One man found out a few weeks ago that mixing technology and sweat is not a good combination. Reports claim a 20-year-old student known only as Wu opened his computer case to stop it from overheating but as his sweaty legs came into contact with the machine he electrocuted himself, delivering a deadly shock. Eastday.com reports the sweat triggered a shock of 380 volts.
Shocking!
Don’t play with guns - In September a 19-year-old man in Evans, Colorado, who while working out in front of a mirror, somehow fatally shot himself in the head.
And those killed by train -
- a 30-year-old woman in Little Rock, Ark., in October, who was walking along the tracks carrying a beer and listening to music with headphones.
- an 18-year-old man in Kenosha, Wis., in September, who, probably inebriated, first left the tracks well in front of the train but then returned, stood on the tracks, and made a finger gesture at the conductor.
So did the conductor hit him with the train on purpose or what? LOL Funny how both human versus train accidents involved alcohol isn’t it? I wonder if the gun shot to the head involved alcohol as well?
Stephen King, author of numerous best-selling horror novels — many of which have been turned into equally terrifying movies - once made the following observation: “Some people say that I must be a terrible person, but it’s not true. I have the heart of a young boy. In a jar on my desk.”
Reports claim that in Providence, R.I., it was once illegal on Sundays to sell toothpaste and a toothbrush to the same customer.
With the holiday gift-giving season coming up, you might want to keep this in mind: Statistics show that 20 percent of people who receive gift cards as presents never spend the full amount.
Thought for the Day: “If there is anything the nonconformist hates worse than a conformist, it’s another nonconformist who doesn’t conform to the prevailing standard of nonconformity.” — Bill Vaughan
Ever heard of “ochlocracy”? Probably not, but at times it seems like we may be experiencing it. “Ochlocracy” means “mob rule.”
It was in 1961 that singer Bing Crosby predicted “rock ‘n’ roll has run its course.”
What do Mao Zedong, Vladimir Lenin and Eva Peron have in common? After they died, their remains were mummified. King Charles the First’s body was turned into a mummy, too — but not his head. The body of Mata Hari, exotic dancer and notorious World War I spy, was not mummified after she was executed by firing squad — but her head was.
According to the U.S. Department of Labor’s statistics on worker fatalities, the most dangerous job in the country is truck driver. Next is farm worker, then sales supervisor/store owner and construction worker. Police detective rounds out the top five most dangerous occupations. Interestingly, cashier comes in at No. 10.
Now wasn’t that interesting?
Roommates, kenneth Matthews, 58 and Franklin Paul Crow, 56, were in an altercation recently due to the fact that there was no toilet paper in their home.
It seems that Crow became irate with Matthews when he discovered the lack of TP. Crow is accused of fatally beating his roommate with a sledgehammer and a claw hammer. Matthew was beaten so badly that he could only be identified through his fingerprints.
The accused, Crow, explained that they were fighting about the toilet paper during the weekend when Matthews pulled out a rifle. Crow then began beating his roommate with a sledgehammer and claw hammer.
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