| Author | Message | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 13776 Registered: 4-2010 |
Might as well hop on the "stupidity series" bandwagon... In an attempt to stay safe, he almost got himself killed. | ||
| Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin)
New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 3802 Registered: 9-2010 |
True story? FYOI? FSEI? He = himself? (one would think so, but just checking, you can never be too careful on the LTPF) H/A/M? Is this a Darwin Award type story? | ||
| Biograd (Biograd)
New member Username: Biograd Post Number: 1735 Registered: 6-2008 |
Is there a reason the title reads "stupibity"? Is dyslexia involved? Was he trying to stay safe from an accident? a natural occurrence (e.g. a tornado)? a criminal? | ||
| Sapir (Sapir)
New member Username: Sapir Post Number: 62 Registered: 4-2011 |
Is fire involved? Is water involved? Is falling as from a great height involved? Is there a possibility of him being buried alive? | ||
| Potato (Potato)
New member Username: Potato Post Number: 687 Registered: 7-2010 |
Is seeking shelter involved? Staying at home? Seeking shelter in somebody else's home? Or in some other building? Or a cave? Or on or under a tree? Or under water? Locking himself up? In a safe room? Or bunker? Tying or chaining himself to something? Did he almost die because of... a lack of oxygen? an electric shock? falling? something falling onto him? somebody killing him? On porpose? By accident? the very thing he tried to protect himself from? When he was trying to safe himself, was he in immediate danger? Or was what he did a preemptive measure? Is crime involved? Is "he" himself a criminal? Who tried to avoid getting caught? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 13779 Registered: 4-2010 |
True story? Yes FYOI? FSEI? He = himself? Yes (one would think so, but just checking, you can never be too careful on the LTPF) H/A/M? HTM Is this a Darwin Award type story? Yes - in fact... Is there a reason the title reads "stupibity"? No - typo. Which is kind of ironic. Is dyslexia involved? No Was he trying to stay safe from an accident? Noish a natural occurrence (e.g. a tornado)? No a criminal? No Is fire involved? No Is water involved? No Is falling as from a great height involved? Yopish Is there a possibility of him being buried alive? No Is seeking shelter involved? Yope/Yesish Staying at home? No Seeking shelter in somebody else's home? No Or in some other building? No Or a cave? No Or on or under a tree? No, but OTRT Or under water? No Locking himself up? No In a safe room? Or bunker? Tying or chaining himself to something? No Did he almost die because of... a lack of oxygen? an electric shock? falling? something falling onto him? This somebody killing him? On porpose? By accident? the very thing he tried to protect himself from? When he was trying to safe himself, was he in immediate danger? Yes Or was what he did a preemptive measure? So no Is crime involved? No Is "he" himself a criminal? No Who tried to avoid getting caught? | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 785 Registered: 2-2011 |
was he being chased by a wild animal? | ||
| Potato (Potato)
New member Username: Potato Post Number: 690 Registered: 7-2010 |
Avalanche relevant? Rockfall relevant? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 13784 Registered: 4-2010 |
was he being chased by a wild animal? No Avalanche relevant? Rockfall relevant? Neither | ||
| Sapir (Sapir)
New member Username: Sapir Post Number: 67 Registered: 4-2011 |
Does this involve a weather event such as snow? Ice? Rain? Meteors? Meteorites? | ||
| Potato (Potato)
New member Username: Potato Post Number: 702 Registered: 7-2010 |
So it is a Darwin Award story then? Is removing supporting items relevant? Did he cut off something? Is electricity relevant? Is the thing that fell onto him an electronic device? Or part thereof? Or is it something natural? Was he the only one who was in danger? Or could others have been in the same danger, had they been around, too? Did he create the danger himself? Was he fleeing? Was he looking for a safe place to rest or sleep? Were others with him when he tried to safe himself? When he started being in danger? Before? Is that relevant? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 13790 Registered: 4-2010 |
Does this involve a weather event such as snow? Ice? Rain? Meteors? Meteorites? No to all So it is a Darwin Award story then? Yes Is removing supporting items relevant? No Did he cut off something? No Is electricity relevant? No Is the thing that fell onto him an electronic device? Or part thereof? No to both, FA Or is it something natural? Yes, same FA Was he the only one who was in danger? No Or could others have been in the same danger, had they been around, too? Yes, and this was in fact the case Did he create the danger himself? Yes... Was he fleeing? YOPE Was he looking for a safe place to rest or sleep? No Were others with him when he tried to safe himself? Yope When he started being in danger? Yes Before? Yes Is that relevant? Yes | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 805 Registered: 2-2011 |
did the thing almost fall on him? was that the danger he was trying to save himself or the thing that almost killed him? did he climb a tree? or run into a wood? did he climb something else? or stand/hide under something else? did others follow his example? is that what nearly killed him? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 13802 Registered: 4-2010 |
