't deserve to die for his stupidity. he just did. That kind of thing happens, you know.

Kids show off their dad's gun to the kid next door.

People drive in Israel (Fact: more people have died in Israel from car accidents than from all their wars and terrorism, combined)

people skydive,

they get a job as a stunt double,

they streetrace,

they snowboard,

they rollerblade.....


I don't have any hard facts about this, but it is reasonable to assume that any of the above actions have a higher chance of resulting in fatality than standing over a blowhole.

It's not just a question of intelligence, It's a question of the most capable overall.

Yeah, intelligence is part of being fittest, but so is being nimble, being strong, having good survival skills.....

Darwin's theory is not "survival of the smartest." Remember that.

"survival of the fittest."

little DnD tie in [after all, this is a DnD site], tink of why all ability scores are equally important: You need them all to survive.

[by the way Teifling and Slaughterj, I also live in the triangle. You ever go to Games Galore?]

-Jeph

 

[Jack Haggerty]

Actually, 'okina is considered a consonant in the Hawaiian Language:

http://www.geocities.com/TheTropics/Shores/6794/o-diacriticalmarks.html

Gotcha... It's not unlike the Spanish tilde (Señor), or the German umlaut (Mädchen).

 

[Squire James]

Actually, I'd consider "making a bridge" over a hole is monumentally stupid even if the hole didn't blow out hot water every few minutes! While making light of it is in bad taste, as people say, I think making "heavy" on it is just as bad. The kid is dead mostly because of his own stupidity... grieve and go on. No lawsuits required!

I'm almost starting to think "lawsuit" is being added to the Grieving Process Handbook, right before "unnecessarily expensive funeral".

 

[Jack Haggerty]

Well, it could have been worse...

He could have been trying to surf while wearing a taboo tiki.

 

[Tiefling]

It's not just a question of intelligence, It's a question of the most capable overall.

Yeah, intelligence is part of being fittest, but so is being nimble, being strong, having good survival skills.....

Darwin's theory is not "survival of the smartest." Remember that.

"survival of the fittest."

I'm not quite sure what your point is. No one is saying that intelligence is the only part of being fit for survival (are they?).

[by the way Teifling and Slaughterj, I also live in the triangle. You ever go to Games Galore?]

Haven't heard of it. Is it in Raleigh?

 

[NoOneofConsequence]

I'll say one last thing, and then I'll quit, since this seems to be a potential flame-ridden topic: I have known to avoid standing near geysers of any shape or form since I was a very young person, and I have never grown up around any geyser of any type. This was a geyser, and a very active one at that. Just like a typhoon is basically a hurricane, a "blowhole" is a geyser.

I will close by saying that I feel nothing but sadness that a young life was lost, and it is more than a little macabre to me to deride the deceased for their stupidity.

The blowholes near where I live - Western Australia - have taken several lives over the years and are adequately sign-posted. If one of these takes you out, it's your own fault (assuming that you read English).

But a blowhole is not a geyser. It doesn't bubble, it doesn't roar or make any noise. It's just a hole in some rock - until a high pressure gout of water comes out. Without local knowledge, I defy anyone to spot a blowhole before it blows.

If this one in Hawaii wasn't signposted properly, then this guy was unfortunate, not stupid. Yes, his mother's a bit hysterical, but it's not like this guy said "Hey, I bet i can put my head in this lion's mouth and pull out before it bites."

Edit: have caught up on signposting issue and the fact that this guy did what he did in spite of warnings - not unfortunate, bloody stupid!

 

[Ridley's Cohort]

A grate would be a complete disaster.

I can guarantee you that putting a grate there will encourage tourists and drunks to stand on it for thrills. Encouraging fools to get thrown violently into the air 5' only to land on rocks and metal will create a lot of dead people and cripples.

 

[Jack Haggerty]

A grate would be a complete disaster.

I can guarantee you that putting a grate there will encourage tourists and drunks to stand on it for thrills. Encouraging fools to get thrown violently into the air 5' only to land on rocks and metal will create a lot of dead people and cripples.

Or just wait until the continued blasts of the blow hole erode around the bolts holding the grate in place, until finally the force of the water pops it right out like a cork so that it lands on someone's head, crushing their skull.

Yeah... Great idea.