did the thing almost fall on him? Yes was that the danger he was trying to save himself or the thing that almost killed him? Both did he climb a tree? No or run into a wood? No, but... did he climb something else? No or stand/hide Yes under No something else? Yes did others follow his example? NO is that what nearly killed him? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 1347 Registered: 12-2010 |
Did he hide on top of something? | ||
| Potato (Potato)
New member Username: Potato Post Number: 707 Registered: 7-2010 |
Did he hide behind something? The others who were with him, were they teenagers, too? Or adults? Friends of him? Enemies? Before he had to seek shelter, had he done something that, while not being against the law, was something that he wasn't supposed to do? Or that he did although he would've needed somebody else's permission? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 13816 Registered: 4-2010 |
Did he hide on top of something? No Did he hide behind something? Yes The others who were with him, were they teenagers, too? Or adults? 2 other teenagers and 1 adult, all human and male, are the other relevant people. Friends of him? Yes Enemies? So no Before he had to seek shelter, had he done something that, while not being against the law, was something that he wasn't supposed to do? Not really Or that he did although he would've needed somebody else's permission? No | ||
| Vesica (Vesica)
New member Username: Vesica Post Number: 1080 Registered: 8-2001 |
Is your title relevant? | ||
| Gregoryuconn (Gregoryuconn)
New member Username: Gregoryuconn Post Number: 1309 Registered: 9-2010 |
Adding to Vesica, is it relevant that you spelled "Stupidity" wrong? And that a b is a backwards d? Or did you just make a typo? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 13836 Registered: 4-2010 |
Is your title relevant? A little bit, but you've already got most of that part. Don't dwell on it. Adding to Vesica, is it relevant that you spelled "Stupidity" wrong? And that a b is a backwards d? Or did you just make a typo? It was a typo | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 827 Registered: 2-2011 |
was the thing he hid behind dangerous? did it fall on him? kill him some other way? | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 828 Registered: 2-2011 |
sorry - almost kill him? | ||
| Potato (Potato)
New member Username: Potato Post Number: 734 Registered: 7-2010 |
The thing that almost fell on him, was it on top of the thing he hid behid? Was it part of it? Did it almost kill him because it didn't fall? Or did it fall but not exactly where he was? Or did it fall where he was and he managed to get away? Is the HTM's position during the hide relevant? Was he sitting? Squatting? Lying? Standing? Leaning against something? Is the time that passed between the HTM behind the thing and him almost getting killed relevant? If so, is it... seconds? minutes? hours? The thing that he hid behind, was it larger than... a computer tower? a table? a car? a door? an elephant? a house? a tree? Was it made of... wood? stone? concrete? steel? glass? plastic? rubber? Same questions for the thing that almost fell onto him. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 13844 Registered: 4-2010 |
was the thing he hid behind dangerous? Not normally, but under the circumstances I'd say Yope did it fall on him? No kill him some other way? No sorry - almost kill him? Not the thing he hid behind, no The thing that almost fell on him, was it on top of the thing he hid behid? Noish Was it part of it? No Did it almost kill him because it didn't fall? No Or did it fall but not exactly where he was? Yope Or did it fall where he was and he managed to get away? Yope again Is the HTM's position during the hide relevant? Not really Was he sitting? Squatting? But it was either this Lying? Standing? Or this; I think he was squatting though Leaning against something? Is the time that passed between the HTM behind the thing and him almost getting killed relevant? Yes If so, is it... seconds? This, although it might have been second (singular) minutes? hours? The thing that he hid behind, was it larger than... a computer tower? a table? a car? a door? an elephant? a house? a tree? It wasn't larger than a tree; it was a tree Was it made of... wood? stone? concrete? steel? glass? plastic? rubber? Same questions for the thing that almost fell onto him. It was also a tree | ||
| Potato (Potato)
New member Username: Potato Post Number: 737 Registered: 7-2010 |
So the thing that almost killed him was a tree different from the one he hid behind? Did its trunk break (or was it cut) only partly, so that the treetop lowered but the tree didn't fall completely? If so, did the HTM cause the tree to (partly) fall? By stepping into or touching something when he hid behind the other tree? | ||
| Vesica (Vesica)
New member Username: Vesica Post Number: 1095 Registered: 8-2001 |
Relevant what he was fleeing from? Was it a falling tree? Did this take place during the day? Relevant? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 13851 Registered: 4-2010 |
So the thing that almost killed him was a tree different from the one he hid behind? Yes Did its trunk break (or was it cut) only partly, No, it broke (but was not cut) completely so that the treetop lowered but the tree didn't fall completely? No If so, did the HTM cause the tree to (partly) fall? He and the other relevant people did By stepping into or touching something when he hid behind the other tree? No Relevant what he was fleeing from? Yes Was it a falling tree? Yes Did this take place during the day? Yes Relevant? Not really | ||
| Potato (Potato)
New member Username: Potato Post Number: 740 Registered: 7-2010 |
Did he try to save himself by hiding behind a tree that was standing in the direction opposite to the direction he expected the tree to fall? But the tree didn't fall the way he expected? So he ended up seeking shelter in the wrong direction? And the tree fell close to him? Is the way the persons made the tree fall relevant? If so, did they push it? Did they use a car or other machinery to pull it out? Seeing that it's a Darwin Award story, did they use explosives? Or fire? | ||
| Vesica (Vesica)
New member Username: Vesica Post Number: 1112 Registered: 8-2001 |
Was he fleeing: A domestic animal? (hey, someone specifically asked WILD animal, just checking!) Bad weather? A fire? An explosion? Other people? A third tree which was falling? Did he cause whatever he was fleeing from? Also HMT? What does that mean? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 13857 Registered: 4-2010 |
Did he try to save himself by hiding behind a tree that was standing in the direction opposite to the direction he expected the tree to fall? No, on the contrary... But the tree didn't fall the way he expected? No So he ended up seeking shelter in the wrong direction? And the tree fell close to him? Yes Is the way the persons made the tree fall relevant? Yes If so, did they push it? No Did they use a car or other machinery No to pull it out? Yes Seeing that it's a Darwin Award story, did they use explosives? Or fire? No and No Was he fleeing: A domestic animal? (hey, someone specifically asked WILD animal, just checking!) Bad weather? A fire? An explosion? Other people? A third tree which was falling? None of these - only two trees are relevant Did he cause whatever he was fleeing from? He and the others, yes Also HMT? What does that mean? HTM = Human/Teen/Male | ||
| Vesica (Vesica)
New member Username: Vesica Post Number: 1135 Registered: 8-2001 |
*something suddenly rings a bell* Were they bending one of the trees down with weights or ropes in order to use the whip-like force of it spring back upright? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 13871 Registered: 4-2010 |
*something suddenly rings a bell* That'd be the ice cream truck. Were they bending No one of the trees down with weights or ropes YES in order to use the whip-like force of it spring back upright? No | ||
| Vesica (Vesica)
New member Username: Vesica Post Number: 1141 Registered: 8-2001 |
Ooooh! Ice cream! Were they trying to break the tree with weights? Down the tree? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 13875 Registered: 4-2010 |
Ooooh! Ice cream! Actually, I'm going to make myself some right now -- good idea! Were they trying to break the tree with weights? Not weights... Down the tree? Yes | ||
| Vesica (Vesica)
New member Username: Vesica Post Number: 1142 Registered: 8-2001 |
Thier weight? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 13878 Registered: 4-2010 |
Thier weight? No. You listed the item along with "weights" a couple posts up. | ||
| Vesica (Vesica)
New member Username: Vesica Post Number: 1144 Registered: 8-2001 |
Ah ha! Were they trying to down the trees with ropes? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 13880 Registered: 4-2010 |
Ah ha! Were they trying to down the trees with ropes? YES! | ||
| Vesica (Vesica)
New member Username: Vesica Post Number: 1146 Registered: 8-2001 |
So they were pulling on Tree 1? And it fell? And he hid behind Tree 2? Which was hit by Tree 1? And fell on him? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 13883 Registered: 4-2010 |
So they were pulling on Tree 1? And it fell? And he hid behind Tree 2? Which was hit by Tree 1? Yes to these And fell on him? No, possible FA | ||
| Vesica (Vesica)
New member Username: Vesica Post Number: 1156 Registered: 8-2001 |
Ah, I see Tree 2 did not fall on him, just nearly. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 13896 Registered: 4-2010 |
Ah, I see Tree 2 did not fall on him, just nearly. FA again. A set of questions from May 17 should clear this up. | ||
| Vesica (Vesica)
New member Username: Vesica Post Number: 1163 Registered: 8-2001 |
Tree 1 nearly fell on him while he was hiding behind Tree 2? Are we looking for the reason why he chose to hide behind Tree 2? Why Tree 1 fell towards Tree 2? Did Tree 1 hit something that made it fall towards Tree 2? Or was he just really bad at predicting which way a tree would fall? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 13901 Registered: 4-2010 |
Tree 1 nearly fell on him while he was hiding behind Tree 2? Exactly! Are we looking for the reason why he chose to hide behind Tree 2? Yes Why Tree 1 fell towards Tree 2? And Yes Did Tree 1 hit something that made it fall towards Tree 2? No... Or was he just really bad at predicting which way a tree would fall? On the contrary... | ||
| Vesica (Vesica)
New member Username: Vesica Post Number: 1185 Registered: 8-2001 |
Did he believe Tree 1 would fall away from him? Were they pulling Tree 1 away from Tree 2? Did something prevent him from hiding somewhere besides behind Tree 2? | ||
| Potato (Potato)
New member Username: Potato Post Number: 746 Registered: 7-2010 |
So he knew that tree 1 would fall on him? Did the others had made a wrong prediction about where the tree would fall? But they were certain that their prediction was correct? But he knew that they were wrong? So he wanted to prove to them that he was better at predicting where the tree would fall? And he went "I bet the tree will fall where I'm standing." And he let the tree fall on him on purpose? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 13919 Registered: 4-2010 |
Did he believe Tree 1 would fall away from him? NO! Were they pulling Tree 1 away from Tree 2? And NO! Did something prevent him from hiding somewhere besides behind Tree 2? No So he knew that tree 1 would fall on him? Yope Did the others had made a wrong prediction about where the tree would fall? But they were certain that their prediction was correct? But he knew that they were wrong? So he wanted to prove to them that he was better at predicting where the tree would fall? And he went "I bet the tree will fall where I'm standing." And he let the tree fall on him on purpose? No to all of this | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 871 Registered: 2-2011 |
did he think that tree 2 would stop tree 1 from falling on him? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 13933 Registered: 4-2010 |
did he think that tree 2 would stop tree 1 from falling on him? Yesish | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 13941 Registered: 4-2010 |
One-day warning RECAP: Four people were pulling down a tree with a rope. When the tree began to fall, one of the teenagers hid behind a second tree in an attempt to stay safe; however, the tree ended up nearly falling on him. His choice to hide behind the tree was an incredibly dumb idea, for reasons you haven't figured out yet. HINT: The following two questions will help a LOT... Did he believe Tree 1 would fall away from him? NO! Were they pulling Tree 1 away from Tree 2? And NO! | ||
| Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin)
New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 3849 Registered: 9-2010 |
Did he WANT the trees to fall on him? O_O | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 13945 Registered: 4-2010 |
Did he WANT the trees to fall on him? O_O No... | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 13946 Registered: 4-2010 |
Don't forget -- Tree #2 did not fall. | ||
| Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin)
New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 3850 Registered: 9-2010 |
I know...I just said did he /want/ them to, whether it did or not. *is pondering* | ||
| Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin)
New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 3851 Registered: 9-2010 |
Were they pulling tree 1 TOWARD tree 2? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 13949 Registered: 4-2010 |
I know...I just said did he /want/ them to, whether it did or not. Ah -- no. *is pondering* Were they pulling tree 1 TOWARD tree 2? Yes!! Just one quick step and you're there. | ||
| Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin)
New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 3852 Registered: 9-2010 |
Were they going to tie the trees together? But the trees sprang apart again and ripped him in half? o.o No idea why I just thought of that...sounds ick...=( and by 'they' I mean 'he and anyone else who may have been with him'...or not as the case may be, so if it was just him please answer accordingly. My brain is too tired to remember the proper pronouns. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 13955 Registered: 4-2010 |
Were they going to tie the trees together? No But the trees sprang apart again and ripped him in half? No o.o No idea why I just thought of that...sounds ick...=( and by 'they' I mean 'he and anyone else who may have been with him'...or not as the case may be, so if it was just him please answer accordingly. My brain is too tired to remember the proper pronouns. Well, it's not correct, no matter what the pronouns are. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 13957 Registered: 4-2010 |
You're close, and it's that time, so... **********SPOILER********** This happened on a church retreat in the Adirondacks two years ago. Three of my friends were assigned by one of our guides to help pull down a dead tree (they had tossed a rope over a high branch) that was leaning over a tent. Their goal was to pull it towards a second, live tree so as to soften the blow. Before they pulled, the guide told the students, "As soon as you hear a crack, run." They pulled, the tree cracked and began to fall, and three people ran. The problem is, there were four people pulling. That fourth person -- one of the teenagers -- stood behind the tree that they were aiming at, squatted down, closed his eyes, and plugged his ears. Now, I'm assuming that he figured that that spot was the least likely to be hit by the tree, but I'm not sure; in any case, the falling tree hit the live tree, bounced off, and landed about a foot away from Our Hero. Being a bystander, I was laughing for the rest of the trip, as was everyone else (the guide was a bit annoyed though). As you figured out early on, this is a Darwin Award story; I sent it in the day I got home from the trip, and it somehow made it onto the website and into the most recent book (#6). Excellent work everyone for all your hard work. More $poylers to come. |
